Ecwid vs Zid (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Ecwid if

• Fits if you already have a website and want a shop inside it
• Works for selling the same products on several sites and social pages

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want to try it free first, as there's no free plan or trial
• Tight if you start on Starter: 10 products, a company.site address, and no mobile app or App Market
• Tight if you have more than 100 products, since that takes Business at $49 a month on yearly billing
• Pricey if you need in-person sales synced, which only comes with Unlimited at $119 a month
• Watch out: marketplace selling needs Business plus third-party apps that may charge extra

Pick Zid if

• Fits if you sell in Saudi Arabia and want a free store to start
• Works for shops that also need a point of sale and WhatsApp marketing

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you need dollar prices, as the site shows only riyals
• Tight if you want cards, since the free plan lists only bank transfer and cash on delivery
• Watch out: the plan table lists custom domain, advanced payments and live chat but not which plans include them
• Watch out: linking payment gateways may need a commercial registration

Ecwid

• There is no free plan, and Starter allows only 10 products, with no mobile app, App Market or live chat support.
• Ecwid charges no transaction fees on any plan, but the payment provider you connect charges its own processing fees.
• Marketplace selling needs Business and third-party apps that may charge extra; in-person POS syncing needs Unlimited.
• The pricing page mentions no free trial, and staff accounts start on Business with 2 seats.

Zid

• Prices are in Saudi riyals; the site does not show a dollar price.
• The plan table lists custom domain linking, advanced payment methods and live chat support, but the text does not show which plans include them.
• The free Starter plan lists only basic payment methods: bank transfer and cash on delivery.
• Linking payment gateways may need a commercial registration, which the FAQ says is otherwise not required.

Ecwid

Add a store to any website

Embed the store on an existing site built with WordPress, Wix, Squarespace or another platform, or on several sites at once, and manage it all from one account.

Instant Site builder

Build a store site without code from more than 70 templates on a free company.site address, or connect your own domain; Venture and higher can buy one inside Ecwid.

Social, marketplace and in-person selling

Sell on Instagram and Facebook from Venture, on Amazon, eBay and Walmart through third-party apps from Business, and in store through Square, Clover or Lightspeed on Unlimited.

Tax, shipping and stock

Calculate sales tax at checkout, show carrier rates, generate shipping labels and track stock with low-stock alerts, including stock per product variation.

Marketing automation

Automated emails, abandoned-cart reminders, coupons, scheduled promotions, a Mailchimp sync and catalog ads on Meta and TikTok.

Subscriptions and digital goods

Sell downloads of up to 25 GB per file from Venture, and bill recurring subscriptions from Business through Lightspeed Payments or Stripe.

Zid

Online store and themes

Launch a storefront with themes and pick from more than 400 apps in Zid's app store, with CSS customization of the interface listed in the plan table.

Point of sale

A mobile and tablet POS app and a branch dashboard cover in-person sales, and the pricing page says POS is offered free with a subscription.

Payments and wallet

Accept Mada, Apple Pay and Visa or Mastercard, with a Zid Wallet for balances. Zid says it charges no fees on sales on its paid plans.

Shipping

Print shipping labels and ship through Zid logistics and partner carriers; the plan pages show rates starting from 8.5 SAR.

WhatsApp and marketing tools

WhatsApp login and messaging, discount coupons, abandoned-cart voice recovery and the Mazeed marketplace help bring in orders.

Ecwid

• Starter$5

  per month

  Up to 10 products, 70+ site templates on a company.site address, a store you can add to any site, and email support.

• Venture$29

  per month, billed annually ($35 billed monthly)

  Up to 100 products and digital goods, Instagram and Facebook selling, the mobile app, App Market, automated tax, coupons and live chat support.

• Business$49

  per month, billed annually ($65 billed monthly)

  Up to 2,500 products, marketplaces, subscriptions, abandoned-cart recovery, wholesale pricing groups, 2 staff accounts and phone support.

• Unlimited$119

  per month, billed annually ($149 billed monthly)

  Unlimited products and staff accounts, in-person selling through a POS integration, 500 scheduled promotions and priority support.

Zid

• StarterSAR 0

  Free forever: unlimited products, orders and customers, coupons, bank transfer and cash on delivery, and listing on the Mazeed marketplace.

• RiseSAR 83

  per month, billed annually (SAR 99 billed monthly)

  For anyone past the starting point; the comparison table lists 1 team member. SAR 990 billed annually.

• GrowthSAR 249

  per month, billed annually (SAR 299 billed monthly)

  Aimed at stores ready to scale and needing a complete setup; 5 team members. SAR 2,988 billed annually.

• ProfessionalCustom

  For large enterprises, sold through sales by quote, with 20 team members and annual billing.

Ecwid

• Annual discount

  Pay annually to save 16%

  Venture costs $29 a month billed annually against $35 monthly, Business $49 against $65, and Unlimited $119 against $149. Starter is $5 either way.

Zid

• Annual discount

  Save with annual billing

  Rise is SAR 83 a month when billed annually (SAR 990 a year) against SAR 99 monthly; Growth is SAR 249 against SAR 299.