EverShop vs WooCommerce (2026): which should you pick?

Pick EverShop if

• Fits if you write TypeScript and want to own your store
• Makes sense if you want a free start and can run a server

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you don't want to run deployment and updates yourself
• Tight if you need support: the free edition has community help only
• Watch out: EverShop Cloud at $19 a month is Coming Soon and can't be bought
• Watch out: extensions and themes are sold separately in the marketplace

Pick WooCommerce if

• Fits if you already have a WordPress site and want to add a shop to it
• Works for picking your own payment provider with no platform fee on sales

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you don't want to deal with hosting, updates, backups and security
• Not for you if you want one simple bill, as hosting at $25 to $350 a month and extensions are paid separately
• Watch out: many features are paid extensions at $29 to $299 a year each
• Tight if you ship a lot, since labels come through outside services such as ShipStation or Shippo
• Watch out: card fees depend on your processor; Woo gives about 2.5% to 2.9% + 30¢ for WooPayments

EverShop

• Self-hosting means managing your own hosting (the pricing page estimates $10 to $30 a month), deployment, email service and updates.
• Support for the free edition comes from the community.
• EverShop Cloud, listed at $19 per month with email support, is marked Coming Soon and cannot be bought yet.
• Extensions and themes are bought separately from the marketplace.

WooCommerce

• You need WordPress and web hosting from a provider you choose; Woo puts hosting for most stores at $25 to $350 a month.
• Many features come as paid extensions, which Woo says cost $29 to $299 a year each.
• Card fees depend on the processor; Woo gives about 2.5% to 2.9% + 30¢ per transaction for its own WooPayments.
• Because the store runs on your own hosting, updates, backups and security fall to you or your host.

EverShop

Catalog management

Products with variants, categories and collections for groupings such as new arrivals or promotions.

Checkout and orders

A checkout flow and an order management area, with payment integrations shown for Stripe, PayPal and Klarna.

Dynamic widgets

Content blocks such as hero banners, menus and article lists that can be arranged on the storefront.

Developer toolkit

Built with GraphQL and a REST API, with automatic bundling, fast refresh and file-based middleware.

Marketplace

Extensions and themes sold through the EverShop marketplace; the pricing page gives typical prices of about $99 per extension and $149 per theme, one-time.

WooCommerce

Open-source WordPress plugin

Adds a store to a WordPress site. The code is open source, so the store can be changed freely, and products, orders and API use are not capped.

Any payment provider

Use Woo's own WooPayments or any other gateway or buy-now-pay-later service, run several at once, and pay no extra fee to Woo for using a third-party processor.

Extensions and themes

Hundreds of extensions and themes in Woo's marketplace add features such as subscriptions, wholesale pricing and marketing tools, many of them paid.

Shipping integrations

Live carrier rates, label printing, tracking and returns come through integrations such as ShipStation, Shippo and Easyship, which are free to download.

Mobile app and in-person sales

The free WooCommerce app for iOS and Android manages products and orders and takes payments in person with Tap to Pay or a Woo card reader.

EverShop

• Self-hosted$0

  The full open-source platform on your own servers, with community support. You run deployment, email and updates yourself.

WooCommerce

• WooCommerce$0

  The free, open-source WordPress plugin, which you host yourself on a provider you choose. No monthly subscription, platform fee or revenue share.