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

Pick Shoplazza if

• Fits if you're a new dropshipper who wants an AI first draft of a store
• Works for merchants selling into many countries from one store

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if you grow: every plan takes a transaction fee on top, from 2% down to 0.5%
• Skip it if you need B2B wholesale or Avalara tax, as both are Pro only at $299.25
• Tight if you stay free: the only free option is a 7-day trial and a preview
• Watch out: customising an AI-built store fully needs a paid plan

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

Shoplazza

• Each plan charges a transaction fee on top of the subscription: 2% on Basic, 1% on Advanced and 0.5% on Pro.
• B2B wholesale and Avalara automated tax calculation are listed only on the Pro plan.
• Full customization of an AI-built store needs a paid plan; the free option is a 7-day trial and a preview.

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.

Shoplazza

AI Store Builder

Describe the shop, or paste a product link, and the builder drafts the navigation, product pages and checkout; you can preview it without signing up.

Multi-market selling

Open up to 50 markets from one store at no extra cost, with localized checkout and 180+ payment methods.

Ad and social integrations

Connects to Google, Meta and TikTok, and syncs product catalogs to Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Pinterest.

Dropshipping and print on demand

Works with dropshipping apps such as CJdropshipping, DropCommerce and EPROLO, and has print-on-demand and 3PL solution pages.

Shoplazza Payments

A native payment option sits beside third-party providers such as PayPal and Klarna.

Free migration plugin

A store migration plugin moves a catalog over from Shopify and other platforms at no extra cost.

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.

Shoplazza

• Basic$29.25

  per month, billed annually ($39 billed monthly)

  2% transaction fee, 3 staff accounts, unlimited products, up to 50 markets and 24/7 live support.

• Advanced$78.75

  per month, billed annually ($105 billed monthly)

  1% transaction fee and 5 staff accounts, with the same product, market and support features as Basic.

• Pro$299.25

  per month, billed annually ($399 billed monthly)

  0.5% transaction fee, 15 staff accounts, B2B wholesale and Avalara automated tax calculation.

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.

Shoplazza

• Annual discount

  25% off with annual billing

  The pricing page gives 25% off the Basic, Advanced and Pro plans when billed annually instead of monthly.

WooCommerce

No public discounts listed.