Volusion vs WooCommerce
We give Volusion a 2.0 GPA and WooCommerce a 2.2, out of 4.0. Volusion grades higher on ease of use. WooCommerce grades higher on the free plan and platforms. They get the same grade on value for money and features.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Volusion
Hosted ecommerce platform for small and mid-sized online stores
WooCommerce
Free, open-source store plugin for WordPress that you host yourself
How we grade them
| 2.0GPAVolusionFair | 2.2GPAWooCommerceFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CPersonal is $35 a month for up to $50K of sales a year, with your own domain and 100 products, and no yearly rate on record. That's a bit above this category's middle. Volusion adds 2% to each sale unless you use Volusion Payments. | CThe plugin is free, but a store needs hosting, which Woo puts at $25 to $350 a month, plus paid extensions at $29 to $299 a year each. So call it $25 a month and up, the ordinary middle here. Woo takes no fee on sales, whichever payment provider you use. |
| Free plan and trial | CNo free plan, but a 14-day trial with no card needed. Worth using properly, because Volusion gives no refunds once you're paying. | BThe whole plugin is free and open source, with unlimited products and orders and no revenue share, so one person could run a shop on it for years. It isn't an A because a live store can't run without paid hosting. |
| Features | CGood on stock: warehouses, reorder levels and automatic purchase orders, plus subscriptions, gift cards and local currencies. But nothing on record sells beyond the web store, no POS or marketplaces, and Personal lacks CRM, reviews and abandoned-cart reports. | CProducts, carts, checkout and orders are all in the free core, any payment provider works, and the app takes payments in person. But a lot sits in extensions, many of them paid, and shipping labels come through outside services such as ShipStation or Shippo. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. Themes and the Site Designer get a store going, with an HTML and CSS editor if you code, but it's still a store to build and stock to set up. | DYou host it yourself: WordPress, a web host, and updates, backups and security on you or your host. The phone app's 4.75 from about 7,800 App Store ratings is for running orders once the store is up, not for getting it up. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only, and the named connections are mostly ways to pay: Stripe, PayPal and Amazon Pay, plus Avalara for tax, Facebook and Twitter. API access starts on Business at $299 a month. | BWeb, plus a free iPhone and Android app, with Stripe, ShipStation, Shippo, Easyship, Klaviyo, Google, TikTok and Pinterest, and no cap on API use. No desktop app, so B is the ceiling. |
| Best for | stock across warehouses, with purchase orders | adding a store to a WordPress site |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Volusion and WooCommerce. How we grade
Where they differ
- WooCommerce has a free plan. Volusion does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only WooCommerce lists iOS and Android apps.
- WooCommerce is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
- Volusion also covers reports and inventory.
At a glance
| Volusion | WooCommerce | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $35 per month (Personal) | Not published |
| Free plan | None | The WooCommerce plugin is free and open source, with unlimited products and orders and no revenue share. Hosting, paid extensions and payment processing cost extra. |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial, no credit card required | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Volusion, LLC | WooCommerce, Inc. |
| Price read from | volusion.com | woocommerce.com |
| Checked | Oct 18, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Volusion
- Small and mid-sized stores that want hosting, checkout and stock in one plan
- Sellers who manage stock across warehouses and reorder with purchase orders
- Stores willing to use Volusion Payments to avoid extra fees
WooCommerce
- WordPress sites that want to add a store
- Sellers who want to own their code and data and pick their own host
- Developers and agencies building custom stores for clients
Worth knowing
Volusion
- With a gateway other than Volusion Payments, a fee applies to each sale: 2% on Personal, 1.25% on Professional and 0.8% on Business.
- Each plan caps yearly sales over a trailing 12 months, and a store that passes its cap is moved up to the next plan automatically.
- Personal allows only 100 products and lacks CRM, reviews and abandoned-cart reports; API access starts on Business.
- Volusion says all sales are final and it gives no refunds; a cancellation takes effect at the end of the current term.
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.
Key features
Volusion
- Themes and site design
- Free and premium responsive themes, a Site Designer with content blocks, and an HTML and CSS editor for those who code.
- Inventory, warehouses and purchase orders
- Track stock and reorder levels, assign products to warehouse locations, and create purchase orders automatically when items sell.
- Checkout and payments
- Premium Checkout takes cards, PayPal, Amazon Pay, electronic checks and more. Volusion Payments, powered by Stripe, carries no transaction fee from Volusion.
- Subscriptions, gift cards and currencies
- Charge for products on a recurring schedule, sell and accept gift cards, and show prices in a shopper's own currency.
- SEO, marketing and reports
- Manage metadata, sitemaps and robots.txt, create coupons, send abandoned-cart reminders, track ROI from ads and affiliates, and run reports.
- Hosting on Google Cloud
- Stores are hosted on Google Cloud Platform with a 99.9% uptime guarantee, free SSL certificates, unlimited bandwidth and a custom domain.
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.
Plans
Volusion
Personal$35
per month for up to $50K sales a year
Up to 100 products, 1 staff account, and live chat and email support. A 2% fee per sale applies with a gateway other than Volusion Payments.
Professional$79
per month for up to $100K sales a year
Up to 5,000 products and 5 staff accounts, adding CRM, reviews, phone orders, import and export and abandoned-cart reports. 1.25% fee with other gateways.
Business$299
per month for up to $400K sales a year, billed annually ($399 monthly)
Unlimited products, 15 staff accounts, phone support, API access, batch order processing and a customer loyalty plan. 0.8% fee with other gateways.
PrimeCustom
Priced by yearly sales with no cap, unlimited staff, VIP support and a client success manager; discounted with a 12-month or longer commitment.
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.
Ways to pay less
Volusion
- Annual discount
Business plan for $299 a month when paid annually
The Business plan costs $299 a month with annual payment against $399 paid monthly, a saving of about 25%.
WooCommerce
No public discounts listed.
