The ExpandCart Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about ExpandCart in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
ExpandCart
The Insider’s Guide
Hosted online store builder with no transaction fees
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among online store builders, read from ExpandCart’s own pages.
Made by ExpandCart · checked Nov 13, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from ExpandCart’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on ExpandCart’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Nov 13, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.2
GPA, above 43 of the 80 other online store builders we grade
ExpandCart is a hosted platform for building and running an online store, with built-in multi-language and multi-currency selling, payment and shipping integrations, and marketing tools. Plans are tiered by product count, staff users and included apps, and the vendor says it charges no transaction fees on any of them.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about ExpandCart, taken from its own pages and our grades.
You build the store yourself, with themes, products and payments to set up.
- 1
Best for a hosted online store for Arabic and English markets
ExpandCart is a hosted store builder with a flat monthly fee and no cut of each sale, from $19 a month.
- 2
Paid plans start at $19 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $19 per month, billed monthly ($199 per year billed annually).
- 3
You can try it first
14-day free trial before subscribing
- 4
It runs on Web
Web.
- 5
Hosted online store
A store with multi-language and multi-currency selling, VAT and tax management, and a free SSL certificate on every plan.
- 6
Payments and shipping
Lists more than 100 payment and shipping integrations on all plans, with no transaction fees charged by ExpandCart.
- 7
Social selling
The Standard plan lists selling on Facebook and Instagram alongside the web store.
- 8
A 2.2 GPA, above 43 of 80
That is against the other online store builders we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
To replace ExpandCart you would be making checkout, card payments and sales tax handled for you. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
ExpandCart at a glance
- Pricing
- Free trial, from $19 per month, billed monthly ($199 per year billed annually)
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- 14-day free trial before subscribing
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- ExpandCart
- Category
- Online Store Builders
- Our grade
- 2.2 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for a hosted online store for Arabic and English markets
ExpandCart is a hosted store builder with a flat monthly fee and no cut of each sale, from $19 a month. The cheapest plan holds 100 products and 1 user, a card-free trial is not confirmed, and there are no refunds after you subscribe.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | B | Standard is $19 a month, or $199 a year (about $16.60 a month), inside the category's cheaper quarter of $20. Professional is $39, and the plan with unlimited products is $149. |
| Free plan and trial | D | A 14-day free trial before you subscribe, but whether it needs a card is not stated. No free plan. |
| Features | C | Hosted store, payments, shipping, dropshipping apps, inventory and marketing. Standard is capped at 100 products and 1 user, and Professional at 1,000 products and 3 users. |
| Ease of use | C | You build the store yourself, with themes, products and payments to set up. No store rating is on record. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web, with listed ties to Facebook, Instagram, Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, Knawat, AliExpress and PayPal. No desktop or phone apps. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who ExpandCart is for
- Fits if you sell in Arabic- and English-speaking markets and want a flat fee
- Works for dropshippers using its supported dropshipping apps
Who it is not for
- Tight if you list more than 100 products, which is the Standard cap
- Skip it if you want refunds, because the page says none after subscribing
- Not for you if you want free migration unless you take Ultimate or Enterprise, and then only from specific cart scripts
- Watch out: the free domain on Professional and the free mobile app on Enterprise apply to yearly billing only
Good to know
Good for
- Small merchants in Arabic- and English-speaking markets who want a hosted store
- Stores that want a flat monthly fee instead of a cut of each sale
- Dropshipping sellers using the supported dropshipping apps
Worth knowing
- Standard is capped at 100 products and 1 user; Professional at 1,000 products and 3 users.
- The pricing page states there are no refunds for amounts paid after subscribing, because a 14-day trial comes first.
- A free domain on Professional and a free mobile app on Enterprise apply to yearly billing only.
- Free data migration is offered only to Ultimate and Enterprise subscribers, and only for specific shopping-cart scripts.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$19
A month to start
ExpandCart is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $19 per month, billed monthly ($199 per year billed annually).
Standard
$19
per month, billed monthly ($199 per year billed annually)
Up to 100 products, 1 user and 1 responsive template, with multi-language, multi-currency, inventory management and 100+ payment and shipping integrations.
Professional
$39
per month, billed monthly ($399 per year billed annually)
Up to 1,000 products, 3 users with custom roles, 4 templates, blogs and web pages, live chat support, Google Analytics and a free domain name on yearly billing.
Ultimate
$149
per month, billed monthly ($1,499 per year billed annually)
Unlimited products, 10 users, all templates, abandoned cart recovery, warehouse management, a loyalty system and priority support.
Enterprise
Custom
Everything in Ultimate plus multi-merchant stores, mobile-customized templates and a free mobile app on yearly billing; no price is published.
Trying it first
14-day free trial before subscribing
Read from expandcart.com on Nov 13, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Annual discount
Save 15% on yearly plans
The pricing page advertises 15% off when billed yearly; Standard is $199 a year against $228 billed monthly.
Stated on expandcart.com
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
1
Place it runs: Web
Hosted online store builder with no transaction fees. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: email campaigns, inventory, sMS marketing, online store, dropshipping.
Hosted store, payments, shipping, dropshipping apps, inventory and marketing.
- Hosted online store
- A store with multi-language and multi-currency selling, VAT and tax management, and a free SSL certificate on every plan.
- Payments and shipping
- Lists more than 100 payment and shipping integrations on all plans, with no transaction fees charged by ExpandCart.
- Social selling
- The Standard plan lists selling on Facebook and Instagram alongside the web store.
- Dropshipping apps
- Knawat dropshipping can be installed free on Standard, and AliExpress dropshipping on Professional.
- Inventory and warehouses
- Inventory management comes on every plan; advanced inventory starts at Professional and warehouse management at Ultimate.
- Marketing and reports
- Discount coupons, SMS notifications, email campaigns and reports; export of reports needs Professional or Ultimate.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
- Google Analytics
- Facebook Pixel
- Knawat
- AliExpress
- PayPal
- 2Checkout
ExpandCart is made by ExpandCart.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
43/80
Other online store builders it is graded above
ExpandCart's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 43 of the 80 other online store builders we grade, and level with 16.
It stands best on value for money (B, above 67 of 80) and worst on free plan and trial (D, above 23).
Its paid plans start at $19 a month, against a middle price of $29.25 for the category: 9 of the 44 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 2 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 81 online store builders we grade, cut by the letter each got. ExpandCart’s own letter is outlined.
- BValue for moneyAbove 67 of 80
- DFree plan and trialAbove 23 of 80
- CFeaturesAbove 5 of 80
- CEase of useAbove 28 of 80
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 28 of 80
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 52 online store builders. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. ExpandCart is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
To replace ExpandCart you would be making checkout, card payments and sales tax handled for you. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
It costs $228 a year.
What you could make
- Inventory: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- Checkout, card payments and sales tax handled for you.
- Suppliers who ship each order for you.
- Texts to thousands of numbers, registered with the carriers.
- Newsletters sent to thousands of people that still reach the inbox.
- It plugs into other products, Facebook, Instagram and Google Analytics among them.
What this rests on. ExpandCart’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Shopify, YouCan, Zid, Salla and BigCommerce
The 5 tools ExpandCart is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.8GPA
Shopify
Free trial · from $29/mo
Hosted commerce platform for online, in-person and social selling.
- Only Shopify lists iOS and Android apps.
- ExpandCart also covers sMS marketing and dropshipping.
- Shopify also covers shipping labels.
- 2.4GPA
YouCan
Free plan · from $29/mo
Online store builder with cash on delivery and local currencies.
- YouCan has a free plan. ExpandCart does not, though it has a free trial.
- ExpandCart also covers email campaigns, sMS marketing and dropshipping.
- 2.6GPA
Zid
Free plan
Saudi e-commerce platform with POS, payments and shipping.
- Zid has a free plan. ExpandCart does not, though it has a free trial.
- ExpandCart also covers email campaigns, sMS marketing and dropshipping.
- Zid also covers whatsApp messaging and shipping labels.
Salla
Paid
Saudi online store platform with an app store and developer APIs.
- ExpandCart also covers email campaigns, inventory, sMS marketing and dropshipping.
- Salla also covers workflow automation.
- 2.6GPA
BigCommerce
Free trial · from $29/mo
Hosted ecommerce platform with plans set by yearly sales.
- Only BigCommerce lists iOS and Android apps.
- ExpandCart also covers email campaigns, sMS marketing and dropshipping.
- BigCommerce also covers reports.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
13
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is ExpandCart free?
No, ExpandCart is a paid product, but you can try it first. 14-day free trial before subscribing.
How much does ExpandCart cost?
ExpandCart lists 4 plans. Standard: $19 per month, billed monthly ($199 per year billed annually).
What platforms does ExpandCart work on?
ExpandCart is available on Web.
Does ExpandCart offer any discounts?
ExpandCart publicly lists the following: Save 15% on yearly plans.
Does ExpandCart have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. ExpandCart is listed for Web.
Does ExpandCart have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. ExpandCart is listed for Web.
Is ExpandCart open source?
ExpandCart is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
What does ExpandCart integrate with?
ExpandCart's listing names Facebook, Instagram, Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, Knawat, AliExpress, PayPal and 2Checkout.
Who makes ExpandCart?
ExpandCart is made by a company of the same name.
What are the alternatives to ExpandCart?
The closest alternatives to ExpandCart in our directory are Shopify, YouCan, Zid, Salla and BigCommerce.
How does ExpandCart compare with other online store builders?
ExpandCart's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 43 of the 80 other online store builders we grade, and level with 16.
Is ExpandCart good value for money?
ToolGPA grades ExpandCart B for value for money. Its paid plans start at $19 a month, against a middle price of $29.25 for the category: 9 of the 44 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of ExpandCart?
To replace ExpandCart you would be making checkout, card payments and sales tax handled for you.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from ExpandCart’s own pages on Nov 13, 2026, and the grades were given on Nov 13, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from ExpandCart's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by ExpandCart. Prices change, so check expandcart.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
7,721
Tools graded, in 95 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
7,721
tools graded
95
categories
739
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- ExpandCart, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/expandcart
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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Prices and grades as they are today
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Choosing software? Every tool graded, every price dated.
Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what ExpandCart’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. ExpandCart is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by ExpandCart. Prices and plans change: check expandcart.com before you buy.