Volusion
Hosted ecommerce platform for small and mid-sized online stores
Volusion report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Oct 18, 2026
Best for stock across warehouses, with purchase orders
Volusion has been around since 1999 and is strongest on stock: warehouses, reorder levels and purchase orders raised as things sell. Personal is $35 a month with your own domain. But it's a web store and not much else, and Volusion says all sales are final, so there's no refund if it doesn't work out.
Who Volusion is for
- Great if you reorder stock often and want purchase orders raised for you
- Handy when you keep stock in more than one warehouse
- Good for stores happy to use Volusion Payments and skip the extra fee
Who Volusion is not for
- Skip it if you want a way out, as Volusion says all sales are final with no refunds
- Tight if you have more than 100 products, since Personal stops there
- Not for you if you also sell at a counter or on marketplaces, as none of that is on record
Why Volusion gets a 2.0
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for moneyPersonal 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.
- CFree plan and trialNo free plan, but a 14-day trial with no card needed. Worth using properly, because Volusion gives no refunds once you're paying.
- CFeaturesGood 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.
- CEase of useNo 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.
- CPlatforms and integrationsWeb 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.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Volusion's own pages on 18 October 2026. Its pricing page would not load when we went back to check it. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Volusion's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 1 of the 9 other online store builders we grade.
Its paid plans start at $35 a month, against a middle price of $29 for the category: 5 of the 7 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 5 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 10 online store builders we grade, cut by the letter each got. Volusion’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 1 of 9, level with 7
- CFree plan and trialAbove 3 of 9, level with 3
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 9, level with 4
- CEase of useAbove 1 of 9, level with 4
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 9, level with 1
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 8 online store builders. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Keep Volusion, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Volusion 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.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 8 of the 9 other online store builders grade higher. It costs $420 a year.
What you could make
- Inventory and reports: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- Checkout, card payments and sales tax handled for you.
- It plugs into other products, Stripe, PayPal and Amazon Pay among them, and has an API.
What this rests on. Volusion’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.
What is Volusion?
Volusion is a hosted ecommerce platform from Austin, Texas, for small and mid-sized businesses that sell online. Stores get themes and a site designer, inventory with warehouses and purchase orders, a checkout that takes cards, PayPal and Amazon Pay, and SEO and reporting tools. Plans are capped by yearly sales, and stores that use Volusion Payments, powered by Stripe, pay no transaction fee.
Volusion is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $35 per month (Personal). See every plan
Good for
- 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
Worth knowing
- 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.
Key features
- 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.
Volusion pricing
- Starts at
- $35 per month (Personal)
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- 14-day free trial, no credit card required
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Personal | $35per 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 | $79per 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 | $299per 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. |
| Prime | Custom | Priced by yearly sales with no cap, unlimited staff, VIP support and a client success manager; discounted with a 12-month or longer commitment. |
Read from volusion.com on Oct 18, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Volusion before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountBusiness 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%.
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Common questions
Is Volusion free?
No, Volusion is a paid product, but you can try it first. 14-day free trial, no credit card required.
How much does Volusion cost?
Volusion lists 4 plans. Personal: $35 per month for up to $50K sales a year. Professional: $79 per month for up to $100K sales a year. Business: $299 per month for up to $400K sales a year, billed annually ($399 monthly). Prime: custom pricing. Prices were read from volusion.com on Oct 18, 2026.
What platforms does Volusion work on?
Volusion is available on Web.
Does Volusion offer any discounts?
Volusion publicly lists the following: Business plan for $299 a month when paid annually.
Does Volusion have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 18, 2026. Volusion is listed for Web.
Does Volusion have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 18, 2026. Volusion is listed for Web.
Is Volusion open source?
Volusion is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 18, 2026.
Does Volusion have an API?
Yes. Volusion offers a public API, according to its own site.
What does Volusion integrate with?
Volusion's listing names Stripe, PayPal, Amazon Pay, Avalara, Facebook and Twitter. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.
Who makes Volusion?
Volusion is made by Volusion, LLC. It dates from 1999.
What are the alternatives to Volusion?
The closest alternatives to Volusion in our directory are BigCommerce, Shopify, Ecwid and WooCommerce. Each one has a side-by-side comparison with Volusion.
How does Volusion compare with other online store builders?
Volusion's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 1 of the 9 other online store builders we grade. Its paid plans start at $35 a month, against a middle price of $29 for the category: 5 of the 7 others that charge start lower.
Is Volusion good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Volusion C for value for money. On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 5 tools score higher and cost less.
Could I make my own version of Volusion?
To replace Volusion 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. That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 8 of the 9 other online store builders grade higher. It costs $420 a year. What you could not make: Checkout, card payments and sales tax handled for you. It plugs into other products, Stripe, PayPal and Amazon Pay among them, and has an API. This is a judgement from its listing. We have not built one.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 18, 2026.