E-commerce platforms compared: prices and price hikes
Compare online store platforms like Shopify, WooCommerce, BigCommerce and Ecwid by real monthly cost including platform transaction fees, plan limits and which selling features each one actually replaces.
Prices at a 50-product store doing $5k a month
- WooCommerce: free
- Shopify: $39/mo · last hike Oct 2026
- BigCommerce: $105/mo · last hike Jun 2026
Prices are USD per month on monthly billing (annual-only plans divided by 12) and include the platform's own transaction or per-order fees at the stated sales volume, assuming its native payment option where that waives them. Card processing fees, domains, paid themes, third-party apps and, for self-hosted software, hosting are not included.