Create your own ecommerce website and start selling successfully with ShopWired today
Why we're the only Alternative to Ecwid worth considering
How ShopWired performs on the things that matter to your business...
UK platform, UK support
ShopWired is a platform built and developed in the UK and supported by a UK team. Ecwid does not offer UK support.
Best rated ecommerce platform
We pride ourselves on the support we offer, ShopWired is the best rated ecommerce platform on Trustpilot.
Dispatch with Click & Drop
Send orders automatically to Royal Mail's Click & Drop service. Save time with dispatch and label printing.
Sell on eBay
Connect your eBay store to your ShopWired account to create listings, import products, manage orders and sync stock levels.
Sell on Etsy
Import products from Etsy into ShopWired or create new Etsy listings from your ShopWired account.
Sell on Facebook
Use Facebook's ecommerce features, import your product listings from ShopWired and find a new audience on Facebook.
Sell on Instagram
Tag Instagram posts with products you've imported from ShopWired and use the power of social media to grow your business.
Quickbooks integration
Connect your ShopWired account to your Quickbooks account to automatically sync customers and orders between platforms.
Advanced B2B features
Set tiered pricing, bulk discounts, trade pricing, trade-only categories and products and min/max order quantities.
Advanced VAT features
Offer VAT relief on eligible products, set custom VAT rates and thresholds for selling into the EU, and more.
Mobile commerce
All of ShopWired's available themes are fully responsive, built and optimised for use on mobile and tablet devices.
Print-on-demand
Connect with Printful to offer print-on-demand products on your ShopWired website and increase sales.
Insightful reports
Gain powerful insights into the performance of your online store to analyse the data and optimise for success.
Trade/wholesale customers
Allow visitors to apply for trade/wholesale accounts, offer credit account status and enable offline payment.
Dropship with AliExpress
Use DropWired to import products, sync stock levels and dispatch orders from the AliExpress marketplace.
Ecwid vs ShopWired
A like for like comparison of ShopWired’s Essentials package and Ecwid’s Business package.
| Shopwired | Ecwid | |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost | £34.95 + VAT | £35.00 |
| Review rating on TrustPilot for customer support | 4.9/5 | 4.8/5 |
| Customer help and support team | Based in the UK | Not based in the UK |
| Cost of templates/themes for your website | All themes free of charge | Not provided, source externally |
| Customers can store cards | Yes | Not available |
| SEO friendly URLs | Yes | Not available, system generated |
| Basic & advanced reports | Yes | No |
Ecwid and ShopWired pricing packages
Correct as of 1st May 2024
Frequently asked questions
- What makes ShopWired better than Ecwid?
ShopWired is a full service ecommerce platform. On ShopWired you'll get a fully working and complete website, with your ecommerce offering at its core. Ecwid is a different type of solution with users having to integrate the ecommerce functionality provided by Ecwid into other website platforms like Wordpress or Wix meaning they have two separate areas for managing their website.
- How does Ecwid compare on price with ShopWired?
Ecwid's business package is £35 a month, compared with ShopWired's charge of £34.95 + VAT per month. On pricing ShopWired is roughly comparable with Ecwid, maybe slightly cheaper.
- Which platform is better for starting a new business?
We believe that if you're starting a new business you need something simple and easy to use so that you can get started quickly and with minimal fuss, particularly if you've never had a website or online store before. ShopWired has been built with new businesses in mind and our support team are experts in helping novices get started with their new businesses easily - that's why we're rated 4.8/5.0 on Trustpilot for the support service we provide.
- What POS solution does ShopWired offer?
ShopWired doesn't provide its own POS system, instead we'd recommend that you use Vend which is one of the largest POS systems in the world. Your ShopWired account can connect seamlessly with Vend to sync products, stock and orders.
- I already have a website, will I lose my search engine rankings when my ShopWired website goes live?
No, there is no reason for you to lose any search engine rankings. If you have a good position in search results then we have some guidance for you to follow when migrating to make sure the process is as smooth as it can be and that your rankings are not disrupted. For more details see here.
- Will customers who have accounts on my website be able to keep those accounts?
You can use ShopWired's migration system to copy your customer accounts across from your current website. All the customer information will be preserved but they'll need to use a new password to access their account information. We can place a notification on the account login page giving customers an easy way to create a new password.
- Will my site load at the same speed it did before?
Absolutely. In fact users migrating from Ecwid normally report quicker loading times for their website because of our server locations and overall platform architecture.