Updated October 18, 2026 · ForgeCue Editorial Team
Top ecommerce platforms compared
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| 81 |  Volusion 14-day free trial, no credit card required: 14 days free | 9.3/10 |
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| 82 | Readdy | 9.3/10 |
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| 83 |  Combell 69% discount on Business webhosting in the first year: 5,99 EUR per month first year instead of 19,49 EUR per month | 9.2/10 |
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| 84 |  Erply | 9.2/10 |
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| 85 |  Fasthosts Web Hosting Grow 88% off for 12 months: 99p/month for 12 months, then £8/month | 9.2/10 |
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| 86 |  HostGator Brasil 78% OFF on the P shared hosting plan: BRL 10.09 per month, BRL 361.61 for 3 years | 9.2/10 |
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| 87 |  Hostico Web hosting intro price on first invoice (Start): 1.99 EUR/month, -33% versus 2.99 EUR at renewal | 9.2/10 |
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| 88 |  Niagahoster Up to 86% off prepaid hosting plans: Single Rp89.900 instead of Rp4.315.200 (86% off) | 9.2/10 |
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| 89 |  Shopware Shopware Payments Ramp-Up pricing: 12 months of ramp-up transaction pricing if activated by December 31, 2026 (e.g. cards 1.09% + EUR 0.19 instead of 1.45% + EUR 0.25) | 9.2/10 |
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| 90 |  STRATO Hosting Basic 1 EUR per month for 12 months: 1 EUR/month for 12 months, then 9 EUR/month (89% saving) | 9.2/10 |
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About Top ecommerce platforms compared
Ecommerce platforms combine a website builder with an online shop, and the 160 brands in this ranking stretch from a hosted store on a free plan to a full build at the top of the category price range. Two figures matter when you compare them. The introductory price is what a new account pays on signup; the renewal price is what the same plan costs afterwards, and the two are often far apart. Across this ranking the lowest introductory price is €0.45 and the highest is €16.83. The lowest renewal price is €1.14, the highest is €159.89 and the median renewal price is €6.50. The trade-off that decides most choices here is entry cost against renewal cost, plus whatever the platform takes on every sale.
How we picked
Every brand here is scored on the same three pillars. Cost carries a weight of 40%, offer carries 40% and trust carries 20%, so entry price and renewal price push hard on the order and the rest settles close calls. Cost covers the introductory price, the renewal price and the store plan price. Offer covers what the plan gives you: builder types, template counts, support channels and transaction fees. Trust covers the legal entity, headquarters country, founding year and the model of account you get, such as a free plan or a free trial. Each price and feature reading comes from the provider's own pricing page, and company, about and terms pages supply the entity, headquarters and founding details. Range figures and weights come from the aggregated data behind this ranking rather than from any single brand. Partners are listed first, in the order their scores place them, and the rest follow by score. A label appears only where the data earns it, and every position comes from the weighted score rather than an opinion about a brand.
How we rankWhat to look for
- Entry price against renewal price
- Compare the introductory price with the renewal price before you commit. In this ranking the median introductory price is €2.46 while the median renewal price is €6.50. A plan that looks cheap at signup can cost far more once it renews, so treat the renewal figure as the real price of the platform.
- What the store plan costs
- The store plan is the line that matters for a shop. The median ecommerce plan price here is €14.01, with the middle of the range running from €7.01 to €33.41. The lowest is €0.45 and the highest is €1,100, so the gap between builds at either end of this list is wide.
- Fees on each sale
- A platform price is only part of the cost. Check the transaction fee, because it sits on every order. The median transaction fee across this ranking is 0% and the highest is 10%. Several brands here list a transaction fee of 0% while others add a share of every sale, and that gap widens as order volume grows.
- Free plan or free trial
- A free plan keeps a store open with no payment; a free trial ends. In this ranking 35.4% of the brands offer a free plan and 64.6% do not. Where a trial is the way in, the median length is 14 days and the shortest is 3.
- What the builder covers
- Check which building pieces the plan covers. A store builder is the common part of this category, and 91.7% of the brands here include one, with 87.3% building sites as well. Landing page tools are rarer at 29.9%, which matters if you plan to run paid campaigns.
- Reaching support
- Support decides how fast you can fix a broken checkout. A help centre is the most common channel here at 94.4%, email follows at 89.4%, and live chat or a phone line appear at 70.6% and 66.2%. Fewer channels usually means slower answers at busy times.
Frequently asked questions
Which platform in this ranking is cheapest to start with?+
Start with the entry price rather than the headline plan figure. The lowest entry price here is €0.49 and the median is €9.47, while the median store plan price is €14.01. Ko-fi and Webador also list a free plan, so a small catalogue can run before any payment. Read each figure with its plan name, because an entry price and a store plan price are rarely the same line.
Do any of these take a percentage on every sale?+
Yes, and on a busy store the difference matters more than the plan price. ClickFunnels, Ecwid, DonWeb, Webador and Webador Belgium each list a transaction fee of 0%, 0%, 0%, 0% and 0%. Ko-fi's listed fee is 0% to 5% and Shopify's is 0.2% to 2%. The highest fee anywhere in this ranking is 10%.
What changes when the plan renews?+
The renewal price is the figure to budget on. In this ranking the median introductory price is €2.46 and the median renewal price is €6.50, with €159.89 at the top. Introductory pricing is a promotion, so a store that grows can move from a cheap opening price to a much larger bill once the plan rolls over.
Is a free plan better than a free trial?+
A free plan keeps a store open with no payment, which suits a small catalogue. A free trial gives full access for a set stretch and then stops. 35.4% of the brands in this ranking offer a free plan, and the median trial length is 14 days. Ko-fi, Webador and Webador Belgium list a free plan, while ClickFunnels, Shopify and DonWeb take the trial route instead.
Which platform here has the broadest support?+
DonWeb lists the widest channel set, covering email, chat and phone. Shopify pairs chat and phone through chat, phone and help centre, and Ecwid offers email, chat and phone. Narrower setups include VPS.org on email and help centre and Webador on help centre and community. For a shop, chat and phone usually count for more than a community space, because checkout problems arrive quickly.
Do any of these suit larger businesses?+
Shopify, EuroDNS and DonWeb list enterprise among the audiences they serve, and 60.8% of the brands in this ranking do the same. Small business is the common thread at 100%. EuroDNS and DonWeb pair that reach with phone support, while the newest company here, VPS.org, was founded in 2024 and sells a store plan at $5.
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The data behind this ranking
| Metric | Value | Sample |
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| Median price from | 9.47 EUR | 159 |
| Lower quartile price from | 4.24 EUR | 159 |
| Upper quartile price from | 29 EUR | 159 |
| Lowest price from | 0.49 EUR | 159 |
| Highest price from | 613 EUR | 159 |
| Free plan: true | 35.4 % | 147 |
| Free plan: false | 64.6 % | 147 |
| Median free trial days | 14 | 75 |