Ecwid by Lightspeed and Add Your Shop both let you sell from the website you already have. The difference is who does the work and how you pay: Ecwid is a monthly plan you set up yourself; we build the shop for you and take a capped commission.
Ecwid prices checked on ecwid.com on 17 October 2026.
| Add Your Shop | Ecwid by Lightspeed | |
|---|---|---|
| Keeps your current website | Yes: a Shop tab in your menu | Yes: you embed the store in your site (WordPress, Wix, Squarespace, Joomla and others) |
| Setup | Done for you, up to 100 products at launch | You set it up yourself |
| Monthly fee | €0 | Starter €5 (10 products), Venture €35 (100 products), Business €65 (2,500 products), Unlimited €149. Billed yearly: €29, €49 and €119. Same figures in pounds |
| Commission | 2.5% per order, never more than €49 a month (£42 in pounds) | None: Ecwid charges no setup or transaction fees |
| Card fees | Stripe: 1.5% + €0.25 (standard EEA cards) | Your payment provider's fees; Ecwid works with more than 70 providers, including Stripe and PayPal |
| Point of sale | Not offered: your till stays as it is | Unlimited plan (point-of-sale integration) |
| Changes after launch | Send them to us and we make them, or do them yourself | You make them in Ecwid |
Sources (checked October 2026): Ecwid pricing · Ecwid pricing (French) · Stripe pricing (France) · Stripe pricing (UK)
Prices as published on 17 October 2026. Ecwid shows the same figures in euros and pounds (for example €35 or £35).
Total fees for one month with an average order of €50, with both options paying Stripe's standard card fee. Ecwid on monthly billing, with the yearly-billing figure underneath.
| Online sales in a month | Add Your Shop | Ecwid Starter · up to 10 products | Ecwid Venture · up to 100 products |
|---|---|---|---|
| No sales | €0 | €5.00 | €35.00 €29.00 billed yearly |
| €500 · 10 orders | €22.50 | €15.00 | €45.00 €39.00 billed yearly |
| €1,500 · 30 orders | €67.50 | €35.00 | €65.00 €59.00 billed yearly |
| €5,000 · 100 orders | €149.00 | €105.00 | €135.00 €129.00 billed yearly |
| €10,000 · 200 orders | €249.00 | €205.00 | €235.00 €229.00 billed yearly |
Sources (checked October 2026): Ecwid pricing · Stripe pricing (France) · Stripe pricing (UK)
Card fees are the same on both sides (Stripe, 1.5% + €0.25 per payment), so the difference is our commission against Ecwid's plan. Starter costs €5 whichever way you pay. With more than 100 products, Ecwid Business is €65 a month (€49 billed yearly). Our commission is shown before VAT.
In the UK, same orders in pounds: Add Your Shop £22 · £66 · £137 · £232; Ecwid Venture £44.50 · £63.50 · £130 · £225 on monthly billing (Stripe UK: 1.5% + 20p).
Three months, line by line, with the published prices above.
Our €12.50 commission is less than Venture's €35 plan, and more than Starter's €5.
Here Ecwid Venture is €2.50 cheaper on monthly billing, and €8.50 cheaper billed yearly.
Our commission stops at €49 for the month; Venture's plan stays at €35.
Assumes standard European cards and an average order of €50, and Ecwid connected to Stripe. Your own figures will vary.
Ecwid's pricing page lists no free plan (checked October 2026). The entry plan, Starter, costs €5 a month for up to 10 products.
No. Ecwid says it charges no setup or transaction fees on any plan. Your payment provider's fees still apply.
Starter (up to 10 products) costs less once you sell more than €200 a month. Venture (up to 100 products) costs less from about €1,400 a month on monthly billing, or about €1,160 billed yearly. Below those levels, and in months without sales, we cost less, and we do the setup.
No. Orders arrive by email and your till stays as it is. If you want one stock count across your counter and your online shop, Ecwid's Unlimited plan, with point-of-sale integration, will suit you better.
Yes. Send us your product list, or your current store's address, and we'll set up your Shop tab on your website.
Tell us about your business. We aim to reply within one working day with a preview plan for your shop.