Cheapest Ecommerce Platforms (By True Cost)

Shopify, Wix, Squarespace ranked by true cost including transaction fees, app costs, and hidden charges.

📊 Ranked by estimated monthly cost (advertised price + recurring documented fees)•🔄 Prices change often — confirm on the vendor's site before buying.•9 tools compared
#1

Webflow

Professional website builder with powerful CMS. Beautiful sites, but CMS item limits, form submissio

$29/mo$74/mo

estimated monthly cost (advertised + recurring fees)

CMS Item Overage: +$10/moForm Submission Limit: +$10/moBandwidth Overage: +$25/mo
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#2

Wix

Drag-and-drop website builder for non-technical users. Free plan is ad-supported with Wix branding.

$0/mo$74/mo

estimated monthly cost (advertised + recurring fees)

Wix Branding on Free: +$17/moApp Market Cost Accumulation: +$35/moHeavy Sites Performance Degradation: +$0/mo
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#3

Bubble

Full-stack no-code app builder. The most powerful no-code platform — but workload-based pricing is t

$32/mo$82/mo

estimated monthly cost (advertised + recurring fees)

Workload Overage: +$50/moFile Storage Limit: +$0/mo
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#4

Vercel

Frontend deployment platform for Next.js and modern web frameworks. Free for hobby projects, then $2

$0/mo$90/mo

estimated monthly cost (advertised + recurring fees)

Bandwidth Overage on Pro: +$40/moServerless Function Execution: +$50/moPer-Seat Team Pricing: +$0/mo
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#5

WordPress

The world's most popular CMS powering 43% of all websites. Free and open-source, but hosting, themes

$0/mo$105/mo

estimated monthly cost (advertised + recurring fees)

Hosting Required: +$25/moPremium Plugins: +$30/moTheme & Maintenance: +$50/mo
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#6

Squarespace

Design-forward website builder with beautiful templates. Plans from $16-$49/mo but e-commerce transa

$16/mo$133/mo

estimated monthly cost (advertised + recurring fees)

E-Commerce Transaction Fee: +$75/moScheduling Add-On (Acuity): +$21/moEmail Campaigns Add-On: +$14/mo
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#7

Framer

Modern website builder with AI features. Sleek and fast, but CMS limits and custom domain pricing cr

$15/mo$145/mo

estimated monthly cost (advertised + recurring fees) • plus $200 one-time

Per-Editor Surcharges: +$40/mo1 CMS Collection on Basic: +$20/moConvert Add-on for Forms: +$50/mo
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#8

Shopify

E-commerce platform for online stores. $39/mo sounds simple but transaction fees, app costs, and the

$39/mo$269/mo

estimated monthly cost (advertised + recurring fees) • plus $250 one-time

Transaction Fees (Non-Shopify Payments): +$100/moApp Store Cost Accumulation: +$100/moPremium Theme Purchase: +$250 one-time
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#9

WooCommerce

Free WordPress ecommerce plugin. No transaction fees, fully customizable, but requires hosting + ext

$0/mo$400/mo

estimated monthly cost (advertised + recurring fees)

Hosting + Performance: +$50/moPayment Processing: +$290/moExtensions & Plugins: +$60/mo
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