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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Ecwid by Lightspeed

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AEcwid allows customers the ability to create an online store to any webpage or social media profile. Boasting hundreds of thousands of merchants in 175 countries as users, Ecwid aims to provide everything needed to reach customers wherever they are: in-person, through a website, Instagram, Facebook, Amazon, or Google Shopping. In addition, Ecwid’s point-of-sale integrations, email marketing integrations, and dedicated mobile app allow sellers to manage marketing merchandising, and sales - any…

    $5

    per month

    GoDaddy

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AGoDaddy Web Hosting provides users with storage, email addresses, and unlimited bandwith.

    $9.99

    per month

    Pricing
    Ecwid by LightspeedGoDaddy
    Editions & Modules
    Starter
    $5
    per month
    Venture
    $30
    per month
    Business
    $55
    per month
    Unlimited
    $130
    per month
    Basic
    as low as $6.99
    per month with an annual term
    Basic
    as low as $10.49
    per month with an annual term
    Premium
    as low as $13.49
    per month with an annual term
    Commerce
    as low as $14.99
    per month with an annual term
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Ecwid by LightspeedGoDaddy
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalOptional
    Additional DetailsA 16% discount is offered for annual billing.Discounts available for annual subscription.
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    Ecwid by LightspeedGoDaddy
    Considered Both Products
    Ecwid
    Chose Ecwid by Lightspeed
    Ecwid gives me the time to put together your business in layers before releasing it to mainstream. Support is always available to assist in product alignment with regions and allowed to match flight zones and legal interface would be good to simplify the type of product that …
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    GoDaddy
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    91%
    Would buy again
    10 Answers
    77%
    Would buy again
    20 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    11 Answers
    76%
    Delivers good value for the price
    19 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    82%
    Happy with the feature set
    9 Answers
    77%
    Happy with the feature set
    20 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    91%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    10 Answers
    83%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    19 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    11 Answers
    88%
    Implementation went as expected
    21 Answers
    Features
    Ecwid by LightspeedGoDaddy
    Online Storefront
    Comparison of Online Storefront features of Ecwid by Lightspeed and GoDaddy
    Feature
    Ecwid by Lightspeed
    8.7
    12 Ratings
    10% above category average
    GoDaddy
    -
    Ratings
    Product catalog & listings9.712 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product management8.712 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bulk product upload7.55 Ratings00 Ratings
    Branding8.010 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile storefront9.410 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product variations9.112 Ratings00 Ratings
    Website integration9.411 Ratings00 Ratings
    Visual customization8.112 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Shopping Cart
    Comparison of Online Shopping Cart features of Ecwid by Lightspeed and GoDaddy
    Feature
    Ecwid by Lightspeed
    8.7
    11 Ratings
    12% above category average
    GoDaddy
    -
    Ratings
    Abandoned cart recovery8.110 Ratings00 Ratings
    Checkout user experience9.310 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Payment System
    Comparison of Online Payment System features of Ecwid by Lightspeed and GoDaddy
    Feature
    Ecwid by Lightspeed
    9.4
    11 Ratings
    12% above category average
    GoDaddy
    -
    Ratings
    eCommerce security9.411 Ratings00 Ratings
    eCommerce Marketing
    Comparison of eCommerce Marketing features of Ecwid by Lightspeed and GoDaddy
    Feature
    Ecwid by Lightspeed
    8.6
    10 Ratings
    11% above category average
    GoDaddy
    -
    Ratings
    Promotions & discounts9.110 Ratings00 Ratings
    Personalized recommendations8.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    SEO8.68 Ratings00 Ratings
    eCommerce Business Management
    Comparison of eCommerce Business Management features of Ecwid by Lightspeed and GoDaddy
    Feature
    Ecwid by Lightspeed
    8.2
    12 Ratings
    2% above category average
    GoDaddy
    -
    Ratings
    Order processing8.912 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory management8.110 Ratings00 Ratings
    Shipping8.211 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom functionality7.612 Ratings00 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Ecwid by LightspeedGoDaddy
    Small Businesses
    Shopify Plus
    Score9 out of 10
    WebWave
    Score9.5 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Shopify Plus
    Score9 out of 10
    10Web
    Score5.1 out of 10
    Enterprises
    IBM Digital Commerce
    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Ecwid by LightspeedGoDaddy
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (12 ratings)
    9.0
    (57 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.6
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    8.8
    (7 ratings)
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.6
    (7 ratings)
    10.0
    (9 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Ecwid by LightspeedGoDaddy
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Ecwid
    Ecwid is absolutely perfect for any business that is looking to start out with online sales and mobile point-of-sale. Many times, business owners may have limited experience in setting up a website or point-of-sale. Having to spend on this expertise with a limited budget can be frustrating. Ecwid allows you to have great results even if you are a novice.
    Incentivized
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    GoDaddy
    Good for transferring over an existing site. Truth be told, I haven't used it for building a brand new site-- I know that this is a fairly common thing but I just never needed it. For what I've used it for, it has worked well. For a small business with anyone with a little bit of technical skill, it's surprisingly good.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Ecwid
    • Clarity - there has been very little confusion and need to reach out to Customer Support for help
    • Consistency - no big, crazy updates or changes have been made to the format of Ecwid during my time using it, so I know when I log in to preform my business tasks I can always locate what I need and accomplish what is at hand easily
    • Simplicity - everything is so clear and straightforward. It's like e-commerce for dummies.
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    GoDaddy
    • Registering a domain - I've found their site to be the easiest to navigate
    • Website builder - their website builder is user friendly
    • Email hosting - easy to set up and use, wether in an email app or online email.
    • Wordpress hosting - I have multiple wordpress sites I use under one account
    • Their customer service is always very helpful and easy to contact.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Ecwid
    • Recurring billing - ability to bill subscription customers without having to go to my payment gateway
    • Robust order management - very limited in managing orders, therefore I had to subscribe to a different software
    • Expensive customization - if you want to customize anything, it is very expensive
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    GoDaddy
    • Support agents are woefully undertrained, even in knowledge of their own products.
    • Support agents will always try to upsell you, even when you're dealing with an urgent, high-impact issue.
    • There's no guarantee of uptime, and there will often be gaps in service as part of normal procedures.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Ecwid
    The value given by Ecwid is unmatched. When combined with the ease of use of the product, it is a no-brainer to continue to use the product. The only thing that could cause us to switch is if some feature we needed which is not available which is unlikely based on the feature list we reviewed when making the decision to go with them.
    Incentivized
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    GoDaddy
    GoDaddy is the number one player in town. They have the most competitive and best pricing on everything from domain name registration to hosting packages that are very affordable. But of course due to inflation and everything going up in price today GoDaddy has raised their rates but nothing ever comes back down.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Ecwid
    I gave a 9 instead of a 10 only because I haven't figured out a function or two. I believe it has less to do with Ecwid's overall usability and more to do with my own understanding and skill level, but regardless, it may also have something to do with the limits of Ecwid's functions.
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    GoDaddy
    Some integration could be much cleaner and smoother. Seems it used to be easier. Plus, they took away the catch all email feature.
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    Ecwid
    Always available. Very reliable
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    GoDaddy
    They are also available. They never have any outages or anything that I've yet to experience.
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    Performance
    Ecwid
    Good overall performance both in desktop and mobile
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    GoDaddy
    Like I said before they are the BEST! nothing slows them down.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Ecwid
    I have always received the support I need in a timely manner. I enjoy receiving emails every week on trending business topics and new suggestions. They often serve as a reminder for me to include new e-commerce tools into our strategy. And I've always had great experiences with reaching out to the support team with specific questions.
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    GoDaddy
    I think a lot of companies can learn from GoDaddy's support team. I have found:
    • Chat or phone support is almost always available.
    • Their agents are friendly and helpful.
    • Their agents seem to care and be knowledgeable about a wide range of issues.
    • I rarely have to escalate my problem to get the support that I need.
    • If they can't help me, then they can tell me why something is happening and direct me to resources that can fix my problem.
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    Implementation Rating
    Ecwid
    Fast and simple implementation of Ecwid's solutions. Easy to learn and navigate
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    GoDaddy
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Ecwid
    We sell a product that requires certain controls to sell and most of the companies we researched had specific policies preventing us from selling on their platform. We aren't selling anything dangerous, they are parts of ammunition (the shell casings) and not entire ammunition rounds. Most other vendors restrict the sales of firearms and ammunition, but even when just selling a part used to create ammunition, we were still restricted. I'm not really sure why they restrict sales of products like ours from different vendors. Ecwid had no such restrictions and were happy to confirm that for us.
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    GoDaddy
    We use Wix currently for our online store. It is nice and easy to use, but they don't offer the email domains as well (the last time we checked). They have pretty decent customization of the web page, but still limited. We're going to try it with GoDaddy, since we have other services from them already. It just doesn't make sense to pay two different companies for something we can do with one.
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    Scalability
    Ecwid
    Good scalability. I use the second plan and there are 2 more plans that I could use if I needed other features or services
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    GoDaddy
    Their customer service is easily reachable. Someone is always available to help you at any given time 24 hours a day. They are simply the best in the whole wide world. They have the best engineers and support team. Whatever I need they are there to help and assist along the way every time.
    Incentivized
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    Professional Services
    Ecwid
    No answers on this topic
    GoDaddy
    Super Professional. The best.
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    Return on Investment
    Ecwid
    • We have not been able to measure the ROI as of yet, as we cannot get out of the gate with customization required.
    • It can be implemented quickly for basic online stores.
    • Once the system is configured, ROI will dramatically go up.
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    GoDaddy
    • GoDaddy reduces our ROI by costing me in non-billable hours. I don't charge clients for sitting on the phone with tech support to power cycle the server or fix the php.ini file, so my $/hr takes a hit.
    • Their nickel&dime strategy requires I have an additional conversation with clients about their max recurring fees. Small as they are, I need approval for upping their bill. GoDaddy is only the cheap option if you don't value security, stability, or performance.
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    ScreenShots

    Ecwid by Lightspeed Screenshots

    Screenshot of Ecwid store looks perfect on any smartphone and automatically adapts to your customer’s screen size — laptops, tablets, smart TVs or smart watches.Screenshot of Manage your Ecwid store wherever you are from your mobile device.Screenshot of Mobile app for every store. Your customers can shop from their mobile devices with your own dedicated native app and utilize advanced features like Apple Pay.