Ecwid vs Recurly
The ultimate side-by-side head-to-head analysis for 2026.
Short answer
- Price: not directly comparable — Ecwid is free tier available, Recurly is pricing not verified.
- How to start: Ecwid is free tier available, Recurly is pricing not verified.
These lines are generated from the pricing we track, not from a paid placement. We do not publish a quality score, because we do not have one we can stand behind. They cannot tell you which tool fits your workflow — the sections below are there for that. How we score tools.
Ecwid
Recurly
Category
E-commerce
E-commerce
Base Price
Free tier
Not verified
Public API
Yes
Yes
Mobile app
Yes
No
Open source / self-hostable
No
No
SSO (SAML)
No
Yes
Choose Ecwid if:
Businesses with a site they like that now need to sell a few things.
Choose Recurly if:
Subscription businesses losing revenue to failed payments.
Ecwid: pros & cons
- Adds commerce without rebuilding your site
- Free tier for a few products
- Works with most site builders
- Storefront is constrained by the widget model
- Product limits per plan
- Less control over checkout design
Recurly: pros & cons
- Strong dunning and failed-payment recovery
- Detailed subscription analytics
- Works with major processors
- Priced for established subscription businesses
- Implementation is a project
- More than simple monthly plans need
Our verdict on Ecwid
The least disruptive way to add a store. Serious commerce deserves a proper platform.
Our verdict on Recurly
The dunning recovery alone can justify it at scale. Small subscriber counts do not need this.