Ecwid vs Teachable

Two e-commerce tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.

Compare	EcwidLightspeed	TeachableTeachable
In one line	Add a store to the site you already have, from $5 a month	Sell courses, coaching, and memberships from your own school site
Starting price	From $5/mo	From $29/mo
Six-person team	$5/mo	$29/mo
On $10,000 of card sales	$335/mo	$399/mo
Plans	Starter $5/mo (10 products); Venture $29/mo (100); Business $49/mo (2,500); Unlimited $119/mo, billed annually (monthly $35/$65/$149); Lightspeed Payments 2.9% + 30¢ in the US; no Ecwid transaction fees	Billed yearly: Starter $29/mo (5 products, 1 admin, 7.5% transaction fee, 1 connected app); Builder $69/mo (10 products, 0% fee, 3 apps); Growth $139/mo (50 products, 5 admins, 5 apps). Monthly $39/$89/$189. Teachable Payments 2.9% + 30¢ on US cards, 3.9% + 30¢ international; PayPal 3.49% + 49¢ in the US. 7-day free trial, 30-day money-back guarantee
Pricing model	Paid	Free trial
Free trial	—	7 days
Users	1 on Starter	1 admin on Starter and Builder, 5 on Growth
Both connect to	Mailchimp
Also connects to	FreshBooks, Omnisend	MailerLite, ActiveCampaign, GetResponse, Kit
Team size	Just me · 2–10 people	Just me · 2–10 people
Available in	US · UK · CA · AU	US · UK · CA · AU
Phone support	None listed	None listed
Live chat	Venture and up	Every plan
Support hours	Live chat: 24 hours, Monday to Friday · Callback: 2PM-10PM PDT, Monday-Friday, English	Live chat: People Monday to Friday, 10am to 8pm Eastern; an AI agent outside those hours
Incidents posted	2 incidents posted on Lightspeed's status page in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026; 1 marked major or critical by Lightspeed. Status page	7 incidents posted on Teachable's status page in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026; 7 marked major or critical by Teachable. Status page
Capterra score	4.6 / 5 from 582 reviews	Not listed
Trustpilot score	2.7 / 5 from 436 reviews	Not listed
Fit: Retail shop	70	10
Fit: Restaurant or café	40	5
Fit: Service business	45	80
Fit: Agency or studio	20	45
Fit: Trades or contractor	25	15
Fit: Online store	75	60
Why people pick it	Works with your current site No transaction fees	Courses, coaching, and memberships in one school Sales tax and VAT handled at checkout
Where it falls short	Product caps on cheaper plans Less design control than a full platform	7.5% fee per sale on Starter Human support on weekdays only
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Six-person prices are what a team of six would pay on the published plans; "Not listed" means those plans don't cover six. Card sales costs include the plan price and card fees at US rates, at a $75 average sale. How we calculate prices

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