It takes the lead as one of the most popular platforms<\/strong>, along with Shopify and BigCommerce. On Capterra, there's a slew of positive WooCommerce reviews from all across the world.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/litextension.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/WooCommerce.webp\")
What Does WooCommerce Do?<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
As a reputed WordPress plugin for eCommerce, WooCommerce transfers every WordPress site into a full-fledged eCommerce store<\/strong>. Its open-source nature allows extensive customizability, giving merchants complete control over the appearance and functionality of their stores.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nWith WooCommerce, you can sell almost anything online<\/strong>, from physical goods and digital products to services. There's also a wide selection of high-quality plugins to make managing an online store easier. On top of that, WooCommerce is SEO-friendly with a plethora of highly-rated SEO built-in features and plugins.<\/strong> Yoast SEO and Rank Math SEO have the ability to help your products rank higher than competitors on SERPs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nWith all of these amazing features provided, one might wonder, “Is WooCommerce free, literally?”. Keep scrolling down as I'll address that question right below.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\nWooCommerce Pricing: Mandatory Costs Breakdown<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Before diving into the details of WooCommerce pricing, let me show you how I divide the costs based on my experience.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Though WooCommerce is free to add to a WordPress site, your WooCommerce pricing will sprinkle throughout specific functions and features added to the online store<\/strong>. Each business has unique requirements, and you need to identify those aligned with your online store. Hence, based on the potential functions and features, we divided the actual WooCommerce cost into two aspects:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n- Mandatory cost:<\/strong> considered mandatory because of their vitality when launching a complete WooCommerce store that can actually get online orders.<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
- Optional pricing:<\/strong> considered optional as per business\u2019 customization demands.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
If you want to skip the walls of text, take a look at the table below that concludes a WooCommerce website cost.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
WOOCOMMERCE MANDATORY COSTS<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr>Hosting<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td>✧ below $10\/month for starters, up to $40\/month for bigger plans
<\/p><\/div><\/div> ✧ up to $70\/month for Woo Express<\/p> <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr> Domain<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td>✧ $0 included in hosting plans<\/p><\/div><\/div> ✧ $9-$20\/year for separate purchases<\/p><\/div><\/grammarly-extension><\/grammarly-extension><\/grammarly-extension><\/grammarly-extension><\/div><\/td><\/tr>Themes<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td>✧ $0 for free themes<\/p><\/div><\/div> ✧ $200+ for one-time payments<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr> Shipping<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td>✧ $0-$108\/year on average
<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr> Transaction Fees<\/strong><\/p><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td> ✧ WooPayments: no monthly fees, 2.9% +$0.3 per transaction<\/p> ✧ Other & monthly fees from $0-$30 per month on average<\/p><\/div><\/grammarly-extension><\/grammarly-extension><\/div><\/td><\/tr>Communication Costs<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td>✧ $0-$348 per year with customer communication<\/p> <\/p><\/div><\/div> ✧ $0-$79 per year with SEO plugins<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr> Security<\/strong>
<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td>✧ $0- $300 per year with tools<\/p><\/div><\/div> ✧ $0-$65 per year with SSL Certificates<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr> WOOCOMMERCE OPTIONAL COSTS<\/strong>
<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr>Customer Experience<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td>✧ $0-$200\/extension per year<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr> Plugins Costs<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td>✧ $0-$200\/plugin per year<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr> Developers Hirings<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td>✧ $10-$100 per hour<\/p><\/div><\/div> ✧ Up to thousands of dollars per project<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/div>\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n WooCommerce Setup Cost<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nFirst and foremost, you need a WordPress site to activate the WooCommerce plugin. If you have never installed either WordPress or WooCommerce, watch the video below to spotlessly get your store up and running.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |