Comparison
Shopemaa vs WooCommerce
WooCommerce turns a WordPress site into a store, and you own every line of it. Shopemaa runs the store for you: hosting, updates and checkout come in one monthly price, with no commission.
Which one fits
It depends on what you sell
Choose Shopemaa if
- You don't want to look after hosting, updates, backups and plugin compatibility
- You sell digital products with licences and versions and don't want to buy extensions for them
- Your website isn't on WordPress, or you want to sell from links and your own app too
- You want one predictable monthly price
Choose WooCommerce if
- Your site already runs on WordPress and you want the store inside it
- You want open-source code you can host anywhere and change freely
- You need a specific feature that a WordPress plugin already offers
- You have a developer to look after the site
Shopemaa and WooCommerce side by side
Facts about WooCommerce checked on 12 November 2026. Prices exclude VAT.
| Feature | Shopemaa | WooCommerce |
|---|---|---|
| How you pay | Monthly or yearly plan | Free plugin, plus your own hosting and paid extensions; or WordPress.com's hosted Commerce plan |
| Price | €19 to €399 a month; yearly costs ten months | Plugin free; WordPress.com Commerce plan $70 a month, or $45 a month billed yearly |
| Free trial or free plan | 30 days free; no free plan | Plugin free to use; paid extensions have a 30-day money-back guarantee |
| Platform fee on each sale | 0% on every plan | None on your own hosting; 0% on WordPress.com Commerce |
| Card payments | Paid into your own Stripe account; only Stripe's fees | WooPayments, Stripe, PayPal and others; WooPayments charges 1.5% + €0.25 for European cards in Estonia, Germany and Ireland |
| VAT and sales tax | You are the seller: set VAT per store and file it yourself | You are the seller and handle VAT yourself |
| Physical products | Built in: variants, stock, shipping zones, local pickup | Built in |
| Digital products | Built in: files, licences, versions, a library for buyers | Downloads built in; licence keys with the Software Add-on (€162 a year); subscriptions €252 a year |
| Your own domain | Every plan; Shopemaa branding removed from Growth | Your own site and domain |
| Checkout on a website you already have | Shopemaa Checkout embed on every plan | Checkout runs on your WordPress site |
| Payment links and QR codes | Linkly shoppable links and QR codes on every plan | Through third-party plugins |
| API and webhooks | Storefront API and webhooks from Growth | REST API, Store API and webhooks built in |
| Several currencies | Each store sells in one of 18 currencies; several at once on Scale | With WooPayments (135+ currencies) or an extension |
| AI | Fumu store assistant on every plan; AI channels with product feeds and an MCP connector from Growth | MCP server in beta (WooCommerce 10.9+); Google product feeds through an extension; agentic checkout announced as coming soon |
The main differences
Where Shopemaa and WooCommerce differ
Who runs it
With WooCommerce, you or your host keep WordPress, the plugin and its extensions up to date and working together. Shopemaa is hosted: your store, its address, SSL and checkout are run for you.
What it really costs
WooCommerce is free, but hosting, a theme and paid extensions add up: licence keys and subscriptions, for example, are paid extensions. Shopemaa's plan includes digital files, licences and versions.
Selling beyond your website
Shopemaa adds an embeddable checkout for any website and Linkly shoppable links on every plan, and a storefront API from Growth, all from the same catalogue.
Questions
Shopemaa or WooCommerce?
Is WooCommerce free?
The plugin is. A store also needs hosting, usually a theme, and often paid extensions such as licence keys (Software Add-on, €162 a year) or subscriptions (€252 a year). WordPress.com's hosted Commerce plan is $45 a month billed yearly.
Can I use Shopemaa with my WordPress site?
Yes. The Shopemaa Checkout embed is one script tag, so you can add products and a checkout to a WordPress site without installing WooCommerce.
Which is better for developers?
WooCommerce gives you the source code and WordPress hooks to change anything. Shopemaa gives you a storefront API and webhooks from Growth: you build the frontend, and Shopemaa runs the catalogue, payments and orders.
Sources
Facts about WooCommerce come from its own pages, checked on 12 November 2026. Prices and features change, so check them before you decide. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.
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