Best E-commerce Platforms · FREE
Best free E-commerce Platforms (2026)
3 e-commerce platforms that offer a genuine free plan, ranked by entry price. Every figure links to the public page it was captured from — the vendor's own wherever the vendor publishes the number, otherwise the named public source — with the date we captured it.
Key takeaways
- Cheapest: Square Online at $0/mo.
- Qualifying: Square Online, Wix Stores, Webflow Ecommerce.
- Data current through: 2026-11-01. STALE marks a row whose price we have not re-checked at its source in over 30 days; a vendor with no published price is marked when any of its plans is. Every row below is marked — we flag rather than silently retain.
Comparison
| # | E-commerce Platform | Entry price | Free | HIPAA | SOC 2 | Best for | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Square Online STALE · 2026-09-02 | $0/mo | Yes | No | — | Brick-and-mortar retailers adding online sales with existing Square POS | squareup.com |
| 2 | Wix Stores STALE · 2026-09-02 | $24/mo | Yes | Yes | Yes | Small businesses wanting an all-in-one site + store with a free starting point | wix.com |
| 3 | Webflow Ecommerce STALE · 2026-09-02 | $29/mo | Yes | No | Yes | Design-led brands wanting complete visual control over their storefront | webflow.com |