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Best Free Ecommerce Platforms in 2026

12 of the 23 ecommerce platforms in our full ranking qualify. Every platform here publishes a free plan or a free download on its own pages; the quote under each card is what that page says. They keep their order from the full list — one published score, facts read Oct 23, 2026.

All 23 ecommerce platforms →Ecommerce Platforms for Digital Products
1

Big Cartel

✓ Champion
Artists and makers selling on a small scale
#1 of 23 overall · from $15/mo · Platinum
7.5
out of 10
Free plan, as printed
“You can also try the free, limited feature Gold Plan.” — bigcartel.com/pricing
  • ✓Point of sale
  • ✓Digital products
  • –No platform fee
  • ✓Abandoned cart
  • –Multi-currency
Why it ranks: Platinum is $15/month with physical and digital products and a 7-day trial.
Watch for: Abandoned cart recovery is listed only from the $30/month Diamond plan.
2

Weebly

Best free
Small shops that want a free starter store with a cart
#5 of 23 overall · from $13/mo · yearly · Personal
6.7
out of 10
Free plan, as printed
“Free Basic use $0 /mo” — weebly.com/pricing
  • –Point of sale
  • ✓Digital products
  • –No platform fee
  • ✓Abandoned cart
  • –Multi-currency
Why it ranks: Free plan at $0/month; Personal is $13/month billed annually and the table lists Digital Goods.
Watch for: Abandoned Cart Emails appear once in a four-plan table, so they sit on a higher plan; Personal is $16 month-to-month.
3
WordPress sites that want a self-hosted store
#8 of 23 overall · from $25/mo
6.2
out of 10
Free plan, as printed
“Core platform: WooCommerce Free, with no monthly subscription.” — woocommerce.com/pricing
  • –Point of sale
  • –Digital products
  • ✓No platform fee
  • –Abandoned cart
  • ✓Multi-currency
Why it ranks: Core platform is free with no monthly subscription and no platform fees.
Watch for: Hosting is extra: the page gives $25 to $350/month for most stores, and extensions are paid.
4
Developers building custom headless commerce
#9 of 23 overall · from $29/mo · Cloud Develop
6.1
out of 10
Free plan, as printed
“Open-Source” — medusajs.com
  • –Point of sale
  • –Digital products
  • ✓No platform fee
  • –Abandoned cart
  • ✓Multi-currency
Why it ranks: Lists unlimited regions and currencies on every Cloud plan, with no GMV-tax.
Watch for: Open-source use needs your own hosting; Medusa Cloud starts at $29/month and is a developer framework.
5
Creators selling digital goods with no monthly fee
#10 of 23 overall · from Free
6.0
out of 10
Free plan, as printed
“No hidden fees, no monthly charges.” — gumroad.com/pricing
  • –Point of sale
  • ✓Digital products
  • ✕No platform fee
  • –Abandoned cart
  • –Multi-currency
Why it ranks: No monthly fee, and it handles sales tax as merchant of record.
Watch for: It charges 10% + $0.50 per direct sale and 30% through Discover.
6
Creators selling digital downloads
#14 of 23 overall · from $29/mo · Plus
5.1
out of 10
Free plan, as printed
“you’ll be on Payhip’s Free Forever plan. At $0 per month” — help.payhip.com/article/102-billing-and-upgrading
  • –Point of sale
  • ✓Digital products
  • ✕No platform fee
  • –Abandoned cart
  • –Multi-currency
Why it ranks: A Free Forever plan exists, and all plans share the same features.
Watch for: Plus carries a +2% transaction fee; only the $99/month Pro plan has none.
7
Designers who want a custom-built store
#15 of 23 overall · from $29/mo · yearly
5.1
out of 10
Free plan, as printed
“Try Webflow for as long as you like with our free Starter plan.” — webflow.com/pricing
  • –Point of sale
  • ✓Digital products
  • ✕No platform fee
  • –Abandoned cart
  • –Multi-currency
Why it ranks: Plus and Advanced plans list a 0% transaction fee.
Watch for: The entry Standard ecommerce plan has a 2% transaction fee and 500 items.
8
One-page sites with a few products
#16 of 23 overall · from $8/mo · yearly · Limited
4.8
out of 10
Free plan, as printed
“Unlimited free sites” — strikingly.com/pricing
  • –Point of sale
  • –Digital products
  • ✕No platform fee
  • –Abandoned cart
  • –Multi-currency
Why it ranks: Limited is $8/month billed yearly and the VIP plan lists a 0% transaction fee.
Watch for: The Limited plan sells a single product with a 5% transaction fee.
9
Merchants who want self-hosted open-source control
#18 of 23 overall · from €24/mo · yearly
4.5
out of 10
Free plan, as printed
“Download PrestaShop (Classic offer) for free” — prestashop.com/prestashop-offers/classic
  • –Point of sale
  • ✓Digital products
  • –No platform fee
  • –Abandoned cart
  • –Multi-currency
Why it ranks: Classic is a free download, and Hosted has a 14-day free trial from €24 excl. VAT per month.
Watch for: Classic costs extra for hosting and domain; Hosted price is €24 excl. VAT/month billed annually, €29 monthly.
10
Sellers who already take card payments in person
#21 of 23 overall · from Not published
3.5
out of 10
Free plan, as printed
“Everything in Square Free” — squareup.com/us/en/pricing
  • ✓Point of sale
  • –Digital products
  • –No platform fee
  • ✓Abandoned cart
  • –Multi-currency
Why it ranks: A Free tier exists and lists a POS app plus abandoned cart emails.
Watch for: Online card payments are listed at 3.3% + 30c on Free, versus 2.9% + 30c on higher tiers.
11
Teams needing composable, API-first commerce
#22 of 23 overall · from $1,599/mo · Cloud Select
3.5
out of 10
Free plan, as printed
“Sandboxes 🏴‍☠️ Forever Free” — saleor.io/pricing
  • –Point of sale
  • –Digital products
  • ✕No platform fee
  • –Abandoned cart
  • –Multi-currency
Why it ranks: Offers a Forever Free sandbox plus an open-source option.
Watch for: Cloud Select is $1599/month and adds 0.8% on orders above $200,000 monthly GMV.
12
Latin American sellers who want a free start
#23 of 23 overall · from Not published
2.5
out of 10
Free plan, as printed
“Inicial Gratis” — tiendanube.com/planes-y-precios
  • –Point of sale
  • –Digital products
  • –No platform fee
  • –Abandoned cart
  • ✓Multi-currency
Why it ranks: Has a free Inicial plan and lists multiple languages and currencies.
Watch for: Prices are in Argentine pesos, and other-gateway fees are 1-2% on lower plans.

All 12 side by side

#ProductScoreFree planTrialPaid fromPoint of saleDigital productsNo platform feeAbandoned cartMulti-currency
1Big Cartel7.5✓Yes7 days$15/mo✓✓–✓–
5Weebly6.7✓YesNot published$13/mo · yearly–✓–✓–
8WooCommerce6.2✓YesNot published$25/mo––✓–✓
9Medusa6.1✓YesNot published$29/mo––✓–✓
10Gumroad6.0✓YesNot publishedFree–✓✕––
14Payhip5.1✓YesNot published$29/mo–✓✕––
15Webflow Ecommerce5.1✓YesNot published$29/mo · yearly–✓✕––
16Strikingly4.8✓YesNot published$8/mo · yearly––✕––
18PrestaShop4.5✓Yes14 days€24/mo · yearly–✓–––
21Square Online3.5✓YesNot publishedNot published✓––✓–
22Saleor3.5✓YesNot published$1,599/mo––✕––
23Tiendanube (Nuvemshop)2.5✓Yes7 daysNot published––––✓

Questions

Big Cartel ranks first (7.5/10, #1 of 23 in the full ecommerce platforms ranking), ahead of Weebly and WooCommerce. Platinum is $15/month with physical and digital products and a 7-day trial.
The full ranking has 11 more ecommerce platforms that don't qualify here.See all 23 →