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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Ecwid by Lightspeed

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AEcwid allows customers the ability to create an online store to any webpage or social media profile. Boasting hundreds of thousands of merchants in 175 countries as users, Ecwid aims to provide everything needed to reach customers wherever they are: in-person, through a website, Instagram, Facebook, Amazon, or Google Shopping. In addition, Ecwid’s point-of-sale integrations, email marketing integrations, and dedicated mobile app allow sellers to manage marketing merchandising, and sales - any…

    $5

    per month

    Rithum

    Score6.2 out of 10
    N/ARithum is a commerce network that helps brands, suppliers, and retailers work together to deliver connected e-commerce experiences. The Rithum platform helps brands and retailers accelerate growth, optimize channel operations, and scale product offerings.N/A
    Pricing
    Ecwid by LightspeedRithum
    Editions & Modules
    Starter
    $5
    per month
    Venture
    $30
    per month
    Business
    $55
    per month
    Unlimited
    $130
    per month
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Ecwid by LightspeedRithum
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalOptional
    Additional DetailsA 16% discount is offered for annual billing.—
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    Community Pulse
    Ecwid by LightspeedRithum
    Considered Both Products
    Ecwid
    No answer on this topic
    Rithum
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    91%
    Would buy again
    10 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    11 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    82%
    Happy with the feature set
    9 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    91%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    10 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    11 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Ecwid by LightspeedRithum
    Online Storefront
    Comparison of Online Storefront features of Ecwid by Lightspeed and Rithum
    Feature
    Ecwid by Lightspeed
    10.0
    13 Ratings
    25% above category average
    Rithum
    -
    Ratings
    Product catalog & listings10.013 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product management10.013 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bulk product upload10.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Branding10.011 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile storefront10.011 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product variations10.013 Ratings00 Ratings
    Website integration10.012 Ratings00 Ratings
    Visual customization10.013 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Shopping Cart
    Comparison of Online Shopping Cart features of Ecwid by Lightspeed and Rithum
    Feature
    Ecwid by Lightspeed
    10.0
    12 Ratings
    26% above category average
    Rithum
    -
    Ratings
    Abandoned cart recovery10.011 Ratings00 Ratings
    Checkout user experience10.011 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Payment System
    Comparison of Online Payment System features of Ecwid by Lightspeed and Rithum
    Feature
    Ecwid by Lightspeed
    10.0
    12 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Rithum
    -
    Ratings
    eCommerce security10.012 Ratings00 Ratings
    eCommerce Marketing
    Comparison of eCommerce Marketing features of Ecwid by Lightspeed and Rithum
    Feature
    Ecwid by Lightspeed
    10.0
    11 Ratings
    26% above category average
    Rithum
    -
    Ratings
    Promotions & discounts10.011 Ratings00 Ratings
    Personalized recommendations10.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    SEO10.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    eCommerce Business Management
    Comparison of eCommerce Business Management features of Ecwid by Lightspeed and Rithum
    Feature
    Ecwid by Lightspeed
    10.0
    13 Ratings
    22% above category average
    Rithum
    -
    Ratings
    Order processing10.013 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory management10.011 Ratings00 Ratings
    Shipping10.012 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom functionality10.013 Ratings00 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Ecwid by LightspeedRithum
    Small Businesses
    Shopify Plus
    Score8.9 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Medium-sized Companies
    Shopify
    Score8.7 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Enterprises
    IBM Digital Commerce
    Score9 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
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    User Ratings
    Ecwid by LightspeedRithum
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (13 ratings)
    1.0
    (11 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.6
    (2 ratings)
    7.0
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (8 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.6
    (7 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Ecwid by LightspeedRithum
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Ecwid
    Ecwid is absolutely perfect for any business that is looking to start out with online sales and mobile point-of-sale. Many times, business owners may have limited experience in setting up a website or point-of-sale. Having to spend on this expertise with a limited budget can be frustrating. Ecwid allows you to have great results even if you are a novice.
    Incentivized
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    Rithum
    Excellent for marketplace sellers with a lot of products - or those with a high turnover of SKUs. Not well suited to the small seller with only a few SKUs to promote. Also probably not suited to someone who only cares about a single marketplace. The real strength of it comes from managing multiple marketplaces through a single system.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Ecwid
    • Clarity - there has been very little confusion and need to reach out to Customer Support for help
    • Consistency - no big, crazy updates or changes have been made to the format of Ecwid during my time using it, so I know when I log in to preform my business tasks I can always locate what I need and accomplish what is at hand easily
    • Simplicity - everything is so clear and straightforward. It's like e-commerce for dummies.
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    Rithum
    • Complex, Yet Simple Navigational Interface: ChannelAdvisor is a beast, but navigating through their platform is relatively straightforward. The overall heirarchy is very well put together.
    • One Feed to Rule Them All: With ChannelAdvisor, all we have to do is connect our inventory to their system once. Instead of having to construct and connect dozens of different product feeds to our internal inventory system, we simply connect to ChannelAdvisor and use the same single feed to build out all others' website templates.
    • Product Mapping Made Easy: Mapping product attribute data across a multitude of unique online marketplaces and digital marketing sites can seem like a daunting task. ChannelAdvisor does a great job of simplifying this process, providing easy-to-understand and manage feed templates containing helpful descriptions and categorization.
    • Business Rules and Lookup Lists: I use these all the time when "transforming" our raw inventory data to the specifications of any given feed. They are extremely helpful and super easy to build.
    • Efficient Product Optimization: Instead of having to deal with the time-consuming task of making minute changes to thousands and thousands of skus, ChannelAdvisor allows you to automate these changes in a matter of minutes. It's much more scalable for our business.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Ecwid
    • Recurring billing - ability to bill subscription customers without having to go to my payment gateway
    • Robust order management - very limited in managing orders, therefore I had to subscribe to a different software
    • Expensive customization - if you want to customize anything, it is very expensive
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    Rithum
    • Lack of customization, documentation, tutorials, support for the premium webstore
    • Lack of innovation. My client was told that the basic web store was being replace by the premium web store so they needed to upgrade. In my opinion the basic web store was actually much more flexible and robust than the premium web store. Now (it has been less than 2 years) they are making my client switch from the premium web store to "Shopify" and they are charging more money for this. My client was charged to upgrade each time and the process to upgrade was expensive, time consuming, and very convoluted. ChannelAdvisor needs to invest in their technology and migrate data for ChannelAdvisor changes technology. But the experience as an end user is very frustrating since the way of doing things keep changing and not always for the better result for the customer.
    • Channel Advisor needs better support. Help Desk, knowledge base, etc. there are a lot of things you can do with ChannelAdvisor but it is my experience that nothing is very straight forward and there are many different potential problems you will run into and ChannelAdvisor points the finger at "Google" or "Amazon" or "Ebay" instead of helping solve a problem from end to end.
    • It is quite expensive for what it does. I would not have advised my customer to use their product but they were so entrenched that they had no other choice.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Ecwid
    The value given by Ecwid is unmatched. When combined with the ease of use of the product, it is a no-brainer to continue to use the product. The only thing that could cause us to switch is if some feature we needed which is not available which is unlikely based on the feature list we reviewed when making the decision to go with them.
    Incentivized
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    Rithum
    Without ChannelAdvisor, our business wouldn't be where it is today so the idea of NOT renewing is out of the question. By not renewing we would have to hire more employees and have more of a workload for existing employees. By keeping costs low and employees effecient we have been able to grow exponentially.
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    Usability
    Ecwid
    I gave a 9 instead of a 10 only because I haven't figured out a function or two. I believe it has less to do with Ecwid's overall usability and more to do with my own understanding and skill level, but regardless, it may also have something to do with the limits of Ecwid's functions.
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    Rithum
    No answers on this topic
    Reliability and Availability
    Ecwid
    Always available. Very reliable
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    Rithum
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    Ecwid
    Good overall performance both in desktop and mobile
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    Rithum
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Ecwid
    I have always received the support I need in a timely manner. I enjoy receiving emails every week on trending business topics and new suggestions. They often serve as a reminder for me to include new e-commerce tools into our strategy. And I've always had great experiences with reaching out to the support team with specific questions.
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    Rithum
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Ecwid
    Fast and simple implementation of Ecwid's solutions. Easy to learn and navigate
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    Rithum
    Better control of scope between the resources on both sides involved would allow for better change management.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Ecwid
    We sell a product that requires certain controls to sell and most of the companies we researched had specific policies preventing us from selling on their platform. We aren't selling anything dangerous, they are parts of ammunition (the shell casings) and not entire ammunition rounds. Most other vendors restrict the sales of firearms and ammunition, but even when just selling a part used to create ammunition, we were still restricted. I'm not really sure why they restrict sales of products like ours from different vendors. Ecwid had no such restrictions and were happy to confirm that for us.
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    Rithum
    Our brand is growing online at a rapid clip, and we wanted a platform that would scale accordingly. The feature that really sold us was the automatic workflows. If we want a certain type of product that's going to a customer in a certain state to ship a certain way, we could make that happen automatically without any human touch! Wow!
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    Ecwid
    Good scalability. I use the second plan and there are 2 more plans that I could use if I needed other features or services
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    Rithum
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Ecwid
    • We have not been able to measure the ROI as of yet, as we cannot get out of the gate with customization required.
    • It can be implemented quickly for basic online stores.
    • Once the system is configured, ROI will dramatically go up.
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    Rithum
    • This is an expensive tool that takes time to implement properly. You have to be ready to absorb costs and in downtime not selling.
    • Once set up well, it has some advantages that help with sale increases and fewer headaches.
    • We now use the same amount of people but have absorbed about 25% more business coming in.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Ecwid by Lightspeed Screenshots

    Screenshot of Ecwid store looks perfect on any smartphone and automatically adapts to your customer’s screen size — laptops, tablets, smart TVs or smart watches.Screenshot of Manage your Ecwid store wherever you are from your mobile device.Screenshot of Mobile app for every store. Your customers can shop from their mobile devices with your own dedicated native app and utilize advanced features like Apple Pay.