WooCommerce Is Free And Endlessly Flexible. Nexus Commerce Is One Plan For The Whole Business.
WooCommerce is a free, open-source store plugin for WordPress, and for a lot of online stores that’s hard to argue with. The real costs are hosting and the paid extensions you add. If you also sell at a counter, to dealer accounts and through reps, Nexus Commerce puts that in one subscription with nothing to host.
Public pricing and features checked October 31, 2026. Prices change, so confirm on WooCommerce’s site before you decide.
Which One Fits Your Business?
Choose WooCommerce if
You already run WordPress, most of your sales are online, and you or someone on your team is comfortable choosing a host and managing extensions.
Choose Nexus Commerce if
You sell to accounts and walk-ins as much as online: point of sale, quotes, dealer pricing, reps, commissions, purchase orders and follow-up in one place.
Be honest about the mix
If you’re an online-only store on a tight budget, WooCommerce will cost less. If you’d need a stack of extensions to cover the counter, accounts and reps, add up the hosting and yearly fees first.
What It Looks Like In Nexus Commerce
A real Nexus Commerce screen.
Counter, Online And Account Orders Together
One order list for walk-ins, online checkouts and account orders, with what’s awaiting payment and ready to ship.
CoreWhere WooCommerce Is Better Today.
We’re newer, and it shows in places. If these matter most to you, WooCommerce is probably the right call.
- The core plugin is free, with no monthly subscription.
- Open source and built for WordPress, so your store and your website live in one place you control.
- Pay only for what you add. WooCommerce puts most extensions at $29 to $299 a year each.
- Subscriptions are available as an extension, at $279 a year.
- Usage-based payments through WooPayments: 2.90% + $0.30 per online card payment and 2.70% + $0.10 in person in the US.
- Your choice of hosting. WooCommerce says most stores pay $25 to $350 a month.
Where Nexus Commerce Earns Its Place.
- One subscription, nothing to hostThe online store and Store Editor come with Core. No separate hosting bill and no extensions to buy and renew one by one.
- Point of sale built inEvery plan includes point of sale with unlimited registers, plus a mobile app.
- Accounts and pipelines come standardContacts, sales pipelines and dealer pricing levels on every plan. WooCommerce doesn’t list a CRM or sales pipeline on its site as of October 31, 2026.
- Reps and commissionsCommissions from Growth. Reps who see only their own customers, plus commission statements and 1099s, on Enterprise.
- Purchasing built inPurchase orders, receiving, suppliers, supplier returns and transfers on Growth, with QuickBooks integration.
- Calls, texts and email in one placeNexus Connect adds calling, texting and email from $39 a month on any plan. WooCommerce doesn’t list texting or calling on its site.
What It Actually Costs To Run The Store.
| Setup | WooCommerce (low end) | WooCommerce (high end) | Nexus Commerce |
|---|---|---|---|
| Store + hosting | $25/moFree plugin + hosting | $350/moFree plugin + hosting | $249/moCore |
| + 3 paid extensions | $32.25/mo3 × $29/yr | $424.75/mo3 × $299/yr | $249/moCore |
| + 6 paid extensions | $39.50/mo6 × $29/yr | $499.50/mo6 × $299/yr | $249/moCore |
- The WooCommerce plugin is $0. WooCommerce says hosting runs $25 to $350 a month for most stores, and extensions $29 to $299 a year each.
- 3 extensions: low end $25 + (3 × $29 = $87 a year, or $7.25 a month) = $32.25. High end $350 + (3 × $299 = $897 a year, or $74.75 a month) = $424.75.
- 6 extensions: low end $25 + (6 × $29 = $174 a year, or $14.50 a month) = $39.50. High end $350 + (6 × $299 = $1,794 a year, or $149.50 a month) = $499.50.
At the low end of WooCommerce’s own ranges, a store with a handful of extensions costs $32.25 to $39.50 a month, far less than Nexus Commerce Core at $249. WooCommerce only costs more at the top of those ranges, and these numbers don’t count the time someone spends picking, setting up and maintaining hosting and extensions. If you need subscriptions, add the $279 a year extension. Nexus Commerce is one bill with point of sale, pipelines and dealer pricing already in it.
Software and hosting only, using the ranges WooCommerce publishes. Excludes payment processing, card readers, hardware, themes and Nexus Commerce add-ons. Extension counts are examples, not a list of what you’d need. WooCommerce extensions are billed yearly; we show them as a monthly equivalent.
Feature By Feature.
| Capability | Nexus Commerce | WooCommerce |
|---|---|---|
| Online store | Every plan, with Store Editor. No separate hosting. | Free WordPress plugin. You supply hosting, which WooCommerce puts at $25 to $350 a month for most stores. |
| Point of sale | Every plan, unlimited registers. | In-person card payments through WooPayments card readers, with a monthly fee per reader. |
| Sales pipelines | Every plan. | Not listed on their site as of October 31, 2026. |
| Phone and texting | Nexus Connect add-on from $39/month. | Not listed on their site as of October 31, 2026. |
| Accounting | QuickBooks integration on Growth; Sage 500 ERP integration on Enterprise. | Not listed on their site as of October 31, 2026. |
| AI | Nexus AI add-on, $39/month: AI assistant, customer intelligence, Flow Builder and MCP access. | Not listed on their site as of October 31, 2026. |
| Subscriptions | Not listed on our pricing page. | Paid extension, $279 a year (no monthly option). |
| Payments | Swipe Aras, Stripe or Square. Processing fees are set by your processor. | WooPayments (US): 2.90% + $0.30 online, 2.70% + $0.10 in person; +1.50% international cards. |
| Add-ons and extensions | Optional add-ons from $39/month, on any plan. | Paid extensions, typically $29 to $299 a year each. |
| Pricing model | Flat plan price with locations included. No per-seat pricing. | Free core; you pay for hosting, extensions and payments separately. |
Sources: WooCommerce pricing ↗ · WooCommerce hosting ↗ · WooCommerce Subscriptions ↗ · WooPayments fees ↗. Checked October 31, 2026.
Run The Same Test In Both Demos.
Bring one real order. Quote it at an account’s price, sell it, take payment, receive the restock from your supplier and pay the rep’s commission. Count the steps and the tools each platform needs, then price the whole setup.
Switching over? We import your catalog, and onboarding help is optional: $300 on Core, $500 on Growth, $1,000 on Enterprise.
See Nexus Commerce With Your Own Products.
Tell us what you sell and how you sell it. We’ll show you the screens your team would use and the plan that fits.