Eekaam vs WooCommerce: Hosted Store or WordPress Plugin?
WooCommerce is free to download and endlessly flexible, if you run it yourself. Eekaam is a hosted store built for Pakistani COD selling. Here's how they compare when you add up the real work and cost.
- Hosted vs self-hosted
- True monthly cost
- COD tools compared
- Free migration help
The real difference
Free plugin, but who runs it?
WooCommerce costs nothing to install. Everything around it is what you pay for, in money or in time.
Hosting and speed
You choose and pay for hosting. A cheap shared plan slows down as plugins and traffic grow, and slow stores lose mobile shoppers.
Updates and security
WordPress, WooCommerce, the theme and every plugin need updates. Skipping them leaves the store open to hacks; applying them can break things.
Plugins add up
Premium themes, WhatsApp, local payment and courier plugins are often separate purchases, many of them billed yearly in USD.
Someone has to fix it
When checkout breaks during a sale, you or your developer are the support team.
How Eekaam helps
What Eekaam takes off your plate.
Hosting, SSL and updates included
No server to choose, no plugins to update, no backups to remember. The platform is kept up for you.
One PKR bill
Plans from Rs 1,960/month with 0% transaction fee, instead of hosting plus a stack of USD plugin licences.
COD tools built in
WhatsApp order confirmation and a product-page COD order form without hunting for plugins.
Local gateways built in
JazzCash, Easypaisa, AssanPay, GoPayFast and Stripe, configured from settings.
Themes you can still code
Edit sections visually, or edit the Liquid theme code when you want full control.
Support that knows COD
WhatsApp and email support from a team that works with Pakistani sellers every day.
Real stores, live today
Stores that moved to a hosted setup.
Live Eekaam stores. Open them on a phone and compare the speed with your current site.
AB Enterprise
Mobile accessories & audio
Earbuds, power banks, chargers and phone accessories across a large multi-brand catalogue.
Healora
Health & wellness
Herbal pain-relief balm and oil plus hair and skin care, with product landing pages and COD checkout.
BabySheen
Baby & newborn gift boxes
Newborn gift-box bundles in three sizes, with cash on delivery and an email welcome offer.
Computer Zone
Electronics · Karachi
High-ticket electronics with product specs, order tracking, and buy-now checkout.
Side by side
Eekaam vs WooCommerce at a glance.
This comparison is written by Eekaam. We aim to keep it useful and fair, but merchants should verify current pricing and features on each platform's own website before deciding.
Honest answers
When WooCommerce is still the right call.
You already run a large WordPress site
If your content and SEO live in WordPress and a developer maintains it, adding WooCommerce keeps everything in one place.
You need deep custom code
WooCommerce lets a developer change anything in PHP. Eekaam allows theme code and apps, but not changes to the platform itself.
Can I move from WooCommerce to Eekaam?
Yes. Export products from WooCommerce as CSV, import them into Eekaam, set up redirects for your old URLs and point your domain. Our team helps with each step.
Stop maintaining plugins. Start selling.
Try Eekaam free for 14 days, no card needed. Import a few products and compare.
Moving from WooCommerce? We help import products and keep your old links working.
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