A real store, nothing to assemble.
WooCommerce adds e-commerce to WordPress, as long as you bring together hosting, a theme and plugins. Vivlab hands you a store that's ready to sell, hosted and maintained for you.
WooCommerceThe comparison in detail
Vivlab vs WooCommerce, line by line
The criteria that really matter when you want to launch and sell online, with no blind spots. WooCommerce has its strengths, and we point those out too.
| Criterion | All included, no code | WooCommerce WordPress plugin |
|---|---|---|
| Costs & commissions | ||
| Commission on sales | ✓0%. You keep 100% of every sale. | ✓0% on WooCommerce's side (depends on your payment gateway). |
| Starting price | ✓Fixed prices, announced upfront: store, analytics and SEO included from the start. | ~Free plugin, but WordPress + hosting required. |
| Transaction / payment fees | ✓No Vivlab fees. Payments through Stripe (card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal, Klarna, SEPA): only their fees apply. | ✓0% on WooCommerce's side. |
| Extra costs | ✓Everything is included: e-commerce, analytics, translation, SEO and blog, with no apps or add-ons to buy. | ✕Plenty of paid plugins (payment, shipping…). |
| Setup & technical | ||
| No-code building | ✓Visual block editor or AI page generation: mobile and desktop preview, publishing history. | ✕WordPress + theme + plugins to put together and configure. |
| Hosting, HTTPS & backups | ✓Hosting and backups included; SSL certificate (HTTPS) generated and renewed automatically. | ✕You subscribe and secure it yourself. |
| Maintenance & updates | ✓Automatic. You have nothing to update. | ✕WordPress, theme and plugins to maintain. |
| E-commerce store | ✓Included: physical and digital products, events and subscriptions, with variants, cross-sells and Click & Collect or Mondial Relay pickup. | ✓Full, extensible e-commerce. |
| Day to day | ||
| Multilingual | ✓AI translation of all your content (pages, products, blog, emails), with a dedicated URL per language. | ~Through a third-party plugin (often paid). |
| Analytics | ✓Sales, average basket, conversion rate, sources and countries, no cookie banner, GDPR-compliant. | ~Through plugins or Google Analytics. |
| Search ranking (SEO) | ✓Fast pages, sitemap and robots.txt generated automatically, social previews for every page. | ✓Strong potential (with plugins). |
| Support in French | ✓Real people supporting you in French: tracked support requests, email and video tutorials. | ✕No official support: community-based. |
| Data hosting & GDPR | ✓French editor, data hosted in the EU. | ~Depends on the host you pick. |
Vivlab or WooCommerce, made clear
WooCommerce is free, so is it cheaper?
The plugin is free, but it assumes WordPress, hosting, a theme and often paid plugins, not to mention maintenance. Add it all up and the bill, along with the time spent, climbs fast. Vivlab bundles everything for a fixed price.
Who maintains the store?
With WooCommerce, that's you: WordPress, theme and plugins to update and secure. With Vivlab, it's all handled and included.
Is WooCommerce more customizable?
Yes, its plugin ecosystem is very rich. But that freedom takes time and skills. Vivlab covers the essentials, ready to use.
Can I migrate from WooCommerce?
Yes. Export your WooCommerce catalog as a CSV: our import assistant automatically picks out your products, variants, prices, images and stock levels. Our French support team is there to help.
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