Lightspeed eCom vs Payhip

Lightspeed eCom is a hosted ecommerce platform for businesses that want to create an online store, sell across channels and manage it from one control panel. Its website builder requires no coding experience and offers 30 free themes. Merchants can sell physical products, digital goods and subscriptions, with shipping, pickup and delivery options. Storefronts can be professionally translated into 53 languages. Built-in marketing tools include SEO, automated abandoned-cart emails, product ads and discount coupons. The platform connects with Lightspeed Retail to sync products between online and in-store sales, and can connect to existing sites such as WordPress, Wix and Squarespace. It supports more than 70 integrated payment providers. Lightspeed says eCom is a PCI DSS Level 1 Service Provider, with HTTPS using TLS encryption and automatic security updates. Merchants can manage stores through iOS and Android apps, and product questions are directed to the Help Center. Lightspeed presents eCom for small businesses, including local businesses seeking to expand globally. It has a free plan, listed as free, and the transaction fee applies to payments.

Payhip is an e-commerce platform for selling digital and physical products, courses, coaching, and memberships directly to customers. Its drag-and-drop website builder supports storefronts, landing pages, and custom CSS, while product delivery can use a download page and email links. Course tools include videos, quizzes, certificates, drip content, and progress tracking. Sellers can set one-time payments, subscriptions, payment plans, pay-what-you-want pricing, and membership free trials. The platform names several payment gateways and integrations, and provides webhooks and a public API for coupons and license keys. Payhip says it automatically calculates, collects, and remits VAT and sales tax in the USA, Canada, UK, and EU. Protection features include PDF stamping, download limits, expiring links, customer and regional blocking, and account two-factor authentication. All plans include unlimited products, customers, revenue, bandwidth, and storage. Free Forever costs nothing with a 5% transaction fee; Plus is $29 a month with a 2% fee; Pro is $99 a month with no transaction fee. Payhip was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.