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QUANTM7 vs
WooCommerce
Open source flexibility, without the endless maintenance. Same features, zero headaches.
£29/mo
Everything included
vs £50-200+ hosting + plugins
0
Plugins to manage
vs 20-40 typical WooCommerce
Zero
Maintenance
vs hours per month
0
Security worries
vs constant vulnerability patching
Feature
QUANTM7
WooCommerce
Pricing & Total Cost
Free plan to build & design
WordPress.com free (limited)
Full ecommerce plan
£29/mo
"Free" plugin (but hosting + plugins = £50-200+/mo)
Hosting included
Self-hosted (your problem)
SSL included
Depends on host
Security & updates included
Manual (or pay for managed hosting)
No plugin subscriptions
Premium plugins £20-100+/mo each
Maintenance & Security
Zero maintenance required
Automatic security updates
Manual or paid service
No plugin conflicts
Very common
No site crashes from updates
Frequent issue
No hack risk from plugins
Major vulnerability vector
Uptime guarantee
99.9%
Depends on host
Automatic backups
Plugin or host dependent
Ecommerce Features
B2B / wholesale
Plugin required (~$100+/yr)
Subscriptions
WooCommerce Subscriptions ($240/yr)
Memberships
Plugin ($200/yr)
Unlimited products
Product variants
Unlimited
Unlimited (but complex)
Multi-currency
Plugin required
Discount codes
Gift cards
Plugin ($130/yr)
Abandoned cart recovery
Plugin required
Shipping calculator
Plugin or extension
Ease of Use
No developer needed
Often needs one
Visual drag-and-drop builder
Gutenberg or page builder plugin
AI website builder
Setup time
Minutes
Hours to days
Feature requests built for free
One dashboard for everything
Fragmented (WP admin + plugins)
Performance
Page speed
Fast by default
Slow (plugins bloat)
Edge-deployed globally
CDN plugin needed
Database optimization
Automatic
Manual or plugin
Image optimization
Plugin required
Headless architecture
Possible but complex
Mobile optimised
Theme dependent
The bottom line
WooCommerce is “free” until you add hosting, premium plugins, security, backups, and the time spent maintaining it all. Most WooCommerce stores cost £100 to £300/mo in plugins alone, plus hours of maintenance. QUANTM7 gives you the same power with zero maintenance, better performance, and a fixed monthly price.