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Ecwid vs Shopify: which is more reliable? (2026)
Shopify is more reliable than Ecwid, scoring 99.6 vs 93.1 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Ecwid reported 2 incidents and Shopify reported 1, with effective uptime of 99.93% and 100% respectively.
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Ecwid | Shopify |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 93.1 | 99.6 |
| Rank (e-commerce platforms) | #4 | #1 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 99.93% | 100% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 2 | 1 |
| Partial / major outages | 1 | 0 |
| Avg time to resolve | 1h 6m | — |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Ecwid and Shopify differ
- Ecwid reported 2× as many incidents as Shopify over the last 90 days (2 vs 1).
- Ecwid had 1 partial or major outage, compared with 0 for Shopify.
- Ecwid's longest outage on record lasted 11h 59m (May 14, 2026); Shopify's lasted 42m (Oct 29, 2026).
90-day uptime
Ecwid
Shopify
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent Ecwid incidents
- Major outageOct 9, 2026 · resolved in 1h 24m
Ecwid storefronts and control panels are unavailableofficial update ↗
Affected: Storefront, Admin
- Degraded performanceAug 7, 2026 · resolved in 48m
[Outage] Some storefronts may be slowed down
Affected: Storefront, Checkout
Recent Shopify incidents
- InformationalOct 29, 2026 · resolved in 42m
Some merchants encountering error messages within their admins
Other e-commerce platforms to consider
- Squarespace · #2 · 99.98% uptime
- GoDaddy Online Store · #3 · 99.97% uptime
- Wix · #5 · 99.85% uptime
- Lightspeed eCom · #6 · 99.15% uptime