Shoopy Best Wix alternatives for ecommerce in India (2026)
Three Wix alternatives for an online store in India, compared with Wix on how each takes online payments, and what moves with you when you leave a Wix store.
Quick Answer: Three Wix alternatives for ecommerce in India in 2026 are Shopify, WooCommerce and Shoopy. They differ most in how each one connects your checkout to an Indian payment gateway. Shoopy fits a shop that also bills at a counter, because its counter and online store read one catalogue.
A Wix alternative is another platform that runs your online store, from the product pages to the checkout. This guide compares three Wix alternatives with Wix itself. It also covers what moves with you when you leave a website builder, and what you rebuild.
What are the Wix alternatives for an online store in India?
Shopify, WooCommerce and Shoopy are three Wix alternatives for an online store in India. The table compares them with Wix, in no ranked order.
| Platform | Online payments, from its own page | Ask before you move |
|---|---|---|
| Wix (the platform you are leaving) | As of October 2026, Wix’s plans page puts “Accept payments” on the Core, Business and Business Elite plans, but not on Light | Is your domain registered through your Wix account? |
| Shopify | As of October 2026, Shopify’s India pricing page lists selling on social and marketplaces, and a third-party payment provider fee of 2% (Basic), 1% (Grow), 0.6% (Advanced) or 0.2% (Plus) | Which payment provider will your orders go through? |
| WooCommerce | As of October 2026, the Razorpay for WooCommerce page lists an extension made by Razorpay that needs WordPress and takes cards, UPI, netbanking and wallets | Who will run the WordPress site and keep it updated? |
| Shoopy | UPI and cash on delivery, and online payments through Razorpay or PayU at checkout. Plans and current prices are on the pricing page | Do you also bill at a counter? |
What should you read beyond each plan name?
Read the middle column with your own orders in mind. A fee you cannot see in a plan name can still change your monthly bill.
UPI stands for Unified Payments Interface. A buyer uses it to pay from a bank account through a phone app.
Three more names to check
If you want an alternative to Wix beyond the table, Dukaan, Instamojo and Zoho Commerce are three more store builders to check. Open the pricing page of each one and read it before you compare it with the rows above. Plans change, so read each page again on the day you decide.
How do Wix alternatives take online payments in India?
Each one connects your checkout to a payment gateway, the company that moves the buyer’s money to your bank account. Razorpay and PayU are two such gateways in India.
The platform fee and the gateway fee
The platform’s fee is paid to the business behind your store software. The gateway’s fee is paid to the business that moves the money. Read the middle column of the table to see which platform states its own fee, and add the gateway’s fee on top.
Do this sum at your real order count. Take last month’s online orders and their average value, then work out each charge on that number.
Which payment modes do your buyers use?
List how your buyers paid you last month: UPI, cards, netbanking or cash. Then check that each of those modes works at the new checkout before you move.
With cash on delivery (COD), the buyer pays only once the parcel reaches the door. If the buyer refuses the parcel, the courier has still made the trip. A part payment before dispatch covers some of that cost.
Who owns the payment gateway account?
Open the gateway account in your own business name, not through a developer’s account. Then the account is tied to your business, not to the person who built the store. Ask the new platform which gateways it connects to before you sign up.
What does moving your online store off Wix involve?
Moving to any of these Wix alternatives means three jobs: export what you can, rebuild what you cannot, and move the address your buyers know.
Your products
Export your product list as a CSV file, a plain spreadsheet file. Check that it carries prices, stock counts, variants and photo links. Open it in a spreadsheet and fix blank rows before you load it into a new store.
A Shoopy store can import products and stock counts from a spreadsheet.
Your pages and design
Page designs are built in each platform’s own editor, so plan to rebuild them, not copy them. Save the text and images of your home, about and policy pages first. Then you have them ready while you rebuild.
Your domain
If you bought the domain inside your website builder account, you manage it from that account until you move it. You can point it at the new store by changing its DNS records, or move the registration to another company.
ICANN’s rules cover a transfer between ICANN-accredited registrars. A .in name is run by the National Internet Exchange of India, so ask your registrar which rules apply to it.
As of October 2026, ICANN’s domain transfer FAQ says a registrar may refuse a transfer within 60 days of the first registration or of a previous transfer. The same page says you may be able to update the nameservers instead, which avoids the transfer.
The other jobs your website does
List every job the old site does besides selling: a booking form, a blog, a contact form or a members area. A store platform may not offer each one. Decide which ones you keep, replace or drop before you move.
What goes wrong when you leave Wix, and how do you stop it?
Three problems stop orders: the old plan ends too early, the domain will not move, and old links show an error page. Each one has a plain fix.
The old plan ends too early
If the old plan ends before your domain points at the new store, buyers can reach a site that no longer takes orders. Point the domain first. Cancel the old plan only after the new store has taken real paid orders.
The domain will not move
Where ICANN’s rules apply, a domain registered or moved in the last 60 days may be refused, as the ICANN page above says. Point the domain at the new store with a DNS change, and move the registration later.
ICANN’s page also describes a 60-day lock after you change the owner’s name, organisation or email. Finish the transfer first, then update those details.
Old links show an error page
Buyers bookmark product addresses, and search results keep showing the old ones. Set a redirect for each old address: an instruction that sends a visitor from the old address to the new page. Ask the new platform whether it lets you set redirects before you move.
Which Wix alternative fits which kind of seller?
Pick by the job your website does today. These four cases follow the kind of seller, in no ranked order.
- Your website is mostly a showcase with a few products. Staying where you are may suit you better than moving.
- You plan to sell on social media and marketplaces too. Start with Shopify’s row, and work out its fee line at your order count.
- You already run a WordPress site and have a developer. Start with WooCommerce’s row, and ask your developer what the setup involves.
- You run a shop and also sell online. Look for counter billing and the online store on one catalogue.
For the last kind of seller, Shoopy’s counter billing and online store read the same catalogue. Bill a shirt at the counter and the online stock drops by one. Every online order also gets a GST invoice.
When does Wix suit you better?
One boundary is worth stating plainly. Shoopy’s Wix comparison page says to choose Wix when the website matters more than the store. If you want to place every block on every page by hand, the same page says a drag-and-drop website builder gives you more design control.
Before you decide, read this guide on how to choose a commerce platform. It sets out five questions, from who owns the store to what happens when you outgrow it.
If your counter and your online store need one stock count, the Wix comparison page above also lets you book a demo on your own catalogue.
Frequently asked questions
Can I copy my website design to a new store platform?
Usually not as a file, because each platform builds pages in its own editor. Save your logo, your colour codes (the HEX values, such as #FF5733), your font names and all page text first. Then rebuild each page on the new platform with the same parts, and check it on a phone before you share it.
What happens to your email if your website moves?
Nothing, if you leave the mail records alone. Email and the website are separate settings on the same domain, so moving the site only needs the records that point at it. Copy down every mail record before you change anything, because replacing the whole set is how a business loses its email for a day.
How do I get my domain’s transfer code?
Ask the company that holds your domain registration, or create the code in its domain settings. ICANN calls it an Auth-Code, also known as an EPP or transfer code. Where ICANN’s rules apply, the registrar must give it to you within 5 calendar days of your request, so ask for it early.
What is the difference between a website builder and an ecommerce platform?
A website builder is software for making pages, such as a home page, a portfolio or a blog, and a store is one feature inside it. An ecommerce platform starts from the catalogue, the checkout and the order list, with stock tracked per SKU (stock keeping unit). Pick the one your business earns its money from.
What should I list before I leave my website builder?
List every page address, every form and every email address that runs on your domain. If email runs on it, note its MX records, the DNS settings that tell other mail servers where to deliver your email. Tick off each item on the new platform before you cancel the old plan.
