Weebly has four premium pricing plans as we have compared in our earlier article. Connect, Pro, Business (Professional) and Business Plus (Performance) are the premium plans in addition to a free plan. Out of all these plans, Business plan is a unique one targeted for small business owners and stores. It includes all Pro features along with ecommerce features to attract more online sellers. If you are running an online Weebly store or planning to open your own online ecommerce store then Weebly’s business plan is the one you can think of choosing.
Features of Business Plan
Here are the complete features of Weebly’s business plan in comparison with other plans.
| Feature | Performance | Business | Pro | Starter | Free |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Site Builder | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Free Hosting | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Free Domain | Yes | 1 Year | 1 Year | 1 Year | No |
| Number of Pages | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Storage Limit | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | 500 MB |
| Search Engine Indexing | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Expanded Site Statistics | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Connect with Custom Domain | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Remove Weebly Footer Message | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Drag & Drop Customizable Footer | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Password Protect at Site Level | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Own Favicon | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Site Search Box | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Video Backgrounds | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| HD Video and Audio Players | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Editor Permissions | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| File Upload | 250MB | 250MB | 250MB | 100MB | 100MB |
| SSL Certificate | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Membership | Unlimited | Unlimited | 100 | No | No |
| User Registration | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Email Marketing | $96 for a year | No | No | No | No |
| Google AdWords Coupon | $100 | $100 | $100 | $100 | No |
| Support Model | Forum + Email + Chat + Phone | Forum + Email + Chat + Phone | Forum + Email + Chat + Phone | Forum + Email + Chat | Forum + Email + Chat |
| Email Campaigns | 5 per month to 500 sender per mail | No | No | No | No |
| Ecommerce Features | |||||
| Number of Product Elements | Unlimited | Unlimited | 25 | 10 | 0 |
| Payment Transaction Fee | 0% | 0% | 3% | 3% | Not Eligible |
| Shopping Cart | On Your Own Domain | On Your Own Domain | checkout.weebly.com | checkout.weebly.com | Not Eligible |
| Selling Digital Goods | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Inventory Tracking | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Shipping Details | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Tax Calculator | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Offering Coupon Codes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Realtime Shipping Rates | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Abandoned Cart Emails | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Gift Cards | Yes | No | No | No | No |
Business Plan Pricing
Here is the table showing the price comparison of Weebly’s various plans.
Weebly Plans Pricing Details
| Plan | Number of Sites | Price Per Month (Monthly Plan) | Price Per Month (6 Months Plan) | Price Per Month (1 Year Plan) | Price Per Month (2 Years Plan) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Plan | 10 | Free | Free | Free | Free |
| Starter Plan | 10 | No Plan | $9 | $8 | $5 |
| Pro Plan | 10 | No Plan | $14 | $12 | $9 |
| Business Plan | 10 | $35 | $34 | $25 | $21 |
| Performance Plan | 10 | $59 | No Plan | $49 | $45 |
Important Settings
With the introduction of business plan, online store features are integrated through out various sections of Weebly. Here is the list of places where you can make use for your online store.
- Under “Settings” tab there is new tab “Store” added which helps you to customize the complete settings. Here you can enable the payment methods, how your product elements should look and enable legacy mode.
- The same above settings are available under “Store” tab in Weebly editor.
- Under “Pages” you can add a new “Store Page” to start building your store.
- Weebly Pro search box element will now show all the results including your products along with categories to help users find the products easily through site search.
Summary
Weebly business plan is the ideal option for small website owners to extend their site with ecommerce features. With free hosting, free domain and SSL, you will get all required features for building a professional online store. However, $25 per month is bit higher price compared to building similar sites with content management systems like WordPress.
Pros
- Easy to build online store with drag and drop builder.
- Get ecommerce features like gift card, customer review and shipping.
Cons
- Higher price.
- Average customer support.
2 Comments
Leave your reply.