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CIQRA vs WooCommerce
WooCommerce is self-hosted and endlessly flexible — if you want to run the infrastructure. CIQRA is the managed, secure-by-default alternative.
WooCommerce turns WordPress into a store and can do almost anything with plugins — but you own the hosting, updates, security and the plugin stack. CIQRA gives you the same breadth as a managed platform, with isolation, payments, analytics and internationalization built in.
- Fully managed — no hosting, patching or plugin stack to maintain
- Security is structural (isolation, encryption, EU residency), not your responsibility
- Payments, analytics and tracking are built in, not assembled from plugins
Side by side
CIQRA and WooCommerce, dimension by dimension
Dimension
CIQRA
WooCommerce
Hosting & data residency
CIQRAEU-hosted (Azure Germany), GDPR-native by default
WooCommerceSelf-hosted on WordPress — you choose and manage hosting
Tenant model & security
CIQRATrue multi-tenant with PostgreSQL row-level isolation + field-level encryption
WooCommerceSingle-site; you own updates, security and backups
Payments
CIQRACIQRA Pay (Stripe Connect, PCI SAQ A) or bring your own gateway; you're merchant of record
WooCommerceWooPayments or many gateway plugins
Analytics
CIQRAFirst-party analytics included — nine report families, privacy-first
WooCommerceBasic built-in; more via plugins
International (currency & tax)
CIQRAMulti-currency (ECB), EU VAT & OSS and place-of-supply tax in the core
WooCommerceAssembled from currency/tax plugins
Marketing tracking
CIQRAServer-side conversion tracking to eight destinations, Consent Mode v2
WooCommerceVia plugins you configure and maintain
Pricing model
CIQRAPaid plans + CIQRA Pay fees that fall as you scale (illustrative pre-launch)
WooCommerceFree core; cost shifts to hosting, plugins and maintenance
This comparison reflects publicly available information about WooCommerceand CIQRA’s shipped capabilities. Platforms evolve — please verify current details with each provider.
Start building on CIQRA
Spin up a store in minutes. Bring your own gateway or turn on CIQRA Pay — your data stays in the EU.