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Hi everyone,
I am currently making my first website on Wplocal and have only had to use Woocommerce so far, but I've been told that I have to buy their add-ons if I want subscriptions, plans, and ticket support by someone I plan on hiring on Upwork to finish the website dashboard and functionality. Buying these extensions is fine but since I'm just testing the waters, I was wondering what the cheapest way to go about this is. Also, I was planning on using Siteground hosting and saw that they also had woocommerce hosting and was wondering if it was more beneficial (cost-wise and ease of use-wise) to host with woocommerce instead. Sorry if these questions don't make sense and I appreciate any help given.
Thanks.
I haven’t used WooCommerce much myself, but I do know that most of their plugins are subscription-based. This can get expensive quickly, so it’s something to think about before diving in.
As for hosting, “WooCommerce hosting” is mostly just a marketing term. You can definitely get better and cheaper hosting elsewhere, like Vultr or Hetzner, and still run WooCommerce just fine. The main thing is to find hosting that’s fast and reliable, especially for an online store.
If you’re just testing things out, maybe look for free alternatives to some of the paid plugins. You don’t always need to buy every extension right away.
Good luck with your project!
This is in reference to the commerce hosting part of the question.
Basically PHP workers are responsible for running the code, and for lighter sites, you might have 4 workers on a single core (as an example). But For heavier sites like WooCommerce, you would likely need fewer workers per core—possibly 2 workers—since each worker requires more processing power(Core).
Hosting providers that offer separate plans for WooCommerce or similarly demanding sites would need to support that with more powerful compute resources.
But as mentioned some companies might also use this for marketing purposes, so it’s important to keep that in mind.
We have been using SG hosting for a long time now, and from my own experience I would say that the package you would choose depends on how your WP site is big – WooC or not. Maybe you can start with the lower package, and see how it goes. This approach would allow you to manage costs initially and provides the flexibility to upgrade as your site grows and attracts more traffic. SG WooCommerce hosting can offer additional features tailored to online stores, but starting with a basic package should be enough until your site demands more resources.
And related to WooC add-ons for subscriptions and support, consider exploring free or lower-cost alternatives or plugins to manage these features until you’re ready to invest in the official extensions.