WordPress plugin comparison

Easy Digital Downloads vs Ecwid by Lightspeed Ecommerce Shopping Cart

Easy Digital Downloads

by Syed Balkhi

40K+ installs4.7

Ecwid by Lightspeed Ecommerce Shopping Cart

by Ecwid by Lightspeed Ecommerce Shopping Cart

20K+ installs4.5

At a glance

Easy Digital Downloads has more active installs: 40K+, against 20K+ for Ecwid by Lightspeed Ecommerce Shopping Cart.
On a typical day, Easy Digital Downloads is downloaded about 1,282 times, Ecwid by Lightspeed Ecommerce Shopping Cart about 289.
Easy Digital Downloads is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 592 reviews, against 4.5 from 228 reviews.
Easy Digital Downloads was updated more recently: Nov 2, 2026, against Oct 1, 2026 for Ecwid by Lightspeed Ecommerce Shopping Cart.
Easy Digital Downloads resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 0% for Ecwid by Lightspeed Ecommerce Shopping Cart.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Ecwid by Lightspeed Ecommerce Shopping Cart has been around longer: since 2009, against 2012 for Easy Digital Downloads.

Easy Digital Downloads leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Easy Digital Downloads	Ecwid by Lightspeed Ecommerce Shopping Cart
Popular rank	#878	#1,222
Active installs	40K+	20K+
Downloads, last 30 days	57K	8K
Rating	4.7(592)	4.5(228)
Support threads resolved	100%	0%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×2.71	×0.90
Last release	8 days ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	8.0	–

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