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Wix eCommerce

Wix eCommerce is commercial e-commerce software made by Wix.com. Wix.com was founded in 2006, and the company is based in Israel.

Made by
Wix.com
Maker founded
2006
Source code
Closed

Website Wix.com on Wikipedia

Judgement

What it is
Complete system
What it does
Online store features added to the Wix website builder: products, cart, checkout, payments and bookings.
Adopt it when
A small business wants a drag-and-drop website that also sells a modest range of products.
Watch out
Large catalogues and complex selling outgrow it, and sites cannot be exported.
Ready for
Production-ready
Runs as
Cloud service
What the license allows
Closed source: you use it under the maker's terms and cannot change or resell the code.

Judged on 2026-11-03 from the maker's description and Wikipedia. The license and age lines are worked out directly.

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Under it

Every program, Wix eCommerce included, runs on a microchip.

How compilers were built, back to punched paper tape

Facts come from Wikipedia's article on Wix.com and refresh weekly.