What is CartWhizz? The platform explained in 5 minutes
CartWhizz is an online store platform built for Indian sellers: your own branded store, payments, shipping, GST and an AI assistant, for one monthly plan. Here is what it does and who it is for.
Short answer: CartWhizz is a hosted online store platform. You sign up, pick a theme, add your products and start selling from your own branded website, with payments, shipping, taxes and hosting handled for you. You pay one monthly plan fee, and a small commission only on sales above your plan's monthly limit.
What CartWhizz does
Running an online store means juggling a lot of pieces: a website, a checkout, payment gateways, courier bookings, GST, stock and customer messages. CartWhizz puts those pieces in one admin panel so you are not stitching together separate tools.
- Your own store: a website on your own domain, or a free address on cartwhizz.com while you get started.
- Themes and a layout editor: start from a ready-made theme for your type of business, then arrange the blocks on your pages yourself.
- Payments: connect the gateway you prefer, including Razorpay, PayU, PhonePe, Paytm and CCAvenue, and offer cash on delivery.
- Shipping: set your own shipping rates and areas, and connect courier partners such as Shiprocket.
- GST: HSN codes on products, CGST and SGST or IGST worked out from the delivery address, and invoices that show your GSTIN.
- CartWhizz AI: an assistant included free on every plan. It answers shoppers on your store and helps you write product content in your admin.
- Room to grow: a point-of-sale (POS) system for a physical shop and a multi-vendor marketplace mode, on the plans that include them or as add-ons.
Who CartWhizz is for
CartWhizz is designed around how people buy and sell in India: UPI and cards through Indian gateways, cash on delivery, GST invoices and prices in rupees. It suits:
- First-time sellers who want a proper store without hiring a developer.
- Shops and brands selling on marketplaces or Instagram who want their own website and customer list.
- Physical retailers who want the counter and the website on one stock count.
- Marketplace founders who want independent sellers to list on one site.
If most of your customers are outside India, or your business depends on a particular app that only exists on another platform, read our honest Shopify vs CartWhizz comparison first.
How pricing works
Every plan has a monthly fee and a monthly sales limit. Sales up to the limit carry no commission. Above it, you pay a small percentage only on the extra sales.
| Plan | Monthly fee | Commission-free sales each month | Commission above that |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | ₹249 | ₹25,000 | 2% |
| Growth | ₹799 | ₹1,00,000 | 1.5% |
| Pro | ₹3,499 | ₹5,00,000 | 1% |
| Enterprise | ₹29,999 | ₹50,00,000 | 0.5% |
Prices are before 18% GST. Hosting, all themes, your own domain and CartWhizz AI are included on every plan, and there is a 7-day free trial with no card needed. For a full walk-through with examples, read CartWhizz pricing explained, or try the calculator on the pricing page.
What you get on every plan
- Hosting and a secure (HTTPS) store address.
- Every theme, and connecting your own domain with a free SSL certificate.
- All payment methods and all delivery partners, with no plan limit on either.
- Coupons, SEO settings for every product and page, and marketing pixels.
- CartWhizz AI for your shoppers and your admin.
- Help by email and WhatsApp.
Higher plans add more staff accounts, warehouses and products, and tools such as abandoned-cart recovery, reviews, back-in-stock alerts, returns, gift cards, bundles and advanced analytics. The features tour goes through them one by one.
How long it takes to get started
Creating a store takes a few minutes: enter your email, type the code we send you, choose a store name, password and theme, and your store is built while you wait. You can add sample products from the theme's demo store to see how everything fits, then replace them with your own. Most of your setup time goes into product photos, descriptions and policies, not the platform. The step-by-step guide How CartWhizz works shows the whole path from signup to your first order.
Who is behind CartWhizz
CartWhizz is built and run by Ecarter, a software company founded by four developers in India. The same team builds the platform, answers support and writes these guides.
Frequently asked questions
Is CartWhizz free?
There is a 7-day free trial with no card needed. After that, plans start at ₹249 a month before GST, plus commission only on sales above the plan's monthly limit.
Do I need technical skills to use CartWhizz?
No. You set up your store, products, payments and shipping from the admin panel. Hosting, security certificates and updates are handled for you.
Can I use my own domain?
Yes, on every plan. You add a few DNS records at your domain provider, and CartWhizz issues and renews a free SSL certificate for it.
Which payment methods can I offer?
You can connect Indian gateways such as Razorpay, PayU, PhonePe, Paytm and CCAvenue for UPI, cards and net banking, and offer cash on delivery. International gateways such as Stripe and PayPal are also available.
Can I sell in a physical shop too?
Yes. CartWhizz POS uses the same products and stock as your website. It is included on the Pro and Enterprise plans and available as an add-on on Starter and Growth.
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