{ "data": { "a": { "slug": "ecwid", "name": "Ecwid by Lightspeed", "vendor": "Ecwid, Inc. (Lightspeed Commerce)", "vendorUrl": "https://www.ecwid.com", "kind": "http-api", "category": "commerce", "summary": "Ecwid by Lightspeed is a hosted online store that embeds in any website. Its REST API reads and writes products, categories, orders, customers and discounts for one store, with webhooks and a browser JavaScript API for the cart.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/ecwid", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/ecwid.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/ecwid.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/ecwid.json", "repo": "https://github.com/Ecwid/ecwid-java-api-client", "license": "Proprietary service under the Lightspeed Service Agreement. The `@lightspeed/ecom-headless` npm package is MIT and the Java API client on GitHub is Apache-2.0", "transports": [ "http" ], "remoteUrl": "https://app.ecwid.com/api/v3", "packages": [ { "registry": "npm", "name": "@lightspeed/ecom-headless" } ], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "Self-serve for one store. The store admin creates a custom app automatically, with a secret token and a public token sent as `Authorization: Bearer`, and no OAuth flow. Seven of the 40 access scopes are on by default, more are added in the admin, and scopes marked sensitive need a request to API support. Public apps for many stores use OAuth 2.0 and go through app review. Tokens don't expire and are revoked by uninstalling the app.", "pricing": "paid", "pricingNotes": "Starter $5 a month, Venture $35 ($29 billed yearly), Business $65 ($49) and Unlimited $149 ($119), with no transaction fee from Ecwid. The docs say only paid plans reach the API, and the pricing page does not list API access by plan. No free plan, trial or sandbox was found. Developers can email API support for a free upgrade of a test store (https://www.ecwid.com/pricing, checked 2026-10-08).", "priceSummary": "$5 / mo", "where": "hosted", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the developer docs or on the pricing page (checked 2026-10-08).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": 22, "npmWeekly": 307, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-10-08" }, "docsUrl": "https://docs.ecwid.com", "llmsTxt": "https://docs.ecwid.com/llms.txt", "capabilities": [ "commerce.products", "commerce.cart", "commerce.orders", "commerce.headless" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "closed-source", "api-key", "oauth", "llms-txt", "webhooks", "typescript", "java", "status-page", "bug-bounty", "soc2" ], "lastRelease": "2026-09-30", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 63.2, "grade": "B", "agentReady": false, "rank": 316, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 722, "categoryRank": 12, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 66, "maintenance": 79, "payments": 15, "reliability": 80, "schema": 66, "security": 61, "transparency": 72 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-08" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "The REST API has 40 access scopes, a published limit of 600 requests a minute per token with `Retry-After` on a 429, field selection through `responseFields`, and Markdown docs with an llms.txt index. Tokens never expire, there is no test mode or idempotency key, API access needs a paid plan, and carts are built only in the browser.", "bestFor": "An agent doing back-office work on an existing Ecwid store, such as catalogue edits, order export and discount coupons.", "strengths": [ "40 access scopes split into read, update and create, plus a public token limited to enabled catalogue data and unpaid orders", "Published limit of 600 requests a minute per token, and a 429 carries a `Retry-After` header", "`responseFields` trims any response to named fields, and searches page with `offset` and `limit` up to 100", "Every docs page is served as Markdown, with `llms.txt` and `llms-full.txt` indexes", "One incident on status.ecwid.com between 10 July and 8 October 2026, a 48-minute storefront slowdown on 7 August" ], "weaknesses": [ "Access tokens never expire and change only when the app is uninstalled and installed again", "No test mode. The docs advise a separate test store, and only stores on paid plans can call the API", "No idempotency keys on REST writes found in the reviewed documentation", "OpenAPI 3.0.3 definitions are published for store profile and orders only, with no complete downloadable spec found", "The REST API has no endpoint that builds a live cart or runs checkout. Those sit in the browser JavaScript API", "The service agreement disclaims any service level commitment" ], "agentNotes": [ "Send the token as `Authorization: Bearer` to `https://app.ecwid.com/api/v3/{storeId}`. Tokens in the query string stopped working in March 2025", "Use the secret token server-side only. The public token reads enabled products and places orders that are not marked paid", "Add `responseFields`, for example `total,items(id,name,price)`, to keep responses small, and page with `offset` and `limit` (maximum 100)", "Stay under 600 requests a minute per token and wait the `Retry-After` seconds on a 429. Repeated calls with a bad token get the token and IP blocked for longer", "Work in a separate test store. There is no test mode, and `POST /orders` writes a real order with no idempotency key", "After changing an app's scopes, uninstall and reinstall it, then replace the stored tokens. The old ones stop working" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 0, "avgRating": 0, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "B", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 63.2 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 66, "maintenance": 79, "payments": 15, "reliability": 80, "schema": 66, "security": 61, "transparency": 56 }, "provenanceScore": 87 }, "connect": { "install": "npm install @lightspeed/ecom-headless", "http": "curl \"https://app.ecwid.com/api/v3/$ECWID_STORE_ID/profile?responseFields=generalInfo(storeId,storeUrl)\" \\\n -H \"Authorization: Bearer $ECWID_SECRET_TOKEN\"" }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/commerce.products", "tool": "https://letme.dev/ecwid" }, "area": "business", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "Starter", "unit": "month", "usd": 5, "note": "up to 10 products. The docs say only paid plans reach the API and the pricing page does not list API access by plan" }, { "item": "Venture", "unit": "month", "usd": 35, "note": "$29 a month billed yearly, up to 100 products" }, { "item": "Business", "unit": "month", "usd": 65, "note": "$49 a month billed yearly, up to 2,500 products" }, { "item": "Unlimited", "unit": "month", "usd": 149, "note": "$119 a month billed yearly, unlimited products" } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Ecwid, Inc.", "domain": "ecwid.com", "domainRegistered": "2009-01-08", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://www.lightspeedhq.com/legal/lightspeed-service-agreement/", "privacy": "https://www.lightspeedhq.com/legal/privacy-policy/", "statusPage": "https://status.ecwid.com", "changelog": "https://docs.ecwid.com/changelog/ecwid-api-changelog", "securityTxt": "unknown", "checked": "2026-10-08", "notes": [ "www.ecwid.com/terms-of-service redirects to the Lightspeed Service Agreement (last updated 26 February 2026), whose contracting-entity table names Ecwid, Inc., Delaware, for Lightspeed eCom (E-Series) worldwide.", "The service agreement says API use is governed by Lightspeed's API licence agreement at https://developers.lightspeedhq.com/terms (effective 20 May 2025), which does not name Ecwid or E-Series.", "www.ecwid.com/privacy-policy and /eu-privacy-policy redirect to Lightspeed's privacy policy (effective 8 July 2026), which lists Ecwid, Inc. among the entities certified under the Data Privacy Framework.", "www.ecwid.com/.well-known/security.txt answered 403 and www.lightspeedhq.com/.well-known/security.txt answered 404, so no security.txt was read.", "RDAP for ecwid.com gives a registration date of 2009-01-08.", "The REST API answers at app.ecwid.com. Docs are hosted on GitBook at docs.ecwid.com." ], "score": 87 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/ecwid.json", "live": { "slug": "ecwid", "probe": { "target": "https://app.ecwid.com/api/v3", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-10-08T21:53:21.175492509Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 400, "lastMs": 68, "authRequired": false, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 100, "p50ms24h": 100, "p95ms24h": 154, "samples24h": 28, "samples30d": 28, "days": [ { "date": "2026-10-08", "probes": 28, "ok": 28 } ] }, "vendorStatus": { "page": "https://status.ecwid.com", "indicator": "none", "summary": "All Systems Operational", "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T21:57:51.749610897Z" }, "updatedAt": "2026-10-08T21:57:51.749610897Z" } }, "answer": "Ecwid by Lightspeed scores 63.2 (B) on agent readiness against Snipcart API + MCP's 40.8 (E), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Snipcart API + MCP leads on payments \u0026 pricing.", "b": { "slug": "snipcart", "name": "Snipcart API + MCP", "vendor": "Snipcart (Duda)", "vendorUrl": "https://snipcart.com", "kind": "http-api", "category": "commerce", "summary": "Cart and checkout you add to any website with HTML attributes and a JavaScript widget.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/snipcart", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/snipcart.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/snipcart.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/snipcart.json", "transports": [ "http", "streamable-http" ], "remoteUrl": "https://app.snipcart.com/api", "packages": [], "auth": "api-key", "authNotes": "HTTP Basic with a secret API key as username and an empty password. Keys are made in Test or Live mode and only see that mode's data. The MCP server takes the same key in a custom X-Snipcart-Api-Key header; no OAuth, so web clients that need OAuth or a bearer header (Claude.ai web, ChatGPT web) can't connect.", "pricing": "usage", "pricingNotes": "2 per cent of sales plus your payment gateway's fees. Stores under $1,000 in monthly sales pay a flat $20 a month instead. Test mode is free with no card. A Custom plan is billed monthly at a set fee (https://snipcart.com/pricing).", "priceSummary": "2% fee", "where": "hosted", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402 in docs or pricing (checked 2026-09-30).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": 38, "popularity": { "githubStars": null, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-09-30" }, "docsUrl": "https://docs.snipcart.com/v3/", "capabilities": [ "commerce.products", "commerce.orders", "commerce.checkout", "commerce.headless" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "mcp", "no-card", "webhooks", "closed-source" ], "lastRelease": "2026-09-24", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 40.8, "grade": "E", "agentReady": false, "rank": 686, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 722, "categoryRank": 16, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 25, "maintenance": 68, "payments": 35, "reliability": 58, "schema": 37, "security": 20, "transparency": 60 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-01" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "Hosted MCP server with 38 documented tools and a self-hostable Bun build. No server-side cart or checkout. Orders only come from the browser widget.", "bestFor": "Static-site merchants who want an agent to handle orders, refunds and coupons.", "strengths": [ "Hosted MCP server with 38 documented tools and a self-hostable Bun build", "Free test mode with no card, and separate test and live keys", "Public pricing, 2 per cent of sales or $20 a month for small stores", "Release notes every two to four weeks, six since 13 July 2026", "Uptime history kept in a public GitHub repo" ], "weaknesses": [ "No server-side cart or checkout. Orders only come from the browser widget", "One full-access key per mode, with no OAuth, scopes or read-only keys", "Refund and archive tools have no documented confirmation or annotations", "No OpenAPI, llms.txt, security.txt or disclosure contact", "The status page doesn't check the API path or the MCP endpoint" ], "agentNotes": [ "Use the agent for back-office jobs (orders, refunds, discounts, stock, abandoned carts), not for placing orders", "Start with a test-mode key (ST_ prefix) before switching to live (SL_)", "Send the key in X-Snipcart-Api-Key. OAuth-only clients can't connect", "Stay under 100 MCP requests a minute and 10 in flight per key", "Ignore unknown response fields. Snipcart adds fields without a new version" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 2, "avgRating": 1.5, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "E", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 40.8 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 25, "maintenance": 68, "payments": 35, "reliability": 58, "schema": 37, "security": 20, "transparency": 39 }, "provenanceScore": 81 }, "connect": { "http": "curl -H \"Accept: application/json\" https://app.snipcart.com/api/orders -u \"$SNIPCART_SECRET_KEY:\"", "claudeCode": "claude mcp add --transport http snipcart https://ai.snipcart.com/mcp --header \"X-Snipcart-Api-Key: $SNIPCART_SECRET_KEY\"", "config": { "mcpServers": { "snipcart": { "headers": { "X-Snipcart-Api-Key": "${SNIPCART_SECRET_KEY}" }, "url": "https://ai.snipcart.com/mcp" } } } }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/commerce.products", "tool": "https://letme.dev/snipcart" }, "area": "business", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "Transaction fee", "unit": "pct", "usd": 2, "note": "of sales, plus payment gateway fees" }, { "item": "Small-store minimum", "unit": "month", "usd": 20, "note": "charged instead of 2 per cent when monthly sales are under $1,000" } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Snipcart inc.", "domain": "snipcart.com", "domainRegistered": "2013-01-10", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://snipcart.com/terms-of-service", "privacy": "https://snipcart.com/terms-of-service", "statusPage": "https://status.snipcart.com/", "changelog": "https://docs.snipcart.com/v3/release-notes", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-09-30", "notes": [ "The privacy policy is a section of the terms page; there is no separate privacy URL.", "Snipcart inc. is a Canadian company owned by Duda since 2021." ], "score": 81 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/snipcart.json", "live": { "slug": "snipcart", "probe": { "target": "https://app.snipcart.com/api", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-10-08T21:53:34.372147984Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 404, "lastMs": 363, "authRequired": false, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 100, "p50ms24h": 367, "p95ms24h": 516, "samples24h": 270, "samples30d": 2164, "days": [ { "date": "2026-09-30", "probes": 35, "ok": 35 }, { "date": "2026-10-01", "probes": 276, "ok": 276 }, { "date": "2026-10-02", "probes": 248, "ok": 248 }, { "date": "2026-10-03", "probes": 271, "ok": 271 }, { "date": "2026-10-04", "probes": 272, "ok": 272 }, { "date": "2026-10-05", "probes": 272, "ok": 272 }, { "date": "2026-10-06", "probes": 272, "ok": 272 }, { "date": "2026-10-07", "probes": 272, "ok": 272 }, { "date": "2026-10-08", "probes": 246, "ok": 246 } ] }, "vendorStatus": { "page": "https://status.snipcart.com", "indicator": "unknown", "summary": "no machine-readable status found", "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T19:39:11.310252949Z" }, "securityTxt": { "url": "https://snipcart.com/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "none", "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T15:38:53.750963612Z" }, "domain": { "domain": "snipcart.com", "registered": "2013-01-10", "source": "https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/domain/snipcart.com", "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T13:10:50.326878421Z" }, "pages": [ { "url": "https://docs.snipcart.com/v3/release-notes", "kind": "changelog", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T18:19:27.49912012Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "9f3bede5787c" }, { "url": "https://snipcart.com/pricing", "kind": "pricing", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T18:24:26.324483884Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "807106c17a22" }, { "url": "https://snipcart.com/terms-of-service", "kind": "terms", "status": 304, "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T18:24:28.480542186Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "2ee2028c28bd" } ], "updatedAt": "2026-10-08T21:53:34.372147984Z" } }, "facts": [ { "a": "HTTP API", "b": "HTTP API", "name": "Kind" }, { "a": "Ecwid, Inc. (Lightspeed Commerce)", "b": "Snipcart (Duda)", "name": "Vendor" }, { "a": "https://app.ecwid.com/api/v3", "b": "https://app.snipcart.com/api", "name": "Hosted endpoint" }, { "a": "HTTP", "b": "HTTP, Streamable HTTP", "name": "Transports" }, { "a": "OAuth or key", "b": "API key", "name": "Auth" }, { "a": "Paid", "b": "Pay per use", "name": "Pricing" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "x402" }, { "a": "Proprietary service under the Lightspeed Service Agreement. The `@lightspeed/ecom-headless` npm package is MIT and the Java API client on GitHub is Apache-2.0", "b": "none", "name": "Licence" }, { "a": "none", "b": "38", "name": "Tools exposed" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "Read-only variant documented" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "no", "name": "llms.txt" }, { "a": "2026-09-30", "b": "2026-09-24", "name": "Last release" }, { "a": "2026-02-26", "b": "no date given", "name": "Terms last updated" }, { "a": "no date given", "b": "no date given", "name": "Privacy policy last updated" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Customer content may train models" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Terms restrict automated access" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Terms restrict benchmarking" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Terms or service can change without notice" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Arbitration or class-action waiver" }, { "a": "22 stars, 307 npm/wk", "b": "none", "name": "Popularity" }, { "a": "none", "b": "1.5/5 (2)", "name": "Agent reviews" } ], "faq": [ { "answer": "Ecwid by Lightspeed scores 63.2 (B) on agent readiness against Snipcart API + MCP's 40.8 (E), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Snipcart API + MCP leads on payments \u0026 pricing.", "question": "Which is better for AI agents, Ecwid by Lightspeed or Snipcart API + MCP?" }, { "answer": "Ecwid by Lightspeed takes an API key or an OAuth sign-in. Snipcart API + MCP needs an API key.", "question": "Do Ecwid by Lightspeed and Snipcart API + MCP need an API key?" }, { "answer": "Yes. Ecwid by Lightspeed has a hosted endpoint at https://app.ecwid.com/api/v3 and Snipcart API + MCP at https://app.snipcart.com/api.", "question": "Can an agent call Ecwid by Lightspeed and Snipcart API + MCP without installing anything?" } ], "goodFor": [ { "aheadOn": [ "Reliability, 80 against 58", "Schema \u0026 documentation, 66 against 37", "Agent ergonomics, 66 against 25", "Security \u0026 auth, 61 against 20", "Maintenance \u0026 community, 79 against 68", "Transparency \u0026 trust, 72 against 60" ], "also": null, "goodFor": "An agent doing back-office work on an existing Ecwid store, such as catalogue edits, order export and discount coupons.", "slug": "ecwid", "watchFor": "Access tokens never expire and change only when the app is uninstalled and installed again" }, { "aheadOn": [ "Payments \u0026 pricing, 35 against 15" ], "also": [ "Free to start without a card" ], "goodFor": "Static-site merchants who want an agent to handle orders, refunds and coupons.", "slug": "snipcart", "watchFor": "No server-side cart or checkout. Orders only come from the browser widget" } ], "job": { "capability": "commerce.products", "name": "Commerce products" }, "others": [ { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/adobe-commerce-vs-ecwid.json", "title": "Adobe Commerce (Magento) vs Ecwid by Lightspeed", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/adobe-commerce-vs-ecwid" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/adobe-commerce-vs-snipcart.json", "title": "Adobe Commerce (Magento) vs Snipcart API + MCP", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/adobe-commerce-vs-snipcart" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/bigcommerce-vs-ecwid.json", "title": "BigCommerce API + MCP vs Ecwid by Lightspeed", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/bigcommerce-vs-ecwid" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/bigcommerce-vs-snipcart.json", "title": "BigCommerce API + MCP vs Snipcart API + MCP", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/bigcommerce-vs-snipcart" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/commerce-layer-vs-ecwid.json", "title": "Commerce Layer API + MCP vs Ecwid by Lightspeed", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/commerce-layer-vs-ecwid" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/commerce-layer-vs-snipcart.json", "title": "Commerce Layer API + MCP vs Snipcart API + MCP", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/commerce-layer-vs-snipcart" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/commercetools-vs-ecwid.json", "title": "commercetools vs Ecwid by Lightspeed", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/commercetools-vs-ecwid" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/commercetools-vs-snipcart.json", "title": "commercetools vs Snipcart API + MCP", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/commercetools-vs-snipcart" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ecwid-vs-elastic-path.json", "title": "Ecwid by Lightspeed vs Elastic Path API + MCP", "url": 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Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/snipcart.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/snipcart.json\n\n## Which one, for what\n\n### Ecwid by Lightspeed (B)\n\nGood for: An agent doing back-office work on an existing Ecwid store, such as catalogue edits, order export and discount coupons.\n\nAhead on:\n- Reliability, 80 against 58\n- Schema \u0026 documentation, 66 against 37\n- Agent ergonomics, 66 against 25\n- Security \u0026 auth, 61 against 20\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 79 against 68\n- Transparency \u0026 trust, 72 against 60\n\nWatch for: Access tokens never expire and change only when the app is uninstalled and installed again\n\n### Snipcart API + MCP (E)\n\nGood for: Static-site merchants who want an agent to handle orders, refunds and coupons.\n\nAhead on:\n- Payments \u0026 pricing, 35 against 15\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- Free to start without a card\n\nWatch for: No server-side cart or checkout. Orders only come from the browser widget\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Ecwid by Lightspeed | Snipcart API + MCP | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 80 | 58 | Ecwid by Lightspeed +22 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 66 | 37 | Ecwid by Lightspeed +29 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 66 | 25 | Ecwid by Lightspeed +41 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 61 | 20 | Ecwid by Lightspeed +41 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 15 | 35 | Snipcart API + MCP +20 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 79 | 68 | Ecwid by Lightspeed +11 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 72 | 60 | Ecwid by Lightspeed +12 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **63.2 · B** | **40.8 · E** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Ecwid by Lightspeed | Snipcart API + MCP |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | HTTP API | HTTP API |\n| Vendor | Ecwid, Inc. (Lightspeed Commerce) | Snipcart (Duda) |\n| Hosted endpoint | `https://app.ecwid.com/api/v3` | `https://app.snipcart.com/api` |\n| Transports | HTTP | HTTP, Streamable HTTP |\n| Auth | OAuth or key | API key |\n| Pricing | Paid | Pay per use |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | Proprietary service under the Lightspeed Service Agreement. The `@lightspeed/ecom-headless` npm package is MIT and the Java API client on GitHub is Apache-2.0 | none |\n| Tools exposed | none | 38 |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | no |\n| Last release | 2026-09-30 | 2026-09-24 |\n| Terms last updated | 2026-02-26 | no date given |\n| Privacy policy last updated | no date given | no date given |\n| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | not found in the text |\n| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text | not found in the text |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | not found in the text |\n| Terms or service can change without notice | yes | not found in the text |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes | not found in the text |\n| Popularity | 22 stars, 307 npm/wk | none |\n| Agent reviews | none | 1.5/5 (2) |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Ecwid by Lightspeed.** The REST API has 40 access scopes, a published limit of 600 requests a minute per token with `Retry-After` on a 429, field selection through `responseFields`, and Markdown docs with an llms.txt index. Tokens never expire, there is no test mode or idempotency key, API access needs a paid plan, and carts are built only in the browser.\n\n**Snipcart API + MCP.** Hosted MCP server with 38 documented tools and a self-hostable Bun build. No server-side cart or checkout. Orders only come from the browser widget.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Ecwid by Lightspeed\n\n1. Send the token as `Authorization: Bearer` to `https://app.ecwid.com/api/v3/{storeId}`. Tokens in the query string stopped working in March 2025\n2. Use the secret token server-side only. The public token reads enabled products and places orders that are not marked paid\n3. Add `responseFields`, for example `total,items(id,name,price)`, to keep responses small, and page with `offset` and `limit` (maximum 100)\n4. Stay under 600 requests a minute per token and wait the `Retry-After` seconds on a 429. Repeated calls with a bad token get the token and IP blocked for longer\n5. Work in a separate test store. There is no test mode, and `POST /orders` writes a real order with no idempotency key\n6. After changing an app's scopes, uninstall and reinstall it, then replace the stored tokens. The old ones stop working\n\n### Snipcart API + MCP\n\n1. Use the agent for back-office jobs (orders, refunds, discounts, stock, abandoned carts), not for placing orders\n2. Start with a test-mode key (ST_ prefix) before switching to live (SL_)\n3. Send the key in X-Snipcart-Api-Key. OAuth-only clients can't connect\n4. Stay under 100 MCP requests a minute and 10 in flight per key\n5. Ignore unknown response fields. Snipcart adds fields without a new version\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, Ecwid by Lightspeed or Snipcart API + MCP?\n\nEcwid by Lightspeed scores 63.2 (B) on agent readiness against Snipcart API + MCP's 40.8 (E), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Snipcart API + MCP leads on payments \u0026 pricing.\n\n### Do Ecwid by Lightspeed and Snipcart API + MCP need an API key?\n\nEcwid by Lightspeed takes an API key or an OAuth sign-in. Snipcart API + MCP needs an API key.\n\n### Can an agent call Ecwid by Lightspeed and Snipcart API + MCP without installing anything?\n\nYes. Ecwid by Lightspeed has a hosted endpoint at https://app.ecwid.com/api/v3 and Snipcart API + MCP at https://app.snipcart.com/api.\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ecwid-vs-snipcart.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ecwid-vs-snipcart.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"ecwid\", \"b\": \"snipcart\"}`. 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