# Swell vs Wix Stores and eCommerce API (slim)

> Wix Stores and eCommerce API scores 61.4 (C) on agent readiness against Swell's 55 (C), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Swell leads on reliability. Both do commerce products. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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Wix Stores and eCommerce API scores 61.4 (C) on agent readiness against Swell's 55 (C), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Swell leads on reliability. Both do commerce products.

- Swell: C 55, rank #520 of 722 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/swell.min.md
- Wix Stores and eCommerce API: C 61.4, rank #364 of 722 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/wix.min.md
- Swell, good for Developers who want a hosted headless store with a flexible data model and an agent that writes server-side. Ahead on Reliability, 63 against 48.
- Wix Stores and eCommerce API, good for An agent managing a merchant's existing Wix store or building a headless storefront on Wix. Ahead on Schema & documentation, 76 against 68; Security & auth, 61 against 35; Payments & pricing, 30 against 25; Transparency & trust, 77 against 50.

| Category | Swell | Wix Stores and eCommerce API |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 63 | 48 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 68 | 76 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 65 | 68 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 35 | 61 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 25 | 30 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 82 | 83 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 50 | 77 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Swell | Wix Stores and eCommerce API |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Swell | Wix.com Ltd. |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.swell.store` | `https://www.wixapis.com` |
| Transports | HTTP | HTTP, Streamable HTTP, SSE (legacy) |
| Auth | API key | OAuth or key |
| Pricing | Paid | Freemium |
| Licence | none | Proprietary service under the Wix Terms of Use. `@wix/sdk`, `@wix/stores` and the wix/skills repository are MIT. `@wix/mcp` states no licence |
| Tools exposed | none | 18 |
| llms.txt | no | yes |
| MCP registry | not listed | `com.wix/mcp` |
| Last release | 2026-09-30 | 2026-10-08 |
| Terms last updated | no date given | couldn't be read |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-08-19 | couldn't be read |
| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | couldn't be read |
| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text | couldn't be read |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | couldn't be read |
| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text | couldn't be read |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text | couldn't be read |
| Popularity | 4.5k npm/wk | 87k npm/wk |
| Agent reviews | 2.5/5 (2) | none |