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Commerce7 alternative

The European Alternative to Commerce7

The complete platform for selling wine direct: online shop, wine clubs, events and CRM, built in the UK and hosted in the EU. Flat monthly pricing, no transaction fees, and your customer data stays yours.

Why choose Marzipan

Commerce7 is the established market leader and serves US wineries well. Marzipan is built for UK and European wineries: a flat monthly fee with no cut of your sales, EU-hosted and GDPR-native, priced in sterling, with hands-on, founder-led support.

Built for wineries

Marzipan is purpose-built for wineries and is designed to support how you sell, ship, and grow.

GDPR Compliant

Built in the UK and hosted on EU based servers we are privacy focussed and GDPR compliant.

Eco-friendly

We use data centres powered by 100% renewably generated energy where possible.

No lock-in

You can switch to another provider at any time. We'll ensure you get a full copy of all your data.

Feature comparison

Commerce7 is a capable, well-known platform for wine DtC. Marzipan matches it feature for feature, then hosts your data in the EU with pricing that doesn't take a cut of every sale.

Marzipan compared with Commerce7
Feature Commerce7 Marzipan
Online shop (ecommerce)
Yes Yes
Wine clubs & subscriptions
Yes Yes
Curated / variable shipments & tiers
Yes Yes
Member self-service (pause / skip / swap)
Yes Yes
Events, tastings & reservations
Yes Yes
CRM & customer segmentation
Yes Yes
Analytics & reporting
Yes Yes
Content / CMS
Yes Yes
Discounts & promotions
Yes Yes
Cellar-door / in-person POS
Yes Coming (iOS event POS)
Email marketing
Yes Yes
Integrations
Large app marketplace Select integrations
API
Yes Yes
EU data residency
No Yes

Pricing comparison

Marzipan is a flat monthly fee by revenue band, with no transaction fee on order value. Commerce7 adds a percentage of sales on top, so its cost climbs as you grow.

Marzipan compared with Commerce7
12-month revenue Commerce7 Marzipan
Up to £100k
£149/mo + 1.5% £199/mo
Up to £250k
£149/mo + 1.5% £399/mo
Up to £500k
£149/mo + 1.5% £599/mo
Up to £750k
£399/mo + 1% £799/mo
Up to £1M
£399/mo + 1% £999/mo
Up to £3M
£399/mo + 1% £1,199/mo
Up to £5M
£1,249/mo + 0.75% £1,499/mo

What you'd actually pay vs Commerce7

Smaller producer

£100k a year DtC

Save £900/yr

Marzipan
£2,388
Commerce7
£3,288

Marzipan £199/mo · Commerce7 £149/mo + 1.5%

Growing

£500k a year DtC

Save £2,100/yr

Marzipan
£7,188
Commerce7
£9,288

Marzipan £599/mo · Commerce7 £149/mo + 1.5%

At scale

£3M a year DtC

Save £20,400/yr

Marzipan
£14,388
Commerce7
£34,788

Marzipan £1,199/mo · Commerce7 Pro £399/mo + 1%

Annual cost = monthly fee × 12, plus Commerce7's transaction fee. Examples are at the top of each Marzipan band; whether Marzipan or Commerce7 works out cheaper depends on your exact revenue. Commerce7 uses its Basic plan (£149/mo + 1.5%) to £600k and Pro (£399/mo + 1%) above. Both exclude card-processing fees. Pricing correct as of 11th June 2026.


Frequently asked questions

Don't just take our word for it

“We made the switch from WooCommerce to a custom solution powered by Marzipan. Managing our orders is a breeze and the flexibility of the subscriptions API has allowed us to enhance our old vine adoptions offering.”

Katie Jones holding a Tuchan rake
Katie Jones
Owner, Domaine Jones

“Marzipan is incredibly easy to use, and extremely flexible and configurable. It makes recurring subscription wine clubs much easier than any other system I have used, and copes with pretty much everything we have thrown at it.”

Justin Howard-Sneyd, MW
Justin Howard-Sneyd, MW
Owner, Domaine of the Bee