BigCommerce vs Bold Commerce (2026): which should you pick?

Pick BigCommerce if

• Fits if you want discount types and shipping rules built in rather than added as apps
• Works for selling on Amazon, eBay and Walmart from one catalog

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if your sales are growing, as passing $30K a year moves you up to Growth at $79 a month
• Pricey if you want abandoned-cart emails, customer groups or stored cards, which start on Growth at $79 a month
• Watch out: paying through a provider outside BigCommerce's list adds 2% a sale on Core and 1% on Growth
• Watch out: Scale covers $33,333 of sales a month and charges 0.9% on anything above it
• Skip it if you want a free plan, as there's only a 15-day trial

Pick Bold Commerce if

• Fits if you already run a Shopify store and want subscriptions or upsells
• Works for stores that want customers to reorder

Look elsewhere if

• Not for you if you're not on Shopify, as the apps only run there
• Pricey if you stack apps, since each is billed separately
• Watch out: Memberships adds $0.13 per member per month after the first 10
• Watch out: the earlier Bold platform pages are gone, so older reviews may describe a different product

BigCommerce

• Each plan caps sales over the past twelve months (gross order value minus 10%); passing $30K on Core or $100K on Growth moves the store up a plan.
• Orders paid through providers outside BigCommerce's embedded list carry a fee of 2% on Core, 1% on Growth and 0.6% on Scale.
• Scale covers $33,333 of sales a month and charges 0.9% on sales above that.
• Customer groups, abandoned-cart emails and stored cards need Growth or higher, and product filtering needs Scale.

Bold Commerce

• Prices are per app, not per suite. Bold Upsell shows $4.99, $24.99, $74.99 and $399.99 a month by Shopify plan, with a 7-day trial.
• Bold Custom Pricing lists $29, $69 and $129 a month with a 14-day free trial; Memberships adds $0.13 per member per month after the first 10.
• The apps run only inside Shopify; this is not a standalone store builder, so a store needs Shopify itself.
• The earlier Bold Commerce platform pages are gone; the site now describes only the Shopify app suite.

BigCommerce

Checkout and payment partners

A single-page checkout with Apple Pay, Google Pay and Amazon Pay, and more than 100 currencies through the payment provider you choose, such as Stripe, PayPal, Adyen or Klarna.

Discounts and promotions

More than 70 discount options, coupons and gift cards come built in on every plan, without a third-party app.

Shipping quotes and rules

Real-time shipping rates from carriers such as UPS, USPS and FedEx, with the ShipperHQ shipping rules engine available as well.

Inventory across locations

Track stock and fulfil orders from 4 locations on Core up to 8 on Scale, including in-store pickup and curbside collection.

Marketplaces, ads and point of sale

Connect the store to Amazon, eBay and Walmart, send product feeds to Google, Meta and TikTok through Feedonomics Surface, and link POS systems such as Square or Clover.

Several storefronts in one account

Run extra storefronts for other brands or regions from one dashboard, for $30 a month each on Core (up to 3) and more on higher plans.

Bold Commerce

Subscriptions

Subscription plans with automated billing, churn prevention and upsell tools, plus a free migration service from other subscription platforms.

AI upsells

Upsell offers in the cart, at checkout, on product pages, after purchase and in email, including free-gift offers that add themselves to the cart.

Custom pricing

Customer-specific prices for wholesale, VIP, member and subscriber buyers, with quantity breaks, without needing Shopify Plus.

Memberships

Member-only products, content and pricing, plus perks such as free shipping, store credit and early access, usable online and in store.

Discounts

Scheduled sales that go live, move products into a sale collection and reset themselves when the promotion ends.

Reorder nudging (rePete)

Reorder reminders timed to when a customer is likely to run out, run from a separate rePete product.

BigCommerce

• Core$29

  per month for up to $30K sales a year, billed annually ($39 monthly)

  For new stores: up to 4 inventory locations and 24/7 chat and email support, with a 2% fee on orders through payment providers outside BigCommerce's list.

• Growth$79

  per month for up to $100K sales a year, billed annually ($105 monthly)

  Adds customer groups, abandoned-cart emails, stored cards and phone support, with 5 inventory locations and a 1% fee on orders through other providers.

• Scale$299

  per month up to $33,333 sales a month, billed annually ($399 monthly)

  Adds product filtering and 8 inventory locations, charges 0.9% on sales above the monthly cap and 0.6% on orders through other payment providers.

• Performance$1,499

  per month and up, billed annually

  Custom pricing for high-volume stores, sold through sales, with a dedicated customer success manager and no fee on other payment providers under contract.

Bold Commerce

Pricing could not be confirmed. See boldcommerce.com.

BigCommerce

• Annual discount

  Pay annually to save 25%

  Core costs $29 a month billed annually against $39 billed monthly, Growth $79 against $105 and Scale $299 against $399.

Bold Commerce

• Other savings

  3 free months when moving subscriptions

  Migrations from any other subscription platform to Bold Subscriptions qualify for 3 months free; upgrades from Bold V1 get 1 month free.