BigCommerce vs Lightspeed eCom (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 Lightspeed eCom if

• Fits if you run a physical shop and want one stock list online and in store
• Works for shops that want marketplaces and social channels from one catalog

Look elsewhere if

• Not for you if you want only a web store, because eCom comes inside the retail plans
• Pricey if you add tills or shops: extra locations and registers are charged on top
• Watch out: the pricing page shows an annual toggle, and its billing basis isn't confirmed
• Skip it if you want a free plan or trial, as none is listed

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.

Lightspeed eCom

• The pricing page lists eCommerce inside the Retail POS plans; no standalone eCom price is shown there, so the plan prices are the POS prices.
• Only the Basic plan is labeled with a Basic eCommerce tier; what Core and Plus include for eCom is not spelled out.
• Extra locations and additional registers are charged on top of the base plan cost.

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.

Lightspeed eCom

Website builder and themes

Build a site from scratch with free and paid themes, or connect Lightspeed to an existing site on WordPress, Wix or Weebly.

Sales channels

Sell through Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Google Shopping, Amazon, eBay and Walmart from the same catalog.

Synced inventory

Products and stock levels sync between eCom and Lightspeed Retail, including across multiple locations.

Marketing tools

Facebook and Google ads, built-in SEO settings, abandoned cart emails and an AI blog writer are listed.

In-store and online customer features

Gift cards and loyalty points work across store and web, and checkout fills in known customer details.

Shipping and local pickup

Integrated shipping, local pickup and scheduled local delivery are offered alongside online or curbside payment.

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.

Lightspeed eCom

• Retail Basic$89

  per month; annual toggle shown, billing basis unconfirmed

  Retail POS with 1 register and a built-in Basic Lightspeed eCommerce site. eCom is not sold separately on this page.

• Retail Core$149

  per month; annual toggle shown, billing basis unconfirmed

  Adds loyalty, advanced reports and accounting and marketing integrations to Retail POS; eCommerce is listed in the plan.

• Retail Plus$289

  per month; annual toggle shown, billing basis unconfirmed

  Adds AI document import, landed costs and Insights forecasting to Retail POS; eCommerce is listed in the plan.

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.

Lightspeed eCom

No public discounts listed.