BigCommerce vs Shopgate (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 Shopgate if

• Fits if you have a Shopify store and want your own shopping app
• Works for retailers who want click and reserve in the app

Look elsewhere if

• Not for you if you need a store platform, as it works on top of one
• Pricey if you are small, as the cheapest plan is €299 a month excluding VAT
• Tight if you are not on Shopify, as Starter is Shopify only
• Watch out: the price rises with the number of monthly app sessions

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.

Shopgate

• It is an app layer on top of an existing shop, not a store platform on its own.
• Prices are in euros, exclude VAT and rise with the number of monthly app sessions.
• The Starter plan is exclusive to Shopify; other platforms need Growth or above.

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.

Shopgate

Branded shopping app

Your own app for iOS and Android with a theme, pages and extensions designed in the Shopgate admin.

Push and segments

Marketing tools include push messages, customer segments and automations aimed at app users.

Click and reserve

Shoppers check store availability, reserve an item online and pick it up in the store.

Ship-from-store and returns

Orders can ship from a store's stock, and customers can return online purchases in a store.

Developer tools

An SDK, APIs and documentation let developers extend the app.

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.

Shopgate

• Starter€299

  per month for up to 5,000 app sessions, billed monthly, excl. VAT

  Only for Shopify stores. Includes 5,000 app sessions a month; the price rises as sessions are added.

• Growth€799

  per month for up to 30,000 app sessions, billed monthly, excl. VAT

  For Shopify Plus, Shopware and Adobe Commerce stores. Includes 30,000 app sessions a month.

• Enterprise€1,499

  per month and up, billed monthly, excl. VAT

  For large retailers with 100,000+ sessions; the number of app sessions is set individually.

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.

Shopgate

No public discounts listed.