BigCommerce vs Shoplazza (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, BigCommerce grades higher than Shoplazza: 2.6 against 2.4 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
BigCommerce grades higher on ease of use. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan, features and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
BigCommerce
Hosted ecommerce platform with plans set by yearly sales
Shoplazza
Hosted store builder with AI setup and multi-market selling
Which one is for you
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 Shoplazza if
- Fits if you're a new dropshipper who wants an AI first draft of a store
- Works for merchants selling into many countries from one store
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you grow: every plan takes a transaction fee on top, from 2% down to 0.5%
- Skip it if you need B2B wholesale or Avalara tax, as both are Pro only at $299.25
- Tight if you stay free: the only free option is a 7-day trial and a preview
- Watch out: customising an AI-built store fully needs a paid plan
How we grade them
| 2.6GPABigCommerceGood | 2.4GPAShoplazzaFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CCore is $29 a month on yearly billing ($39 monthly), the category's middle, and there's no extra fee when buyers pay through BigCommerce's listed partners. Use another provider and it's 2% a sale. Core only covers $30K of sales a year, mind. | C$29.25 a month on yearly billing, about the category's $29 middle, plus a 2% transaction fee on Basic. Advanced is $78.75 with 1%, and Pro is $299.25 with 0.5%. |
| Free plan and trial | CNo free plan, but a 15-day trial with no card needed. That's long enough to set a store up and see if it suits you before paying anything. | CA 7-day free trial and no free plan. The listing doesn't say if a card is needed. |
| Features | BIt covers the whole job: one-page checkout, 70+ discount options built in, real-time carrier quotes, stock across 4 locations on Core, and marketplace, ad feed and POS links. Customer groups and abandoned-cart emails wait for Growth, but nothing core is missing. | BAI store builder, up to 50 markets, 180+ payment methods, social and ad catalogs, dropshipping and print-on-demand links and a free migration plugin. B2B is Pro only. |
| Ease of use | B4.5 from 639 App Store ratings for its phone app. Discounts, shipping rules and stock are built in, so the basics don't need extra apps. | CNo store rating on record. An AI draft gets you started, but a real store still means setting up products, markets and payments. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, iPhone and Android, with Amazon, eBay, Walmart, Square, Clover, Stripe, PayPal and Klarna, plus an API. There's no desktop app, so not an A. | BWeb, with Google, Meta, TikTok and Pinterest links and dropshipping apps such as CJdropshipping. No phone or desktop app is listed. |
| Best for | built-in store features without paid apps | dropshipping stores selling in many countries |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: BigCommerce and Shoplazza. How we grade
Price against what you get
BigCommerce starts at $29 a month and scores 3.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Shoplazza starts at $29.25 a month and scores 2.7.
BigCommerce scores higher and starts $0.25 a month lower. Of the other online store builders on the chart, none scores higher than BigCommerce for less, and 4 score higher than Shoplazza for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- BigCommerce also covers reports.
- Shoplazza also covers email campaigns, print on demand and dropshipping.
At a glance
| BigCommerce | Shoplazza | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $29 per month, billed annually ($39 billed monthly) | $29.25 per month, billed annually ($39 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 15-day free trial, no credit card required | 7-day free trial of the drag-and-drop builder and platform features. |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | BigCommerce Pty. Ltd. | Shoplazza |
| Price read from | bigcommerce.com | shoplazza.com |
| Checked | Oct 18, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
Shoplazza
- Each plan charges a transaction fee on top of the subscription: 2% on Basic, 1% on Advanced and 0.5% on Pro.
- B2B wholesale and Avalara automated tax calculation are listed only on the Pro plan.
- Full customization of an AI-built store needs a paid plan; the free option is a 7-day trial and a preview.
Key features
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.
Shoplazza
- AI Store Builder
- Describe the shop, or paste a product link, and the builder drafts the navigation, product pages and checkout; you can preview it without signing up.
- Multi-market selling
- Open up to 50 markets from one store at no extra cost, with localized checkout and 180+ payment methods.
- Ad and social integrations
- Connects to Google, Meta and TikTok, and syncs product catalogs to Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Pinterest.
- Dropshipping and print on demand
- Works with dropshipping apps such as CJdropshipping, DropCommerce and EPROLO, and has print-on-demand and 3PL solution pages.
- Shoplazza Payments
- A native payment option sits beside third-party providers such as PayPal and Klarna.
- Free migration plugin
- A store migration plugin moves a catalog over from Shopify and other platforms at no extra cost.
Plans
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.
Shoplazza
Basic$29.25
per month, billed annually ($39 billed monthly)
2% transaction fee, 3 staff accounts, unlimited products, up to 50 markets and 24/7 live support.
Advanced$78.75
per month, billed annually ($105 billed monthly)
1% transaction fee and 5 staff accounts, with the same product, market and support features as Basic.
Pro$299.25
per month, billed annually ($399 billed monthly)
0.5% transaction fee, 15 staff accounts, B2B wholesale and Avalara automated tax calculation.
Ways to pay less
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.
Shoplazza
- Annual discount
25% off with annual billing
The pricing page gives 25% off the Basic, Advanced and Pro plans when billed annually instead of monthly.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, BigCommerce or Shoplazza?
As of Nov 12, 2026, BigCommerce is cheaper to start with: $29 a month, against $29.25 a month for Shoplazza. BigCommerce starts at $29 per month, billed annually ($39 billed monthly), and Shoplazza starts at $29.25 per month, billed annually ($39 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, BigCommerce or Shoplazza?
As of Nov 12, 2026, neither BigCommerce nor Shoplazza has a free plan. Both have a free trial.
Which platforms do BigCommerce and Shoplazza run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only BigCommerce lists iOS and Android apps. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.
