BigCommerce vs Vendure (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 Vendure if

• Fits if you have TypeScript developers building B2B commerce
• Makes sense if you start on the free framework and add B2B plans later

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if you want paid plans, as Starter is EUR 199 a month on a 12-month term
• Skip it if you want hosting included, because plans exclude it and Vendure Cloud is a closed beta
• Watch out: prices exclude VAT, and the no-commitment monthly rate is higher than the term price
• Not for you if you have no developers, as it is a code framework
• Watch out: self-serve signup is not available in some countries, including Switzerland and Ukraine

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.

Vendure

• Plans do not include hosting yet; Vendure Cloud is a closed beta and usage above included resources will be billed separately.
• Prices exclude VAT. A no-commitment monthly rate is higher than the 12-month-term price shown, and its amount was not readable.
• Self-serve signup is not available in Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Ukraine or sanctioned countries.
• The prices were read in euros; the page offers a USD view that could not be read.

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.

Vendure

Company accounts

One account per customer business with tax ID validation, and on Growth and above an organization hierarchy of branches and departments.

Quotes and reordering

Buyers can request quotes, paste SKUs into quick order, reorder, and keep personal or shared shopping lists and shared carts.

Contract pricing

Scale adds prices set per customer, with volume breaks, so each company sees its own negotiated price instead of the list price.

Approvals and audit log

Orders over a buyer's limit go to an approver before they are placed, and an audit log records changes. Both are on the Scale plan.

No revenue-based fees

Each plan is a flat monthly price with no fee on revenue, orders or users, and a commercial licence is included.

Self-host or Vendure Cloud

You can run Vendure on any cloud or your own hardware. Vendure Cloud is in closed beta, with general availability planned for Q1 2027.

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.

Vendure

• Vendure Framework$0

  The open-source GPLv3 framework every plan builds on. You host it yourself and your engineers build the store.

• Starter€199

  per month, 12-month term billed monthly, excl. VAT

  Company accounts with tax ID validation, quotes, quick order and reorder, and catalog search. Community support.

• Growth€599

  per month, 12-month term billed monthly, excl. VAT

  Adds company branches and departments, selling by unit, box or pallet, and shared shopping lists. Direct support from Vendure.

• Scale€2,499

  per month, 12-month term billed monthly, excl. VAT

  Adds order approvals, an audit log, contract prices per customer and a ready-made B2B storefront. Priority support.

• Enterprise€60,000

  per year and up, on contract, excl. VAT

  All 32 capabilities, including PunchOut, quote negotiation and the product configurator, plus custom-built features. Sold through sales.

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.

Vendure

No public discounts listed.