BigCommerce vs X-Cart (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 X-Cart if

• Fits if you sell auto parts and want fitment search built in
• Works for distributors that need parts-catalog feeds and sales channels

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you sell anything other than auto parts or powersports, since no general plan is priced
• Pricey if your yearly sales are small: it's $499 a month flat
• Watch out: stores above $1M in yearly sales or needing custom work cost more
• Tight if you want to try first, because there's no free plan or trial

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.

X-Cart

• The pricing page covers only the Automotive package; no general-purpose store plan is priced there.
• The $499 fee applies below $1M in yearly sales with standard features; larger stores or custom work cost more.
• No free plan or trial is listed, and setup starts with a demo booking.

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.

X-Cart

Fitment search

Year, make and model lookup and VIN decoding show shoppers only the parts that fit their vehicle; a My Garage list saves their vehicles.

Automotive catalog data

Pulls catalog and fitment data from sources named on the page, including SEMA Data, AutoSync and the ASAP Network.

Distributor integrations

Connects several warehouse distributors, routes orders to the one with stock and syncs inventory hourly.

Sales channels

Connects to Amazon and eBay Motors so listed parts, stock and orders can be managed from the X-Cart dashboard.

Payments and tax

Accepts payments through 120+ processors, including PayPal, Stripe and Authorize.net, and connects to Avalara or TaxJar.

Onboarding and support

Four one-hour onboarding calls come with the subscription, and the page lists Premium Support as included at no extra charge.

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.

X-Cart

• Automotive$499

  per month and up, billed monthly

  Flat fee for stores under $1M in yearly sales using standard features; higher volume or customization costs more.

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.

X-Cart

No public discounts listed.