BigCommerce vs YouCan (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 YouCan if

• Fits if you sell with cash on delivery and want no monthly fee to start
• Works for small sellers who want landing pages per product

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if you sell over $15,000 a month on pay as you go, as the page says a subscription usually costs less
• Watch out: each store needs its own plan, except Unlimited, which covers up to 5 stores
• Watch out: subscription payments are not refunded; cancelling only stops future charges
• Watch out: card processors such as Stripe charge their own fees, and domains and paid apps are billed separately

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.

YouCan

• Pay as you go charges a percentage of sales; the page says a subscription usually costs less once you sell over $15,000 a month.
• Each store has its own plan, except Unlimited, which covers up to 5 stores.
• Subscription payments are not refunded; cancelling only stops future charges.
• Card processors such as Stripe charge their own fees; domains and paid apps are billed separately.

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.

YouCan

Themes and page builder

Free themes, a page builder, page templates and prebuilt sections let you design a store without code. Each store can connect up to 6 custom domains.

Landing pages per product

Build a dedicated page for one product with its own order form, reviews and promo price, aimed at visitors arriving from ads.

Cash on delivery and online payments

Take cash on delivery, cards or PayPal, and show prices in each shopper's currency across multi-currency stores.

Analytics

Sales reports, traffic insights and product insights, including which site or social network sent each order and which hours get the most orders.

Mochi AI assistant and MCP server

Mochi generates product photos, landing pages and discount codes on request. An MCP server lets you run a store from ChatGPT or Claude; both are on every plan.

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.

YouCan

• Pay as you go$0

  No monthly fee. Fee on sales: 0.5% cash on delivery, 1% online payments, falling to 0.25% and 0.5% above $5,000. A $2 activation goes to your balance.

• Solopreneur$29

  per month, billed monthly ($290 a year)

  Up to $50K in sales and 3,500 orders a month, 1 staff account, standard support and no fees on sales.

• Starter$49

  per month, billed monthly ($490 a year)

  Up to $100K in sales and 7,000 orders a month, 3 staff accounts and standard support.

• Entrepreneur$89

  per month, billed monthly ($890 a year)

  Up to $300K in sales and 21,000 orders a month, 6 staff accounts and standard support.

• Premium$149

  per month, billed monthly ($1,490 a year)

  Unlimited sales and orders, 19 staff accounts and VIP priority support.

• Unlimited$229

  per month, billed monthly ($2,290 a year)

  Everything in Premium on up to 5 stores, billed to a credit card.

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.

YouCan

• Annual discount

  Pay yearly and get 2 months free

  Subscriptions billed yearly cost ten months: $290 for Solopreneur, $490 for Starter, $890 for Entrepreneur, $1,490 for Premium and $2,290 for Unlimited.