BigCommerce
Hosted ecommerce platform with plans set by yearly sales
BigCommerce report card
Good · out of 4.0 · graded Oct 18, 2026
Best for built-in store features without paid apps
BigCommerce packs a lot into every plan: more than 70 discount types, real-time shipping quotes, stock across several locations and links to Amazon, eBay and Walmart. Core is $29 a month on yearly billing. The thing to watch is the sales cap: pass $30K a year and you're moved up to Growth at $79.
Who BigCommerce is for
- Great if you want lots of discount types and shipping rules without adding paid apps
- Handy when you sell on Amazon, eBay and Walmart from one catalog
- Good for brands that run several storefronts from one account
Who BigCommerce is not for
- Tight if your sales are growing fast, as passing $30K a year moves you up to Growth
- Pricey if you want abandoned-cart emails, which start on Growth at $79 a month
Why BigCommerce gets a 2.6
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for moneyCore 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.
- CFree plan and trialNo 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.
- BFeaturesIt 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.
- BEase of use4.5 from 639 App Store ratings for its phone app, good if not top of the class. So much is built in that you won't be shopping for apps just to get the basics running.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb, 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.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from BigCommerce's own pages on 18 October 2026, and its App Store rating. Its pricing page would not load when we went back to check it. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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BigCommerce's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 6 of the 9 other online store builders we grade, and level with 1.
It stands best on ease of use (B, above 6 of 9) and worst on value for money (C, above 1).
Its paid plans start at $29 a month, against a middle price of $29 for the category: 3 of the 7 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 3.0 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 10 online store builders we grade, cut by the letter each got. BigCommerce’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 1 of 9, level with 7
- CFree plan and trialAbove 3 of 9, level with 3
- BFeaturesAbove 5 of 9, level with 3
- BEase of useAbove 6 of 9, level with 1
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 2 of 9, level with 7
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 8 online store builders. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
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
Keep BigCommerce, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace BigCommerce you would be making checkout, card payments and sales tax handled for you. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.6 is higher than 6 of the 9 other online store builders we grade. It costs $348 a year.
What you could make
- Inventory and reports: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- Checkout, card payments and sales tax handled for you.
- A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
- It plugs into other products, Amazon, eBay and Walmart among them, and has an API.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. BigCommerce’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is BigCommerce?
BigCommerce is a hosted ecommerce platform for running an online store, with checkout, discounts, real-time shipping quotes, multiple inventory locations and links to marketplaces such as Amazon, eBay and Walmart. Plans are set by a store's sales over the past twelve months rather than by features alone, and a store moves up a plan when it passes its cap. Orders paid through BigCommerce's listed payment partners carry no extra fee.
BigCommerce is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $29 per month, billed annually ($39 billed monthly). See every plan
Good for
- Stores that want many built-in features without adding paid apps
- Sellers who list on Amazon, eBay and Walmart from one catalog
- Brands that run several storefronts from one account
Worth knowing
- 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.
Key features
- 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.
BigCommerce pricing
- Starts at
- $29 per month, billed annually ($39 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- 15-day free trial, no credit card required
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Core | $29per 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 | $79per 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 | $299per 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 | $1,499per 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. |
Read from bigcommerce.com on Oct 18, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with BigCommerce before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountPay annually to save 25%
Core costs $29 a month billed annually against $39 billed monthly, Growth $79 against $105 and Scale $299 against $399.
Stated on bigcommerce.com
How people rate the BigCommerce app
4.5
out of 5 for the iPhone and iPad app
- 5 stars80%
- 4 stars7%
- 3 stars4%
- 2 stars3%
- 1 star7%
639 ratings on the App Store in the United States, read Oct 18, 2026. It rates the app, not everything the product does. See the listing
Works with
BigCommerce alternatives
- BigCommerce vs Shopify
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- BigCommerce vs WooCommerce
Free plan
- BigCommerce vs SHOPLINE
Free trial · from $41/mo
- BigCommerce vs Wix
Free plan · from $17/mo
Common questions
Is BigCommerce free?
No, BigCommerce is a paid product, but you can try it first. 15-day free trial, no credit card required.
How much does BigCommerce cost?
BigCommerce lists 4 plans. Core: $29 per month for up to $30K sales a year, billed annually ($39 monthly). Growth: $79 per month for up to $100K sales a year, billed annually ($105 monthly). Scale: $299 per month up to $33,333 sales a month, billed annually ($399 monthly). Performance: $1,499 per month and up, billed annually. Prices were read from bigcommerce.com on Oct 18, 2026.
What platforms does BigCommerce work on?
BigCommerce is available on Web, iOS and Android.
Does BigCommerce offer any discounts?
BigCommerce publicly lists the following: Pay annually to save 25%.
How is BigCommerce rated?
BigCommerce's iPhone and iPad app averages 4.5 out of 5 from 639 ratings on the App Store in the United States, as read on Oct 18, 2026. That is the store's rating of the app, not a score from us.
Does BigCommerce have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 18, 2026. BigCommerce is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Does BigCommerce have a macOS app?
No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 18, 2026. BigCommerce is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Is BigCommerce open source?
BigCommerce is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 18, 2026.
Does BigCommerce have an API?
Yes. BigCommerce offers a public API, according to its own site.
What does BigCommerce integrate with?
BigCommerce's listing names Amazon, eBay, Walmart, Square, Clover, Stripe, PayPal and Klarna. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.
Who makes BigCommerce?
BigCommerce is made by BigCommerce Pty. Ltd. It dates from 2009.
What are the alternatives to BigCommerce?
The closest alternatives to BigCommerce in our directory are Shopify, WooCommerce, SHOPLINE and Wix. Each one has a side-by-side comparison with BigCommerce.
How does BigCommerce compare with other online store builders?
BigCommerce's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 6 of the 9 other online store builders we grade, and level with 1. It stands best on ease of use (B, above 6 of 9) and worst on value for money (C, above 1).
Is BigCommerce good value for money?
ToolGPA grades BigCommerce C for value for money. Its paid plans start at $29 a month, against a middle price of $29 for the category: 3 of the 7 others that charge start lower. On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 3.0 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price.
Could I make my own version of BigCommerce?
To replace BigCommerce you would be making checkout, card payments and sales tax handled for you. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.6 is higher than 6 of the 9 other online store builders we grade. It costs $348 a year. What you could not make: Checkout, card payments and sales tax handled for you. A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page. It plugs into other products, Amazon, eBay and Walmart among them, and has an API. The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job. This is a judgement from its listing. We have not built one.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 18, 2026. What people say is linked where it appears.