Comparison

BigCommerce vs Saleor

On the evidence we track, BigCommerce leads this comparison with a composite score of 64/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

BigCommerce full profile →Saleor full profile →

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★BigCommerce64

Saleor53

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	BigCommerceLeader	Saleor
Vioscale score	64 / 100medium · 55%	53 / 100medium · 67%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✗	✓
Modelpricing.model	quote	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	unknown	high
Transparentpricing.transparent	✗	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	12	1
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	-
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	✓
Iso27001security.iso27001	✓	-
Pcisecurity.pci	✓	✓
Soc2security.soc2	✓	✓
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	-	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fsaleor%2Fsaleor&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Sla pctreliability.sla_pct	99.98	-
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	-	0
Github starsadoption.github_stars	-	23,265
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	-	58
Release
Historyrelease.history	-	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	-	BSD-3-Clause
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	-	Python
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide	Available worldwide · HQ PL

Score

Vioscale score

BigCommerce64 / 100medium · 55%

Saleor53 / 100medium · 67%

Pricing

Free tier

BigCommerce✗

Saleor✓

Model

BigCommercequote

Saleorcommercial

Price level

BigCommerceunknown

Saleorhigh

Transparent

BigCommerce✗

Saleor✓

Integrations

Count

BigCommerce12

Saleor1

Security

Disclosure policy

BigCommerce✓

Saleor–

Gdpr

BigCommerce✓

Saleor✓

Iso27001

BigCommerce✓

Saleor–

Pci

BigCommerce✓

Saleor✓

Soc2

BigCommerce✓

Saleor✓

Vulnerabilities

BigCommerce–

SaleorCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fsaleor%2Fsaleor&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Sla pct

BigCommerce99.98

Saleor–

Status page

BigCommerce✓

Saleor✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

BigCommerce–

Saleor0

Github stars

BigCommerce–

Saleor23,265

Activity

Commits last 30d

BigCommerce–

Saleor58

Release

History

BigCommerce–

Saleor20 items

License

Spdx

BigCommerce–

SaleorBSD-3-Clause

Language

Primary

BigCommerce–

SaleorPython

Market

Availability

BigCommerceAvailable worldwide

SaleorAvailable worldwide · HQ PL

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for e-commerce platforms. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for E-commerce Platforms
Capability	BigCommerce	Saleor
Core
Platform type	Hosted all-in-one SaaS	Headless / composable
Licensing
Open-source	✗	✓
Deployment
Self-hostable	✗	✓
Pricing
Free / open tier	✗	✓
Transaction fees beyond plan	✗	✓
Payments
Payments model	Built-in + BYO gateway	Built-in + BYO gateway
Architecture
Headless / API-first storefront	✓	✓
Compliance
PCI-DSS compliance provided	✓	✓
Reach
Multi-currency / multi-language	✓	✓
Selling
B2B / wholesale features	✓	✓
POS / omnichannel	✓	✓
Extensibility
App / extension ecosystem size	20+ embedded payment providers, major marketplace connectors (Amazon, eBay, Walm	Over 100 webhooks, extensible dashboard with iframe apps, open-source app market

Core

Platform type

BigCommerceHosted all-in-one SaaS

SaleorHeadless / composable

Licensing

Open-source

BigCommerce✗

Saleor✓

Deployment

Self-hostable

BigCommerce✗

Saleor✓

Pricing

Free / open tier

BigCommerce✗

Saleor✓

Transaction fees beyond plan

BigCommerce✗

Saleor✓

Payments

Payments model

BigCommerceBuilt-in + BYO gateway

SaleorBuilt-in + BYO gateway

Architecture

Headless / API-first storefront

BigCommerce✓

Saleor✓

Compliance

PCI-DSS compliance provided

BigCommerce✓

Saleor✓

Reach

Multi-currency / multi-language

BigCommerce✓

Saleor✓

Selling

B2B / wholesale features

BigCommerce✓

Saleor✓

POS / omnichannel

BigCommerce✓

Saleor✓

Extensibility

App / extension ecosystem size

BigCommerce20+ embedded payment providers, major marketplace connectors (Amazon, eBay, Walm

SaleorOver 100 webhooks, extensible dashboard with iframe apps, open-source app market

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

BigCommerce

Leader

A hosted platform for mid-market and enterprise online retailers, providing headless API access, B2B capabilities, and marketplace connectivity. Delivers 99.98% uptime with enterprise-grade security compliance and built-in tools for multi-currency global commerce.

Independently observed

Saleor

A GraphQL-based ecommerce platform enabling teams to build, deploy, and scale customizable commerce experiences through headless architecture with both cloud-hosted and self-hosted options.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

BigCommerce

Leader

from $29/moSubscription

From $29/month (annual billing). Free trial available. Embedded payment providers at zero transaction fees.

Core$29/month billed annually; auto-upgrades when exceeding GMV cap
- 24/7 chat & email support
- Zero fees with Embedded Payment Providers
Growth$79/month billed annually; auto-upgrades when exceeding GMV cap
- 24/7 live phone & chat support
- Zero fees with Embedded Payment Providers
Scale$299/month billed annually plus 0.9% on GMV above cap
- 24/7 live phone & chat support
- Zero fees with Embedded Payment Providers
PerformanceContact sales
- Custom payment terms
- Dedicated Customer Success Manager
- 24/7 live phone & chat support

as of 2026-08-05verify ↗

Saleor

from $1599/moHybridFree tier

From $1,599/month. Free sandbox tier available for development.

SandboxesFree
- Isolated development environments
- Data branching
- Automated backups and snapshots
- Data obfuscation for privacy
- No API rate limiting
Standard$1,599/month + 0.8% on orders exceeding $200k GMV
- Up to $200k GMV monthly included
- 0.8% fee on orders exceeding GMV limit
- Fair API usage policy
- Discovery and onboarding
- Solution architect pairing
- +2 more
Volume$3,999/month + 0.4% on orders exceeding $1M GMV
- Up to $1M GMV monthly included
- 0.4% fee on orders exceeding GMV limit
- Fair API usage policy
- All Standard plan support features
- Dedicated delivery lead
- +2 more
EnterpriseContact sales
- Best unit economics for scale
- Custom pricing negotiated per needs
- Fair API usage policy
- Full support and delivery services
- Quarterly business reviews
- +1 more

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	BigCommerce	Saleor
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✗	✓
HybridDeployment	✗	✓

Platforms

Web

BigCommerce✓

Saleor✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

BigCommerce✓

Saleor✓

Self-hosted

BigCommerce✗

Saleor✓

Hybrid

BigCommerce✗

Saleor✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

BigCommerce

Leader

12 total

Amazon
eBay
Walmart
Google
Meta
TikTok
UPS
USPS
FedEx
Royal Mail
Canada Post
Australia Post

Independently observed

Saleor

1 total

Stripe Connect

Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.