Comparison

BigCommerce vs Vendure

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 →Vendure full profile →

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★BigCommerce64

Vendure53

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	BigCommerceLeader	Vendure
Vioscale score	64 / 100medium · 55%	53 / 100medium · 59%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✗	✓
Modelpricing.model	quote	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	unknown	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✗	✗
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	12	1
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	-
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	-
Iso27001security.iso27001	✓	-
Pcisecurity.pci	✓	-
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	-	6.4
Soc2security.soc2	✓	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	-	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40zooshgroup%2Fvendure-core&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Sla pctreliability.sla_pct	99.98	-
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	-
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	-	1
Github starsadoption.github_stars	-	8,376
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	-	28,328
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	-	100
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	-	17
Historyrelease.history	-	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	-	GPL-3.0-or-later
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	-	TypeScript
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide	-

Score

Vioscale score

BigCommerce64 / 100medium · 55%

Vendure53 / 100medium · 59%

Pricing

Free tier

BigCommerce✗

Vendure✓

Model

BigCommercequote

Vendurecommercial

Price level

BigCommerceunknown

Vendurefree

Transparent

BigCommerce✗

Vendure✗

Integrations

Count

BigCommerce12

Vendure1

Security

Disclosure policy

BigCommerce✓

Vendure–

Gdpr

BigCommerce✓

Vendure–

Iso27001

BigCommerce✓

Vendure–

Pci

BigCommerce✓

Vendure–

Scorecard

BigCommerce–

Vendure6.4

Soc2

BigCommerce✓

Vendure–

Vulnerabilities

BigCommerce–

VendureCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40zooshgroup%2Fvendure-core&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Sla pct

BigCommerce99.98

Vendure–

Status page

BigCommerce✓

Vendure–

Adoption

Dependent repos

BigCommerce–

Vendure1

Github stars

BigCommerce–

Vendure8,376

Package downloads weekly

BigCommerce–

Vendure28,328

Activity

Commits last 30d

BigCommerce–

Vendure100

Release

Cadence days

BigCommerce–

Vendure17

History

BigCommerce–

Vendure20 items

License

Spdx

BigCommerce–

VendureGPL-3.0-or-later

Language

Primary

BigCommerce–

VendureTypeScript

Market

Availability

BigCommerceAvailable worldwide

Vendure–

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	Vendure
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 payments
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	Plugin-first architecture with stable plugin contracts

Core

Platform type

BigCommerceHosted all-in-one SaaS

VendureHeadless / composable

Licensing

Open-source

BigCommerce✗

Vendure✓

Deployment

Self-hostable

BigCommerce✗

Vendure✓

Pricing

Free / open tier

BigCommerce✗

Vendure✓

Transaction fees beyond plan

BigCommerce✗

Vendure-

Payments

Payments model

BigCommerceBuilt-in + BYO gateway

VendureBuilt-in payments

Architecture

Headless / API-first storefront

BigCommerce✓

Vendure✓

Compliance

PCI-DSS compliance provided

BigCommerce✓

Vendure-

Reach

Multi-currency / multi-language

BigCommerce✓

Vendure✓

Selling

B2B / wholesale features

BigCommerce✓

Vendure✓

POS / omnichannel

BigCommerce✓

Vendure✓

Extensibility

App / extension ecosystem size

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

VendurePlugin-first architecture with stable plugin contracts

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

Vendure

A developer-focused commerce backend using Node.js, NestJS, and GraphQL that enables businesses to build custom D2C, B2B, and omnichannel storefronts through a single extensible API without vendor lock-in.

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 ↗

Vendure

Open sourceFree tier

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	Vendure
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✗	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✗	✓

Platforms

Web

BigCommerce✓

Vendure✓

CLI

BigCommerce✗

Vendure✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

BigCommerce✓

Vendure✓

Self-hosted

BigCommerce✗

Vendure✓

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

Vendure

1 total

Microsoft ERP

Independently observed

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