BigCommerce
A customizable checkout platform built for conversion with support for any business model
- Also known as
- bigcommerce
Available worldwide
What is BigCommerce?
An ecommerce checkout system combining pre-optimized performance with full UI customization capabilities. Supports 65+ payment providers, B2B workflows including purchase orders and quote-to-cart, mobile wallets, and point-of-sale integration for unified omnichannel commerce.
BigCommerce pricing
Plans, per-tier features and add-ons, dated and linked to live pricing. Pricing changes often; always verify at source before you rely on it.
From $29/month (annual billing). Free trial available. Embedded payment providers at zero transaction fees.
Core
Startups and small businesses
- gmv_cap
- $30K TTM
- 24/7 chat & email support
- Zero fees with Embedded Payment Providers
Growth
Established businesses scaling toward $100K in annual sales
- gmv_cap
- $100K TTM
- 24/7 live phone & chat support
- Zero fees with Embedded Payment Providers
Scale
Fast-growing businesses with $1M+ in annual sales
- gmv_cap
- $1M+ annual sales
- 24/7 live phone & chat support
- Zero fees with Embedded Payment Providers
Performance
Contact salesHigh-volume businesses with custom requirements
- Custom payment terms
- Dedicated Customer Success Manager
- 24/7 live phone & chat support
What BigCommerce does
The capabilities that matter for e-commerce platforms, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- Platform type
- Hosted all-in-one SaaS
- Open-source
- ✗
- Self-hostable
- ✗
- Free / open tier
- ✓
- Transaction fees beyond plan
- ✗
- Payments model
- Built-in + BYO gateway
- Headless / API-first storefront
- ✓
- PCI-DSS compliance provided
- ✓
- Multi-currency / multi-language
- ✓
- B2B / wholesale features
- ✓
- POS / omnichannel
- ✓
- App / extension ecosystem size
- 20+ embedded payment providers, major marketplace connectors (Amazon, eBay, Walm
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- Web
- Cloud / SaaS
Integrations (14)
Independently observed- Apple Pay⇄•
- Google Pay⇄•
- Amazon
- eBay
- Walmart
- Meta
- TikTok
- UPS
- USPS
- FedEx
- Royal Mail
- Canada Post
- Australia Post
BigCommerce FAQ
Common questions about BigCommerce, answered from independent, dated evidence.
What is BigCommerce?
An ecommerce checkout system combining pre-optimized performance with full UI customization capabilities. Supports 65+ payment providers, B2B workflows including purchase orders and quote-to-cart, mobile wallets, and point-of-sale integration for unified omnichannel commerce. It is indexed under E-commerce Platforms.
Source: https://www.bigcommerce.com
Is BigCommerce free?
BigCommerce offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $29 per month. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.
Source: https://www.bigcommerce.com
What platforms does BigCommerce support?
We have confirmed browser-based access to BigCommerce. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.
Source: https://www.bigcommerce.com
Can BigCommerce be self-hosted?
We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for BigCommerce, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.
Source: https://www.bigcommerce.com
What does BigCommerce integrate with?
We have confirmed 13 integrations for BigCommerce, including Amazon, eBay, Walmart, Google, Meta, TikTok, UPS and USPS, plus 5 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.
Source: https://www.bigcommerce.com
What security certifications does BigCommerce have?
We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001 and GDPR for BigCommerce. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as BigCommerce not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.
BigCommerce alternatives
Other e-commerce platforms we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- ShopifyCloud-based e-commerce platform enabling merchants to create and operate online stores with integrated payment processing and international commerce capabilitiemedium · 74%
- SwellCloud-based commerce platform for building and scaling online storesmedium · 55%
- MedusaAn open-source, modular e-commerce platform for developers to build custom commerce experiencesmedium · 65%
- commercetoolsCloud-native commerce infrastructure with APIs for building modular, AI-powered shopping experiencesmedium · 58%
- WooCommerceOpen-source WordPress-based solution for building online stores with flexible customization optionsmedium · 66%
- EcwidAn easy-to-set-up online store platform with no transaction fees, designed for merchants at any business stagemedium · 53%
Compare BigCommerce
Side by side against other e-commerce platforms, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.
The vioscaleAI score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for BigCommerce, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reliability | 99 | 0.07 | 7.2 | ✓ |
| Security posture | 90 | 0.07 | 6.6 | ✓ |
| Price level | 100 | 0.05 | 5.2 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 81 | 0.05 | 4.0 | ✓ |
| Pricing transparency | 45 | 0.08 | 3.8 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 14 | 0.04 | 0.6 | ✓ |
Computed . Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.
All data & sourcesshow ↓
Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Content
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faq | 6 items | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 60% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | Headless: Yes · Free tier: Yes · Open source: No · B2b features: Yes · Platform type: hosted_saas · Self hostable: No | mediumsource · 2026-09-07 · 60% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 2 | mediumsource · 2026-09-07 · 60% |
Market
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | PrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: … | highsource · 2026-08-14 · 75% |
Pricing
Reliability
Security
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