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Alternatives to BigCommerce
24 e-commerce tools sit alongside BigCommerce in this directory. Below is what separates each from BigCommerce on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 24
- With a free tier
- 15
- Cheaper to start
- 3
- BigCommerce starts at
- $29.95/month
Why people look past BigCommerce
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the BigCommerce entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is no free tier
The record for BigCommerce carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 15 of the 24 alternatives below can be used without paying.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Powering the economy
- Can be used without paying; BigCommerce cannot.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than subscription.
Open core commerce platform, free as Magento Open Source and licensed by revenue as Adobe Commerce
- Can be used without paying; BigCommerce cannot.
- Starts $29.95 a month cheaper, at Free.
- Sold on a open-source model rather than subscription.
Cloud-based POS for small businesses
- Starts $59.05 a month dearer, at $89/month.
- 3 tiers to BigCommerce's 2.
Cloud point of sale and inventory management sold alongside Heartland card processing
- Starts $120.05 a month dearer, at $150/month.
Automate and scale your product data with an AI-powered open-source PIM.
- Can be used without paying; BigCommerce cannot.
- Sold on a open-source model rather than subscription.
- 1 tier to BigCommerce's 2.
Social resale marketplace with a flat fee on low-value sales and a percentage cut above that
- Can be used without paying; BigCommerce cannot.
- Sold on a Free to list; tiered seller commission by sale price model rather than subscription.
- 1 tier to BigCommerce's 2.
Every BigCommerce alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BigCommerce (this page) | $29.95/month | Subscription | 2 | |
| SquarePowering the economy | Free | Freemium | 2 | vs BigCommerce |
| MagentoOpen-source ecommerce platform for enterprise retail | Free | Open-source | 2 | vs BigCommerce |
| ShopkeepCloud-based POS for small businesses | $89/month | Subscription | 3 | vs BigCommerce |
| Heartland RetailOmnichannel retail management platform | $150/month | Subscription | 2 | vs BigCommerce |
| UnoPIM | Free | Open-source | 1 | vs BigCommerce |
| Poshmark | Free | Free to list; tiered seller commission by sale price | 1 | vs BigCommerce |
| Instacart | Free | Free to download; item markups plus delivery and service fees per order, optional subscription | 2 | vs BigCommerce |
| Mercari | Free | Free to list; 10 percent seller commission on sale price plus payment processing fee | 1 | vs BigCommerce |
| Depop | Free | Free to list; percentage plus per-order seller fee, separate payment processing fee | 1 | vs BigCommerce |
| Temu | Free | Free to browse and use; pay per order, heavy promotional discounting | 1 | vs BigCommerce |
| Shein | Free | Free to browse and use; pay per order, optional paid loyalty tier | 2 | vs BigCommerce |
| Wish | Free | Free to browse and use; pay per order | 1 | vs BigCommerce |
| Amazon Shopping | Free | Free to use; optional Prime subscription for fast shipping and bundled media | 2 | vs BigCommerce |
| Vinted | Free | Free for sellers, no commission; buyer pays a variable Buyer Protection fee at checkout | 2 | vs BigCommerce |
| Zendrop | Free, then $49/month | Freemium | 3 | vs BigCommerce |
| Saleor | Free | Open-source | 4 | vs BigCommerce |
| CJ Dropshipping | Free | Freemium | - | vs BigCommerce |
| BackToMe | €25/month | Subscription | 2 | vs BigCommerce |
| Mollie | £0.3/transaction | Per transaction by payment method | 3 | vs BigCommerce |
| Klarna | On request | Quote | 1 | vs BigCommerce |
| Drip | $39/month | Per month by contact count | 3 | vs BigCommerce |
| Memberful | $49/month | Subscription | 2 | vs BigCommerce |
| FastSpring | On request | Transaction | 1 | vs BigCommerce |
| SamCart | $79/month | Subscription | 2 | vs BigCommerce |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the BigCommerce badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
What you would be giving up
BigCommerce is most often brought in for a merchant whose volume makes a percentage transaction fee the largest line in the platform decision, a retailer needing several branded storefronts sharing one catalogue and one back office, a b2b seller who needs company accounts and customer-specific price lists without custom development, a team going headless who wants a managed commerce back end rather than a self-hosted one. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If BigCommerce is broadly right and the question is cost, the BigCommerce pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the E-Commerce category lists everything the directory holds, and best e-commerce tools ranks them.
BigCommerce runs on web. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about BigCommerce alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to BigCommerce?
- 24 other e-commerce tools are listed in this directory, led by Square, Magento, Shopkeep, Heartland Retail. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to BigCommerce?
- 15 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Square, Magento, UnoPIM, Poshmark, Instacart.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to BigCommerce?
- Yes. 3 of the alternatives below start under BigCommerce's $29.95/month: Magento at Free, BackToMe at €25/month, Mollie at £0.3/transaction.
- Why do people look for an alternative to BigCommerce?
- On the figures on record, one thing stands out: there is no free tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from BigCommerce?
- BigCommerce is most often brought in for a merchant whose volume makes a percentage transaction fee the largest line in the platform decision, a retailer needing several branded storefronts sharing one catalogue and one back office, a b2b seller who needs company accounts and customer-specific price lists without custom development, a team going headless who wants a managed commerce back end rather than a self-hosted one. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to BigCommerce?
- Magento, UnoPIM, Saleor are recorded with an open-source licence model.
- How were these BigCommerce alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, E-Commerce, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare BigCommerce against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against BigCommerce covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every e-commerce tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the E-Commerce category, 24 tools beside BigCommerce. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.