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Alternatives to BigCommerce
19 e-commerce & retail 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
- 19
- With a free tier
- 9
- Cheaper to start
- 12
- 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. 9 of the 19 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.
Print on demand dropshipping service
- Can be used without paying; BigCommerce cannot.
- Starts $29.95 a month cheaper, at Free.
- Sold on a transaction model rather than subscription.
- 1 tier to BigCommerce's 2.
Open-source ecommerce platform for enterprise retail
- Can be used without paying; BigCommerce cannot.
- Starts $29.95 a month cheaper, at Free.
- Sold on a open-source model rather than subscription.
Market research tool for online sellers
- Can be used without paying; BigCommerce cannot.
- Starts $29.95 a month cheaper, at Free.
Cloud-based retail POS system
- Can be used without paying; BigCommerce cannot.
- Starts $29.95 a month cheaper, at Free.
Open-source ecommerce platform for business
- Can be used without paying; BigCommerce cannot.
- Starts $29.95 a month cheaper, at Free.
- Sold on a open-source model rather than subscription.
- 1 tier to BigCommerce's 2.
Open source Shopify alternative
- Can be used without paying; BigCommerce cannot.
- Starts $29.95 a month cheaper, at Free.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than subscription.
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 | |
| Printful | Free | Transaction | 1 | vs BigCommerce |
| Magento | Free | Open-source | 2 | vs BigCommerce |
| Algopix | Free | Subscription | 2 | vs BigCommerce |
| KORONA POS | Free | Subscription | 2 | vs BigCommerce |
| OpenCart | Free | Open-source | 1 | vs BigCommerce |
| Medusa | Free | Freemium | 2 | vs BigCommerce |
| Ecwid | Free | Subscription | 2 | vs BigCommerce |
| PrestaShop | Free | Open-source | 2 | vs BigCommerce |
| AliExpress | Free | Transaction | 1 | vs BigCommerce |
| Inventory Lab | $29/month | Subscription | 2 | vs BigCommerce |
| Oracle Commerce | $100000/year | Subscription | 2 | vs BigCommerce |
| Etsy | $0.2/per-listing | Transaction | 1 | vs BigCommerce |
| Retail Pro | On request | - | - | vs BigCommerce |
| Clavio | $50/month | Subscription | 2 | vs BigCommerce |
| Big Cartel | On request | Subscription | - | vs BigCommerce |
| Revel | $99/month | - | 2 | vs BigCommerce |
| Heartland Retail | $150/month | Subscription | 2 | vs BigCommerce |
| commercetools | On request | Quote | - | vs BigCommerce |
| Namecheap | $0.88/year | 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
Free to start (9)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Printful , Free
- Magento , Free
- Algopix , Free
- KORONA POS , Free
- OpenCart , Free
- Medusa , Free
- Ecwid , Free
- PrestaShop , Free
Cheaper than BigCommerce (12)
Entry price under BigCommerce's $29.95/month. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.
- Printful , Free
- Magento , Free
- Algopix , Free
- KORONA POS , Free
- OpenCart , Free
- Medusa , Free
- Ecwid , Free
- PrestaShop , Free
What you would be giving up
The record we hold does not list what BigCommerce is typically used for, so there is no honest way to enumerate what a switch would cost you from this page alone.
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 & Retail category lists everything the directory holds, and best e-commerce & retail 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?
- 19 other e-commerce & retail tools are listed in this directory, led by Printful, Magento, Algopix, KORONA POS. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to BigCommerce?
- 9 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Printful, Magento, Algopix, KORONA POS, OpenCart.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to BigCommerce?
- Yes. 12 of the alternatives below start under BigCommerce's $29.95/month: Printful at Free, Magento at Free, Algopix at Free, KORONA POS at Free.
- 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?
- The record we hold does not list what BigCommerce is typically used for, so the honest answer is to check the side-by-side comparison for whichever alternative you are considering. Each one puts the two full feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to BigCommerce?
- Magento, OpenCart, PrestaShop 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 & Retail, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored slot 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 & retail tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the E-commerce & Retail category, 19 tools beside BigCommerce. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.