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BigCommerce vs Braintree

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BigCommerce

Software

Enterprise ecommerce platform for ambitious merchants

From
$29.95/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
B

Braintree

Software

End-to-end checkout experiences for businesses, from PayPal

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: BigCommerce listed on G-Cloud 14 by reseller CTI Digital Limited at £14,000 per instance for a managed BigCommerce implementation; Braintree vendor overview page names no transaction fee percentage or fixed charge, requiring a separate signup flow to see pricing

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which BigCommerce and Braintree actually diverge.

Attributes where BigCommerce and Braintree differ
AttributeBigCommerceBraintree
Starting price$29.95/monthOn request
Pricing modelsubscriptiontransaction
Founded2009Unknown

Identical on both: free tier (No), platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in BigCommerce

  • Multi-channel selling
  • Built-in SEO
  • Abandoned cart recovery
  • Customer segmentation
  • Marketing automation
  • B2B functionality
  • API access
  • Advanced security

Only in Braintree

Nothing recorded that BigCommerce does not also cover.

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

BigCommerce

  • Listed on G-Cloud 14 by reseller CTI Digital Limited at £14,000 per instance for a managed BigCommerce implementation

Braintree

  • Vendor overview page names no transaction fee percentage or fixed charge, requiring a separate signup flow to see pricing
  • Now marketed and hosted directly under the PayPal brand at paypal.com rather than a standalone braintreepayments.com site, which now redirects

Pricing, plan by plan

BigCommerce

$29.95/month
  • Standard$29.95/month
    • Unlimited products
    • 2 staff accounts
    • Basic reports
  • Plus$79.95/month
    • All Standard features
    • Up to 5 staff accounts
    • Advanced reports

Braintree

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Braintree review.

Which should you pick?

Choose BigCommerce if

  • You need multi-channel selling.
  • You also want built-in seo.
BigCommerce review

Choose Braintree if

Nothing in the data separates Braintree from BigCommerce on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Braintree review

Questions people ask

Is BigCommerce or Braintree better?
Neither clearly leads. BigCommerce starts at $29.95/month and Braintree at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, BigCommerce or Braintree?
BigCommerce starts at $29.95/month and Braintree at On request.
Does BigCommerce or Braintree run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
What can BigCommerce do that Braintree cannot?
BigCommerce covers Multi-channel selling, Built-in SEO, Abandoned cart recovery, Customer segmentation.
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