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BigCommerce vs Gumroad

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BigCommerce

Software

Enterprise ecommerce platform for ambitious merchants

From
$29.95/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Gumroad

Software

Sell your stuff, see what sticks

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; Gumroad charges a 10 percent plus $0.50 transaction fee on direct sales, rising to 30 percent on sales made through its Discover marketplace

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which BigCommerce and Gumroad actually diverge.

Attributes where BigCommerce and Gumroad differ
AttributeBigCommerceGumroad
Starting price$29.95/monthOn request
Founded2009Unknown

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), 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 Gumroad

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

Gumroad

  • Charges a 10 percent plus $0.50 transaction fee on direct sales, rising to 30 percent on sales made through its Discover marketplace

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

Gumroad

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Gumroad review.

Which should you pick?

Choose BigCommerce if

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

Choose Gumroad if

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

Gumroad review

Questions people ask

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