E-commerce & Retail · head to head
BigCommerce vs Heartland Retail
BigCommerce
E-commerce & Retail
Enterprise ecommerce platform for ambitious merchants
- From
- $29.95/month
- Rated
- -
Heartland Retail
E-commerce & Retail
Omnichannel retail management platform
- From
- $150/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- They diverge on capability: BigCommerce covers Multi-channel selling, Heartland Retail covers Point of sale.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which BigCommerce and Heartland Retail actually diverge.
| Attribute | BigCommerce | Heartland Retail |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $29.95/month | $150/month |
| Founded | 2009 | 1997 |
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (E-commerce & Retail).
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 Heartland Retail
- Point of sale
- Omnichannel selling
- Inventory management
- Customer management
- Payment processing
- Employee management
- Analytics
- Reporting
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
Heartland Retail
Nothing recorded yet. See the Heartland Retail review.
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
Heartland Retail
$150/month- Core$150/month
- POS system
- Inventory management
- Customer management
- Professional$350/month
- All Core features
- Omnichannel
- Advanced analytics
Which should you pick?
Choose Heartland Retail if
- You need point of sale.
- You also want omnichannel selling.
Questions people ask
- Is BigCommerce or Heartland Retail better?
- Neither clearly leads. BigCommerce starts at $29.95/month and Heartland Retail at $150/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, BigCommerce or Heartland Retail?
- BigCommerce starts at $29.95/month and Heartland Retail at $150/month.
- Does BigCommerce or Heartland Retail run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- What can BigCommerce do that Heartland Retail cannot?
- BigCommerce covers Multi-channel selling, Built-in SEO, Abandoned cart recovery, Customer segmentation. Heartland Retail covers Point of sale, Omnichannel selling, Inventory management, Customer management.