E-commerce & Retail · head to head
BigCommerce vs KORONA POS
BigCommerce
E-commerce & Retail
Enterprise ecommerce platform for ambitious merchants
- From
- $29.95/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only KORONA POS has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- 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; KORONA POS inventory counts and stock management require the $79 Retail plan, so the $59 Core plan is checkout without stock control
- They diverge on capability: BigCommerce covers Multi-channel selling, KORONA POS covers Point of sale.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which BigCommerce and KORONA POS actually diverge.
| Attribute | BigCommerce | KORONA POS |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $29.95/month | Free |
| Free tier | No | Yes |
| Founded | 2009 | 2004 |
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), 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 KORONA POS
- Point of sale
- Inventory management
- Employee management
- Customer database
- Sales analytics
- Loyalty programs
- Multi-location support
- Mobile POS
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
BigCommerce
No use cases recorded yet. See the BigCommerce review.
KORONA POS
- Point of sale and inventory management for retail storesnot BigCommerce
- Multi location retail with stock control and reportingnot BigCommerce
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
KORONA POS
- Inventory counts and stock management require the $79 Retail plan, so the $59 Core plan is checkout without stock control
- Five separate modules are charged on top of the plan, at $10 per terminal for food service, $10 per terminal for invoicing, $50 per gate for ticketing, $30 per franchise and $45 per token for custom API integrations
- Integration pricing is per token rather than per account, so several integrations multiply the cost
- Advanced stock management and movement reporting require the $99 Plus plan
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
KORONA POS
Free- FreeFree
- 1 register
- Inventory management
- Basic analytics
- Professional$79/month
- Unlimited registers
- Advanced inventory
- Employee management
Which should you pick?
Choose KORONA POS if
- You need point of sale.
- You want to start without paying.
- You also want inventory management.
Questions people ask
- Is BigCommerce or KORONA POS better?
- Neither clearly leads. BigCommerce starts at $29.95/month and KORONA POS at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, BigCommerce or KORONA POS?
- KORONA POS has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $29.95/month for BigCommerce and Free for KORONA POS.
- Does BigCommerce or KORONA POS run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- Can I use KORONA POS for free?
- Yes. KORONA POS has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. BigCommerce starts at $29.95/month.
- What can BigCommerce do that KORONA POS cannot?
- BigCommerce covers Multi-channel selling, Built-in SEO, Abandoned cart recovery, Customer segmentation. KORONA POS covers Point of sale, Inventory management, Employee management, Customer database.