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BigCommerce vs Lulu

BigCommerce logo

BigCommerce

E-commerce & Retail

Enterprise ecommerce platform for ambitious merchants

From
$29.95/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Lulu logo

Lulu

Print & Publishing

Quality book printing at a reasonable price

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; Lulu production requires 3-5 business days before shipping, with the first printing day starting only after the order is placed

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which BigCommerce and Lulu actually diverge.

Attributes where BigCommerce and Lulu differ
AttributeBigCommerceLulu
Starting price$29.95/monthOn request
Pricing modelsubscriptionusage-based
CategoryE-commerce & RetailPrint & Publishing
Founded2009Unknown

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

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 Lulu

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

Lulu

  • Production requires 3-5 business days before shipping, with the first printing day starting only after the order is placed

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

Lulu

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Lulu review.

Which should you pick?

Choose BigCommerce if

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

Choose Lulu if

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

Lulu review

Questions people ask

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