E-commerce & Retail · head to head
BigCommerce vs Namecheap
BigCommerce
E-commerce & Retail
Enterprise ecommerce platform for ambitious merchants
- From
- $29.95/month
- Rated
- -
Namecheap
E-commerce & Retail
Affordable domain names and hosting
- From
- $0.88/year
- Rated
- -
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; Namecheap domain and hosting introductory pricing as captured 1 January 2024: .com registration from $5.98 first year, shared hosting from $1.58/month, and Private Email from $0.88/month promotional renewing at $7.88/month
- They diverge on capability: BigCommerce covers Multi-channel selling, Namecheap covers Domain registration.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which BigCommerce and Namecheap actually diverge.
| Attribute | BigCommerce | Namecheap |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $29.95/month | $0.88/year |
| Founded | 2009 | 2000 |
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 Namecheap
- Domain registration
- Web hosting
- SSL certificates
- Email hosting
- Security tools
- Domain forwarding
- DNS management
- 24/7 support
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
Namecheap
- Domain and hosting introductory pricing as captured 1 January 2024: .com registration from $5.98 first year, shared hosting from $1.58/month, and Private Email from $0.88/month promotional renewing at $7.88/month
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
Namecheap
$0.88/year- Standard Domains$0.88/year
- Domain registration
- Free WhoisGuard
- Dynamic DNS
- Web Hosting$2.88/month
- Unlimited bandwidth
- Free SSL
- Easy WordPress install
Which should you pick?
Questions people ask
- Is BigCommerce or Namecheap better?
- Neither clearly leads. BigCommerce starts at $29.95/month and Namecheap at $0.88/year, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, BigCommerce or Namecheap?
- BigCommerce starts at $29.95/month and Namecheap at $0.88/year.
- Does BigCommerce or Namecheap run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- What can BigCommerce do that Namecheap cannot?
- BigCommerce covers Multi-channel selling, Built-in SEO, Abandoned cart recovery, Customer segmentation. Namecheap covers Domain registration, Web hosting, SSL certificates, Email hosting.