E-commerce & Retail · head to head
BigCommerce vs PrestaShop
BigCommerce
E-commerce & Retail
Enterprise ecommerce platform for ambitious merchants
- From
- $29.95/month
- Rated
- -
PrestaShop
E-commerce & Retail
Open-source ecommerce platform for online merchants
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only PrestaShop 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; PrestaShop prestaShop's Classic core is free and open source, but the Hosted managed edition and most marketplace modules (payment, shipping, SEO addons) are priced individually with no published rate card, only listed per-module in the Addons marketplace.
- They diverge on capability: BigCommerce covers Multi-channel selling, PrestaShop covers Product catalog management.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which BigCommerce and PrestaShop actually diverge.
| Attribute | BigCommerce | PrestaShop |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $29.95/month | Free |
| Pricing model | subscription | open-source |
| Free tier | No | Yes |
| Founded | 2009 | 2007 |
Identical on both: 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 PrestaShop
- Product catalog management
- Order management
- Payment gateway integration
- Shipping module
- Customer management
- SEO tools
- Analytics
- Mobile-responsive design
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
PrestaShop
- PrestaShop's Classic core is free and open source, but the Hosted managed edition and most marketplace modules (payment, shipping, SEO addons) are priced individually with no published rate card, only listed per-module in the Addons 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
PrestaShop
Free- Community EditionFree
- Core ecommerce features
- Community support
- Modules marketplace
- Enterprise Edition$3999/year
- All Community features
- Premium support
- Advanced analytics
Which should you pick?
Choose PrestaShop if
- You need product catalog management.
- You want to start without paying.
- You also want order management.
Questions people ask
- Is BigCommerce or PrestaShop better?
- Neither clearly leads. BigCommerce starts at $29.95/month and PrestaShop at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, BigCommerce or PrestaShop?
- PrestaShop has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $29.95/month for BigCommerce and Free for PrestaShop.
- Does BigCommerce or PrestaShop run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- Can I use PrestaShop for free?
- Yes. PrestaShop has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. BigCommerce starts at $29.95/month.
- What can BigCommerce do that PrestaShop cannot?
- BigCommerce covers Multi-channel selling, Built-in SEO, Abandoned cart recovery, Customer segmentation. PrestaShop covers Product catalog management, Order management, Payment gateway integration, Shipping module.