E-commerce & Retail · head to head
BigCommerce vs Printful
BigCommerce
E-commerce & Retail
Enterprise ecommerce platform for ambitious merchants
- From
- $29.95/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Printful 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; Printful the Growth plan is $24.99 a month and only becomes free once a store reaches $12,000 a year in sales
- They diverge on capability: BigCommerce covers Multi-channel selling, Printful covers Print on demand.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which BigCommerce and Printful actually diverge.
| Attribute | BigCommerce | Printful |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $29.95/month | Free |
| Pricing model | subscription | transaction |
| Free tier | No | Yes |
| Founded | 2009 | 2013 |
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 Printful
- Print on demand
- Custom products
- Dropshipping
- Automated fulfillment
- Quality control
- Inventory sync
- Bulk orders
- Designer tool
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.
Printful
- Print on demand fulfilment for apparel and merchandisenot BigCommerce
- Attaching a fulfilment backend to an existing online storenot 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
Printful
- The Growth plan is $24.99 a month and only becomes free once a store reaches $12,000 a year in sales
- Product discounts of up to 33% are tied to that paid plan, so the lowest unit costs are unavailable to small sellers
- The free plan allows one sample order a month, capped at 3 items
- Shipping and taxes are calculated separately from the quoted product price
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
Printful
Free- FreeFree
- Unlimited integrations
- Basic dashboard
- Order fulfillment
Which should you pick?
Choose Printful if
- You need print on demand.
- You want to start without paying.
- You also want custom products.
Questions people ask
- Is BigCommerce or Printful better?
- Neither clearly leads. BigCommerce starts at $29.95/month and Printful at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, BigCommerce or Printful?
- Printful has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $29.95/month for BigCommerce and Free for Printful.
- Does BigCommerce or Printful run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- Can I use Printful for free?
- Yes. Printful has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. BigCommerce starts at $29.95/month.
- What can BigCommerce do that Printful cannot?
- BigCommerce covers Multi-channel selling, Built-in SEO, Abandoned cart recovery, Customer segmentation. Printful covers Print on demand, Custom products, Dropshipping, Automated fulfillment.