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Heartland Retail vs BigCommerce

Heartland Retail logo

Heartland Retail

Software

Omnichannel retail management platform

From
$150/month
Rated
-
BigCommerce logo

BigCommerce

Software

Enterprise ecommerce platform for ambitious merchants

From
$29.95/month
Rated
-

The short version

  • They diverge on capability: Heartland Retail covers Point of sale, BigCommerce covers Multi-channel selling.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Heartland Retail and BigCommerce actually diverge.

Attributes where Heartland Retail and BigCommerce differ
AttributeHeartland RetailBigCommerce
Starting price$150/month$29.95/month
Founded19972009

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

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 Heartland Retail

  • Point of sale
  • Omnichannel selling
  • Inventory management
  • Customer management
  • Payment processing
  • Employee management
  • Analytics
  • Reporting

Only in BigCommerce

  • Multi-channel selling
  • Built-in SEO
  • Abandoned cart recovery
  • Customer segmentation
  • Marketing automation
  • B2B functionality
  • API access
  • Advanced security

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Heartland Retail

Nothing recorded yet. See the Heartland Retail review.

BigCommerce

  • Listed on G-Cloud 14 by reseller CTI Digital Limited at £14,000 per instance for a managed BigCommerce implementation

Pricing, plan by plan

Heartland Retail

$150/month
  • Core$150/month
    • POS system
    • Inventory management
    • Customer management
  • Professional$350/month
    • All Core features
    • Omnichannel
    • Advanced analytics

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

Which should you pick?

Choose Heartland Retail if

  • You need point of sale.
  • You also want omnichannel selling.

Choose BigCommerce if

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

Questions people ask

Is Heartland Retail or BigCommerce better?
Neither clearly leads. Heartland Retail starts at $150/month and BigCommerce at $29.95/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Heartland Retail or BigCommerce?
Heartland Retail starts at $150/month and BigCommerce at $29.95/month.
Does Heartland Retail or BigCommerce run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
What can Heartland Retail do that BigCommerce cannot?
Heartland Retail covers Point of sale, Omnichannel selling, Inventory management, Customer management. BigCommerce covers Multi-channel selling, Built-in SEO, Abandoned cart recovery, Customer segmentation.

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