E-commerce & Retail · head to head
Inventory Lab vs BigCommerce
Inventory Lab
E-commerce & Retail
FBA inventory management made simple
- From
- $29/month
- Rated
- -
BigCommerce
E-commerce & Retail
Enterprise ecommerce platform for ambitious merchants
- From
- $29.95/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Inventory Lab inventoryLab is no longer sold standalone and is now bundled into Three Colts' Seller 365 plans starting at $69 per month for a single user, rising to $199 per month for the Pro tier; BigCommerce listed on G-Cloud 14 by reseller CTI Digital Limited at £14,000 per instance for a managed BigCommerce implementation
- They diverge on capability: Inventory Lab covers FBA inventory tracking, BigCommerce covers Multi-channel selling.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Inventory Lab and BigCommerce actually diverge.
| Attribute | Inventory Lab | BigCommerce |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $29/month | $29.95/month |
| Founded | 2011 | 2009 |
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 Inventory Lab
- FBA inventory tracking
- Repricing automation
- Price monitoring
- Sales analytics
- Profit calculations
- Supplier management
- Alerts and notifications
- Forecasting tools
Only in BigCommerce
- Multi-channel selling
- Built-in SEO
- Abandoned cart recovery
- Customer segmentation
- Marketing automation
- B2B functionality
- API access
- Advanced security
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Inventory Lab
- Amazon and Walmart reseller inventory, listing and profit tracking as part of Seller 365not BigCommerce
BigCommerce
No use cases recorded yet. See the BigCommerce review.
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Inventory Lab
- InventoryLab is no longer sold standalone and is now bundled into Three Colts' Seller 365 plans starting at $69 per month for a single user, rising to $199 per month for the Pro tier
- Multichannel listing requires the separate UniCon add-on, priced from $49 to $449 per month depending on tier
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
Inventory Lab
$29/month- Essentials$29/month
- Inventory management
- Price monitoring
- Email alerts
- Pro$99/month
- All Essentials features
- Automated repricing
- 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 Inventory Lab if
- You need fba inventory tracking.
- You also want repricing automation.
Questions people ask
- Is Inventory Lab or BigCommerce better?
- Neither clearly leads. Inventory Lab starts at $29/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, Inventory Lab or BigCommerce?
- Inventory Lab starts at $29/month and BigCommerce at $29.95/month.
- Does Inventory Lab or BigCommerce run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- What is Inventory Lab best used for?
- Inventory Lab is most often used for amazon and walmart reseller inventory, listing and profit tracking as part of seller 365. Of those, amazon and walmart reseller inventory, listing and profit tracking as part of seller 365 is not what BigCommerce is typically brought in for.
- What can Inventory Lab do that BigCommerce cannot?
- Inventory Lab covers FBA inventory tracking, Repricing automation, Price monitoring, Sales analytics. BigCommerce covers Multi-channel selling, Built-in SEO, Abandoned cart recovery, Customer segmentation.