Bigcommerce<\/strong> is an e-commerce platform that gives you a complete package with all the tools you need to easily launch your online store in a matter of minutes or hours and start selling your physical or digital products online.<\/p>\n
This service is available for a monthly or yearly fee and you don’t need to hire a web designer to set up the site for you. Managing your e-commerce business can be done from a single dashboard.<\/p>\n
This platform lets you customize your site, manage shipping, orders and payments, and even list your products on Amazon, eBay, and Facebook, but we’ll discuss this in more depth below.<\/p>\n
WooCommerce<\/strong> is an open-source eCommerce plugin you can download for free. It was built for WordPress and works only on WordPress-powered websites. WordPress is a free\u00a0content management system for your site and can be installed in just a few minutes.<\/p>\n
This extremely popular plugin was launched in 2011 and it’s by far the most customizable eCommerce platform for\u00a0building your online shop.<\/p>\n
Bigcommerce vs Woocommerce: Pricing Comparison<\/h2>\nBigcommerce pricing<\/h3>\nBigcommerce offers 4 pricing plans with no transaction fees, unlimited products and unlimited\u00a0file storage and bandwidth, and staff accounts.<\/p>\n
\n- Bigcommerce Standard: $29.95\/mo<\/li>\n
- Bigcommerce Plus: $79.95\/mo<\/li>\n
- Bigcommerce Pro: $249.95\/mo<\/li>\n
- Bigcommerce Enterprise: varies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
The\u00a0Bigcommerce Standard plan<\/strong>\u00a0includes:<\/p>\n
\n- different sales channels (branded online store, eBay and Amazon, a point of sale, Facebook\/Instagram, Pinterest,\u00a0Google Shopping.<\/li>\n
- responsive website template<\/li>\n
- single-page checkout<\/li>\n
- Apple Pay<\/li>\n
- coupons<\/li>\n
- discounts and gift cards<\/li>\n
- shipping label discounts<\/li>\n
- real-time shipping quotes<\/li>\n
- professional reporting tools<\/li>\n
- blog, product ratings and reviews<\/li>\n
- free Sitewide HTTPs and Dedicated SSL<\/li>\n
- shipperHQ shipping rules engine.<\/li>\n
- This plan covers up to $50k online sales per year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
The Bigcommerce Plus plan<\/strong> includes all of the above, plus:<\/p>\n
\n- customer groups and segmentation<\/li>\n
- abandoned cart saver<\/li>\n
- stored credit cards<\/li>\n
- This plan covers up to %150k sales per year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
The Bigcommerce\u00a0Pro plan<\/strong>\u00a0includes all of the above from the Plus and Standard plans, plus:<\/p>\n
\n- Google customer reviews<\/li>\n
- faceted search (product filtering)<\/li>\n
- custom SSL<\/li>\n
- This plan covers up to $400k sales per year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
The Bigcommerce\u00a0<\/strong>Enterprise plan<\/strong> includes all of the above from the Standard, Plus and Pro plans, plus:<\/p>\n
\n- custom facets<\/li>\n
- price lists<\/li>\n
- unlimited API Calls.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Bigcommerce offers a free trial period of 15 days with no credit card\u00a0required so you can test it out for 15 days and get used to how the platform works.<\/p>\n
Other Bigcommerce fees<\/h3>\n
Bigcommerce has no transaction fees on all plans,\u00a0<\/strong>though you’ll be charged credit card payment fees which vary depending on what processor you use and your country of origin.<\/p>\n
Bigcommerce’s credit card processing provider is Braintree, which is affiliated with PayPal. The US rates are:<\/p>\n
\n- Credit card processing fees for Bigcommerce Standard: 2.9% + 30c<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Credit card processing fees for Bigcommerce Plus: 2.5% + 30c<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Credit card processing fees for Bigcommerce Pro: 2.2% + 30c<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Credit card processing fees for Bigcommerce Enterprise: 2.2% + 30c<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Unlike other e-commerce platforms, Bigcommerce’s fees are reduced as you grow, depending on the plan you choose. You can go down to 2.2% + $0.30 per transaction for the Enterprise plan.<\/p>\n
WooCommerce costs<\/h3>\nWooCommerce is a free plugin for WordPress, which is also free to install on your website. No monthly fees or transaction fees will apply.<\/p>\n
However, the overall costs of running a WordPress site are not 0. For starters, you will need to purchase a domain and a hosting plan with a hosting company of your choice. Then, you will have to pay for\u00a0an SSL certificate. As an estimate, a domain may cost you somewhere around $15 and you will pay for it yearly, web hosting can be paid monthly or yearly and it’s around $8 per month, but it will increase as you grow, and an SSL certificate is around $70.<\/p>\n
The initial costs may be higher, but it can be a better solution in the long run, once your site grows in size. If you’re planning on having a large online store, WooCommerce may be a more cost-efficient solution for you than Bigcommerce.<\/p>\n
Bigcommerce vs Woocommerce: managing your online store<\/h2>\nWe’ve talked about pricing, now what about store management?<\/p>\n
This is where Bigcommerce will win the round, as it offers a 360-approach to online commerce, taking care of everything for you and making it easy to manage your online shop.<\/p>\n
WooCommerce can be easy too, but you’ll need more time to learn how to do it. Also, you may need to add a bunch of extensions to add the extra- features you may need.<\/p>\n
Bigcommerce can be managed from an intuitive interface and the templates can be easily customized with no coding knowledge required. You can manage your products, sales and inventory with ease.\u00a0 The only con this solution may have in terms of store management is that it’s more limited than WooCommerce. With WooCommerce you can do everything Bigcommerce lets you do, and more! But in order to enhance it, you’ll most likely need a web developer to help you through the process.<\/p>\n
Also, Bigcommerce comes with support, so you’ll always have someone ready to answer you all the questions you may have. With a Woocommerce site, you’ll have to be your own support, either by studying how to fix the bugs yourself or hire a specialist.<\/p>\n
WooCommerce is very flexible – the sky is the limit when it comes to the upgrade possibilities. Because it’s such a popular CMS, you can choose from over 50.000 free plugins to add even more functionalities to your store, with ease.<\/p>\n
If you don’t want the hassle of managing everything yourself, Bigcommerce may be the best solution for you and the pricing and other fees may be worth it.<\/p>\n
Bigcommerce offers 4 pricing plans with no transaction fees, unlimited products and unlimited\u00a0file storage and bandwidth, and staff accounts.<\/p>\n
- \n
- Bigcommerce Standard: $29.95\/mo<\/li>\n
- Bigcommerce Plus: $79.95\/mo<\/li>\n
- Bigcommerce Pro: $249.95\/mo<\/li>\n
- Bigcommerce Enterprise: varies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
The\u00a0Bigcommerce Standard plan<\/strong>\u00a0includes:<\/p>\n
- \n
- different sales channels (branded online store, eBay and Amazon, a point of sale, Facebook\/Instagram, Pinterest,\u00a0Google Shopping.<\/li>\n
- responsive website template<\/li>\n
- single-page checkout<\/li>\n
- Apple Pay<\/li>\n
- coupons<\/li>\n
- discounts and gift cards<\/li>\n
- shipping label discounts<\/li>\n
- real-time shipping quotes<\/li>\n
- professional reporting tools<\/li>\n
- blog, product ratings and reviews<\/li>\n
- free Sitewide HTTPs and Dedicated SSL<\/li>\n
- shipperHQ shipping rules engine.<\/li>\n
- This plan covers up to $50k online sales per year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
The Bigcommerce Plus plan<\/strong> includes all of the above, plus:<\/p>\n
- \n
- customer groups and segmentation<\/li>\n
- abandoned cart saver<\/li>\n
- stored credit cards<\/li>\n
- This plan covers up to %150k sales per year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
The Bigcommerce\u00a0Pro plan<\/strong>\u00a0includes all of the above from the Plus and Standard plans, plus:<\/p>\n
- \n
- Google customer reviews<\/li>\n
- faceted search (product filtering)<\/li>\n
- custom SSL<\/li>\n
- This plan covers up to $400k sales per year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
The Bigcommerce\u00a0<\/strong>Enterprise plan<\/strong> includes all of the above from the Standard, Plus and Pro plans, plus:<\/p>\n
- \n
- custom facets<\/li>\n
- price lists<\/li>\n
- unlimited API Calls.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Bigcommerce offers a free trial period of 15 days with no credit card\u00a0required so you can test it out for 15 days and get used to how the platform works.<\/p>\n
Other Bigcommerce fees<\/h3>\n
Bigcommerce has no transaction fees on all plans,\u00a0<\/strong>though you’ll be charged credit card payment fees which vary depending on what processor you use and your country of origin.<\/p>\n
Bigcommerce’s credit card processing provider is Braintree, which is affiliated with PayPal. The US rates are:<\/p>\n
- \n
- Credit card processing fees for Bigcommerce Standard: 2.9% + 30c<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Credit card processing fees for Bigcommerce Plus: 2.5% + 30c<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Credit card processing fees for Bigcommerce Pro: 2.2% + 30c<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Credit card processing fees for Bigcommerce Enterprise: 2.2% + 30c<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Unlike other e-commerce platforms, Bigcommerce’s fees are reduced as you grow, depending on the plan you choose. You can go down to 2.2% + $0.30 per transaction for the Enterprise plan.<\/p>\n
WooCommerce costs<\/h3>\n
WooCommerce is a free plugin for WordPress, which is also free to install on your website. No monthly fees or transaction fees will apply.<\/p>\n
However, the overall costs of running a WordPress site are not 0. For starters, you will need to purchase a domain and a hosting plan with a hosting company of your choice. Then, you will have to pay for\u00a0an SSL certificate. As an estimate, a domain may cost you somewhere around $15 and you will pay for it yearly, web hosting can be paid monthly or yearly and it’s around $8 per month, but it will increase as you grow, and an SSL certificate is around $70.<\/p>\n
The initial costs may be higher, but it can be a better solution in the long run, once your site grows in size. If you’re planning on having a large online store, WooCommerce may be a more cost-efficient solution for you than Bigcommerce.<\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nWe’ve talked about pricing, now what about store management?<\/p>\n
This is where Bigcommerce will win the round, as it offers a 360-approach to online commerce, taking care of everything for you and making it easy to manage your online shop.<\/p>\n
WooCommerce can be easy too, but you’ll need more time to learn how to do it. Also, you may need to add a bunch of extensions to add the extra- features you may need.<\/p>\n
Bigcommerce can be managed from an intuitive interface and the templates can be easily customized with no coding knowledge required. You can manage your products, sales and inventory with ease.\u00a0 The only con this solution may have in terms of store management is that it’s more limited than WooCommerce. With WooCommerce you can do everything Bigcommerce lets you do, and more! But in order to enhance it, you’ll most likely need a web developer to help you through the process.<\/p>\n
Also, Bigcommerce comes with support, so you’ll always have someone ready to answer you all the questions you may have. With a Woocommerce site, you’ll have to be your own support, either by studying how to fix the bugs yourself or hire a specialist.<\/p>\n
WooCommerce is very flexible – the sky is the limit when it comes to the upgrade possibilities. Because it’s such a popular CMS, you can choose from over 50.000 free plugins to add even more functionalities to your store, with ease.<\/p>\n
If you don’t want the hassle of managing everything yourself, Bigcommerce may be the best solution for you and the pricing and other fees may be worth it.<\/p>\n
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