The closest like-for-like Shopify replacement for growing stores: more features built in, B2B tools and no platform fee with its embedded payment providers, but plans are tied to your sales and upgrade automatically.
What it is
BigCommerce is a hosted store platform with unlimited products, staff accounts, multi-currency, real-time shipping quotes, coupons and gift cards on every plan, plus headless and B2B options. Since June 2026 the plans are Core ($29 a month billed yearly, $39 monthly) up to $30K of trailing 12-month sales, Growth ($79, $105 monthly) up to $100K, Scale ($299, $399 monthly) up to $33,333 a month with a 0.9% overage above that, and Performance from $1,499 a month on an annual contract. Orders through its embedded payment providers carry no platform fee; other gateways pay 2% on Core, 1% on Growth and 0.6% on Scale. Card processing starts at 2.89% + 29 cents. 15-day free trial, no card needed. Checked November 13, 2026 on bigcommerce.com.
Best for
- Growing stores with large catalogs
- B2B and wholesale sellers
- Merchants who want features built in rather than bought as apps
What we like
- More built in than Shopify's base plans: reviews, faceted search, multi-currency
- No platform fee when you use an embedded payment provider
- Strong B2B and headless options
- No contracts on Core, Growth and Scale
What to watch
- Plans auto-upgrade when trailing 12-month sales pass $30K or $100K
- No free plan, and no refunds (15-day trial only)
- Smaller theme and app ecosystem than Shopify
- Phone support only from Growth up
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