Is BigCommerce ecommerce software?

Yes. BigCommerce is evaluated as a hosted SaaS ecommerce platform.

Does BigCommerce have a free plan or free trial?

No free plan is published. A free trial is documented (about 15 days). Confirm current terms with the vendor.

Did SoftwareGlimpse personally test BigCommerce?

No. This review is based on first-party product and pricing research evidence, not hands-on product usage. Affiliate relationships never influence scores.

BigCommerce Review

Name: Meet BigCommerce Payments
Description: How BigCommerce presents the product in an official vendor video.

ECOMMERCE SOFTWARE

Choose BigCommerce when you want a Shopify-class hosted platform with open architecture and multi-storefront headroom — and you will model GMV thresholds and payment fees explicitly.

Last updated 2026-08-18Independent editorial review

Starting price
$39.00/user/month
Free plan
No
Free trial
15 days
Best for
Growing catalog brands comparing open-SaaS TCO to Shopify

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SoftwareGlimpse review

8.5/10

Good

ease of use8
storefront commerce fit9
catalog orders depth9
checkout conversion8
integrations9
omnichannel pos7

How we score →

By Lee M.FounderReviewed 18 Aug 2026

See BigCommerce in action

Official vendor demonstration of product surfaces. It supplements screenshots and editorial analysis — it is not independent SoftwareGlimpse testing.

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Official vendor video

Meet BigCommerce Payments

How BigCommerce presents the product in an official vendor video.

What this shows

BigCommerce product surfaces as shown in the official vendor video
UI/workflow layout marketed by the vendor

Pricing

Verified 2026-08-18 from bigcommerce.com/pricing and support docs (high confidence for list prices; medium for GMV/OPP fee mechanics). Core/Growth/Scale monthly and annual floors match Shopify list tiers; Performance from $1,499/mo annual. Trailing-12-month GMV thresholds auto-upgrade plans. Open Payment Provider fee up to 2.0%/1.0%/0.6% on eligible third-party gateway volume for Core/Growth/Scale — confirm billing cycle migration. Affiliate economics excluded.Full pricing details →

Core
$39.00
per month
$29/mo annual ($39 monthly). Up to published GMV threshold.
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Growth
Most popular
$105.00
per month
$79/mo annual ($105 monthly). Mid-market feature depth.
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Scale
$399.00
per month
$299/mo annual ($399 monthly). High-volume with overage mechanics.
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Performance
Custom
Contact sales
From $1,499/mo billed annually — enterprise multi-storefront.
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Product screenshots

Verified captures from BigCommerce's product interface.

BigCommerce dashboard, storefront, channels, and SEO collage

Control-panel collage from the official BigCommerce homepage.

Official BigCommerce marketing UI asset

https://www.bigcommerce.com/ · Checked 2026-08-18

Our verdict

Choose BigCommerce when you want a Shopify-class hosted platform with open architecture and multi-storefront headroom — and you will model GMV thresholds and payment fees explicitly. Consider Shopify for ecosystem/POS depth; WooCommerce for open-source control; Square Online for retail-led omnichannel. Scores reflect first-party documentation as of 2026-08-17 — not hands-on product testing. Confirm current packaging, minimums and usage rates on the vendor site before purchase.

Best for

Growing catalog brands comparing open-SaaS TCO to Shopify
Merchants needing multi-storefront or B2B on one platform
Teams with dev resources for API/headless experiments

Not ideal for

Retail-first merchants needing best-in-class POS bundle
Buyers who want the largest theme marketplace on day one
Stores avoiding GMV-threshold plan auto-upgrades

Bottom line

Core $39/mo ($29 annual). Growth $105 ($79). Scale $399 ($299). Performance from $1,499/mo annual. 15-day trial. Model GMV thresholds and open payment provider fees before comparing to Shopify TCO.