BigCommerce vs Ecwid: which fits your store?

Last verified 2026-10-01

BigCommerce and Ecwid are both ecommerce platform tools compared here on pricing verified 2026-10-01, published plans, App Store standing, and themes from recent merchant reviews. Ecwid starts cheaper ($5/mo vs $39/mo); neither offers a free tier. — auto-generated from tracked data; editorial verdict pending.

How do BigCommerce and Ecwid compare?

	BigCommerce	Ecwid
App Store rating	—	—
Price from	$39/mo	$5/mo
Free tier	✗ no	✗ no
Published plans	4	4
Data confidence	high	high

Detected on 3,796 tracked DTC storefronts

BigCommerce 12 brands

Ecwid 6 brands

→ BigCommerce leads among brands we track

What would you actually pay?

BigCommerce plans

Plan	Monthly	Limits / notes
Core	$39	Up to $30K trailing-12-month GMV; automatically upgrades to Growth above the threshold; Open Payment Provider fee is 2.0% of eligible order GMV; additional storefronts cost $30/month, maximum 3.
Growth	$105	Up to $100K trailing-12-month GMV; automatically upgrades to Scale above the threshold; Open Payment Provider fee is 1.0% of eligible order GMV; additional storefronts cost $50/month, maximum 5.
Scale	$399	Up to $33,333/month GMV; 0.9% overage on GMV above the cap; automatically upgrades to Performance at $2 million trailing-12-month GMV; Open Payment Provider fee is 0.6% of eligible order GMV; additional storefronts cost $100/month, maximum 8.
Performance	—	Custom terms for businesses with $1M+ in annual sales; GMV limits, payment terms, storefront capacity, and support are contract-based.

Prices are in US dollars and exclude applicable taxes. Annual prices are stated as monthly equivalents billed annually.

Verified 2026-10-01 from vendor pricing page.

Ecwid plans

Plan	Monthly	Limits / notes
Starter	$5	Up to 10 products; default company.site domain; email support.
Venture	$35	Up to 100 products; digital goods up to 25 GB per file; access to App Market; Instagram and Facebook selling.
Business	$65	Up to 2,500 products; 2 staff accounts; up to 3 promotions; digital goods up to 25 GB per file.
Unlimited	$149	Unlimited products; unlimited staff accounts; up to 500 promotions; digital goods up to 25 GB per file.

USD prices extracted. The page also displays localized prices in EUR, GBP, AUD, MXN, and INR. Annual billing is advertised as saving 16%.

Verified 2026-08-29 from vendor pricing page.

Which features does each include?

Feature	BigCommerce	Ecwid
Hosted online store	✓	✓
Point of sale	✓	✓ paid
Multichannel selling	✓	✓ paid
B2B / wholesale	✓	✓ paid
Headless / API-first	✓	✓
App ecosystem	✓	✓ paid
Themes & templates	—	✓
Abandoned cart recovery	✓ paid	✓ paid
Multi-currency	✓	—
Multilingual storefronts	—	✓ paid
Native subscriptions	—	✓ paid
Carrier shipping rates	✓	✓ paid
Built-in email marketing	—	✓ paid
SEO tools	✓	✓ paid
Zero platform transaction fees	✓ paid	✓
Free plan	✗	✗

Extracted from each vendor's App Store listing (2026-07-15); "—" = not stated there. Verify tier availability on vendor pricing pages.

FAQ

Which is cheaper, BigCommerce or Ecwid?

Ecwid starts lower at $5/mo, vs $39/mo for BigCommerce (verified 2026-10-01).

Does BigCommerce or Ecwid have a free plan?

Neither publishes a free tier.

Which is rated higher on the Shopify App Store?

App Store ratings are shown in the table above where available.

How we compare: pricing and plans are collected automatically from vendor pages on a schedule and shown with verification dates; ratings come from the Shopify App Store; merchant sentiment is synthesized from the most recent App Store reviews (paraphrased, never quoted). We currently have no affiliate relationship with either vendor. Found an error? The data snapshot behind this page is dated — check the vendor's page for same-day changes.

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