BigCommerce vs Squarespace Commerce: which fits your store?

Last verified 2026-08-29 some data medium/low confidence

BigCommerce and Squarespace Commerce are both ecommerce platform tools compared here on pricing verified 2026-08-29, published plans, App Store standing, and themes from recent merchant reviews. Both are priced in the same range — the decision comes down to features and fit. — auto-generated from tracked data; editorial verdict pending.

How do BigCommerce and Squarespace Commerce compare?

	BigCommerce	Squarespace Commerce
App Store rating	—	—
Price from	$39/mo	not published
Free tier	✗ no	✗ no
Published plans	4	1
Data confidence	high	low

Detected on 3,797 tracked DTC storefronts

BigCommerce 13 brands

Squarespace Commerce 16 brands

→ Squarespace Commerce leads among brands we track

What would you actually pay?

BigCommerce plans

Plan	Monthly	Limits / notes
Core	$39	Up to $30,000 trailing-12-month GMV; automatically upgrades to Growth above the threshold.
Growth	$105	Up to $100,000 trailing-12-month GMV; automatically upgrades to Scale above the threshold.
Scale	$399	Includes up to $33,333 in monthly GMV; 0.9% overage applies to GMV above the cap. Automatically upgrades to Performance once trailing-12-month GMV reaches $2 million.
Performance	—	Custom volume limits and payment terms.

Prices are in US dollars and exclude taxes.

Verified 2026-08-29 from vendor pricing page.

Squarespace Commerce plans

Plan	Monthly	Limits / notes
Squarespace Premium	—	Custom premium plan for growing service businesses; includes more AI credits and multi-site control.

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Verified 2026-08-29 from vendor pricing page.

Which features does each include?

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

See the plan tables above for what each vendor discloses.

Does BigCommerce or Squarespace Commerce 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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