BigCommerce vs WooCommerce: which fits your store?

Last verified 2026-08-29

BigCommerce and WooCommerce are both ecommerce platform tools compared here on pricing verified 2026-08-29, published plans, App Store standing, and themes from recent merchant reviews. WooCommerce starts cheaper (free vs $39/mo); WooCommerce has a free tier, BigCommerce does not. — auto-generated from tracked data; editorial verdict pending.

How do BigCommerce and WooCommerce compare?

	BigCommerce	WooCommerce
App Store rating	—	—
Price from	$39/mo	free
Free tier	✗ no	✓ yes
Published plans	4	1
Data confidence	high	high

Detected on 3,797 tracked DTC storefronts

BigCommerce 13 brands

WooCommerce 93 brands

→ WooCommerce 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.

WooCommerce plans

Plan	Monthly	Limits / notes
WooCommerce	$0	Hosting: $25–$350/month (third-party, scales with traffic). Extensions: $29–$299/year each. Payment processing: ~2.50–2.90% + $0.30/transaction with WooPayments.

Verified 2026-08-08 from vendor pricing page.

Which features does each include?

Feature	BigCommerce	WooCommerce
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	✓
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 WooCommerce?

WooCommerce starts lower at free, vs $39/mo for BigCommerce (verified 2026-08-29).

Does BigCommerce or WooCommerce have a free plan?

WooCommerce has a free tier; BigCommerce does not publish one.

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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