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E-commerce · 12 alternatives

Instead of BigCommerce, try one of these 12.

Every alternative is lined up against BigCommerce on what people actually switch for: price, open source, self-hosting, offline use and platforms. BigCommerce sits in the first row, so you can see what you give up.

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Alternative
Price
Open source
Self-host
Offline
Platforms
BigCommerceWhat you have now
Enterprise SaaS store platform with no transaction fees.
PricePaid
from $39/mo
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
Shopify#1
Hosted store platform that powers millions of shops.
PricePaid
from $39/mo
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web · iOS · Android
WooCommerce#2
Turn WordPress into a store, free and self-hosted.
PriceFree
hosting extra
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
PrestaShop#3
Open-source store platform popular in Europe.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
Shopware#4
Open-source commerce platform popular in DACH.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
Adobe Commerce#5
Enterprise open-source commerce platform from Adobe.
PricePaid
enterprise quote
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
OpenCart#6
Lightweight open-source shopping cart.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
Thirty Bees#7
Fast open-source ecommerce for independent merchants
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
Jumpseller#8
Hosted store builder popular with Latin American merchants.
PricePaid
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · iOS · Android
Your Next Store#9
Modern Next.js storefront powered by Stripe
PriceFreemium
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
Ecwid#10
Add an online store to any existing website
PricePaid
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
Big Cartel#11
Simple hosted shops for artists, bands and small makers.
PriceFreemium
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · iOS · Android
CS-Cart#12
Multi-vendor and B2B store platform with perpetual licensing.
PricePaid
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Win · Linux

How to read this. “Yes” means fully supported by the maker. “Partial” means it works with caveats. Likes reflect community popularity; vendors can’t pay for them or for placement. How we compare.

BigCommerce alternatives at a glance

BigCommerce is a paid e-commerce app (from $39/mo). We compared 12 alternatives: 8 are open source, 5 are completely free, 8 can be self-hosted and 0 work fully offline. The most popular is Shopify, with 1.5k likes.

Most liked overallShopify

Hosted store platform that powers millions of shops.

Paid
Best free optionWooCommerce

Turn WordPress into a store, free and self-hosted.

Free · Open source · Self‑hostable
Best open-source optionPrestaShop

Open-source store platform popular in Europe.

Free · Open source · Self‑hostable
Best to self-hostShopware

Open-source commerce platform popular in DACH.

Free · Open source · Self‑hostable

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