BigCommerce is a SaaS platform that allows SMBs to develop eCommerce sites. Features include the capabilities to design the storefront, configure products, manage payments, generate traffic, and optimize conversion.
$29.95
per month
Squarespace
Score 8.3 out of 10
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Squarespace is a CMS platform that allows users to create a DIY blog, eCommerce store, and/or portfolio (visual art or music). Some Squarespace website and shop templates are industry or use case-specific, such as menu builders for restaurant sites.
BigCommerce I think is easier to use than Shopify for a hosted solution, but Shopify does offer more customization. Both are way better than Squarespace. For self-hosted I prefer WooCommerce for small to medium shops and Magento for large shops. Overall BigCommerce is a decent …
We used Shopify, Squarespace and storenvy. All were bloated and had a lot of unnecessary and useless features and at a cost that did not seem beneficial to us. In the end, BigCommerce looked like it would work best for our online / brick and mortar model that we run. Also the …
BigCommerce's biggest advantage that I've seen is the ability to have a large catalog of products compared to sites like Shopify and Squarespace. BigCommerce allows for large product menus and product options giving the users easier navigation throughout the catalog. Also, …
We looked at a couple of e-commerce platforms including Squarespace. We found the functionality, ease of use, scalability, storefront features and such to be most attractive with BigCommerce, especially for the price.
We sell high-risk items as far as the banks are concerned. BigCommerce allows me to make the changes I need to make myself without having to rely on a web designer to assist me. Squarespace and Stripe dropped us for selling "drug paraphernalia" so we needed a solution quickly …
Though Shopify has an easy to use interface for the beginners in eCommerce, they charge an additional merchant fee for using a payment gateway other than their own. For a store like mine where margins are already slim, added fees and charges can really stack up. BigCommerce …
Squarespace did not have the ability to host our entire product line with all the necessary variations and options. As such, we had to go with a platform that could grow with us. BigCommerce did just that. It was easy to integrate, has been easy to use, and we are happy with …
We chose BigCommerce based on their inventory software, and we continue to stand by that decision. Squarespace and Wix simply cannot handle the amount of inventory we carry, and Shopify (at the time) did not seem suitable for us. We appreciate the flow and layout of …
We started off using Shopify, as it seems "everybody" does, but we needed more product flexibility and shipping variations. Shopify offered that, but wanted double/triple the price from the tier we were on. Since we were just starting out, we didn't want to pay a crazy big …
osCommerce was our previous platform. It worked great for what it was but was too difficult to maintain and behind the times. When looking for a replacement, Squarespace and Shopify were both evaluated. Squarespace was not responsive at the time and did not support all of the …
While all of these platforms have their advantages, they couldn't provide the level of international shipping and the multiple shipping options needed by my clients with advanced e-commerce stores. Those two major features were the reason we went with BigCommerce in the first …
BigCommerce combines the ease-of-use that you get form Shopify, with the ability to handle large numbers of Sku's like a custom Magento site might have.
But unlike a custom site like Magento, you don't need a coder or developer for every little change you want to make to the …
We very much liked BigCommerce because it was the perfect fit or the best of both worlds as far as our business is concerned. It had a really robust shopping cart experience that comes standard and it allows for a Sandbox environment that we can use for future custom build-outs.
Pricing-wise, BigCommerce is pretty much the same. Our problem was a way to track inventory across in-store, on-site and online sales. BigCommerce was the solution that worked best with Square.
I have managed to build 2 large websites on BigCommerce and it is fast and reliable. Have managed builds on Magento as well as small website projects on Wix, GoDaddy and Shopify and they all have their pros and cons. This is an ever-changing space and it really comes down to …
I find the features of Big Commerce more flexible than the standard ones on Shopify and you seem to need to continuously purchase add ons to do the same thing. In regard to SEO, I find Big Commerce to be better than Square Space sites.
BigCommerce allows much more customizability, better reporting, and easier management. I've experienced way fewer issues and their tech support has been above and beyond anything I've experienced elsewhere. The scalability is far superior to any of the above-mentioned site …
We decided on Big Commerce because it was something I've used previously while working with another vendor. I liked the all in one solution compared to some of the piecemeal integrations I've used in the past. Due to being related to the cannabis industry, it narrowed my …
Besides Magento and some of the other enterprise-level ecommerce platforms, BigCommerce has the most functionality. Product Options/Facets, Pricing Tiers and Customer Groups, as well as an integrated blog make BigCommerce a great platform to build your website if you have a lot …
We used Network Solutions and are disappointed by their buggy software and their unwillingness to fix their bugs. We evaluated Shopify, but did not think they were technical enough. Shopify has more flash though. Squarespace did not offer foreign ordering at that time. 10% …
BigCommerce is a robust machine. And that's what you need for your big business dreams. With all its advanced features, BigCommerce makes sure the learning curve is never steep. If you are new to e-commerce, that's the kind of platform that you need--the kind that offers an …
Squarespace is more visually appealing than the other platforms, but is not quite as well suited for large libraries of content. With some work on integrating blog-type pages and navigation into the overall template (with a similar visual style) this could easily be addressed. …