Item: BigCommerce
Rating: 9
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use BigCommerce to collect fees for membership, publications, and meeting registrations.

Pros and Cons

Seamless link to PayPal
Ease of arranging storefront
Excellent documentation/help

Some instructions are outdated - i.e. they do not match the current version
Some instructions are "too technical"
Difficult to transfer management of a store to another user

Return on Investment

Greatly enhances interaction with our members.
Allows us to offer a variety of services.
Facilitates interaction with overseas members.

Approximate Annual eCommerce Revenue

$100,000 to $500,000

Scalability

We can adapt our store for any circumstance.

BigCommerce Customization

We do not do much beyond the standard setup.

Alternatives Considered

Magento Commerce and part of Adobe Commerce Cloud

Magento was not nearly as user friendly as BigCommerce.

Great for collecting meeting registration fees and for facilitating the addition of new members.

In our case, it is difficult to coordinate the shipping of publications with the "warehouse" - we need a way to send orders offsite.

BigCommerce as a Facilitator for a Scientific Association

Software Version

Overall Satisfaction with BigCommerce