Great eCommerce solution with very little issues.
January 22, 2020

Great eCommerce solution with very little issues.

Carlos Chanlatte | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Software Version

Plus

Overall Satisfaction with BigCommerce

BigCommerce is currently being used to handle our entire eCommerce platform; therefore, our entire company utilizes this service throughout our organization. As a product/service, BigCommerce allows us to handle the eCommerce aspects of our business with a simple and effective solution. BigCommerce also allows us to easily expand our operation whenever needed with many available integration options.
  • Speed of eCommerce site
  • Amount of third-party integration options
  • Pricing could be more competitive
  • Some third-party integrations do not work as well as expected (could party be due to third-party developer)
  • Definite increase in number of orders/transactions
  • Management of Website is much easier which has resulted in less work hours spent
When we started utilizing BigCommerce, we were initially looking for a better alternative to WordPress/WooCommerce from a speed perspective. However, since the initial migration, we have implemented many additions to the site such as ApplePay, AmazonPay, loyalty rewards and integration with our point-of-sale. We were able to implement all of these features very easily with minimal cost and effort.
When it comes to customization, we initially only used their theme editor to make some minor changes to the themes that we chose to utilize. However, since then, we have used the APIs and integrations available to provide a better experience for users such as the option to pay with numerous popular online wallets. This option has led to customers feeling more secure about making online payments which in turn has led to higher sales.
When compared to WordPress, BigCommerce was just much faster for our customers. In the past, many customers would get frustrated due to our WordPress/WooCommerce site being slow regardless of the optimizations made. At the time, WordPress was also very slow to integrate Apple Pay and other online wallets.

During that period of transition, we also evaluated Shopify. We ultimately chose BigCommerce due to it having more options to expand with a higher amount of integrations available.
BigCommerce should truly fit almost all businesses that are looking to implement an eCommerce solution. I would highly recommend it for anyone that is looking for an alternative to WordPress/Woocommerce, since that solutions always seems to fall far behind in regards to site speed when compared to BigCommerce. BigCommerce is also a great solution for anyone looking to manage their eCommerce solution with a very user-friendly interface.

There are some instances in which solutions such as Shopify may be better when factoring in the cost of the solution. BigCommerce does offer some great plans; however, there are instances in which you have to upgrade to a higher plan if you just want one small feature that the other plan offers since there is no option to add individual features a la carte.

BigCommerce Feature Ratings

Product catalog & listings
10
Product management
10
Bulk product upload
10
Branding
10
Mobile storefront
10
Product variations
10
Website integration
10
Visual customization
10
CMS
10
Abandoned cart recovery
10
Checkout user experience
10
eCommerce security
10
Promotions & discounts
10
Personalized recommendations
10
SEO
10
Multi-site management
10
Order processing
10
Inventory management
10
Shipping
10
Custom functionality
10