BigCommerce
Enterprise SaaS e-commerce with the strongest headless APIs, B2B Edition, multi-currency, and the lowest transaction fees of any major SaaS.
About BigCommerce Holdings, Inc. — Public Company Info
What is BigCommerce?
BigCommerce is an Austin-based enterprise SaaS e-commerce platform that has carved out a distinctive niche as the headless-friendly alternative to Shopify. Founded in 2009 (originally as Interspire Shopping Cart in Australia) and IPO'd on NASDAQ under ticker BIGC in August 2020, BigCommerce today powers ~60,000 merchants worldwide including Ben & Jerry's, Skullcandy, Sony, and Coca-Cola. The platform is most loved by brands that want enterprise SaaS economics but the strongest headless APIs of any major SaaS — its Storefront GraphQL API is widely considered the most well-designed in the industry.
Why choose BigCommerce
BigCommerce is the right call when you want SaaS economics (no server management) but need headless architecture (Next.js + BigCommerce Catalog/Storefront API is the most popular combination), when you have complex B2B requirements (B2B Edition handles custom catalogs per company, quote-to-order, purchase orders, and net terms natively), or when transaction fees are eating into your margins (BigCommerce has the lowest payment processing fees of any major SaaS — typically 0.5-1.0% less than Shopify Plus). It is also the SaaS of choice for brands whose IT teams want GraphQL rather than Liquid — the BigCommerce Storefront API is pure GraphQL with full schema introspection.
Our BigCommerce services
BigCommerce SEO Optimization
Technical SEO, structured data (Product, Offer, BreadcrumbList, Organization), category page indexation strategy, faceted navigation handling, and the BigCommerce-specific topic of headless SEO (Edge SEO with Next.js ISR).
BigCommerce PPC Management
Google Ads + Microsoft Ads + Meta Ads. BigCommerce has native Google Merchant Center integration via feed export — we build optimized product feeds and PMax campaign structures.
BigCommerce Conversion Rate Optimization
A/B testing on product pages, cart, and one-page checkout. BigCommerce's Checkout SDK supports 90% of what you can do on Shopify Checkout without the SaaS fees.
BigCommerce Headless (Next.js / Hydrogen-style)
Migrate from Stencil or WordPress to a Next.js storefront backed by BigCommerce Storefront API. Edge rendering on Vercel or Cloudflare, ISR for catalog updates, optimized LCP under 1s.
BigCommerce B2B Edition
Configure B2B functionality: company accounts, custom catalogs per buyer segment, quantity pricing, purchase orders, net terms, quote-to-order workflows, PunchOut (cXML / OCI).
BigCommerce Multi-Storefront
Run multiple brands, regions, or channels under one BigCommerce account with shared catalog, inventory, and customer data — or fully partitioned.
Common BigCommerce challenges we solve
- Headless migration from Stencil theme or WordPress to Next.js without losing SEO equity
- B2B catalog automation at scale (5K+ companies, each with unique price lists and approval rules)
- Multi-storefront routing and currency switching across 25+ regions
- Complex product configurators with hundreds of attribute combinations
- ERP integration (NetSuite, SAP, Dynamics) for real-time inventory and pricing
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Frequently asked questions about BigCommerce
How much does BigCommerce cost?
BigCommerce plans run from $29/month (Standard) to $399/month (Pro) to $1,500+/month (Enterprise). At the Pro and Enterprise tiers, BigCommerce waives transaction fees entirely on most payment processors — a meaningful difference for high-GMV brands.
Is BigCommerce good for B2B?
Yes — BigCommerce B2B Edition is the strongest native B2B functionality in any SaaS platform. It handles company accounts, custom catalogs per customer segment, quantity price breaks, net terms, purchase orders, quote-to-order, and PunchOut (cXML/OCI) without third-party apps.
Can I migrate from Magento to BigCommerce?
Yes. We have done 12+ Magento → BigCommerce migrations. The hardest part is usually the product attribute model — Magento has flexible EAV attributes and BigCommerce uses fixed fields plus options. We write custom migration scripts to map these and the typical catalog of 20K-50K SKUs takes 4-6 weeks.
Why choose BigCommerce over Shopify Plus?
Choose BigCommerce when: (1) you want native headless APIs and the lowest transaction fees, (2) you have complex B2B requirements that the Shopify B2B app cannot fully handle, (3) you need multi-storefront architecture that is simpler than Plus's setup, or (4) your dev team prefers GraphQL over Liquid.
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