Updated: Jul 25, 2023, 2:09pm <br>Reviewed By<br>Reviewed By<br>Starting an e-commerce business is no easy feat. Finding a great platform to automate and streamline your processes is the best first step you can take. It’s important to find a platform that can provide both automation and flexibility for what you’re selling. To help make your decision easier, we’ve compared WooCommerce vs BigCommerce in terms of price, ease of use, features and capabilities, customer support, and user ratings.<br>Featured Partners<br>1<br>Bluehost<br>Price Per Month<br>From INR 165.53 ($1.99) onwards<br>Benefits<br>Free CDN, Domain and SSL for 1st year<br>Features<br>10 GB SSD Storage and 1 Website<br>On Bluehost's secure website<br>2<br>Hostinger<br>Price per month<br>INR 149 onwards<br>Features<br>Drag-and-Drop Editor, Free Domain and Unlimited Free SSL<br>Free trial<br>30 days<br>On Hostinger’s secure Website<br>3<br>HostGator<br>Price per month<br>INR 219 ($2.64) per month<br>Benefits<br>Free domain and SSL for 1st year<br>Features<br>10GB SSD Storage and Basic email included<br>On HostGator's secure website<br>Picking between these two e-commerce platforms depends on your familiarity with design and what you need. BigCommerce is a website builder, while WooCommerce is a WordPress plug-in that installs on your website when it’s already up and running.<br>Both offer templates and storefronts but they have different built-in features. Whether you’re building a website purely for e-commerce or looking for a way to offer merchandise in addition to your other business operations, these can be good options.<br>Complex e-commerce websites<br><br>Free<br><br>Very versatile and flexible given its large library of extensions<br><br>Complex e-commerce websites<br><br>Free<br><br>Very versatile and flexible given its large library of extensions<br><br>WooCommerce is a WordPress plugin that enables you to transform your website into an online store where you can create product listings, accept online payments and manage orders. It offers a free version, making it ideal for businesses that want a low-cost way of adding e-commerce functionality to an existing website. Also, because of its growing number of extensions from memberships and appointment booking to dropshipping and cross-selling.<br>For those that do not yet have a website and do not have experience building websites, WooCommerce is not as beginner-friendly as BigCommerce. And keep in mind that while WooCommerce is free to use, that doesn’t mean you can build a free online store with it. As with any WordPress website, creating one will involve costs, such as a domain name, web hosting, premium themes and plugins.<br>Web design beginners<br><br>$29 Around INR 2,376 per month (billed annually)<br><br>All-in-one plans, easy to use, cross-platform selling (Facebook, Amazon, etc.)<br><br>Web design beginners<br><br>$29 Around INR 2,376 per month (billed annually)<br><br>All-in-one plans, easy to use, cross-platform selling (Facebook, Amazon, etc.)<br><br>BigCommerce is more of an all-in-one ecommerce option. As opposed to a plugin for an existing website, it is meant to be an e-commerce website builder. Signing up for BigCommerce gives you access to a ton of features and free templates. You can get your store up and running relatively quickly.<br>Although BigCommerce is a little pricier than WooCommerce, it comes with a ton of features already in it. For some users, it’s easier to have access already instead of determining which plug-ins you need to add to optimize your store.<br>Learn more about what it has to offer with our <a href="https://www.forbes.com/advisor/in/business/software/best-ecommerce-platform/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BigCommerce review</a>.<br><img decoding="async" src="https://thumbor.forbes.com/thumbor/fit-in/x/https://www.forbes.com/advisor/in/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/4-removebg-preview-5.png" loading="lazy" alt="" width="200" height="29" class="alignnone wp-image-59470" /><br><img decoding="async" src="https://thumbor.forbes.com/thumbor/fit-in/x/https://www.forbes.com/advisor/in/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/4.5-removebg-preview-1-e1625735940152.png" loading="lazy" alt="" width="200" height="29" class="wp-image-59584" /><br>The differences between WooCommerce and BigCommerce depend on your familiarity with website building and how much flexibility you need. In our research, customers scored WooCommerce lower in “ease of use” than BigCommerce but neither is ranked among the highest for ease of use.<br>While WooCommerce relies on WordPress knowledge, BigCommerce is more of a drag-and-drop website builder from the beginning. You can easily preview the design of your store. Although BigCommerce has many templates you can use, you can also tweak them with HTML/CSS.<br>Featured Partners<br>1<br>Bluehost<br>Price Per Month<br>From INR 165.53 ($1.99) onwards<br>Benefits<br>Free CDN, Domain and SSL for 1st year<br>Features<br>10 GB SSD Storage and 1 Website<br>On Bluehost's secure website<br>2<br>Hostinger<br>Price per month<br>INR 149 onwards<br>Features<br>Drag-and-Drop Editor, Free Domain and Unlimited Free SSL<br>Free trial<br>30 days<br>On Hostinger’s secure Website<br>3<br>HostGator<br>Price per month<br>INR 219 ($2.64) per month<br>Benefits<br>Free domain and SSL for 1st year<br>Features<br>10GB SSD Storage and Basic email included<br>On HostGator's secure website<br>In summary, WooCommerce is best for companies with already-existing WordPress websites, while BigCommerce is best for someone looking to have an all-in-one e-commerce package. Although WooCommerce is technically free, you should factor in the other costs of your website management to your overall e-commerce online budget. BigCommerce is an all-in-one bill, which can be helpful for understanding your costs when you’re getting started. Both platforms have a learning curve but can be great for building an ecommerce business.<br><span style="font-weight: 400;">Yes, you can run marketing reports with its Standard plan. BigCommerce also has strong SEO tools with all of its plans and a blogging function. If you want an RSS blog, you’ll need to integrate with WordPress.</span><br><span style="font-weight: 400;">The best e-commerce website builders make it easy and affordable to build, launch and manage a professional online store. The top providers in the space include Squarespace for top-notch designs with zero experience, Square Online for businesses selling in store and online, Wix for high-volume sellers and Shopify for dropshipping. Learn more about the</span> <a href="https://www.forbes.com/advisor/in/business/software/best-ecommerce-platform/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">best e-commerce platforms</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span><br><span style="font-weight: 400;">The best features offered by an e-commerce hosting platform that someone new to building their own website or just starting out with an online retail business includes a hosting site that offers marketing and SEO tools, assistance with e-commerce selling, security features―such as secure socket layer (SSL) protocols and two-factor authentication (2FA) or multifactor authentication―and simple-to-use website building features, such as a drag-and-drop tool. Ideally, these will come as part of an inclusive package that you pay for all at once.</span><br><span style="font-weight: 400;">Stripe and PayPal are both considered to be leading payment processors, however, most will find Stripe to be the better choice. This is because it’s more versatile for in-person and online transactions. However, if you’re only using the POS for in-person transactions, PayPal is more affordable with a lower transaction fee of 2.29% plus fixed fee of 9 cents compared to Stripe at 2.9% plus 30 cents. Get the complete breakdown of</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> PayPal vs Stripe.</span><br><span style="font-weight: 400;">The process of registering a domain is surprisingly simple. First, select your domain name provider (or web host), then search for available domains, and when you find the right one, complete the checkout process to purchase it. Register yours with one of the</span> <a href="https://www.forbes.com/advisor/in/business/software/best-domain-registrar/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">best domain name registrars</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">or if you’re planning to build a website with WordPress, a domain name for free with one of the</span> <a href="https://www.forbes.com/advisor/in/business/software/best-web-hosting-providers/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">best web hosting services</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span><br> Kelly is an SMB Editor specializing in starting and marketing new ventures. Before joining the team, she was a Content Producer at Fit Small Business where she served as an editor and strategist covering small business marketing content. She is a former Google Tech Entrepreneur and she holds an MSc in International Marketing from Edinburgh Napier University. Additionally, she manages a column at Inc. Magazine. <br> Rob is an SMB writer and editor based in New Jersey. Before joining Forbes Advisor, he was a content producer at Fit Small Business. In that role, he was responsible for writing, editing, and strategizing content geared toward small business owners. Before that, he worked at PCMag as a business analyst. <br><br><a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiT2h0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmZvcmJlcy5jb20vYWR2aXNvci9pbi9idXNpbmVzcy9zb2Z0d2FyZS93b29jb21tZXJjZS12cy1iaWdjb21tZXJjZS_SAQA?oc=5">source</a>
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