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BigCommerce is hosted and ties plans to sales volume. WooCommerce is free software you host and maintain. Here is how that plays out in cost and features.
BigCommerce: hosted, sales-based plan tiers
WooCommerce: free plugin, you maintain it
Both handle B2B, in different ways
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Choose BigCommerce if you want a hosted store with strong built-in catalog and B2B features and no servers or plugin updates to manage, and you are comfortable with plan tiers tied to your annual online sales. Choose WooCommerce if you already run WordPress, want content and commerce on one site, need unusual customization, or want full control of your code, hosting and data, and you have someone to maintain it.
Cost works differently on each. As of 2026, BigCommerce’s pricing page lists its Core, Growth and Scale plans at $39, $105 and $399 a month on monthly billing, with each plan covering sales up to a set level. WooCommerce is a free WordPress plugin, but you pay for hosting, paid extensions, payment processing and upkeep.
Hosted software as a service. BigCommerce runs servers, security and updates. Rich native features such as product options, faceted search and multi-storefront. Plans priced in tiers, each with a sales ceiling. Open APIs and headless options for custom front ends.
Open-source plugin for WordPress. You choose the host, theme and extensions. Unlimited customization, because you control the code. No platform sales caps. You or your developer handle updates, security, backups and performance.
BigCommerce, from its pricing page as of 2026:
BigCommerce measures sales on a trailing twelve-month basis, so a growing store moves up a tier automatically. Build that into your forecast.
WooCommerce, as of 2026:
Put the same items in a one-year estimate for each platform:
With BigCommerce, hosting, the content delivery network and platform security patches are part of the service. Your responsibilities shrink to staff logins, apps you install and your own content.
With WooCommerce, these sit with you and your host. Good managed WordPress hosting, a caching setup that excludes cart and checkout pages, regular updates of WordPress, WooCommerce, the theme and every extension, and tested backups are the minimum. Use a hosted payment form, such as WooPayments, so card numbers never touch your server. Outdated plugins are one of the most common ways WordPress sites are compromised, so this is not optional.
Both can sell to businesses. BigCommerce markets a B2B Edition with company accounts and multi-company hierarchies, account credit, price lists, quotes, purchase orders, net terms and a buyer portal. Check with BigCommerce whether it is included in your plan or priced separately.
WooCommerce handles B2B through extensions for wholesale pricing, roles, minimum orders, quotes and payment on account. That route can be cheaper and more tailored, but you assemble and maintain the pieces. For a few wholesale accounts, WooCommerce extensions are usually enough. For many accounts with buyer hierarchies, approval flows and ERP sync, BigCommerce’s built-in tooling saves custom work.
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Both connect to common accounting, ERP, shipping and email tools such as QuickBooks and Klaviyo, through apps or extensions. Custom integrations are simpler to host on WooCommerce because you control the server; BigCommerce relies on its APIs and webhooks. If you move between them, map every old URL to its new address with 301 redirects, move customers and order history, rebuild email automations and test checkout, taxes and shipping before launch.
JLB USA has built websites for growing businesses for more than 15 years, with 500+ clients and 1,000+ projects. We build on BigCommerce, WooCommerce, Shopify, Shopify Plus, Magento, Ecwid and OpenCart, so we recommend the fit rather than the only platform we know. Clients can edit their own store and keep it if they leave, and we set up redirects so rankings carry over in a move. See our web design services, hosting and support for WooCommerce stores with constant automated monitoring and malware cleanup, and our Shopify versus WooCommerce comparison.
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The plugin is free, but hosting, paid extensions and maintenance add up. For small stores the totals can be close. WooCommerce gets relatively cheaper at high sales because it has no platform sales tiers.
BigCommerce lists no fee on orders through its embedded payment providers, and a 2.0%, 1.0% or 0.6% fee by plan when you use an open, third-party provider, as of 2026.
BigCommerce measures trailing twelve-month online sales and moves stores to the plan that matches. On Scale, sales above the monthly threshold carry a 0.9% overage.
BigCommerce has more built in through its B2B Edition. WooCommerce can do B2B with extensions, which suits simpler wholesale needs or very custom ones.
Both can rank well. WooCommerce on WordPress gives more control over content and URLs; BigCommerce handles technical basics for you. Content quality and speed matter more than the platform.
