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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    BigCommerce

    Score8 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    BigCommerce is a SaaS platform that allows SMBs to develop eCommerce sites. Features include the capabilities to design the storefront, configure products, manage payments, generate traffic, and optimize conversion.

    $39

    per month

    Spree

    Score7.4 out of 10
    N/ASpree Storefront is a modular, open source e-commerce platform with a large community, comprehensive API and integration features right out of the box. Spree is comprehensive enough for large ecommerce stores and easy enough for small online merchants.N/A
    Pricing
    BigCommerceSpree
    Editions & Modules
    Standard
    $39
    per month
    Plus
    $105
    per month
    Pro
    $399
    per month
    Enterprise
    Custom
    per month
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    BigCommerceSpree
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsA discount is offered for annual billing.
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    Community Pulse
    BigCommerceSpree
    Considered Both Products
    BigCommerce
    Chose BigCommerce
    Shopify -- fewer marketplace integrations, but very similar set up in terms of ease of use, and much better customer service. Shopify excels at partner integrations, while BigCommerce lacks a little in that department.
    Spree -- BigCommerce is far superior in every way. Spree is …
    Incentivized
    Chose BigCommerce
    Of all the eCommerce platforms we evaluated, only Shopify would compete. Shopify is a better bet with smaller catalogs and less custom business requirements in our experience. While the app store in Shopify is robust, BigCommerce has better native features that were important …
    Incentivized
    Chose BigCommerce
    We haven't used the other platforms for a site yet, we have only evaluated them as a potential next step. In our evaluations, we have found that BigCommerce has a lower price point than Shopify seems to have for the same level of functionality. As far as the layouts/templates, …
    Incentivized
    Chose BigCommerce
    We very much liked BigCommerce because it was the perfect fit or the best of both worlds as far as our business is concerned. It had a really robust shopping cart experience that comes standard and it allows for a Sandbox environment that we can use for future custom build-outs.
    Incentivized
    Spree Commerce
    Chose Spree
    Spree is probably the most robust of the platforms that we evaluated. Because it is HIGHLY customizable, you can virtually build anything that you can dream up from a business perspective. At that point, you are probably going to need a very dedicated development team to …
    Incentivized
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    BigCommerceSpree
    Online Storefront
    Comparison of Online Storefront features of BigCommerce and Spree
    Feature
    BigCommerce
    7.9
    424 Ratings
    Spree
    5.6
    4 Ratings
    Product catalog & listings8.2420 Ratings4.44 Ratings
    Product management8.1417 Ratings5.04 Ratings
    Bulk product upload7.4317 Ratings7.34 Ratings
    Branding7.9368 Ratings3.73 Ratings
    Mobile storefront8.0408 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    Product variations8.5394 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Website integration8.3348 Ratings5.94 Ratings
    Visual customization7.7410 Ratings9.33 Ratings
    CMS6.5302 Ratings3.02 Ratings
    Online Shopping Cart
    Comparison of Online Shopping Cart features of BigCommerce and Spree
    Feature
    BigCommerce
    8.0
    410 Ratings
    Spree
    5.2
    4 Ratings
    Abandoned cart recovery7.7368 Ratings5.34 Ratings
    Checkout user experience8.3405 Ratings5.14 Ratings
    Online Payment System
    Comparison of Online Payment System features of BigCommerce and Spree
    Feature
    BigCommerce
    8.3
    406 Ratings
    Spree
    9.1
    4 Ratings
    eCommerce security8.3406 Ratings9.14 Ratings
    eCommerce Marketing
    Comparison of eCommerce Marketing features of BigCommerce and Spree
    Feature
    BigCommerce
    7.9
    411 Ratings
    Spree
    4.2
    4 Ratings
    Promotions & discounts7.8387 Ratings4.03 Ratings
    Personalized recommendations7.4323 Ratings4.23 Ratings
    SEO8.5382 Ratings4.43 Ratings
    eCommerce Business Management
    Comparison of eCommerce Business Management features of BigCommerce and Spree
    Feature
    BigCommerce
    7.9
    416 Ratings
    Spree
    6.1
    4 Ratings
    Multi-site management8.3191 Ratings5.12 Ratings
    Order processing7.9395 Ratings5.74 Ratings
    Inventory management7.8351 Ratings5.02 Ratings
    Shipping7.8356 Ratings5.44 Ratings
    Custom functionality7.8351 Ratings9.34 Ratings
    User Ratings
    BigCommerceSpree
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.3
    (443 ratings)
    7.4
    (5 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (53 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    9.1
    (26 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.1
    (25 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (13 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.7
    (349 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)