Making an informed decision about your business’s long-term success becomes pivotal when so many eCommerce platforms are available today.
In this blog, we will study the comparison between WooCommerce and BigCommerce. Let us first see a few details about both platforms individually:
- WooCommerce:
WooCommerce is an e-commerce plugin for WordPress. It makes creating and managing an online store simple with reasonable levels of flexibility and several other vital features such as inventory, tax payments, secure payments, and shipping integration.
A domain, hosting, and a WordPress installation are required by WooCommerce, as it is a robust plugin but still simple to use. It is free and comes with many tools right out of the box. You can also extend the platform by using free or paid extensions that are available on the WooCommerce marketplace.
The marketplace has extensions covering almost every possible use, from payment gateways to reporting. WooCommerce has its own as well as third-party themes. Many WordPress themes are also designed to work with WooCommerce.
- BigCommerce:
BigCommerce is an e-commerce platform that allows businesses to easily create and manage their online stores. From small to large companies, they can take advantage of the platform’s full potential as a scalable solution that adapts to the needs of any business in virtually any industry.
BigCommerce is a cloud-based SaaS platform and a growing headless commerce provider. It comes with numerous design templates that can be personalized and is generally the best option for people with little or no knowledge of HTML or CSS.
BigCommerce allows you to separate your frontend and backend, thus enabling complete storefront customization and enhanced speed. It doesn’t require hosting and does not depend on other platforms.
It has a large number of free or paid extensions, covering most of what you could need.
Which one to choose, BigCommerce or WooCommerce?
With many eCommerce platforms available today, making an informed decision becomes very necessary for your business’s long-term success.
Let us first establish some foundational criteria that should influence your choice of an eCommerce platform:
- Ease of Use:
Your chosen platform shouldn’t provide a challenge. Whether you are computer knowledgeable or not, the platform should be simple to use and allow you to manage operations and fix problems without difficulty.
- Budget Constraints:
Planning your finances is essential. The upfront costs involved with establishing an online store must be considered. Additionally, keep in mind to include recurring costs, whether monthly or yearly, to prevent unforeseen financial pressures.
- Payment Gateways:
Additionally, your consumers should be able to choose how they want to pay. Investigate the platforms’ integration with various payment gateways to ensure seamless transactions and improve the user experience.
- Scalability:
As your company expands, it should be able to adapt. Your platform should expand without needing a major revamp, from traffic management to the addition of new items or services.
Takeaway
Both platforms are easy to set up and require little to no technological knowledge to start an online retail business.
But the features, price, and degree of customization on each of these platforms vary.