BigCommerce vs Shopware

BigCommerce8.4Visit Shopware6.6Visit

Higher score BigCommerce #2 in Shopping Cart Software 8.4/10 From $29/mo (annual) · 15-day trial ✓ 1 of 4 features Visit BigCommerce

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Shopware #8 in Shopping Cart Software 6.6/10 Free plan · paid from €600/mo Free plan✓ 0 of 4 features Visit Shopware

• BigCommerce fits best

  Growing and enterprise sellers needing commerce depth

• Shopware fits best

  Mid-market teams needing B2B and multi-warehouse commerce

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Side by side

Feature	BigCommerce 8.4/10 Visit ↗	Shopware 6.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.4	6.6
Ranking	#2 in Shopping Cart Software	#8 in Shopping Cart Software
Best for	Growing and enterprise sellers needing commerce depth	Mid-market teams needing B2B and multi-warehouse commerce
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$29/mo	Not published
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Mobile	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android	Web
Support	Email, Live chat, Phone, Community, Docs · 24/7	Email, Phone, Tickets, Community, Docs · 24/7
Compliance	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, PCI DSS	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR
Integrations	1,000+ integrations	225+ integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features BigCommerce 1/4 · Shopware 0/4
Custom domain	Not published	Not published
Platform transaction fee	Not published	Not published
Abandoned cart recovery	✓ (best)	Not published
Self-hosted option	Not published	Not published
Specs
Product limit	Not published	Not published
Sales channels	Not published	Not published
Our review
Pros	Connects storefronts with marketplaces, social channels, and POS integrations. Supports multi-storefront operations and B2B pricing, quotes, and purchase orders. Offers REST, GraphQL, and Storefront APIs for headless commerce.	Supports sales across stores, marketplaces, social commerce, and retail Includes multi-location inventory, B2B quotes, and approval workflows Offers a free open-source Community Edition for self-hosted deployments
Cons	Core includes a $30K trailing-twelve-month GMV limit. Scale costs $299/month with annual billing or $399/month monthly. Performance pricing starts at $1,499/month billed annually.	Paid plans start at €600/month, with pricing based on GMV and other factors Community Edition is self-managed and unavailable in Shopware Cloud Its listed integration count is 225
Our verdict	BigCommerce gives businesses a hosted way to run online storefronts and sell through marketplaces, social channels, and point-of-sale integrations. Its tools span catalog and inventory management, checkout, payments, order management,… Read the review →	Shopware is an open-source and commercial ecommerce platform for merchants, manufacturers, and brands selling through online stores, marketplaces, social channels, and physical retail. Its catalog, checkout, order, and promotion tools… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• BigCommerce — where it wins

  • Connects storefronts with marketplaces, social channels, and POS integrations.
  • Supports multi-storefront operations and B2B pricing, quotes, and purchase orders.
  • Offers REST, GraphQL, and Storefront APIs for headless commerce.

  Where it doesn't

  • Core includes a $30K trailing-twelve-month GMV limit.
  • Scale costs $299/month with annual billing or $399/month monthly.
  • Performance pricing starts at $1,499/month billed annually.

• Shopware — where it wins

  • Supports sales across stores, marketplaces, social commerce, and retail
  • Includes multi-location inventory, B2B quotes, and approval workflows
  • Offers a free open-source Community Edition for self-hosted deployments

  Where it doesn't

  • Paid plans start at €600/month, with pricing based on GMV and other factors
  • Community Edition is self-managed and unavailable in Shopware Cloud
  • Its listed integration count is 225

• BigCommerce8.4/10 · From $29/mo (annual) · 15-day trial

  A hosted commerce platform with broad sales-channel, multi-storefront, and B2B tools.

  Visit BigCommerceFull verdict →
• Shopware6.6/10 · Free plan · paid from €600/mo

  Shopware pairs multi-channel selling with inventory and B2B workflows, with paid plans from €600/month.

  Visit ShopwareFull verdict →