BigCommerce is a hosted e-commerce platform that includes more features out of the box than most competitors, which means fewer paid add-ons for many stores. Hosting, security, and core maintenance are all handled for you.
Built-in tools cover product options and variants, multi-channel selling to marketplaces and social platforms, promotions, and basic B2B features like customer groups and price lists. BigCommerce works with a list of approved payment providers, including Stripe and PayPal, and supports headless setups for businesses that want a custom front end.
BigCommerce is a good fit for growing stores with larger catalogs and for businesses that sell wholesale as well as retail. It’s less beginner-friendly than some alternatives and has a smaller selection of themes and apps.
Pay close attention to how plans work. In June 2026, BigCommerce renamed its plans and lowered the sales thresholds that trigger an automatic move to a higher plan, and it added a fee for orders processed through payment providers outside its approved list. Sticking with an approved provider avoids that fee.
For Long Island distributors and manufacturers that want to take wholesale orders online alongside retail sales, BigCommerce’s built-in B2B tools are worth a look.