BigCommerce vs Teachable

Two e-commerce tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.

Compare	BigCommerceBigCommerce	TeachableTeachable
In one line	Hosted store platform with B2B features and no extra fee on its own payments	Sell courses, coaching, and memberships from your own school site
Starting price	From $29/mo	From $29/mo
Six-person team	$29/mo	$29/mo
On $10,000 of card sales	$578/mo	$399/mo
Plans	Core $29/mo (up to $30K sales/yr); Growth $79/mo ($100K); Scale $299/mo, billed annually (monthly $39/$105/$399); BigCommerce Payments 2.89% + 30¢ on Core, 2.59% + 30¢ on Growth, 2.39% + 30¢ on Scale; 0.6-2% fee with outside payment providers	Billed yearly: Starter $29/mo (5 products, 1 admin, 7.5% transaction fee, 1 connected app); Builder $69/mo (10 products, 0% fee, 3 apps); Growth $139/mo (50 products, 5 admins, 5 apps). Monthly $39/$89/$189. Teachable Payments 2.9% + 30¢ on US cards, 3.9% + 30¢ international; PayPal 3.49% + 49¢ in the US. 7-day free trial, 30-day money-back guarantee
Pricing model	Free trial	Free trial
Free trial	15 days	7 days
Users	Unlimited staff on higher plans	1 admin on Starter and Builder, 5 on Growth
Both connect to	Mailchimp, MailerLite, ActiveCampaign, GetResponse
Also connects to	QuickBooks Online, Klaviyo, Hello Bar, Bench, Constant Contact, Omnisend1,200+ listed by the vendor	Kit
Team size	2–10 people · 11–50 people · 51–200 people	Just me · 2–10 people
Available in	US · UK · CA · AU	US · UK · CA · AU
Phone support	Growth and up	None listed
Live chat	Every paid plan	Every plan
Support hours	Live chat: 24/7 · Email: 24/7 · Phone: 24/7	Live chat: People Monday to Friday, 10am to 8pm Eastern; an AI agent outside those hours
Incidents posted	35 incidents posted on BigCommerce's status page, which covers all BigCommerce products and regions, in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026; 7 marked major or critical by BigCommerce. Status page	7 incidents posted on Teachable's status page in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026; 7 marked major or critical by Teachable. Status page
Capterra score	4.4 / 5 from 341 reviews	Not listed
Trustpilot score	1.3 / 5 from 460 reviews	Not listed
Fit: Retail shop	70	10
Fit: Restaurant or café	15	5
Fit: Service business	15	80
Fit: Agency or studio	25	45
Fit: Trades or contractor	10	15
Fit: Online store	88	60
Why people pick it	Strong catalog and B2B tools Sell on marketplaces from one place	Courses, coaching, and memberships in one school Sales tax and VAT handled at checkout
Where it falls short	Sales ceilings force upgrades Fees with outside payment providers	7.5% fee per sale on Starter Human support on weekdays only
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Six-person prices are what a team of six would pay on the published plans; "Not listed" means those plans don't cover six. Card sales costs include the plan price and card fees at US rates, at a $75 average sale. How we calculate prices

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