BigCommerce vs Volusion
Two e-commerce tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.
Short version
BigCommerce costs less for a six-person team.
BigCommerce fits retail shop, agency or studio, online store.
BigCommerce suits teams past ten people.
Volusion: Flat monthly price.
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| In one line | Hosted store platform with B2B features and no extra fee on its own payments | Hosted store from $35 a month, capped by yearly sales |
| Starting price | From $29/mo | From $35/mo |
| Six-person team | $29/mo | $35/mo |
| On $10,000 of card sales | $578/mo | Not on record |
| 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 | Personal $35/mo ($50K sales/yr, 100 products); Professional $79/mo ($100K, 5,000 products); Business $299/mo yearly or $399 monthly ($400K); no transaction fee on Volusion Payments, 0.8-2% on other gateways; 14-day trial |
| Pricing model | Free trial | Free trial |
| Free trial | 15 days | 14 days |
| Users | Unlimited staff on higher plans | 1 on Personal |
| Both connect to | Klaviyo, Constant Contact | |
| Also connects to | QuickBooks Online, Mailchimp, Hello Bar, MailerLite, Bench, ActiveCampaign, Omnisend, GetResponse1,200+ listed by the vendor | No others on record |
| Team size | 2–10 people · 11–50 people · 51–200 people | Just me · 2–10 people |
| Available in | US · UK · CA · AU | US |
| Phone support | Growth and up | Business and up; Professional only |
| Live chat | Every paid plan | Every plan |
| Support hours | Live chat: 24/7 · Email: 24/7 · Phone: 24/7 | Live chat: 24/7 · Phone: Monday-Friday, 8am-7pm Central |
| 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 | 12 incidents posted on Volusion's status page, which covers all Volusion products and regions, in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026; 3 marked major or critical by Volusion. Status page |
| Capterra score | 4.4 / 5 from 341 reviews | 3.8 / 5 from 48 reviews |
| Trustpilot score | 1.3 / 5 from 460 reviews | 4.2 / 5 from 413 reviews |
| Fit: Retail shop | 70 | 60 |
| Fit: Restaurant or café | 15 | 15 |
| Fit: Service business | 15 | 15 |
| Fit: Agency or studio | 25 | 15 |
| Fit: Trades or contractor | 10 | 15 |
| Fit: Online store | 88 | 70 |
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| Visit BigCommerce | Visit Volusion | |
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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