BigCommerce

BigCommerce is a fee-based ecommerce platform accessible through an internet browser. It offers hosted service, so users don’t need to purchase web hosting or install any software.

It is a Software as a Service (SaaS) solution with monthly subscription fees. There are customizable templates to design an online store and the option to market it. It is mainly geared towards those without design expertise, but those with technical knowledge can modify HTML and CSS.

If any of the widely used hosted online store and website building services, like Shopify, Wix, Squarespace, Jimdo, etc., were to shut down or dramatically alter their feature set, you may have to move your store to a different platform. Nevertheless, if you don’t have the means to construct an ecommerce store from the beginning, you will likely still utilize a hosted solution, like BigCommerce, to manage your store – and the good news is that it is one of the more reliable services of its type.

According to BigCommerce, they have a lot of clients; they have over 1,000 employees and we estimate that around 59,000 active websites are powered by BigCommerce.