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BigCommerce vs Magento Which One is More FutureReady [2022]?
Pros and Cons BigCommerce
Magento
Dozens of free and paid themes are available.
Both free and premium themes are available.
Feature-rich, easy-to-use, out-of-the-box solution.
It is completely free to use.
Offers 600+ apps and integrations.
Offers access to advanced features through 100+ extensions.
Takes care of the securityrelated aspects of the platform. Tech support available via live chat, phone, and email.
Scalable for medium to large enterprises. Unlimited customization capabilities.
Pros and Cons BigCommerce It can be a little pricey for larger enterprises. Limited options for customization. The somewhat steep learning curve for the editing interface.
Magento Users need some type of webdevelopment experience. Configuring a commerce business takes time. The additional costs for integrations.
Key Aspects Comparison Ease of Use
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Key Aspects Comparison Ease of Use. Magento
Complex
Steep learning curve
Tech background
Magento is anything but beginner-friendly.
The learning curve is steep, and there's a good chance you might need a professional to step in and get things set up for you.
If you have some coding experience, then this shouldn’t be much of a problem.
Key Aspects Comparison Ease of Use. BigCommerce
First impression
The downside is
Tech terms
BigCommerce looks great right out of the box. We expect nothing less from a hosted solution.
it is not as intuitive as we would like. While the interface is relatively easy to navigate, it does have a bit of a learning curve.
The platform also uses some complex tech terms users without a coding background might find hard to decipher.
Verdict Magento is infinitely harder to use compared to BigCommerce. You may eventually get the hang of using BigCommerce. For Magento – not so much. You’ll need to bring in the big guns if you have no coding knowledge.
Key Aspects Comparison Themes and Templates
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Key Aspects Comparison Themes and Templates The BigCommerce theme store has no shortage of clean, crisp templates to choose from. Users can choose from the 12 free options available or go for the 50+ premium themes instead. The paid ones cost anywhere from $150 to $300 each.
Magento provides only five templates to choose from. Only one out of the five was free. The prices of the other four ranged between $30 and $499.
Key Aspects Comparison Pricing. BigCommerce Plans The Standard plan targets small-scale businesses that have an annual turnover of $50,000 per annum or less. The Plus plan targets larger enterprises that generate turnovers of up to $400,000 per annum. The Pro Plan has everything in the Plus tier but offers extra features like custom SSL, product filtering, more competitive credit card rates, and more. The Enterprise Plan is the most superior of the four. It is tailored to fit the needs of a large-scale business.
Key Aspects Comparison Pricing. Magento Plans The service is free to use. However, you have to pay for hosting, server and equipment maintenance, bug fixing, software updates and upgrades, and security patches. You’ll also need to think about the additional server capacity required to handle fluctuations in traffic and everything else involved in the backend.
Adobe Commerce is the premium version of the platform.
Key Aspects Comparison Apps and Plugins
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Key Aspects Comparison Apps and Plugins. BigCommerce BigCommerce is undoubtedly one of the few eCommerce platforms we’ve come across with such a high number of built-in features. We’re talking 100+ of them. It also boasts more than 600 third-party apps and plugins (i.a., Amazon, eBay, Instagram, Facebook).
Key Aspects Comparison Apps and Plugins. Magento It has one of the largest collections of third-party APIs we’ve seen. 4,000+ extensions, which is pretty impressive if you think about it. It features integrations for order management, inventory tracking, Magento payments and shipping, marketing, accounting, and more.
Key Aspects Comparison SEO Features and Marketing Tools BigCommerce offers big tools for optimizing your web pages for Google and other search engines. You can even customize the URLs to make them SEO-friendly. Magento offers the same SEO capabilities as BigCommerce. The downside is – you would have to pay for third-party apps to optimize your store.
Key Aspects Comparison Security BigCommerce is a hosted platform. Hosted platforms handle the techie part of running your online store. That way, you can direct your energy on running your business. A free SSL certificate. Since Magento is open-source, your site's security is entirely in your hands. You have to purchase the SSL certificate yourself.
Key Aspects Comparison Customer Support BigCommerce offers 24/7 customer support via phone, live chat, and email. The site has an FAQ section. A rich library of user guides, technical documentation, webinars. Magento forums.
Final decision On that basis alone, we would crown BigCommerce the winner in this category, though not by much. You would still be able to get your issue addressed by Magento’s diverse developer community and tech documentation.
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