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BigCommerce

The challenger in the headless commerce sector: This store system for small and medium-sized companies is growing in Europe and Asia.

Discover BigCommerce

Despite over 95,000 active online stores worldwide, BigCommerce is still relatively unknown in Germany. However, the customer base in Europe and Asia is growing continuously and we believe that this e-commerce platform has the prerequisites to become a leading platform for small and medium-sized companies here too.

The company was founded in Sydney, Australia, in 2009 and opened its first branch in the USA in Austin, Texas, in the same year. BigCommerce went public in August 2020

Blackbit is Your Specialised BigCommerce Partner - Also In The B2B Sector

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License, Architecture and Technology

The e-commerce platform is offered as multi-client capable Software as a Service (SaaS) under a proprietary license. The software itself is written in PHP. BigCommerce likes to refer to its solution as Open SaaS, as almost all of the store's functions can be operated via API. The APIs enable seamless integration with CRM, PIM and ERP systems and make BigCommerce an ideal backend for headless commerce applications.

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Compared to Shopify, which is often shortlisted with BigCommerce, BigCommerce does not throttle API calls, although the various plans (with the exception of the Enterprise plan) set limits. This is a competitive advantage for BigCommerce over Shopify.

BigCommerce is a distributed application that runs on the Google Cloud Platform.

The Target Group

The target group for BigCommerce has traditionally been small companies. Recently, companies with an online turnover of more than 100 million US dollars have increasingly opted for a BigCommerce store. BigCommerce offers this target group a cloud-native, multi-tenant commerce solution that can be expanded via APIs. Unlike Shopify, there are no transaction costs for payments.

Functions

An e-commerce store can be created in a short time with the help of BigCommerce. Both physical and electronic products can be sold. The most important payment methods are already integrated and, depending on the country, over 65 integrations are available to accept payments online. These include the most popular digital and mobile wallets, such as Apple Pay, Amazon Pay and PayPal.Illustrations_paysystems-paypal-amazon-pay-apple-pay

The online store system impresses with a variety of useful integrated functions that are only available in other store systems when additional extensions are installed. For example, the platform offers a faceted search, SEO functions, coupons, customer groups, email marketing, editable discount rules, social media integration and interfaces to various marketplaces.

It is also easy to customize the range of functions using apps. For example, the App Store offers integrations for leading POS systems such as Zettel and Lightspeed, which enable companies to expand their stationary business and sell products in an online branch of their store. A large selection of free and paid themes ensures that the store design also looks good on mobile devices.

Special Features

The online store system impresses with a variety of useful integrated functions that are only available in other store systems when additional extensions are installed. For example, the platform offers a faceted search, SEO functions, coupons, customer groups, email marketing, editable discount rules, social media integration and interfaces to various marketplaces.

It is also easy to customize the range of functions using apps. For example, the App Store offers integrations for leading POS systems such as Zettel and Lightspeed, which enable companies to expand their stationary business and sell products in an online branch of their store. A large selection of free and paid themes ensures that the store design also looks good on mobile devices.

Into the Future of E-commerce With BigCommerce

More flexibility in the front end and a differentiated approach to B2C and B2B: Read how EXPRESSO Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG, together with Blackbit and BigCommerce, is laying the foundations for the next milestone in e-commerce.

B2B Functions

With the B2B Edition, BigCommerce delivers the Bundle B2B partner extension and the Enterprise Edition as a package. The B2B Edition makes it possible to sell to consumers and business customers at the same time. The B2B Edition includes the B2B functions most frequently required by our customers out of the box:

  • Company accounts make it possible to set up customer accounts with several levels of purchasers, including different roles and authorizations.

  • Customers must log inthrough a restricted login to accesscertain content and prices. Guest and B2C users can apply for a company account.

  • Sales employees have the option of creating a quote, including additional discounts, which can be ordered via the store.
  • In addition to customer and group discounts as well as discounts on individual products ,customer price lists can be created, uploaded and maintained via a convenient interface.

  • Admin orders - Sales employees log in on behalf of a company, access shopping lists, add products to the shopping cart and complete the order.

  • Customers can create and share shared shopping lists in a company account.

BigCommerce Review

BigCommerce has risen from niche provider to challenger in the Gartner "Magic Quadrant for Digital Commerce 2020" and can also be found in the challenger quadrant in 2021. Just like Shopify, BigCommerce receives top marks for features and supporton the G2.com and Gartner Peer Reviews portals .

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Competitors and Recommendation

Shopify and Shopware are the direct competitors. However, Shopware can only keep up in terms of functionality if additional extensions are installed. BigCommerce is a good choice for e-commerce beginners and smaller companies that do not need a multilingual store. Although multilingualism has been announced, it is not yet available.

BigCommerce offers companies that are considering a headless commerce solution an outstanding platform with many functions and an extensive API. With Styla Frontend, a tool is also available to implement an e-commerce PWA almost out of the box.

Our Services

We help you migrate to BigCommerce with the help of tools such as Cart-to-Cart or NextCart. We offer the following services for BigCommerce:

  • Store setup
  • Web development and customization
  • Customized design and individual themes
  • SEO, social media and digital marketing
  • Migration to Shopify
  • Interface programming and customer-specific application development
  • Product information system
  • B2B e-commerce solutions

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Read Our Case Study Now:
Into the Future of E-commerce With BigCommerce

Read how EXPRESSO Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG, together with Blackbit and BigCommerce, is laying the foundations for the next milestone in e-commerce.

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