BigCommerce vs Magento
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BigCommerce vs Magento: Why make the switch
Craft endless commerce possibilities with our flexible solution, designed to help you build, innovate, and grow.
BigCommerce
- Faster server response times than leading ecommerce competitors
- Headless technology empowers content-rich commerce for your shoppers
- Our API-driven platform is fast enough to support syncing large amounts of data quickly
- 99.98% uptime in 2019
- ISO/IEC 27001:2013 & PCI DSS 3.2, Level 1 certified
- Single-click apps and integrations
Magento
- Advanced store customization for Magento Commerce can be costly
- 3 version updates and 6 security patches to remain current in 2019
- Staying current with updates and patches requires developer resources to maintain business continuity
- Adding on new extensions post-launch can be heavily involved, especially for complex and customized stores
- Merchant maintains updates, patches, and PCI DSS compliance
- Migrating from Magento 1.9 is full replatform
Your Commerce, Beyond Limits
Create commerce everywhere, all on the industry’s only open SaaS platform.
Lower total cost of ownership
Paying for infrastructure, development, hosting and maintenance with Magento adds up. Unlock profit to reinvest in growth with BigCommerce, leaving ongoing costs behind.
Security, reliability & performance
Don’t risk your brand—the average data breach cost $3.92M in 2019. Power up with uncompromising speed on Google Cloud Platform, all while maintaining PCI DSS compliance.
Flexible integrations & APIs
Focus on innovation, not the costs and complexity of Magento. Our open SaaS solution provides flexible, robust integrations to help you create unique commerce experiences.
Open SaaS vs Open Source
Use developer resources for revenue-driving initiatives instead of maintaining PCI DSS compliance, security patches and updates required by an open source platform.
Migration Success Stories
“I’ve worked with Magento before—but we needed a fast solution where we wouldn’t have to worry about the technical aspects of the migration. There was also a cost involved; moving to Magento would have been significantly more expensive. BigCommerce was the best fit for us.”
Grow your business with BigCommerce
Explore our open SaaS features that accelerate growth, not complexity — migrate in just 2-4 months.
