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BigCommerce vs Ecwid by Lightspeed

A sourced, side-by-side comparison for e-commerce platforms. Ecwid by Lightspeed has the lower entry price. Every figure links to the vendor's own page and the date we captured it.

Ecwid by Lightspeed has the lower entry price — BigCommerce starts at $39/mo, Ecwid by Lightspeed at $5/mo. Free tier: BigCommerce No, Ecwid by Lightspeed No. HIPAA: BigCommerce No, Ecwid by Lightspeed No.

As of 2026-06-13 · figures link to their source below

Side by side

BigCommerce

$39/mo entry
Entry price$39/mo (Core)
Free tierNo
HIPAA (BAA)No
SOC 2Yes
GDPRYes
Best forMid-market and enterprise B2B sellers

Ecwid by Lightspeed

$5/mo entry
Entry price$5/mo (Starter)
Free tierNo
HIPAA (BAA)No
SOC 2Yes
GDPRYes
Best forBusinesses adding a store to an existing website without rebuilding it

Sources — BigCommerce: bigcommerce.com (verified 2026-06-13) · Ecwid by Lightspeed: ecwid.com (verified 2026-06-13)

Key features

BigCommerce: No platform transaction fees on any paid plan; Native B2B with customer groups, price lists, and purchase orders; API-first: 90%+ platform data exposed via API, 400+ calls/second; Multi-storefront management from single account

Ecwid by Lightspeed: Embed into any existing website or CMS (WordPress, Wix, Weebly, etc.); Sell across 500+ global marketplaces and social channels; Multilingual storefronts on Business plan and above; Zero platform transaction fees across all plans

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