BigCommerce
Lemon Squeezy
BigCommerce
Lemon Squeezy
No signals
BigCommerce
Lemon Squeezy
BigCommerce
Lemon Squeezy
No signals
BigCommerce
Lemon Squeezy
No signals
BigCommerce
Lemon Squeezy
BigCommerce
Lemon Squeezy
Users: Unlimited staff accounts
Storage: Unlimited
Limits: No persistent cart, No customer groups, No stored credit cards, Sales capped at $50K/year before forced upgrade
Users: Unlimited staff accounts
Storage: Unlimited
Limits: Same as monthly Standard but with annual commitment required
Users: Unlimited staff accounts
Storage: Unlimited
Limits: No faceted search (product filtering), No price lists, Sales capped at $180K/year before forced upgrade
Users: Unlimited staff accounts
Storage: Unlimited
Limits: Same as monthly Plus
Users: Unlimited staff accounts
Storage: Unlimited
Limits: Sales capped at $400K-$1M before forced Enterprise upgrade. Custom pricing features limited compared to Enterprise.
Users: Unlimited staff accounts
Storage: Unlimited
Limits: Same as monthly Pro with annual commitment
Users: Unlimited staff accounts
Storage: Unlimited
Limits: Requires annual contract. Custom pricing means negotiation required. Quotes vary significantly.
Users: Unlimited
Storage: Unlimited
Limits: 5% + $0.50 fee per sale, +1.5% international fee, Basic analytics vs Paddle, Support can be slow
Users: Unlimited
Storage: Unlimited
Limits: Additional cost on top of transaction fees, Pricing scales with list size
| Feature | BigCommerce | Lemon Squeezy |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | ||
| Zero transaction fees On all plans, regardless of payment gateway | ||
| No monthly fees Pay per transaction only | ||
| Lower fees than Gumroad 5% vs 10% | ||
| No international fees +1.5% for international | ||
| Compliance | ||
| Merchant of record Handles global tax compliance | ||
| Products | ||
| Unlimited products All plans include unlimited products | ||
| Digital products Downloads, files | ||
| Subscriptions Recurring billing | ||
| License keys Software licensing | ||
| Product variants Up to 600 variants per product | ||
| Admin | ||
| Unlimited staff accounts No per-user charges on any plan | ||
| Multi-storefront Manage multiple stores from one dashboard | ||
| Marketing | ||
| Abandoned cart recovery Plus plan and above only | ||
| Email marketing 500 free, then paid | ||
| B2B | ||
| Customer groups/segmentation Plus plan and above | ||
| Price lists Limited on Pro, full on Enterprise only | ||
| Sales | ||
| Multi-channel selling Amazon, eBay, Facebook, Instagram, Walmart | ||
| UX | ||
| Modern checkout Clean, optimized checkout | ||
| Growth | ||
| Affiliate system +3% fee for affiliates | ||
| Shipping | ||
| Real-time shipping quotes All plans include carrier-calculated rates | ||
| Developers | ||
| API & Webhooks Good developer tools | ||
| Customization | ||
| Drag-and-drop editor Theme editor is limited; requires developer for significant changes | ||
| Support | ||
| Responsive support Weeks for responses | ||
| Development | ||
| Staging environment No native staging/sandbox capability | ||
| Analytics | ||
| Advanced analytics Basic vs Paddle's ProfitWell | ||
| Content | ||
| Blog on main domain Blog launches on subdomain by default | ||
| SaaS | ||
| Churn reduction tools Paddle has more sophisticated tools | ||
| Security | ||
| Free SSL certificate Included on all plans | ||
| PCI-DSS Level 1 Paddle offers higher compliance | ||
| PCI compliance Level 1 PCI DSS certified | ||
| Integrations | ||
| API access Throttling limits apply; unlimited on Enterprise | ||
| Reliability | ||
| Transparent account policies Suspensions without clear explanation | ||
