BigCommerce review
BigCommerce for UK dropshipping: what it really costs.
BigCommerce is an online shop you rent by the month, aimed at shops that are already selling a lot. Its plans are priced by how much you sell in a year, in US dollars even on its UK website. You build the shop yourself and add dropshipping with an app. This review covers what you get, what you have to add, and what a month really costs, all taken from BigCommerce's own website.
- $39
- a month on the Core plan, or $29 if you pay for the year, plus VAT
- $30K
- of sales over 12 months on Core, before it moves you up a plan
- 15
- days free to try it, with no card needed
Our review in short
Built for shops that are growing, and priced in dollars.
BigCommerce gives you the hosting, a checkout and no fee of its own when you take payments through Stripe or PayPal. Its plans are priced by how much you sell, in US dollars, and you add dropshipping with an app from its app store. Everything here comes from BigCommerce's own website, which we checked on 5 November 2026.
What you get
- No BigCommerce fee on payments through Stripe, PayPal, Klarna and Clearpay
- Avasam's app in its app store brings in products from UK-based suppliers
- 15 days free to try it, with no card needed
- Selling on Amazon and eBay is included on every plan
- You can cancel at any time
What to watch out for
- Its prices are in US dollars, plus VAT, so what you pay in pounds changes with the exchange rate
- Core is for shops selling up to $30,000 over 12 months, then it moves you up a plan automatically
- Other payment companies cost an extra 2% of each sale on Core
- It doesn't publish a card fee for UK shops
What you really pay each month
Everything a BigCommerce dropshipping shop pays in a month.
Choose a BigCommerce plan and move the sliders to your size of shop. The receipt adds up the plan, the app that connects your shop to AliExpress, a business email address, your web address and the card fees on your sales.
BIGCOMMERCE SHOP · ONE MONTH
- BigCommerce Core plan ($39 or $105)
- £28.86
- DSers Advanced, the AliExpress app ($19.90)
- £14.73
- Google Workspace, one email address
- £5.90
- A .co.uk web address (£10 a year)
- £0.83
- Card fees, Stripe's 1.5% + 20p
- £65.00
A month£115
The first year: £1,384, before anyone builds the shop.
Prices are before VAT. BigCommerce publishes no card fee for UK shops and charges nothing of its own with Stripe, so the card fees are Stripe's for standard UK cards. Core is for up to $30,000 of sales over 12 months, and Growth for up to $100,000. Dollar prices are turned into pounds at $1 to £0.74, the rate on 4 November 2026.
How dropshipping works on BigCommerce
Four steps, with an app from its app store.
- 01
Your BigCommerce shop
You build your shop using one of BigCommerce's designs. BigCommerce hosts it and connects your card payments.
- 02
A supplier app
You add a dropshipping app from its app store, such as Avasam for UK suppliers, Spocket or Syncee.
- 03
Products in, orders out
The app copies products into your shop, and when a customer pays, it sends the order to the supplier.
- 04
To your customer's door
The supplier posts the parcel straight to your customer, so you never handle the stock.
BigCommerce compared with ours
BigCommerce and Mediatopia, side by side.
Mediatopia owns this website and sells its own dropshipping website, so here it is next to BigCommerce, with every line taken from each company's own website. Compare all six
Questions
Your questions about BigCommerce.
We checked these websites on 5 November 2026:
Can I dropship on BigCommerce in the UK?
Yes, with an app from its app store. These include Avasam, which says it brings in products from UK-based suppliers, and Spocket and Syncee. DSers says it works with BigCommerce too.
What does BigCommerce cost a month?
Core is $39 a month, or $29 a month if you pay for the year. Growth is $105, or $79, and Scale is $399, or $299. The prices are in US dollars, even on its UK website, and VAT is added.
What happens when my sales go up?
Each plan has a limit on how much you sell over 12 months, counting tax and delivery. Core is for up to $30,000 and Growth for up to $100,000. When you go over, BigCommerce moves you up to the next plan automatically.
What card fee does BigCommerce charge?
BigCommerce charges no fee of its own when you take payments through the companies it builds in, such as Stripe, PayPal, Klarna and Clearpay; you pay that company's own fee. With any other payment company, it adds 2% on Core, 1% on Growth and 0.6% on Scale.
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