Big Cartel vs Shopify
Two of the 23 ecommerce platforms in our ranking, compared fact by fact — every price and feature read from each maker's own pages on Oct 23, 2026.
Big Cartel
Artists and makers selling on a small scale
7.5
#1
Shopify
Stores that sell online and in person from one admin
7.3
#3
The short answer
- Higher scoreBig Cartel — 7.5 vs 7.3 (#1 vs #3 of 23)
- Cheaper entry planBig Cartel — $15/mo vs $29/mo, billed yearly
- Free planOnly Big Cartel
- Only Shopify confirmsMulti-currency
Side by side
| Big Cartel | Shopify | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 7.5/10 · #1 of 23 | 7.3/10 · #3 of 23 |
| Pricing model | Freemium | Free trial |
| Paid from | $15/mo (Platinum)“$15/mo Platinum” — bigcartel.com/pricing | $29/mo, billed yearly (Basic)“Basic $29 /mo” — shopify.com/pricing |
| Free plan | ✓ Yes | ✕ No |
| Free trial | 7 days | 3 days |
| Point of sale | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Digital products | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| No platform fee | – Not published | ✕ No |
| Abandoned cart | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Multi-currency | – Not published | ✓ Yes |
| Why it ranks | Platinum is $15/month with physical and digital products and a 7-day trial. | Basic ($29/mo billed yearly) lists in-person selling and abandoned checkout recovery. |
| Watch for | Abandoned cart recovery is listed only from the $30/month Diamond plan. | The Basic plan lists a 2% third-party transaction fee, and local-currency prices are marked as requiring a condition (*). |
