Bigcommerce is the leading e-commerce software platform for fast-growth businesses. It combines software, web hosting and support into a single monthly fee based on the number of products in your store. This model is called “software as a service” or “SAS” model. This streamlined approach provides maximum reliability with minimum upfront costs because there is no software licensing, upgrade fess or third-party web host.
In the past, ecommerce software was typically purchased from the software developer and then had to be manually installed on a third-party web hosting account. Any updates or upgrades to the software would also have to be purchased and installed. Support was made difficult because often the web host would not directly support the ecommerce software and the developer would not have direct access to your web server.