While all provide you with the fundamental tools you need to run a good online store, Bigcommerce offers you a bit more advanced tools in their monthly packages and Volusion would fall somewhere in between. With Shopify, to get those similar tools, you will have to purchase an external App for them to integrate into your site.
Although Shopify’s Payments feature is an excellent tool that you really don’t have fumble around much with external payment gateway providers (just another party to deal with).
Overall, though, Bigcommerce has a bit more of an advantage here, but this is not to say you can’t build a fully functional business with Shopify—you definitely can (or Volution). Further, both Shopify and Volution offers you a much more comprehensive set of Apps and advanced tools for your business.
Selecting the right ecommerce builder for your business is by no means a straightforward decision. There are so many things to consider, so hopefully our review is helpful in steering you towards some of the key factors to evaluate.
A few key thoughts:
Hands down, Shopify has a much better collection of themes that can make your store look good. Even their free themes are really attractive.
Professional designers are tuned into what are working out there and what’s outdated. Leveraging off designers is a wonderful move by Shopify and it will ultimately benefit you.
Shopify also has 63% more paying customers than Bigcommerce.
Shopify’s themes are much more polished and attractive, they have 24/7 support.
BigCommerce has the best, most complete suite of out of the box advanced tools.
Volution, while trailing Shopify in the design department, has made big design strides in 2014 and has the best all-around features of the 3.
Our suggestion is for you to take up their free trial periods offered by all 3 to see which one works better for you.
Spend a few hours playing around with the builders and experience them for yourself. Really all 3 are among the top tier e-commerce builders in the market, and there are good reasons why they’re at the top.