BigCommerce Is Built To Sell Online. Nexus Commerce Is Built For The Counter, The Accounts And The Reps.
BigCommerce gives you a solid online store at a low entry price, with no extra fee on Stripe or PayPal. But its pricing page lists point of sale only as integrations, and B2B price lists start on the $399 Scale plan. If you sell at a counter and to dealer accounts as much as online, Nexus Commerce puts that side of the business in one plan.
Public pricing and features checked October 31, 2026. Prices change, so confirm on BigCommerce’s site before you decide.
Which One Fits Your Business?
Choose BigCommerce if
Most of your revenue is online, you want a low monthly price, and you need multiple storefronts or several inventory locations more than a register.
Choose Nexus Commerce if
You sell to accounts and walk-ins as much as online: point of sale, quotes, dealer pricing, reps, commissions, purchase orders and follow-up in one place.
Be honest about the mix
If you’re an online-only store, BigCommerce Core at $39 a month is hard to beat. If you need wholesale price lists or a register, price out Scale or a POS integration before you decide.
What It Looks Like In Nexus Commerce
A real Nexus Commerce screen.
Counter, Online And Account Orders Together
One order list for walk-ins, online checkouts and account orders, with what’s awaiting payment and ready to ship.
CoreWhere BigCommerce Is Better Today.
We’re newer, and it shows in places. If these matter most to you, BigCommerce is probably the right call.
- A much lower entry price. Core starts at $39 a month, or $29 billed yearly, priced per store, not per user.
- Built for selling online: a mobile responsive website, built-in blog, product ratings and reviews, and real-time shipping quotes with a ShipperHQ rules engine.
- No extra fee when you use an embedded payment provider such as Stripe, PayPal or BigCommerce Payments.
- More than one storefront from one account. Add-on storefronts start at $30 a month on Core.
- More inventory locations on the entry plan: up to 4 on Core, 5 on Growth and 8 on Scale, with no per-location fee.
- An AI chat assistant (Companion) and an MCP Toolkit listed on their site.
Where Nexus Commerce Earns Its Place.
- Point of sale built inEvery plan includes point of sale with unlimited registers. BigCommerce lists POS only as integrations with Square, Vend, Clover and Heartland Retail.
- Dealer pricing on the entry planDealer pricing levels are included on Core at $249 a month. BigCommerce lists B2B price lists on Scale, at $399 a month.
- Accounts and pipelines come standardContacts and sales pipelines on every plan. BigCommerce’s pricing page lists customer groups and segmentation from Growth, but no sales pipeline.
- Reps and commissionsCommissions from Growth. Reps who see only their own customers, plus commission statements and 1099s, on Enterprise.
- Purchasing built inPurchase orders, receiving, suppliers, supplier returns and transfers on Growth.
- Calls, texts and email in one placeNexus Connect adds calling, texting and email from $39 a month on any plan. BigCommerce’s pricing page doesn’t list texting or calling.
What It Costs To Sell Online, At The Counter And To Accounts.
| Setup | BigCommerce (monthly billing) | BigCommerce (yearly billing) | Nexus Commerce |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online store only | $39/moCore | $29/moCore | $249/moCore |
| Online store + counter sales | $39/mo + POS integrationCore; POS priced separately | $29/mo + POS integrationCore; POS priced separately | $249/moCore, POS included |
| Online store + wholesale price lists | $399/moScale | $299/moScale | $249/moCore, dealer pricing included |
- Online only: BigCommerce Core is $39 a month, or $29 billed yearly. Nexus Commerce Core is $249 a month.
- Counter sales: BigCommerce lists POS as integrations (Square, Vend, Clover, Heartland Retail) and doesn’t publish a price for them, so they aren’t added here.
- Wholesale price lists: BigCommerce lists B2B price lists on Scale, $399 a month or $299 billed yearly. Dealer pricing levels are on Nexus Commerce Core at $249.
For an online-only store, BigCommerce is much cheaper: $39 a month against $249. Nexus Commerce only costs less on subscription when you need wholesale price lists, or once you add a POS app and a CRM to BigCommerce. Watch the sales caps too: BigCommerce plans auto-upgrade when trailing-12-month sales pass the cap ($30K on Core, $100K on Growth), and Scale adds a 0.9% usage fee above $33,333 a month in sales. Nexus Commerce is priced by location, with no per-order software fee.
Monthly list prices, software only. Excludes payment processing, hardware, POS apps, add-on storefronts and add-ons on both sides. BigCommerce is cheaper on yearly billing ($29 / $79 / $299). Its Performance plan is custom, starting at $1,499 a month billed yearly.
Feature By Feature.
| Capability | Nexus Commerce | BigCommerce |
|---|---|---|
| Online store | Every plan, with Store Editor. | Every plan, with a mobile responsive website and built-in blog. |
| Point of sale | Every plan, unlimited registers. | Through integrations with Square, Vend, Clover and Heartland Retail. |
| B2B / wholesale pricing | Dealer pricing levels on every plan. | Price lists for B2B on Scale and above. |
| Sales pipelines | Every plan. | Not listed on their site as of October 31, 2026. Customer groups and segmentation from Growth. |
| Inventory locations | 1 on Core, 2 on Growth, 3 on Enterprise; more at $39/month each on Enterprise. | Up to 4 on Core, 5 on Growth, 8 on Scale. |
| Email and texting | Ready-made follow-up templates on every plan. Calls, texts and email with Nexus Connect from $39/month. | Abandoned cart saver emails from Growth. Texting and calling not listed on their site as of October 31, 2026. |
| Shipping | Shipping labels, carrier accounts and tracking on Growth and above. | Real-time shipping quotes and a ShipperHQ rules engine. |
| Payment processor | Swipe Aras, Stripe or Square. | No extra fee on embedded providers (Stripe, PayPal, BigCommerce Payments); 2.0% (Core), 1.0% (Growth) or 0.6% (Scale) of sales on other providers. |
| AI | Nexus AI add-on, $39/month: AI assistant, customer intelligence, Flow Builder and MCP access. | Companion AI chat assistant and an MCP Toolkit. |
| Staff | No per-seat pricing. | Priced per store, not per user. |
| Pricing model | Flat plan price with locations included. | Plan price by sales volume; plans auto-upgrade when trailing-12-month sales pass the cap. |
Sources: BigCommerce pricing ↗. Checked October 31, 2026.
Run The Same Test In Both Demos.
Bring one real order. Quote it at an account’s price, sell it, take payment, receive the restock from your supplier and pay the rep’s commission. Count the steps and the tools each platform needs, then price the whole setup.
Switching over? We import your catalog, and onboarding help is optional: $300 on Core, $500 on Growth, $1,000 on Enterprise.
See Nexus Commerce With Your Own Products.
Tell us what you sell and how you sell it. We’ll show you the screens your team would use and the plan that fits.