BigCommerce vs Bolt.new

BigCommerce scores 7.8/10, Bolt.new 7.4/10. Where each one wins, what they cost and who should pick which, side by side.

The short answer

BigCommerce scores 7.8/10 and Bolt.new scores 7.4/10 on our rubric. BigCommerce is the stronger all-round pick.

BigCommerce leads on design, flexibility, value, and support. Bolt.new leads on ease of use.

BigCommerce starts at $29/mo with no free plan; Bolt.new starts at $25/mo and has a free plan. Bolt.new is the cheaper way in.

	BigCommerce	Bolt.new
Score	7.8	7.4
From	$29	$25
Free plan	No	Yes
Sells online	Yes	No
Code export	Yes	Yes
Ease of use	7.2	8.6
Design	7.4	7.2
Flexibility	8.6	7.4
Value	7.6	7.0
Support	8.2	6.2

What BigCommerce does well

• Plans include B2B, multi-storefront and headless features other platforms charge extra for
• No platform fee on orders through embedded payment providers

What Bolt.new does well

• Genuinely fast first draft
• Full-stack in the browser
• Good framework coverage

Who each one is for

BigCommerce. B2B sellers, merchants running several storefronts or complex catalogs, and stores that want more built in and fewer apps. The native B2B feature set is the strongest reason to choose it.

Bolt.new. Rapid prototypes, throwaway demos and exploring an interface idea before committing. Excellent for showing a concept in a meeting tomorrow.

Pricing side by side

What a year costs

BigCommerce

Each BigCommerce plan comes with a sales ceiling measured over the trailing twelve months. Core covers up to $30,000 a year and upgrades automatically to Growth; Growth covers up to $100,000 and upgrades to Scale. Scale includes $33,333 a month in sales and charges 0.9% on anything above that, with no jumps between tiers, and once you pass $2 million a year the account moves to Performance, which starts at $1,499 a month.

$25K in sales$348

$80K in sales$948

$300K in sales$3,588

$500K in sales$4,038

Plan priceScale overage at 0.9%

Overage calculated on GMV (gross order value minus 10%) above $33,333 a month. Payment processing fees are separate.

Bolt.new

Every change you ask Bolt to make consumes tokens, and larger projects consume more per request because there is more code for the AI to read. The Free plan allows 300,000 tokens a day and a million a month, which is enough to try it properly. Pro, at $25 a month billed monthly, starts at 10 million tokens a month with no daily cap, and unused tokens roll over to the next month. Yearly billing saves up to 28%.

Pro, one person$300

Teams, 3 members$1,080

Subscription

Yearly billing saves up to 28%. Pro token allowances start at 10M a month and can be increased.

Who should skip each one

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