Overview

BigCommerce Essentials is an e-commerce platform designed for small and growing businesses looking to scale quickly while offering a flexible and secure online shopping experience. Built with a focus on providing a comprehensive solution, it enables businesses to sell across multiple channels, including web, mobile, social media, and marketplaces, without the constraints of traditional e-commerce platforms. Its "Open SaaS" model combines the best features of SaaS with the flexibility of custom development, giving merchants full control over their business's e-commerce needs. BigCommerce Essentials integrates with a wide variety of applications and services, ensuring seamless operations and continuous growth.

Features and Capabilities

• Multi-Channel Selling: Sell on your website, mobile, social media, and marketplaces.
• B2C and B2B Flexibility: Supports both B2C and B2B business models simultaneously.
• Omnichannel Capabilities: Centralized platform for managing online and offline sales channels.
• Open SaaS Platform: Combines SaaS convenience with flexibility for custom development.
• Composable Architecture: Supports headless commerce and easy integrations with third-party services.
• Flexible APIs and SDKs: Enables developers to customize and extend functionality.
• Secure Payment Processing: 99.99% uptime and PCI DSS Level 1 certified security.
• Abandoned Cart Recovery: Built-in tools to recover potentially lost sales.
• Data-Driven Insights: Actionable analytics for informed decision-making.
• Global Scalability: Handles growth, transaction volume, and international expansion needs.
• Extensive App Integrations: A large marketplace for additional functionality and integrations.
• Seamless Checkout: Optimized, frictionless checkout experience for customers.
• Customer Support: Access to a dedicated customer success team for ongoing assistance.