BigCommerce is an enterprise-grade SaaS e-commerce platform that competes with Shopify Plus for mid-market and enterprise merchants — offering lower transaction fees (BigCommerce charges none), more native features out of the box, and stronger B2B capabilities than Shopify's standard plans. It's used by brands like Ben & Jerry's, Skullcandy, and Solo Stove who need enterprise scale without enterprise complexity. Unlike Magento or WooCommerce, BigCommerce is fully hosted with no server management required. Sites load scripts from cdn11.bigcommerce.com for theme assets, and the BigCommerce JavaScript namespace (window.BCData) and distinctive URL patterns (/cart.php, /checkout) are reliable detection signals. BigCommerce plans start at $29/month for Standard, scaling to $299/month for Pro.
Paste any URL to instantly detect whether it was built with BigCommerce. Our engine checks 5 technical signals.
BigCommerce is used across many industries. These are the most common website types built on this platform:
Fashion & apparel brands
Premium storefront templates with payment built-in
Consumer product brands
Direct-to-consumer sales without middlemen
Digital creators
Sell courses, downloads, and subscriptions
Niche retailers
Specialized storefronts with low overhead
Every BigCommerce website leaves distinctive technical fingerprints. Here's what to look for:
CDN Domains
Network requests to these domains are a reliable indicator:
bigcommerce\.comJavaScript Patterns
2 script patterns linked to BigCommerce
HTML Attributes
1 HTML pattern in the page source
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