Big Cartel

RATING:

4.3

(14)

About Big Cartel

Big Cartel is an eCommerce software designed to help artists create online stores using customizable themes on a unified interface. The platform enables administrators to track inventory, manage product categories and set up shipping rates. Teams can manage discounts, order details, customer information, billing and packaging slips on a centralized dashboard. Additionally, Big Cartel allows managers to track website visitors and conversion rates to analyze market trends. It offers an application programming interface (API), which lets businesses integrate the system with several third-party applications including Printful, ShipRush, Zapier, Google Analytics, Square, Stripe and Paypal. Big Cartel is available for free and on monthly subscriptions and support is exten...

Big Cartel Pricing

Free (5 products) $9.99/month (50 products) $19.99/month (250 products) $29.99/month (500 products)

Starting price: 

$9.99 per month

Free trial: 

Not Available

Free version: 

Available

Big Cartel product list

Big Cartel Reviews

Overall Rating

4.3

Ratings Breakdown

Secondary Ratings

Ease-of-use

4.5

Customer Support

3.5

Value for money

4

Functionality

3.5

Most Helpful Reviews for Big Cartel

1 - 5 of 14 Reviews

Anonymous

1 employee

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed September 2022

Build Business Shop for Easy and FREE!

I have one shop on Big Cartel, I made it super easy and super fast. And all that for FREE!

PROS

Easy to make, easy to add products, 5 free sites.

CONS

You are limited only to 5 products on your shop.

Albert

Arts and Crafts, 2-10 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

4

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed May 2022

Best Software for a Start-up Small Business Wishing to Start Online Selling

Big Cartel has helped us build our online shop for our business. Starting from just 5 items on the free version to having more than 250 items listed on our website. Customers never had any issues when placing orders and the software is also very well priced. Really recommended!

PROS

Big Cartel has been the best software that I found in order to start selling products online from our business. The fact that it is free of charge for listing the first 5 products enabled us to assess the quality of the software without having to pay for any subscription. After seeing that it was helping our business to grow, we eventually subscribed and we are very satisfied with the result. Great Value for Money!

CONS

The only issue that I face sometimes is that when I access Big Cartel on my phone and navigate from the Products Page to the Orders Page or vice versa, the software logs me out and I would need to sign in again. This only happens once in a while but other than that I am really satisfied with such software.

Cassidy

Entertainment, 11-50 employees

Used weekly for less than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered

OVERALL RATING:

3

EASE OF USE

3

VALUE FOR MONEY

3

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

1

FUNCTIONALITY

4

Reviewed April 2022

Big Cartel Review

Overal my experience was satisfactory I just needed to move on to a more detailed platform

PROS

I honestly used big cartel as an introduction to w commerce platforms so i appreciate the learning experience it provided

CONS

The software is very limited in multiple areas and other softwares that are equivalently priced and provide more features exist readily

Reason for choosing Big Cartel

I ended up choosing other products over big cartel in the long run

Kirstie

Recreational Facilities and Services, 2-10 employees

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed January 2023

Big Cartel - easy and cheap

I never had to use the help desk as it was so easy to work. Really clear and self explanatory.

PROS

I used Big Cartel for years and found it cheap and easy to use for clients and for management. It integrates seamlessly with PayPal. I use it less now as I have another system in place that suits better as I need a booking system but for selling stuff I think it's a great system. It's also easy to stop /. start / upgrade as and when you need it

CONS

For what I used it for I didn't have any dislikes, however I don't use it very much any more as it really only worked for selling stuff (events or products) whereas I need a calendar based booking system.

Ray

Events Services, 2-10 employees

Used monthly for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

4

EASE OF USE

4

VALUE FOR MONEY

3

FUNCTIONALITY

3

Reviewed August 2023

A good option but check out alternatives before setting up

I still use Big Cartel now as all our products are on it although we have reverted to the limited product free option

PROS

Ease of use and simple to manage products

CONS

Limited integration and not easy to link with insta

Reason for choosing Big Cartel

Free and easy to add products