Big Cartel 2026: Benefits, Features & Pricing

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User Reviews

Overview

Big Cartel

4.2

(16)

Pricing

Starting at $9.99 per month

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 extended via FAQs, email and knowledge base.

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Big Cartel Pricing and Plans

Starting price: $9.99 per month

Free Trial

Free Version

Basic

$9.99

flat rate, per month

No plan information available

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Big Cartel Features

Popular features found in eCommerce
CRM
Data Security
Inventory Management
Mobile Access
Multi-Channel Marketing
Multi-Store
Promotions Management
Returns Management
SEO Management
Shipping Management
More features of Big Cartel
Activity Dashboard
Alerts/Notifications
API
Catalog Management
Customizable Templates
Discount Management
Electronic Payments
Inventory Tracking
Order Management
Purchase Order Management
Sales Order Management
Templates
Third-Party Integrations
Website Management

Big Cartel Integrations

POWR

Lucky Orange

Instagram

ShippyPro

Descartes ShipRush

ShipStation

See all 17 integrations

Big Cartel User Reviews

Overall Rating

4.2

Ratings Breakdown

50%

19%

31%

Secondary Ratings

Ease of Use

4.4

Value for money

4.1

Customer support

3.7

Functionality

3.7

Have you used Big Cartel and would like to share your experience with others?

Romain O.

Verified reviewer

Marketing and Advertising

2-10 employees

Used weekly for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed June 2022

Excellent

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Big Cartel is a user-friendly platform for everyone.

Cons:

I find that there are no negative aspects to say about Big Cartel.

Sam P.

Verified reviewer

Photography

2-10 employees

Used daily for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed June 2025

Big Cartel is a springboard for ecommerce success

Fantastic and a great starting point for anyone wanting an ecommerce presence on a budget. I moved away from the platform as I grew, but have no doubt that for others this will be the only platform they ever need

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Flexibility for a store selling a wide range of products, ease of use, and great template and customisation options

Cons:

Being a swiss army knife solution means that it was lacking in features for some of my use cases, mainly selling services and downloads rather than physical goods.

Verified

Reviewer

Arts and Crafts

2-10 employees

Used weekly for less than 6 months

Review source

Reviewed October 2024

Good site to use when you have frequent sales

Big Cartel was used to see how it compared to it's rivalry ecommerce sites, however the free membership is great if you don't really have any products or any variations of the products, then a monthly payment can allow you a slight bit of freedom with more products, and some variation photos but at this point unless you're getting good enough results with marketing to get the sales, the monthly cost can put you into a negative balance until you start selling more (which is the idea). The quality of the products seem good, and customer service is responsive and helpful.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Range of products as well as the quality.

Cons:

Not the best site to use for starting out initially unless you have a small amount of funds to initially waste.

Reasons for choosing Big Cartel

Big Cartel was temporary and in the end I chose a different product to use for my eCommerce store.

Reasons for switching to Big Cartel

Wordpress was more difficult to manage over time, as well as updates would potentially break features or presentation of the site.

Pierrene L.

Verified reviewer

Investment Management

2-10 employees

Used daily for free trial

Review source

Reviewed July 2022

Big Cartel- The Boss of Ecommerce

It has been really great so far. Thanks for your services, Big Cartel.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

I love the fact that small businesses like my mine are given the opportunity to have an online store free of cost. And if we want, we can upgrade to the $9.99 plan with 50 products -which is super afforable for an ecommerce store. I have always wanted an online store, and Big Cartel made it possible. Thanks a million! Kudos.

Cons:

Well, I have not found anything that I don't like. Not yet. And I hope I don't. Big Cartel has been really simple and easy for me as I am doing this all on my own.

Albert A.

Verified reviewer

Arts and Crafts

2-10 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review source

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!

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

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.

Khadijah J.

Verified reviewer

Computer Networking

2-10 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed January 2023

Current Big Cartel user Xhl Botanics on facebook

I would use again and I'm still using now. Way better than wix and simpler than sites like Etsy to set up but has the same quality in my opinion

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

This was the best software I ever used. I love it. It's simple. The in person sell is phenomenal

Cons:

I can't find an issue off the top of my head. The good outweighs the bad.

Cassidy H.

Verified reviewer

Entertainment

11-50 employees

Used weekly for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed April 2022

Big Cartel Review

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

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

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

Reasons for choosing Big Cartel

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

Kerby D.

Verified reviewer

Defense & Space

10000+ employees

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed March 2022

Okay software for newer small business

This is an okay app for new business. However, in order to grow your business and manage high traffic customers and products you will need to switch softwares

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

This software was cost friendly. It was easy to navigate and use

Cons:

It did not provide as many features as other softwares

Ray S.

Verified reviewer

Events Services

2-10 employees

Used monthly for more than 2 years

Review source

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

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Functionality

Pros:

Ease of use and simple to manage products

Cons:

Limited integration and not easy to link with insta

Reasons for choosing Big Cartel

Free and easy to add products

Raven D.

Verified reviewer

Cosmetics

Self-Employed

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed March 2022

Inexpensive but Needs More features

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

I liked the price and the fact that I could list my inventory without any issues.

Cons:

They payment processors weren’t enough. You can only use things like credit cards or PayPal but not integrate Afterpay or Sezzle. So it was pretty limited.

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