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Big Cartel+ Completely free plan for up to 5 products — no transaction fees or commissions
+ Beautifully simple interface designed specifically for creatives and artists
- Very limited feature set — no abandoned cart recovery, subscriptions, or digital products
“Big Cartel is perfect for what I need — I sell handmade jewelry, have about 30 products, and the store just works. I'm not paying Etsy commissions or learning Shopify's complexity. It's exactly right-sized.”
+ No transaction fees on any plan, unlike most competitors
+ Strong built-in SEO features and multi-channel selling out of the box
- Annual revenue caps on Standard, Plus, and Pro plans force upgrades
“We switched from Shopify because the transaction fees were eating into our margins. BigCommerce gave us more built-in features without nickel-and-diming us on every sale.”