BigCommerce Switch: your BigCommerce bill went up. Move to Shopify for a fixed price.
From 1 June 2026, BigCommerce lowered its plan limits and added a new fee on payments through gateways that aren't on its approved list. Plenty of small stores now pay about 4 times more for the same plan features. Send us your latest BigCommerce bill and we'll show you, in dollars, what you'd pay on Shopify and what the move costs.
Free invoice check · Switch from A$2,950 fixedIn short
If your store sells roughly A$164k–295k a year, BigCommerce has probably moved you from Plus (US$79–105 a month) to Scale (US$299–399 a month). If you take payments through eWAY, Square, Tyro, Windcave or a bank gateway, you may also be paying a new 0.6–2% fee on those sales. We:
- check your bill for free and tell you plainly whether moving is worth it
- move your products, customers, orders and reviews to a Shopify store you own
- redirect every old link so your Google rankings carry across
- time the go-live for your BigCommerce renewal, so you don't pay for both
Fixed prices from A$2,950. Pro Care at A$129/month is optional.
Three changes behind the bigger bill
Lower plan limits
The old Plus plan covered up to US$180K in yearly sales. Its replacement, Growth, stops at US$100K. Stores above that go to Scale at US$299–399 a month, up from US$79–105, before any other fees.
A new payment fee
BigCommerce now charges 2.0% (Core), 1.0% (Growth) or 0.6% (Scale) on sales through any gateway outside its list of 21 "embedded" providers. eWAY, Square, Tyro, Windcave and the Australian bank gateways aren't on that list. Offline and manual orders count too.
Automatic upgrades
Your plan is set by your last 12 months of sales and checked on the first of each month. As you grow, BigCommerce moves you up a plan automatically, and on Scale it adds 0.9% on monthly sales above US$33,333.
Source: BigCommerce, Plan & Pricing Updates and Embedded Payment Providers, read 15 Nov 2026. BigCommerce prices are in US dollars. BigCommerce counts your sales as order value less 10%, so the A$ ranges above are approximate.
A store selling A$250k a year
An example based on published prices, not a quote. Your invoice check uses your real bill.
| Per year, in A$ | Stay on BigCommerce | Move with Switch Small |
|---|---|---|
| Plan | Scale: A$5,288–7,057 Before June 2026 this store was on Plus at A$1,397–1,857 | Shopify Basic: A$504–672 |
| Payment fee | About A$1,350 if your gateway isn't on BigCommerce's list (0.6%) | None from BigCommerce |
| Switch, one-off | – | A$2,950 |
| Pro Care (optional) | – | A$1,548 (12 × A$129) |
| Year 1 | A$5,288–8,407 | A$5,002–5,170 |
| Each year after | A$5,288–8,407 | A$2,052–2,220 with Pro Care, or A$504–672 without |
| Estimated saving, each year after | – | About A$3,100–6,400 with Pro Care, or A$4,600–7,900 without |
Assumptions: US$1 = A$1.4738 (13 Nov 2026). Ranges run from annual to monthly billing on each platform. Shopify prices are from Shopify's Australian pricing page. Card processing fees aren't included, because you pay them on either platform: Shopify Payments starts at 1.7% + 30c for Australian cards on Basic, and Shopify adds its own fee if you use a different gateway. We compare those rates against yours in the invoice check.
Fixed prices, agreed before we start
| Free invoice check: your BigCommerce bill compared with Shopify, plus a fixed quote | Free |
| Switch Small: up to 500 products and 1 integration A$1,475 to start, A$1,475 before go-live | A$2,950 |
| Switch Standard: up to 3,000 products and 2 integrations (such as Xero, MYOB or Starshipit) A$2,475 to start, A$2,475 before go-live | A$4,950 |
| Pro Care: updates, fixes, app checks and small changes | A$129/month |
50% deposit to start, the remaining 50% before go-live. Both Switch prices include theme setup to match your brand, the data move, 301 redirects and a test run before go-live. Pro Care is optional and month-to-month with 30 days' notice. Bigger store, B2B price lists or custom checkout? See our Exit Audit or ask us for a quote.
From your invoice to a live Shopify store
- Free invoice check. Send us your latest BigCommerce invoice and your rough yearly sales. We reply with a saving estimate and a fixed quote, or tell you honestly if staying makes more sense.
- Fixed quote and 50% deposit. You approve the quote and pay half to book your start date. The other half is due before go-live.
- You own the store. You open your own Shopify account and add us as a collaborator. On BigCommerce you add us as a staff user. No passwords are shared.
- We move everything. Products, customers, orders and reviews come across, with your theme set up to match your brand.
- Keep your Google rankings. Every old URL gets a 301 redirect to its new page, and page titles and descriptions come across too.
- Preview and test order. You check a preview store, we place a test order together, and you sign off.
- Go live at your renewal. You approve the domain switch, we check orders are flowing, and we tell you when to cancel BigCommerce, ideally before it renews.
- Optional care. Pro Care at A$129/month keeps the store updated and looked after.
Your store, moved properly
- Products, variants, images, prices, stock levels and categories (as Shopify collections)
- Customers and their addresses. Passwords can't be moved between platforms, so customers get an invite to set a new one.
- Order history, so you and your customers can still see past orders
- Product reviews, moved into Judge.me
- Content pages and blog posts
- Old URLs, each redirected to its new page
- Page titles and meta descriptions
- Payments and checkout: Shopify Payments, plus Afterpay or Zip if you use them
- Shipping rates and your 1–2 integrations, such as Xero, MYOB or your courier
- Google Analytics 4 and Merchant Center reconnected
Common questions
I'm partway through an annual BigCommerce plan. Should I wait?
You don't need to wait to plan. BigCommerce says annual plans move to the new pricing at the end of the current term, but it can still auto-upgrade you mid-term if your sales cross a limit. We check your renewal date in the invoice check, build ahead of it, and go live before you renew, so you don't pay for both platforms for long.
What does Shopify charge on payments?
Shopify Payments card rates start at 1.7% + 30c for Australian cards on the Basic plan. If you keep a different gateway, Shopify adds its own fee. Your current gateway may be cheaper or dearer, so we compare both in the invoice check before you decide.
Will I lose my Google rankings?
We map every old URL to its new page with a 301 redirect and bring across page titles and descriptions, which is how rankings carry across a move. Some movement in the first few weeks is normal, and we watch it after go-live.
Will my store go offline?
No. Your BigCommerce store keeps trading while we build and test on Shopify. On go-live day we switch the domain over at a quiet time, and any orders placed during the changeover are brought across.
How do I pay?
Half up front to book your start date, and the other half before go-live, once you've checked the preview store and signed off. For Switch Small that's A$1,475 + A$1,475; for Switch Standard, A$2,475 + A$2,475.
Who owns the new store?
You do. The Shopify account, the domain and the data are in your name. We work as a collaborator, and you can remove our access whenever you like.
Can I avoid the fee by changing gateways on BigCommerce instead?
Moving to a gateway on BigCommerce's list, such as Stripe or PayPal, removes the payment fee, and BigCommerce says that switch can take two weeks to four months. It doesn't undo the plan price rise. We'll tell you if that's the better option for your store.
Osborne Digitals isn't affiliated with BigCommerce or Shopify. BigCommerce and Shopify are trademarks of their owners. Prices quoted for BigCommerce and Shopify are their published prices as read on 15 Nov 2026; your invoice is what counts. See our terms.
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