BigCommerce 2026 Pricing & Plan Changes Explained

What changed in BigCommerce's June 2026 update?

Three things: every plan got a new name (Standard→Core, Plus→Growth, Pro→Scale, Enterprise→Performance), a new Open Payment Provider fee now applies to self-serve plans for orders not settled through an embedded provider, and GMV thresholds changed so revenue moves stores up tiers sooner. Core product functionality did not change.

The new plan names and prices

Core (was Standard) — $39/mo, or $29/mo billed annually. Price unchanged.
Growth (was Plus) — $105/mo, or $79/mo annually. Price unchanged; positioned for stores scaling toward ~$100K GMV/year.
Scale (was Pro) — $399/mo, or $299/mo annually. Base price unchanged, but the overage model is new: a continuous 0.9% rate on GMV above $33,333/month replaces Pro's fixed per-block charges.
Performance (was Enterprise) — custom pricing, starting as low as $1,499/mo.

You can also now change plans yourself from your account dashboard — previously a sales conversation.

What is the Open Payment Provider fee?

A monthly fee on GMV from orders not settled through one of BigCommerce's embedded payment providers: 2.0% on Core, 1.0% on Growth, 0.6% on Scale, and 0% on Performance under contracted terms. If your processor is on the embedded list, you pay nothing extra.

The embedded list covers most mainstream processors — PayPal (Braintree, Complete Payments, Wallet), Stripe, Adyen, Klarna, Afterpay, Amazon Pay, Checkout.com, Worldpay, Global Payments, and others. The fee bites stores running niche, industry-specific, or legacy gateways. A B2B store on a specialty processor doing $2M/year on Growth would owe roughly $20K/year — at that point, switching processors or renegotiating tiers is real money.

How do the new GMV thresholds work?

Your trailing 12-month "Inclusive GMV" determines your tier, and thresholds moved down — meaning the same revenue can push you into a higher plan sooner than before. Scale's overage is now continuous (0.9% of monthly GMV above $33,333) instead of stair-stepped blocks, which is cheaper for some stores and pricier for others depending on where in the old block you sat.

What should you check on your account?

Your Inclusive GMV — it's in your account dashboard. Know which side of the new thresholds you're on before the plan auto-adjusts for you.
Your payment provider — if it's not on the embedded list, model the fee at your plan's rate against your GMV. That number decides whether switching processors is worth the migration.
Scale overage math — if you were on Pro with block charges, recompute against the continuous 0.9% model. The break-even depends on your monthly GMV pattern.
Annual billing — the annual rates ($29/$79/$299) are meaningfully below monthly. If you're committed to the platform, this is the easy save.

If you'd rather have someone who lives in BigCommerce accounts run this math, our support & maintenance plans include exactly this kind of account review — and if the new fee structure has you questioning the platform entirely, read our honest take on when BigCommerce is and isn't the right fit before you replatform over a fee.

Frequently asked questions

Did BigCommerce raise prices in 2026?

Base prices stayed flat — Core ($39/mo) and Growth ($105/mo) cost the same as the old Standard and Plus, and Scale kept Pro's $399/mo base. The new costs arrive through the Open Payment Provider fee (2.0%/1.0%/0.6% by tier on non-embedded payment GMV) and lowered GMV thresholds that move stores into higher tiers sooner.

How do I avoid the Open Payment Provider fee?

Process payments through a provider on BigCommerce's embedded list — it includes PayPal, Stripe, Adyen, Klarna, Amazon Pay, Afterpay, Checkout.com, Worldpay, and more. The fee only applies to GMV settled through providers not on that list, and doesn't apply at all to Performance plans under contract.

What happens if my GMV crosses a plan threshold?

BigCommerce evaluates your trailing 12-month Inclusive GMV against the new thresholds, and crossing one moves you to the higher tier. Check your Inclusive GMV in your account dashboard — it can differ from your own revenue number because of what BigCommerce counts as inclusive.

Should I leave BigCommerce over these changes?

For most stores, no — base prices didn't move, and the fee is avoidable by using an embedded payment provider. Replatforming costs (migration, SEO risk, retraining) usually dwarf the fee. The stores with a real decision to make are high-GMV stores locked into niche processors that aren't on the embedded list.

BigCommerce's 2026 pricing changes, explained without the spin.