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Compare Big Cartel and Miva 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (80.8% of reviews)
Small-Business (85.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
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Big Cartel
Star Rating
(26)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (80.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
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Star Rating
(189)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (85.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
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Learn more about MivaBig Cartel vs Miva
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Big Cartel easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Big Cartel overall.
- Reviewers felt that Miva meets the needs of their business better than Big Cartel.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Miva is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Miva over Big Cartel.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Big Cartel
Gold
Free
Start your free store. No credit card required.
- 5 products
Miva
Pricing
Contact Us
With Miva’s hybrid SaaS system, overhead costs are less than Open Source / On-Premise competitors and Time to Go Live is faster. You’ll get a return on your investment faster, too. Miva came out on top in The Spring 2018 G2 Crowd Results Survey, with an Estimated ROI of 7.3 months compared to an average of 11.1 months. Best of all, Miva’s system will scale seamlessly as your business grows.
- B2B, B2C, or B2B / B2C: Expand sales channels with customer group logins
- Personalized Shopping: Add configurators, visualizers, kits and more
- Product Discovery: Enhanced search capabilities including ‘Make, Model, Year’ lookup
Free Trial
Big Cartel
Free Trial is available
Miva
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.6
23
8.8
168
Ease of Use
9.3
23
8.2
168
Ease of Setup
9.4
6
7.9
123
Ease of Admin
10.0
6
8.6
128
Quality of Support
8.1
18
9.1
168
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.2
6
8.9
127
Product Direction (% positive)
7.9
22
8.2
168
Features by Category
Headless Commerce
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
8.3
9
Not enough data
8.5
11
Not enough data
9.1
11
Not enough data
8.2
11
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - E-Commerce Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Merchandising/Marketing
8.8
18
|
Verified
8.3
131
9.0
18
|
Verified
8.5
135
8.0
16
|
Verified
8.1
120
7.5
16
|
Verified
8.4
126
Feature Not Available
7.1
95
Feature Not Available
6.9
91
7.6
11
|
Verified
8.1
124
Product Catalog
8.5
17
|
Verified
9.0
139
Feature Not Available
8.8
133
8.8
16
|
Verified
8.1
134
6.7
13
|
Verified
8.3
68
Order Process
9.3
18
|
Verified
8.6
141
8.3
17
|
Verified
8.7
136
7.8
13
|
Verified
8.8
128
8.8
18
|
Verified
9.2
135
9.1
17
|
Verified
8.8
125
8.2
12
|
Verified
8.4
94
8.2
16
|
Verified
8.1
86
Feature Not Available
7.8
56
Multi-Channel Support
Feature Not Available
8.5
88
8.7
13
|
Verified
8.5
116
8.6
11
|
Verified
7.7
76
7.3
10
|
Verified
8.4
97
8.1
7
|
Verified
7.6
50
6.7
7
|
Verified
8.0
66
Feature Not Available
7.8
68
Platform
7.4
9
|
Verified
8.4
96
7.5
17
|
Verified
8.8
132
8.6
11
|
Verified
8.5
121
9.2
14
|
Verified
8.8
130
8.2
15
|
Verified
7.5
117
8.4
15
|
Verified
9.2
137
Feature Not Available
8.2
16
8.9
12
|
Verified
9.0
130
Feature Not Available
8.4
103
8.3
10
|
Verified
7.5
68
8.7
13
|
Verified
8.8
123
9.2
15
|
Verified
9.4
137
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Big Cartel and Miva are categorized as E-Commerce Platforms
Unique Categories
Big Cartel has no unique categories
Miva has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Big Cartel
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Miva
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Cosmetics
11.5%
Computer Software
11.5%
Arts and Crafts
11.5%
Retail
7.7%
Photography
7.7%
Other
50.0%
Retail
16.2%
Wholesale
7.3%
Automotive
7.3%
Internet
6.1%
Marketing and Advertising
3.9%
Other
59.2%
Alternatives
Discussions
What is better Wix or big cartel?
1 Comment
AP
Big cartel is better because of its UX Design! It’s easier and quicker. I always find myself frustrated using wix. Read more
Big Cartel has no more discussions with answers
Is my store secure?
2 Comments
JK
Should be as long as you have https:// set up for all of your pages and files. Read more
Is support included in every plan?
2 Comments
JK
There is basic support level I believe everyone gets, but we have a separate contract for dedicated hours each month for their pro services team.Read more
What if I go over my allotted bandwidth or space?
2 Comments
Official Response from Miva
If you go over your allotted space, we do have minor overage charges of $2 per GB of transfer, and $2 per 100MB of storage.Read more
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