UM

Verified User in Music

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

10/24/2017

"Suitable Option For Online Store"

4/5

What do you like best about Big Cartel?

BigCartel is a fine option for people looking for a way to sell things online without giving a platform a percentage of sales. For a monthly fee, you can sell as much as you want and not have any additional overhead. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Big Cartel?

It's not quite as customizable as I'd like. But if you don't have the time or cash to spend on building your own website, BigCartel will do the job. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Big Cartel:

Squarespace Commerce also works, but Big Cartel is actually slightly better. The downside, however, is it doesn't reside directly in your website. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Big Cartel solving and how is that benefiting you?

When we have extra stock to sell and don't want to have to give merch companies a cut of all sales, Big Cartel helps us achieve that. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Rebecca L.

Photographer

Photography

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

3/27/2017

"Free version is a great starter, paid version is worth it"

5/5

What do you like best about Big Cartel?

I like that the website is super easy to set up and you don't need to have a bunch of experience making websites to be able to figure this out. It's obvious what to do. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Big Cartel?

I don't like that the free version doesn't let you put a limit on the amount of products that people can buy. This can be dangerous if you aren't aware of that. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Big Cartel:

If you want to use this for the same purposes that I did, which is selling your photography mini sessions, you will need to purchase a plan for $10 a month. The reason for this is that withthe free version, you can't set a limit on how many of each product people can buy. So if you add photo session times as a dropdown, you could get double booked! So make sure to purchase a plan so this doesn't happen to you! Luckily I noticed this before it became a problem for me. I just pay for the month of my mini sessions, then cancel. So I usually only use this twice a year. It's totally worth it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Big Cartel solving and how is that benefiting you?

I use big cartel to sell mini sessions for my photography business. It's very easy to send my clients to my shop and let them checkout there. They can choose their date and time from the dropdown boxes that I made and checkout right then. I then get an email that tells me what option they purchased, and their email address as well, so I can contact them with more details. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

UC

Verified User in Capital Markets

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

12/27/2016

"Great for selling online"

5/5

What do you like best about Big Cartel?

Easy to use platform with a free account which allows you to sell 5 products. For the price it can't be beat. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Big Cartel?

Not much, except not all shipping platforms will connect directly with the platform. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Big Cartel:

You can check out a free account before actually purchasing which gives you a nice test drive. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Big Cartel solving and how is that benefiting you?

Easy to set up store with free account up to 5 items and only 9.99 up to 25 items. For the price and easy to use features it can't be beat. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

UC

Verified User in Computer Software

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

8/7/2016

"User friendly for both merchant and customer"

2.5/5

What do you like best about Big Cartel?

The platform has an clear interface for both the merchant and the customer. It is clear where all the functions and data are on the site. Big Cartel also makes it easy to manage the products on your site and keep inventory. Merchants can also use Stripe or PayPal for the checkout. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Big Cartel?

The platform does not allow for extended customization, which is limiting especially if you would like to integrate your webstore into an existing website.

Also, if many customers have placed orders on your webstore, it can be difficult to keep track of them on the page with the orders. The orders are in a long list sorted from latest to earliest. In order to see specifics of each order, you have to click into the name of the customer. While you can search for orders by name, order number, or email, there is no function to sort the list or see orders by certain dates. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Big Cartel solving and how is that benefiting you?

I needed an eCommerce platform to sell merchandise and only had a handful of products. I wanted an relatively inexpensive, but easy to use interface that allowed for some customization and inventory management. BigCartel had the amount of customization that I needed and had a great inventory management system. Its free tier also has many great features. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Jackie S.

Owner/Photographer

Photography

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

1/15/2016

"Easy way to sell"

5/5

What do you like best about Big Cartel?

Ease of use. I've tried setting up stores at many other sites and this was by far the easiest. You don't need to know coding, or add a lot of extensive information about the products. . You add the product information such as price, a picture and it's ready to go to the store. Nothing else is needed!

I also love that you can link your Paypal information so that payment is not an issue. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Big Cartel?

You can only add one photo with the free version. If you want to add more, you have to upgrade. It's not that expensive if you're selling items regularly. Also, you aren't able to sell digital items. It would be more helpful for my business to be able to send a download link automatically after purchase. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Big Cartel:

I've tried setting up several online shops and could not figure out how to make them work. Big Cartel is so easy to use. No coding, or crazy stuff. You add the product information such as price, a picture and it's ready to go to the store. Nothing else is needed! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Big Cartel solving and how is that benefiting you?

It's an easy way of selling items online. The client information is all right there, from address, to detailed orders. You can link your paypal to it and get paid, then ship from the preloaded label. I would, hands down, recommend this service to anyone. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

UM

Verified User in Music

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

11/13/2016

"Big Cartel Put Me On The Map"

5/5

What do you like best about Big Cartel?

I love the way Big Cartel looks. It's very modern looking and I also love the ability to sell on Facebook. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Big Cartel?

I wish the Gold plan offered at least 10 products instead of 5. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Riccardo I.

Graphic designer

Graphic Design

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

3/30/2016

"I needed a simple shop to sell my paintings and found bigcartel"

5/5

What do you like best about Big Cartel?

Obviously I like the free plan, letting me to sell my paintings for free! It's a slim, fast and efficent ecommerce website for artists, it's simple, clean design and very easy to use, to add products and customize the interface. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Big Cartel?

italian language support, external font support Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Big Cartel:

They improved a lot the tools you need to customize your shopping cart exactly how you need it. Now it's responsive too! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Big Cartel solving and how is that benefiting you?

I subscribed the free plan to sell my paintings, i didn't pay a cent for it, it's limited to 5 products obviously, but using it i think i will upgrade my plan very soon. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.