Shopify B2B vs BigCommerce B2B Edition, feature by feature
BigCommerce B2B Edition is a buyer portal with tiered buyer roles, sales-rep quoting, masquerade and shared shopping lists with approval. It's sold with BigCommerce's Performance plan, which starts at $1,499 a month on a yearly contract. Shopify's native B2B is lighter (no quotes, no approval lists) but included from the $39 Basic plan, with payment terms, catalogs and quantity rules.
Two different ideas of B2B
B2B Edition is built around the buyer's purchasing process: junior buyers build shopping lists, senior buyers approve them, and sales reps quote and order on the company's behalf1. Shopify's native B2B is built around the seller's terms: who the company is, which catalog it sees, which quantity rules apply and when it pays2.
If your customers have formal procurement, B2B Edition fits them better. If your customers are shops, salons, restaurants and contractors who reorder what they bought last time, Shopify's model is simpler and much cheaper to run.
Capability matrix
| Capability | B2B Edition | Shopify native |
|---|---|---|
| Buyer roles | Company admin, senior buyer, junior buyer1 | Contacts with location permissions (ordering or admin) |
| Shopping lists with approval | Yes: junior buyers submit, seniors approve3 | No |
| Sales rep ordering | Masquerade as the company1 | Sales staff permissions and draft orders |
| Quotes | Sales quotes with custom pricing and expiry | No native quote object |
| Payment terms | Through payment options in the buyer portal | Net 7 to 90, due on fulfillment, fixed date4 |
| Vaulted cards and auto-charge | Depends on provider | Vaulted cards; Flow can charge them for B2B orders5 |
| Quick order and reorder | Yes | Quick order list and reorder |
| Deposits and partial payments | Depends on setup | Plus only6 |
What each costs to switch on
B2B Edition's plan requirement is from a third-party summary of BigCommerce's pricing, so treat it as something to confirm with BigCommerce.
| Item | BigCommerce B2B Edition | Shopify B2B |
|---|---|---|
| Where it's available | With the Performance plan7 | Basic, Grow, Advanced and Plus8 |
| Platform price | Performance from $1,499/mo, billed yearly9; B2B Edition by contract | From $39/mo (Basic); Plus from $2,300/mo10 |
| Catalog / price list limits | Price lists on Performance | 3 catalogs below Plus; unlimited on Plus6 |
Stay on B2B Edition if
- Junior/senior buyer approval flows are how your customers' purchasing departments work.
- Your sales team issues formal quotes every day and buyers convert them in the portal.
- You've already paid for the Performance contract and its integrations, and renewal is far away.
Filling the gaps on Shopify
The two gaps people ask about are quotes and approvals. Quotes can be handled with draft orders sent as invoices, or with a quote app from the App Store. Approvals don't have a clean native answer, so if they're essential, say so on the intro call. We'll tell you plainly whether Shopify is the right move. For the data side of the move, see the BigCommerce migration page.
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Sources
- BigCommerce: B2B Edition app listing, checked October 22, 2026.
- Shopify.dev: Build for B2B, checked October 19, 2026.
- BigCommerce Support: B2B Edition buyer functions, checked October 22, 2026.
- Shopify Help Center: B2B payment terms, checked October 19, 2026.
- Shopify Changelog: Flow can charge vaulted payment methods for B2B orders (Jun 17, 2026), checked October 19, 2026.
- Shopify Help Center: B2B features by plan, checked October 19, 2026.
- Elogic Commerce: BigCommerce B2B Edition 2026 (third-party summary of plan requirements), checked October 22, 2026.
- Shopify Changelog: Key B2B features now available on non-Plus plans (Apr 2, 2026), checked October 19, 2026.
- BigCommerce pricing, checked October 22, 2026.
- Shopify pricing, checked October 22, 2026.