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Shopify vs BigCommerce: 36-Month TCO & Seat-Scaling Calculator
Model cumulative 3-year licensing costs, 50+ seat enterprise tier jumps, and REST API rate ceilings for Headless Storefront GraphQL API Rate Limits & B2B Wholesale Checkout.
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Shopify
$105/mo base + $0/seat
$3,780
/ 36-month cumulative TCO
Monthly Est: $105/mo • Annual: $1,260/yr
REST API Ceiling: 1000 req/min • Stack: NetSuite
BigCommerce
$105/mo base + $0/seat
$3,780
/ 36-month cumulative TCO
Monthly Est: $105/mo • Annual: $1,260/yr
REST API Ceiling: 1000 req/min • Stack: NetSuite
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