Mirakl vs BigCommerce
Last updated October 2026
Looking for a European alternative to BigCommerce? Here's how Mirakl compares, on EU hosting, GDPR and what it does.
Our pick for a European buyer: Mirakl. We weight data residency, GDPR and EU jurisdiction above everything else — that is the constraint this directory exists to solve.
What it is
French SaaS marketplace platform for B2B and B2C businesses
Hosted ecommerce platform for building and scaling online stores.
Headquarters
🇫🇷 FR
🇺🇸 US · 2009
EU data residency
Yes, for all customers
Available on some plansRegional data center migration is available, making the selected region the primary data hosting location.
DSGVO / GDPR
Yes
Yes
Certifications
ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27018, ISO 22301, SOC 2 Type 2
ISO/IEC 27001:2022, ISO/IEC 27017, ISO/IEC 27018, ISO/IEC 27701, ISO 22301, SOC 1, SOC 2 Type II, SOC 3, PCI DSS, CSA STAR
Price from
$699/mo
$29/mo
Free plan
No
No
Open Source
No
No
Ratings
Integrations
Shopify, Magento, SAP, Adobe, Salesforce +8
Amazon, Google, Facebook, eBay, TikTok +8
Where each one wins
Mirakl
Strengths
- +AI-powered catalog management accelerates product data mapping by ~1,000x
- +B2B-specific features: complex hierarchies, multiple pricing models, quotes, invoicing, and specialized order workflows
- +Mirakl Connect network links businesses with vetted sellers and partners
- +Handles 600M SKUs and processes 1B daily inventory updates
- +High user ratings (4.9/5 on Capterra) and strategic marketplace expertise from the team
Limitations
- −Steep learning curve and non-intuitive interface requiring extensive training
- −Unbundled APIs with unclear documentation complicate integrations
- −Support issues: unanswered tickets for weeks and billing disputes over SKU counts
BigCommerce
Strengths
- +Strong multi-channel and marketplace integrations
- +Scalable for growing businesses
- +Extensive payment provider options
- +Headless commerce flexibility
Limitations
- −Steep learning curve for advanced features
- −Limited native B2B features without B2B Edition
- −Pricing can become expensive at scale
- −Theme customization requires technical knowledge
Data residency & compliance
Mirakl
BigCommerce
EU data residency
Yes, for all customers
Available on some plansRegional data center migration is available, making the selected region the primary data hosting location.
Transfer mechanism
Not required — data stays in the EU
EU-US Data Privacy Framework
Certifications
ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27018, ISO 22301, SOC 2 Type 2
ISO/IEC 27001:2022, ISO/IEC 27017, ISO/IEC 27018, ISO/IEC 27701, ISO 22301, SOC 1, SOC 2 Type II, SOC 3, PCI DSS, CSA STAR
Pricing
Mirakl
- Mirakl Marketplace Platform $350,000 – $1,500,000/year annual platform license + 0.5%–2.0% take rate on 3rd party GMVEnterprise-level pricing · Custom and negotiable · Premium modules priced separately
- Mirakl Connect Growth $699/month up to $50,000 GMV/month, up to 10,000 productsAI product creation · Customer messages · Unlimited channels
- Mirakl Connect Pro $2,299/month up to $200,000 GMV/month, up to 20,000 productsIncludes Insights · Advanced automation · Higher GMV and product limits
- Mirakl Connect Enterprise Custom pricing for volumes above $200,000 GMV/monthCustom pricing · Scalable for high-volume sellers
- Mirakl Ads $250,000 – $550,000/year + 15–25% of ad spend annual module pricingAI-native ad relevance · Semantic matching · Unified reporting
- Mirakl Catalog Manager $150,000 – $300,000/year annual module pricingAI-powered catalog management · Automated data validation
Pricing is custom and negotiable for enterprise plans. Free trial available for Mirakl Connect plans.
BigCommerce
- Core $29 per monthBilled annually · Essential ecommerce features
- Growth $105 per month
- Scale $399 per month
- Performance From $1,499 per monthBilled annually
- Enterprise On request Custom pricing
15-day free trial available. Core plan has a discounted rate when billed annually.
Features
Mirakl
- Marketplace Launch & Scale
- AI-powered seller onboarding with API, CSV, XML, or EDI support, Access to a pre-vetted network of 13,000+ sellers, Self-service seller portals with real-time validation, AI-powered catalog mapping, categorization, and enrichment
- Catalog & Product Management
- AI content enrichment (attribute extraction, description rewriting), Automated product data validation and moderation, Catalog auto-mapping and data validation, Support for bulk and tiered pricing, customer-specific offers (B2B)
- Seller Management & Quality Control
- Automated quality controls, scorecarding, and real-time alerts, Automated suspensions and SLA monitoring, Automated order routing and tracking with multi-vendor order splitting, AI-powered incident management with sentiment analysis
- Payments & Compliance
- Flexible commission engine configurable by seller and category, Automated seller commissions and payouts with multi-currency and multi-region support, Built-in KYC verification and OFAC screening via Mirakl Payout
- Unified Platform
- Single platform instance supporting both Marketplace and Dropship models, Unified margin and commission control per model, vendor, and category, Flexible vendor relationships (marketplace, dropship, or both)
BigCommerce
- Storefront & Platform
- Hosted ecommerce solution, Storefront design tools, Headless/composable architecture, Multi-storefront support
- B2B Capabilities
- Customer groups and restricted login, Company accounts and buyer roles (B2B Edition), Quotes and custom catalogs/pricing, Customer-specific payment terms
- Commerce Operations
- Product catalog and variants, Inventory management, Order and returns processing, Promotions and analytics
- Checkout & Payments
- Hosted checkout, 130+ payment provider integrations, Multi-currency support
- Omnichannel
- Marketplace integrations (Amazon, eBay, Walmart), Social commerce (Facebook, TikTok), Feedonomics for 150+ channel sync