For makers who outgrew 5 products.
Big Cartel is loved by indie artists. It also caps the free plan at 5 products and the most expensive at 300. Axnify's free plan supports 50 products — Pro lifts that to unlimited.
Big Cartel made its name in the artist / maker / band-merch community. The model is genuinely simple. It also limits product count harder than any major platform and skips features (multi-currency, real B2B, production workflows) that growing makers need.
Axnify
UsMaker-friendly + grown-up commerce.
- 50 products free, unlimited on Pro and above
- Production / BOM for makers building from components
- Multi-currency for international fans
- Built-in reviews and customer loyalty
Big Cartel
Indie commerce.
- Genuinely minimalist admin
- Maker community / brand identity
- Simple inventory model
- Domain-led pricing tiers
Feature comparison
Built-in (yes) vs not available (no) vs limited (caveat) vs paid add-on (price shown). Prices reflect typical published pricing.
| Feature | Axnify | Big Cartel |
|---|---|---|
| Maker-essential | ||
Free-tier product limit | 100 | 5 |
Production / BOM | ||
Limited editions (variants) | Basic only | |
Pre-orders | Higher tiers only | |
Multi-currency | ||
Multi-language | ||
Reviews built in | ||
Loyalty + referrals | ||
Maker store at 200 products
A typical maker with 200 products needs Big Cartel's $29.99/mo plan; Axnify Pro at £19/mo supports 1,000.
Axnify
- Axnify Pro£19
Big Cartel stack
- Big Cartel Diamond$29.99
Where Big Cartel wins
We're not pretending we're the right tool for every store. Here's where the alternative is genuinely stronger.
Brand fit for one-person operations
Big Cartel is the platform many indie artists already know and recommend. The community feel is real.
Simplicity
Big Cartel intentionally hides every feature you don't need. If you genuinely only sell 5 things, the simplicity is comfort.
- Crossed the 50-product line and the plan jumped to $29.99
- Wanted reviews and loyalty without leaving the platform
- Needed multi-currency for international fans
- Started selling physical + digital + services and needed real product types
Big Cartel → Axnify
- 1Big Cartel admin export → CSV for products
- 2Customer list export (smaller stores often manually re-imported)
- 3Theme rebuild in our visual editor (typically a few hours for indie stores)
- 4Domain switch
Frequently asked
Does Axnify support limited editions / one-of-a-kind products?
Yes — inventory-tracked products with quantity-1 SKUs, plus our Production module for makers building each item.
I sell at gigs / craft fairs — what about cash sales?
We don't have POS hardware. You can record manual orders via the admin. If brick-and-mortar / in-person sales are >30% of revenue, Square or Shopify POS are still better fits.
Can you help me move my data from another platform?
Absolutely. Email support@axnify.com with the export file from your current platform — we accept Shopify, WooCommerce, Etsy, Squarespace, Big Cartel, Gumroad, Sellfy and most other common formats. Our team handles the migration of your products, variants, customers and orders end-to-end, free of charge for standard imports.
Comparing Axnify with another platform?
See how Axnify stacks up against the rest of the e-commerce platforms — not just Big Cartel.
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Free plan. No credit card. The features in this comparison are live in your admin before you finish your coffee.