> **AI context:** For a structured overview of Express B2B, read [/llms.txt](/llms.txt). For complete product documentation, read [/llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt). Express B2B vs. BigCommerce B2B Edition — Ordering Platform Comparison What is manual order intake costing your team annually? [ Find out free ](/b2b-ordering-cost-calculator) [![Express B2B](/brand/lockup-light.svg)](/) [Features](/features) [Use cases](/use-cases) [Pricing](/pricing) [Who it's for](/industries) [Case studies](/case-studies) [Developers](/developers) [Sign in](/admin) [ Book a demo ](/#demo) Discover [Features](/features) [Who it's for](/industries) [Use cases](/use-cases) [Pricing](/pricing) Evaluate [ Cost calculator Free ](/b2b-ordering-cost-calculator) [ Free resources Free ](/resources) [Case studies](/case-studies) [Developers](/developers) Get started [ Live group demo Every Tuesday ](/live-demo) [Contact us](/#contact) [Sign in](/admin) Comparison Express B2B vs. BigCommerce B2B Edition ========================================= BigCommerce B2B Edition and Express B2B are the closest direct competitors in purpose-built B2B e-commerce. Both support per-account pricing, company accounts, and order management. Express B2B differentiates on two-step cart ordering, native multi-site ordering across billing accounts, and approval workflows built for complex distributor hierarchies. BigCommerce B2B Edition is the closest platform competitor to Express B2B. It covers the basics well. The express ordering experience, multi-site ordering, and native approval workflows are where the gap opens. [ See Express B2B in action ](/#demo) [ Explore features ](/features) What it's good at Company accounts, customer-specific pricing, net payment terms, quote management, shared shopping lists, and sales rep assignment. Solid feature set for businesses adding B2B to an existing DTC operation. Good ecosystem and hosted infrastructure. Where it breaks down The checkout experience is consumer-oriented — not designed for repeat B2B buyers who know what they need and want to move fast. Approval workflows aren't native. Multi-location ordering (one buyer, multiple ship-to sites per session) requires workarounds. Built on a consumer platform at its core. Who it's right for DTC-first businesses that want to add a B2B channel without switching platforms. Businesses already on BigCommerce who need company accounts and custom pricing without a platform migration. Not the right fit when the ordering experience itself needs to be designed around repeat B2B buyers. The ordering UX: consumer flow vs. B2B flow ------------------------------------------- BigCommerce B2B Edition improves what happens at the account level — pricing, terms, quotes — but the ordering flow itself (browse, add to cart, checkout) is still a consumer UX. For B2B buyers who place the same orders repeatedly against known products and known pricing, that flow creates unnecessary friction. Express B2B's two-step express checkout removes that friction: select products, confirm the order. No browsing required when you know your SKUs. No consumer checkout steps that don't apply to a procurement workflow. The experience was designed around how B2B buyers actually work, not how DTC shoppers do. Multi-location ordering: workaround vs. native ---------------------------------------------- For buyers managing multiple ship-to locations — a regional manager ordering for six restaurants, a procurement lead for multiple warehouses — BigCommerce B2B doesn't natively support staging multiple orders to different sites in a single session. Buyers repeat the ordering cycle for each location, or teams build workarounds using shared lists and manual splitting. Multi-site ordering is a first-class feature in Express B2B. A buyer selects a billing account, picks a ship-to site, adds products, and checks out. They can repeat the cycle for another site in the same session, and each order routes correctly. No workarounds, no separate sessions. Approval workflows: apps vs. native ----------------------------------- Order approval workflows — routing orders above a threshold to a manager before fulfillment — aren't native to BigCommerce B2B. Businesses build this with third-party apps or custom development, which adds cost, maintenance overhead, and integration fragility. Approval workflows in Express B2B are native and configurable per billing account. Set a threshold, assign approvers, and orders above that amount hold automatically until approved. No apps, no custom code, no integration to break. A note on OroCommerce --------------------- OroCommerce is another purpose-built B2B platform worth knowing about — more technically capable than BigCommerce B2B for complex requirements, but also more implementation-heavy. It's a legitimate option for operations with dedicated technical resources. For distributors in the $500K–$50M GMV range who need to be live quickly without significant customization, it's often more than is needed. Side by side ------------ Feature Express B2B BigCommerce B2B B2B-native ordering flow ✓ ~ Consumer base Two-step express checkout ✓ ✗ Per-account negotiated pricing ✓ ✓ Net payment terms ✓ ✓ Multi-site ship-to ordering ✓ ~ Workaround Native approval workflows ✓ ✗ Quote management ✓ ✓ Time to launch Weeks Weeks–months The bottom line --------------- BigCommerce B2B Edition is a solid choice if you're already on BigCommerce and need to add B2B account management without switching platforms. For businesses where B2B is the primary channel — not a secondary one — and where the ordering experience matters as much as the account structure, Express B2B is built for that from the ground up. The honest version: if the repeat-order UX, multi-location ordering, and native approval workflows are requirements, BigCommerce B2B will require app integrations and workarounds to get there. Express B2B ships those features by default. Compare other options [ vs. Phone & Email ](/compare/phone-and-email) [ vs. Shopify B2B ](/compare/shopify-b2b) [ vs. Magento ](/compare/magento) [ vs. NetSuite ](/compare/netsuite) Free download B2B Portal Vendor Comparison Matrix 50+ evaluation criteria pre-filled for Express B2B. Add the other vendors you're evaluating and share with your team. Work email Get it free Sending… Check your inbox Or download directly → See the difference in 30 minutes -------------------------------- We'll show you the ordering experience side by side and walk through how your specific account structure would work in Express B2B. [ Book a demo ](/#demo) Express B2B · Book a Demo Step 1 of 3 About you Let's start with you -------------------- We'll use this to personalise the demo and come prepared. Full name \* Work email \* Company \* Your role Select… Owner / Founder VP or Director Operations Manager Sales Manager Technical / IT Other Continue Please fill in your name, email, and company to continue. About your business ------------------- Helps us understand your setup before the call. Industry Select your industry… Educational Supply & Publishing Industrial Components & Manufacturing Food & Beverage Distribution Safety, Facilities & Janitorial Supply Medical & Dental Consumables Office & Print Supply Chemicals & Cleaning Supply Subscription Fulfillment (schools / institutions) Promotional & Branded Products Agriculture & Farm Supply Other distribution / wholesale Annual B2B order volume Select a range… Under $500K $500K – $2M $2M – $10M $10M – $50M $50M+ How do customers currently place orders? Select the main method… Phone or email Spreadsheets or shared forms Existing e-commerce site ERP customer portal Mix of methods Back Continue Your ordering setup ------------------- A few quick questions about your current workflow. How many customer accounts do you manage? Select a range… 1 – 10 11 – 50 51 – 200 200+ Do your buyers ship to multiple locations? Yes No — single location What's your biggest challenge with the current ordering process? Back Pick a time → Thanks, there! -------------- We've got everything we need. Pick a time below — we'll come prepared with your answers so you get a demo built around your business. Scheduling widget Replace with your Calendly or Cal.com embed Prefer to see it first? [Join a free group walkthrough every Tuesday →](/live-demo) Express B2B · Contact Us Get in touch ------------ We read every message and reply within one business day. First name \* Last name \* Work email \* Company Company website Phone Your role Select… Owner / Founder VP or Director Operations Manager Sales Manager Technical / IT Other What's this about? Select… Pricing question Request a demo Partnership or integration Technical question General question Other Message \* How did you find us? Select… Google search LinkedIn Word of mouth / referral Industry event or conference Online ad Other Please fill in your first name, last name, email, and message. Send message Message sent! ------------- Thanks for reaching out. We'll get back to you at within one business day. Close Express B2B · Fit Check Question 1 of 5 Find out if Express B2B fits your operation ------------------------------------------- 5 questions about your current ordering process. We'll diagnose exactly what's costing you — and whether this platform solves it. - Takes under 2 minutes - Personalised diagnosis at the end - No email required to see results Let's find out Question 1 of 5 How do most of your customers send you orders today? ---------------------------------------------------- Don't overthink it — pick the one that happens most. By phone or email My team transcribes them manually Spreadsheets or shared forms Structured, but still manual to process Through an existing site or platform It works, but it wasn't built for B2B A mix — every customer does it differently Different methods, constant switching Continue Question 2 of 5 How much of your team's week goes into manually processing orders? ------------------------------------------------------------------ Think about data entry, confirmations, corrections, and follow-up emails. Less than an hour a week We're pretty automated already A few hours — it adds up Noticeable, but we manage Half a day or more each week It's a real drain on the team It's basically someone's full-time job A whole role dedicated to order intake Back Continue Question 3 of 5 How confident are you that every order goes out at the right negotiated price? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Each customer may have different rates. How is that tracked today? Very confident — we have a reliable system Pricing is centralised and accurate Mostly — but we manually double-check Some process, but still human verification We catch errors — sometimes after they ship Wrong prices reach customers occasionally Not very — it's a real risk for us Pricing errors happen and we don't always catch them Back Continue Question 4 of 5 When a customer ships to multiple locations, how does that work today? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Select all that apply to your customers. Each location orders separately No central oversight — each site is its own account One person manages all locations Lots of back-and-forth, easy to get something wrong It's messy — errors happen regularly Wrong addresses, wrong items, missed locations Our customers only have one location Not a factor in our business right now All of the above apply Multiple of these are true for different customers Back Continue Question 5 of 5 What would you fix about your ordering process if you could? ------------------------------------------------------------ Select all that apply — most operations have more than one. Stop spending time on manual order entry Eliminate the data entry work entirely Make sure pricing is accurate every time Right rates, automatically, no double-checking Give customers a self-service way to order They shouldn't need to call or email us every time Get real visibility into what's been ordered Status, history, and confirmations without chasing All of the above Every one of these is a problem for us Back See my results Analysing your responses… ------------------------- Identifying what's costing you the most Here's what's costing you most: Chat with AI about your results Express B2B AI Coming soon AI chat is in development — we'll notify you when it launches. Send me my results [ Keep exploring instead ](/features) Where should we send them? -------------------------- We'll email your personalised assessment. A team member will be in touch within one business day. Full name Work email \* Company (optional) Phone (optional) Please enter your work email to continue. 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