Headless Commerce with BigCommerce and Sitecore

While the concept of headless commerce may no longer be novel, it has certainly gained traction in recent years with a growing number of businesses moving away from traditional eCommerce platforms.

This is because headless commerce enables businesses to decouple their commerce backend from their content frontend, giving them the flexibility to design and build any type of digital experience they want.

Headless BigCommerce allows businesses to use any content management system (CMS) to build their digital experiences, while still taking advantage of all the powerful features that BigCommerce has to offer.

In this article, we’re going to delve deeper into the world of headless commerce, specifically, with BigCommerce and Sitecore.

We’ll take a look at how headless commerce works with BigCommerce and Sitecore while exploring the benefits and challenges of this functionality to see how it can help you create a more personalized and seamless experience for your customers.

 

Why Use BigCommerce and Sitecore together?

As a business owner, it's important to have a robust eCommerce platform that can scale with your growth. But alongside a powerful eCommerce platform, you also need a digital experience platform that can provide a personalized and seamless experience to your customers. That's where BigCommerce and Sitecore come in.

As we have highlighted previously, headless commerce can be accomplished using BigCommerce. Be sure to check out our video, How BigCommerce fits into the Composable Commerce Landscape, to learn more.

As a leading enterprise eCommerce platform, BigCommerce provides businesses with the tools they need to scale and grow.

But when it comes to digital experience, businesses need more than just an eCommerce platform. They need a platform that can provide a personalized, seamless experience for every customer. That's where Sitecore comes in.

Sitecore is the leading digital experience platform, and when combined with BigCommerce, can create a powerful eCommerce solution that provides a personalized experience for every customer.

With Sitecore, businesses can create a single view of the customer, enabling them to deliver personalized content and recommendations.

Sitecore also provides robust marketing tools that allow businesses to track and analyze customer behavior, so they can continue to optimize the customer experience.

 

3 Reasons Why You Should Use BigCommerce and Sitecore

1. BigCommerce provides the robust tools that businesses need to manage their online store, including product management, order management, and payments.

Sitecore, on the other hand, provides the tools that businesses need to deliver a personalized experience for each customer. With Sitecore, businesses can track and analyze customer behavior, so they can continue to optimize the customer experience.

2. Both BigCommerce and Sitecore are leaders in their respective fields. BigCommerce is the leading enterprise eCommerce platform while Sitecore is the leading digital experience platform. By using both platforms in cohesion, businesses can be confident that they are using the best of the best to power their eCommerce solution.

3. BigCommerce and Sitecore are both backed by strong support teams. BigCommerce has a team of experts that can help businesses with everything from setting up their stores to managing their growth. Sitecore also has a team of experts that provide all kinds of assistance and support regarding anything related to Sitecore technologies.

 

How to Get Started with Headless Commerce on BigCommerce and Sitecore?

The SmartBazaar Composable Commerce Accelerator for BigCommerce is a powerful tool that allows Sitecore users to sell more products and manage their data more efficiently.

The front end is built on Vercel and Next.js, and the data layer is built on GraphQL making it lightning-fast. The build process outputs a directory of static HTML and JavaScript files.

This connector from Altudo allows Sitecore users to create dynamic browsing experiences for shoppers, resulting in increased sales and higher customer satisfaction.

 

Conclusion

The omnichannel nature of the eCommerce space has led businesses to rethink their strategies. Traditionally, digital stores had to think about one type of interface, namely the desktop. But the digital world now is a lot more complex and diverse with a range of interactive interfaces to consider.

In such a scenario, it becomes imperative for eCommerce businesses to adopt Headless Commerce to be able to personalize frontend and backend as desired rather than being limited to managing both together.

If you are interested in understanding how Altudo’s Headless Accelerator for BigCommerce and Sitecore can help your business transcend your competitors, then schedule your complimentary workshop today and be sure to receive quality consultation and guidance from our experts.