Which one allows me to do more customization? I know that there are lots of templates for Perstashop and thats a plus.

What are other main differences?

It's worth comparing the core features on both sites to see if they match what you need.

 

BigCommerce probably has more standard features as default than Prestashop, but both have active market places for addons. As for templating I believe Prestashop uses the Smarty templating language whereas BigCommerce uses Interspires own modular templating system which is PHP based.

BigCommerce appears to just be a pay-monthly hosted solution, where PrestaShop is a self-hosted free solution.

 

BigCommerce might save you a lot of effort, while PrestaShop will give you the most flexibility as you're hosting it yourself.

BigCommerce is monthly base service production solution, where PrestaShop provide the Flexibility and good features solution base product. just look at this Prestashop.

Edited September 14, 201312 yr by teodora

Prestashop:

100% free (No monthley fees, No commission!)

• No limitations on inventory amount, payment processing solutions, price rules, admin roles, number of stores, marketing features...
• 100% scalable and customizable
• Best SEO in the industry
• Depend on 600,000 Open-source Community members
• Make your e-shop available in 63 languages
• 160 different countries use PrestaShop
• Every day 100 new online stores are created

BigCommerce:

$3,000/year

• Only supports English language
• Limited number of admin logins
• No access to core files