Big Business

What Big Business does

Big Business is a privately held software company that develops and sells desktop Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software for both macOS and Windows. The product is positioned as a unified "super app" that combines an accounting system, application server, document manager, and internet connector into a single user-controlled platform, with a stated focus on small and medium-sized businesses and distributors that need integrated inventory, sales, marketing, and finance operations. The product supports native integrations with major e-commerce platforms (WooCommerce, Shopify, BigCommerce, Ecwid) via plugin/connector modules, extending the ERP into multi-channel commerce workflows.

The underlying technology is a cross-platform desktop architecture built on commercial-grade databases, with plugin extensibility, on-premise data storage, and direct integration to e-commerce backends. The company maintains a globally distributed development presence across Marin, San Jose, Paris, Berlin, London, Tokyo, Greensboro, Malaga, and Odessa.

The business model is a hybrid of perpetual software licenses and subscription-based upgrade plans, with additional revenue from plugin add-ons for e-commerce integrations and bundled support services. Distribution is direct-to-customer: the product is purchased and downloaded from the company's website, with sales assisted by phone and email. There is no disclosed information on revenue, funding, headcount, named customers, or leadership.

Name

Big Business

Legal name

Big Business

Website

https://bigbusiness.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2024

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Big Business is a privately held software vendor that develops and sells desktop ERP software for Mac and Windows, integrating accounting, application server, document management, and internet connector capabilities for small and medium-sized businesses and distributors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132), Software Publishers (51321)

SIC

Wholesale-Computers & Peripheral Equipment & Software (5045)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHDAEAEAC

Distribution & Wholesale ERP (Inventory, Order, Warehouse)

Hardware, Technology & Telecom/Enterprise Platforms & Databases/Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Platforms

SECONDARYHDAEAEAA

Core ERP Suites (Financials, Procurement, Projects)

Hardware, Technology & Telecom/Enterprise Platforms & Databases/Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Platforms

Keywords

• Desktop ERP software
• Accounting inventory management
• Ecommerce integration plugins
• Mac Windows ERP
• Business automation software

Headquarters

HQ city

Kohtla-järve

HQ country

Estonia

HQ region

Europe

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Software Licenses: One-time purchase of downloadable software with perpetual license options. Major version upgrades available at discounted pricing. New major versions are free upgrades for new purchases or trade-ups for upgrades within last 90 days.
2. Upgrade Subscriptions: One year of prorated upgrade pricing offering half-price upgrades within half a year or three-quarter-price upgrades within three-quarters of a year
3. Support Services: One year of Support included with new purchases, renewals available from date of expiry
4. Plugin Add-ons: Ecommerce connectors (Shopify, WooCommerce, BigCommerce, Ecwid) and other plugins available for purchase

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Big Business develops and sells a downloadable desktop ERP application for Mac and Windows that combines an accounting system, application server, document manager, and internet connector. The software manages sales, marketing, inventory, and finance using full-power commercial-grade databases. It is sold via one-time perpetual licenses with optional upgrade subscriptions, annual support, and ecommerce integration plugins for WooCommerce, Shopify, BigCommerce, and Ecwid.

Product overview

Big Business is a unified ERP platform for Mac and Windows combining accounting system, application server, document manager, and internet connector. The core BigBusiness ERP product is available in versions 15 and 16, with version 16 featuring Fast Networking for improved connectivity. The platform connects to ecommerce stores through dedicated add-on modules: WooCommerce Connect, Shopify Connect (with ShopifyPOS Connect), BigCommerce Connect (with BigCommerce II), and Ecwid Connect. These plugins enable automatic synchronization of customers, orders, inventory, and pricing between the ERP and online stores. Professional services including Setup Help are available for implementation support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• BigBusiness ERP

Quantifiable outcome

• Live Inventory - real-time updates to WooCommerce inventory
• +1 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• WooCommercecoreTechnology or IntegrationWooCommerce Connect is an add-on for Big Business ERP that connects to the WooCommerce API to automatically get Customers and Orders in real-time. Supports Live Inventory updates, Pricing Updates, Orders-On-Hold, and Woo App for mobile sales and in-person payments.
• ShopifycoreTechnology or IntegrationShopify Plugin connects Big Business 16 to Shopify stores to get customers and orders. ShopifyPOS Connect handles in-person sales for iPhone, iPad. Supports automatic or custom mappings with full accounting for all transactions.
• BigCommercecoreTechnology or IntegrationBigCommerce Connect integrates with BigCommerce subscription platform. BigCommerce Connect II extends functionality to upload items, update prices, update inventory levels, and support B2B and B2C ecommerce with customer-specific pricing.

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• NetSuite (Oracle): NetSuite is the dominant cloud ERP suite for SMBs and mid-market, including distribution/wholesale use cases; it competes with Big Business at the higher end of the same SMB ERP segment.
• Odoo: Odoo is an open-source/online modular ERP with accounting, inventory, and ecommerce apps covering the same distributor workflows as Big Business, but at much broader scale.
• Cin7: Cin7 is a larger cloud-based inventory and ERP platform with native connectors to Shopify, WooCommerce, BigCommerce and others; it competes for the same omnichannel distributor customer but as a broader, well-funded incumbent.
• SAP Business One: SAP Business One is a large-enterprise-vendor ERP targeted at SMBs and distribution/wholesale, with ecommerce and inventory features that compete at the upper edge of Big Business's addressable market.
• Lightspeed Commerce: Lightspeed is a cloud POS and commerce platform with inventory and ecommerce features targeting retail and SMB distributors — adjacent overlap in ecommerce-driven SMB back-office workflows.
• QuickBooks (Intuit): QuickBooks is the dominant SMB accounting platform with inventory add-ons and broad ecommerce integrations; overlaps with Big Business in core financials, inventory, and ecommerce connector categories.

Direct peers

• Fishbowl Inventory: Fishbowl is inventory and manufacturing software designed for SMBs and distributors that integrates with QuickBooks and ecommerce platforms; closely parallels Big Business's inventory + accounting + ecommerce connector model.
• FileMaker (Claris): Claris FileMaker is a cross-platform (Mac and Windows) low-code database/ERP-style platform that SMBs customize for accounting, inventory, and workflows — the closest analog to Big Business's Mac+Windows desktop platform positioning.
• Acctivate Inventory Software: Acctivate is a desktop and cloud inventory management/ERP system explicitly built for distributors and SMBs, with QuickBooks integration — directly comparable to Big Business's distributor-focused ERP + ecommerce integration playbook.

Emerging players

• Unleashed Software: Unleashed is a cloud inventory platform for SMBs and distributors with ecommerce platform integrations; a smaller, cloud-native counterpart to Big Business's desktop ERP for distributors.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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