
BigCommerce Stencil vs Catalyst: SEO Impact Compared
Stencil and Catalyst are both first-party BigCommerce storefronts. The SEO trade-offs between Handlebars and Next.js are not obvious — here is the head-to-head.
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Stencil and Catalyst are both first-party BigCommerce storefronts. The SEO trade-offs between Handlebars and Next.js are not obvious — here is the head-to-head.

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