Bigwords vs Chegg

Bigwords lands on Worth it, and Chegg lands on Depends.

Bigwords

Worth it

Confidence: Medium

If you're a student buying, renting, or selling back textbooks, this free comparison engine is exactly the right size for the job.

Depends

Confidence: Medium

Worth it only for students regularly stuck on textbook problems who will use it ethically.

Bigwords versus Chegg
Compare	Bigwords	Chegg
Verdict	Worth it	Depends
Best for	College students buying or renting textbooks	Stuck STEM students
Who it's not for	Anyone shopping for business software . it's a bookstore, not a platform	Professional or enterprise teams
Privacy	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.¹⁰	Poor record: 2018 breach exposed millions; FTC finalized a security order in 2023.
Support quality	No support evidence in sources	Repeated Reddit complaints about cancellations
Public sentiment	Reddit threads and frugal-living guides repeatedly recommend Bigwords for textbook price comparison, though no large-scale rating data surfaced.^⁴	Students find it genuinely useful for hard problems, but many complain about price, cancellations, and declining quality.¹⁴
Biggest gotcha	Aggregator, not the seller . shipping and returns follow each partner store's rules.	Subscription auto-renews; many complaints about cancellation and charges continuing¹⁶