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    Adobe Commerce

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/AAdobe Commerce delivers personalized shopping at scale. Delivered as Adobe Commerce as a Cloud Service (ACCS), it boosts conversion with an AI-powered storefront, built-in merchandising, and GenAI-driven content. ACCS supports rapid expansion through multi-site, multi-language, and multi-brand capabilities, handling millions of SKUs, complex catalogs, and custom pricing. Always-on SaaS innovation lowers total cost of ownership by removing upgrade overhead and minimizing…N/A

    IBM Digital Commerce

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AIBM Digital Commerce is an e-commerce platform that is designed to deliver omni-channel shopping experiences, including mobile, social, and in-store. In June 2019, IBM Digital Commerce was acquired by HCL Technologies.N/A
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    Adobe CommerceIBM Digital Commerce
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    Adobe CommerceIBM Digital Commerce
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Adobe CommerceIBM Digital Commerce
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    Adobe
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    IBM
    Chose IBM Digital Commerce
    Compared to some other software that our clients have considered, a lot of them choose WebSphere Commerce because of the ability to scale easily. Some of our customers are coming from a PHP based ecommerce platform that doesn't allow them to scale up and they're hitting the …
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    Would buy again
    85%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    92%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    91%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    92%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    23 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    73%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Adobe CommerceIBM Digital Commerce
    Online Storefront
    Comparison of Online Storefront features of Adobe Commerce and IBM Digital Commerce
    Feature
    Adobe Commerce
    7.4
    60 Ratings
    5% below category average
    IBM Digital Commerce
    7.6
    3 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Product catalog & listings8.459 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Product management8.260 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Bulk product upload6.543 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Branding7.556 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Mobile storefront7.357 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Product variations6.645 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Website integration7.245 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Visual customization7.460 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    CMS7.457 Ratings4.02 Ratings
    Online Shopping Cart
    Comparison of Online Shopping Cart features of Adobe Commerce and IBM Digital Commerce
    Feature
    Adobe Commerce
    8.2
    56 Ratings
    7% above category average
    IBM Digital Commerce
    6.0
    3 Ratings
    24% below category average
    Abandoned cart recovery8.450 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Checkout user experience7.957 Ratings6.03 Ratings
    Online Payment System
    Comparison of Online Payment System features of Adobe Commerce and IBM Digital Commerce
    Feature
    Adobe Commerce
    8.5
    56 Ratings
    2% above category average
    IBM Digital Commerce
    6.0
    3 Ratings
    33% below category average
    eCommerce security8.557 Ratings6.03 Ratings
    eCommerce Marketing
    Comparison of eCommerce Marketing features of Adobe Commerce and IBM Digital Commerce
    Feature
    Adobe Commerce
    7.6
    56 Ratings
    1% below category average
    IBM Digital Commerce
    7.0
    3 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Promotions & discounts8.157 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Personalized recommendations6.739 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    SEO8.051 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    eCommerce Business Management
    Comparison of eCommerce Business Management features of Adobe Commerce and IBM Digital Commerce
    Feature
    Adobe Commerce
    8.2
    58 Ratings
    2% above category average
    IBM Digital Commerce
    6.2
    3 Ratings
    26% below category average
    Multi-site management8.551 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Order processing8.556 Ratings5.03 Ratings
    Inventory management8.257 Ratings6.03 Ratings
    Shipping8.254 Ratings6.03 Ratings
    Custom functionality7.658 Ratings6.03 Ratings
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    Ecwid by Lightspeed
    Score10 out of 10
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    Medium-sized Companies
    Shopify
    Score8.7 out of 10
    Shopify
    Score8.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    IBM Digital Commerce
    Score9 out of 10
    Adobe Commerce
    Score8.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Adobe CommerceIBM Digital Commerce
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.2
    (70 ratings)
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.9
    (10 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    7.9
    (30 ratings)
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    Availability
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
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    Performance
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Support Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    User Testimonials
    Adobe CommerceIBM Digital Commerce
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Adobe
    Primarily B2C focused, I think that the B2B features are increasing but the core focus of the platform (and Magento) is really consumer-based. That said, if you are looking for the fastest time to market with minimal investment option then Adobe Commerce is likely not the option that 9 out of 10 people would opt for nowadays.
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    IBM
    I think WebSphere Commerce is well suited for customers looking to sell products online that need robustness and scalability as a priority. It provides a complete order cycle out of the box, or you can integrate with your existing order fulfillment. Online shopping models like digital subscriptions or a marketplace are not well suited as it requires a lot of customization
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    Pros
    Adobe
    • The ease of use with page builder requiring no developer skills to maintain most of our pages.
    • The catalog is straightforward and easy to use and having the ability to update pricing and other key pieces based on customer group is very helpful.
    • Many of the extensions Adobe Commerce has help us to do what we need to do more quickly without a great deal of development efforts and cost.
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    IBM
    • Websphere commerce provides efficient contract based pricing. Contract based pricing greatly helps in handling prices for different business
    • Catalog filtering is one other strength of websphere commerce, as it helps to filter the show only those products that the customer is entitled to
    • Extended site model is one other strength of WCS as it greatly helps in having multiple e-commerce sites for different demographics, for branding etc
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    Cons
    Adobe
    • Magento Commerce Cloud can be complicated to develop for. In our field, it has been a struggle at times to find qualified developers.
    • Our merchandising team sees performance issues from time to time. Updating a product and waiting for the change to clear the queue can take up to an hour in some situations.
    • Because of the incredible amount of features that Magento Commerce Cloud offers, training new employees to use Magento takes a long time.
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    IBM
    • The e-Marketing spots contain content associated with marketing activities to target customer segment - needs some improvement. The algorithm to set up the priority of each of the Web Activity with in eMarketing spot is little bit confusing.
    • The catalog load can be simplified.
    • WebSphere Commerce is a huge application - someone needs to spend at least 5-6 years to learn about the whole application.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Adobe
    It has the best overall price point. It is super cheap and the connection between our ERP system is unmatched by any other Ecommerce sites we have talked with. We honestly can't get this level of complex customization without having to spend a fortune somewhere else. It is able to do everything we need it to do for the right price.
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    IBM
    The scalability and various configurations of the product allows for a wide range of e-commerce site features. It provides a storefront to begin with so it helps with speeding up development.
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    Usability
    Adobe
    Being unable to store quotes for later was annoying. People called up expecting to pay there and then, and having to place them on hold whilst you added items to the basket and input all their customer information in was annoying for them and us, making us look unprofessional.
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    Support Rating
    Adobe
    The technical service was impeccable. They were on point and were very knowledgeable.
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    Online Training
    Adobe
    Great value for an flexible, open source platform.
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    IBM
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    Alternatives Considered
    Adobe
    Magento Commerce was previously put into place and used right when I came onboard. We used it for quite some time, but ultimately the need for our company's specific customizations became too difficult to manage during core updates. We specifically needed a more specialized way of calculating shipping, connecting with our 3PL's inventory API, managing specialized discounts and codes, and even the way we showcased information on the product pages.
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    IBM
    IBM Digital Commerce was a lot more customizable and had a good engine for us to make enhancements. We were not locked down to certain integrations and we were able to utilize a lot of the features outside of the box vs using a prescribed set of features and functionality that other tools would force us to use
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    Return on Investment
    Adobe
    • Great for SEO. We have been able to build out a huge number of highly targeted pages on the site that have propelled our SEO to the next level
    • Magento plugs in with many third party tools including ERP's, CRM's, shipping tools. It is a core part of our tech stacks and has allowed us to improve our capabilities as a business.
    • Has enabled us to provide a best in class web experience for our customers. We are constantly expanding the capabilities of Magento and to improve sales and grow our business.
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    IBM
    • For our clients in the apparel industry, the flexibility that WCS provides to scale up really helped their online business to grow tremendously.
    • Our client in the restaurant industry can't quite leverage what WCS has to offer though as it doesn't really fit their shopping model.
    • Another positive impact is that it allows our clients to streamline their commerce system in interacting with their backend.
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