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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Adobe Commerce

    Score8.1 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

    Magento Open Source

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/AMagento Open Source is an ecommerce content management solution originally developed by Varien Inc and presently supported by Adobe. The Open Source product is for developers and merchants that is available as a free download, and supported with free upgrades from the Magento Community.N/A

    inSite eCommerce

    Score4 out of 10
    N/AMBS' inSite eCommerce is a platform designed to allow stores to stay competitive in the online marketplace by enabling them to build and manage a fully-functional eCommerce site where customers can shop, keep a wish list, and collect and redeem loyalty perks. MBS was acquired and is now supported by Barnes & Noble Education (February 2017).N/A
    Pricing
    Adobe CommerceMagento Open SourceinSite eCommerce
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Adobe CommerceMagento Open SourceinSite eCommerce
    Free Trial
    NoNoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsMust contact sales team for pricing.Pricing for Magento will vary greatly depending on outsourcing support and maintenance services.
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    Community Pulse
    Adobe CommerceMagento Open SourceinSite eCommerce
    Considered Multiple Products
    Adobe
    Chose Adobe Commerce
    Magento Commerce Cloud is much more robust then Magento Open Source for e-commerce online stores who have a lot of orders and need a lot of security and speed. Using one of the common smaller web hosts, or even your own web servers, might not be up to par when your company has …
    Incentivized
    Adobe
    Chose Magento Open Source
    Magento is completely open source, and this means that not only is free, but can be adapted to your needings. Magento is also a framework, and this means the his customization capabilities go well beyond pure eCommerce functionalities. For this reason, if you need to create …
    Incentivized
    Chose Magento Open Source
    I have worked with Shopify, osCommerce, and WooCommerce.
    Incentivized
    Chose Magento Open Source
    Compared to other small - medium sized business e-commerce solutions, Magento is by far requires the most development resources to implement and maintain. Creating a custom Drupal or WordPress based e-commerce solution requires development resources as well, but the complexity …
    Incentivized
    Chose Magento Open Source
    Magento better for a large catalogue.
    Incentivized
    Chose Magento Open Source
    In the past, I've used Shopify, WordPress + Woocommerce and Drupal + Drupal Commerce. Magento CE is much easier to use since it's open source and it's bundled together in one package. It's built specifically with e-commerce in mind so there are no worries about …
    Incentivized
    Chose Magento Open Source
    In Drupal, you have to add on the commerce plugin in order to add on the features. OroCRM is the same way. Magento provides the out of the box functionality as opposed to building out additional plugins and more coding.
    Incentivized
    Chose Magento Open Source
    Magento CE stands up better than the other CMS systems in many regards. It is cheaper and easier to use than Drupal or Joomla! by a wide margin. It is more secure than any WordPress website, and unless you specifically need it, It does not store credit card information making …
    Incentivized
    Chose Magento Open Source
    Most of the ones we've looked at (or had customers transition from) are closed, hosted solutions with limitations. Since Magento is open source, we have a lot more flexibility to mold it to the customer's needs. It does require more specialized expertise from an implementation …
    Barnes & Noble Education
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    85%
    Would buy again
    28 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    10 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    92%
    Delivers good value for the price
    24 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    10 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    91%
    Happy with the feature set
    30 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    10 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    92%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    23 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    6 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    73%
    Implementation went as expected
    19 Answers
    80%
    Implementation went as expected
    8 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Adobe CommerceMagento Open SourceinSite eCommerce
    Online Storefront
    Comparison of Online Storefront features of Adobe Commerce and Magento Open Source and MBS inSite eCommerce
    Feature
    Adobe Commerce
    7.3
    60 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Magento Open Source
    7.4
    29 Ratings
    5% below category average
    MBS inSite eCommerce
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    Ratings
    Product catalog & listings8.459 Ratings9.329 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product management8.260 Ratings9.029 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bulk product upload6.543 Ratings9.027 Ratings00 Ratings
    Branding7.456 Ratings6.727 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile storefront7.257 Ratings4.029 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product variations6.545 Ratings9.327 Ratings00 Ratings
    Website integration7.145 Ratings8.326 Ratings00 Ratings
    Visual customization7.360 Ratings5.728 Ratings00 Ratings
    CMS7.257 Ratings5.027 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Shopping Cart
    Comparison of Online Shopping Cart features of Adobe Commerce and Magento Open Source and MBS inSite eCommerce
    Feature
    Adobe Commerce
    8.0
    56 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Magento Open Source
    7.1
    29 Ratings
    8% below category average
    MBS inSite eCommerce
    -
    Ratings
    Abandoned cart recovery8.350 Ratings5.424 Ratings00 Ratings
    Checkout user experience7.857 Ratings8.729 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Payment System
    Comparison of Online Payment System features of Adobe Commerce and Magento Open Source and MBS inSite eCommerce
    Feature
    Adobe Commerce
    8.4
    56 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Magento Open Source
    8.7
    27 Ratings
    4% above category average
    MBS inSite eCommerce
    -
    Ratings
    eCommerce security8.457 Ratings8.727 Ratings00 Ratings
    eCommerce Marketing
    Comparison of eCommerce Marketing features of Adobe Commerce and Magento Open Source and MBS inSite eCommerce
    Feature
    Adobe Commerce
    7.5
    56 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Magento Open Source
    6.4
    29 Ratings
    18% below category average
    MBS inSite eCommerce
    -
    Ratings
    Promotions & discounts8.057 Ratings9.329 Ratings00 Ratings
    Personalized recommendations6.639 Ratings2.022 Ratings00 Ratings
    SEO7.951 Ratings7.925 Ratings00 Ratings
    eCommerce Business Management
    Comparison of eCommerce Business Management features of Adobe Commerce and Magento Open Source and MBS inSite eCommerce
    Feature
    Adobe Commerce
    8.1
    58 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Magento Open Source
    9.6
    29 Ratings
    18% above category average
    MBS inSite eCommerce
    -
    Ratings
    Multi-site management8.451 Ratings10.026 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order processing8.456 Ratings9.328 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory management8.157 Ratings9.326 Ratings00 Ratings
    Shipping8.154 Ratings9.325 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom functionality7.658 Ratings10.027 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Adobe CommerceMagento Open SourceinSite eCommerce
    Small Businesses
    Ecwid by Lightspeed
    Score10 out of 10
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    Score10 out of 10
    Ecwid by Lightspeed
    Score10 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Shopify
    Score8.7 out of 10
    Shopify
    Score8.7 out of 10
    Shopify
    Score8.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    IBM Digital Commerce
    Score9 out of 10
    IBM Digital Commerce
    Score9 out of 10
    IBM Digital Commerce
    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Adobe CommerceMagento Open SourceinSite eCommerce
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.2
    (70 ratings)
    8.0
    (30 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (10 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    7.9
    (30 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
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    Online Training
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
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    User Testimonials
    Adobe CommerceMagento Open SourceinSite eCommerce
    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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    Adobe
    Magento Open Source is an excellent choice for businesses that need a highly customizable and scalable solution and (most of all) have the technical resources to support it. It's ideal for mid-to-large-sized businesses with complex product catalogs that require complete ownership and control, particularly those with complexities such as multi-country/multi-currency stores.
    Incentivized
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    Barnes & Noble Education
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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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    Adobe
    • It is very good when it comes to search engine optimization as it makes a good use of keywords and tags to improve the SEO score. It increases the chances of ranking up of the eCommerce store in the search engine rankings.
    • It makes the store in a very optimized way and despite being a very advanced system it is still very lightweight when it comes to website speed. The pages have a comparatively low loading time and a good speed.
    • It provides a lot more advance reporting features which are very helpful for businesses to do their planning.
    Incentivized
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    Barnes & Noble Education
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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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    Adobe
    • Magento is not easy for a layman who is not tech-savvy to manage the website.
    • Magento is one of the only modern shopping carts in which one must manually clear the cache and "reindex".
    • Magneto has a lot of technical glitches - more than most of the other shopping carts we work with. Most are minor.
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    Barnes & Noble Education
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Adobe
    It's the dominant force in the SMB open source market. With the continued support of eBay/PayPal, Magento will continue to evolve and should be a market leader for some time.
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    Barnes & Noble Education
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Adobe
    Magento has a relly step learning curve. This means that you need to find experienced developers who can lead junior ones, otherwise the overall development process can be a disaster. However, once you are comfortable in developing on the platform, the customization capability are basically limitless and you can adapt the platform to any use case you can imagine. Also, there are many alredy developed marketplace modules that can solve, out of the box, many problems you may face.
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    Barnes & Noble Education
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    Support Rating
    Adobe
    The technical service was impeccable. They were on point and were very knowledgeable.
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    Adobe
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    Barnes & Noble Education
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    Online Training
    Adobe
    Great value for an flexible, open source platform.
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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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    Adobe
    In looking at a different platform to migrate to from Magento 1, we looked primarily at Big Commerce, Shopify and Shopify Plus. Our host was very negative about Magento 2, but we determined after a couple years it was due to the fact it had even more complexity (and very different) than Magento 1. Shopify Plus was attractive, but the cost factor for two sites led us back to Magento 2.
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    Barnes & Noble Education
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Adobe
    • Better Total Cost of Ownership than bespoke e-commerce solutions due to being open source and the wide range of free/commercial extensions available to extend the platform.
    • Often more extensive to set up and maintain than other open source alternatives, such as WooCommerce.
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    Barnes & Noble Education
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