BetterCommerce vs. Blue Yonder Luminate Planning vs. Ecwid by Lightspeed

If you are planning to start your online store BetterCommerce is a good option compared to high-end options like Shopify or the highly technical work-through of WoCommerce. It is a simple and elegant designed panel that helps you to manage things easily. There are certain improvements that are required but can be easily implemented without having high-end technical knowledge.

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This is a great logistics tool. The data analytics portion of the SaaS solution is somewhat light and the out of box reporting is at times not relevant to the report. This requires heavy customization as an enhancement and can get very pricey if the reporting module is not vetted prior to implementation.

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[Ecwid is] very well suited for small businesses. Extremely flexible and easy to manage from my mobile device. Extremely easy to use. When I finally discovered Ecwid, I was shocked that I hadn't heard more about it or that it had become more popular than Shopify. I think it is far superior to Shopify.

• Currency Option
• Initial Step of inventory and Scaling
• Managing multiple store at once

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• Attributes
• Inventory searches
• Building product information

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• Clarity - there has been very little confusion and need to reach out to Customer Support for help
• Consistency - no big, crazy updates or changes have been made to the format of Ecwid during my time using it, so I know when I log in to preform my business tasks I can always locate what I need and accomplish what is at hand easily
• Simplicity - everything is so clear and straightforward. It's like e-commerce for dummies.

• Bit hard to understand the features at first glance

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• JDA WMS is a pricy solution compared to other WMS vendors. Perhaps they should offer "lighter" versions for smaller customers.
• JDA acquired RedPrairie a few years ago, and in doing so, has lost some of their "small company" support and customer care.
• Although integration and label printing are strong features of JDA WMS, they require expertise to set up. It would be nice if those aspects of the system were easier to manage.

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• In my experience, there is an issue with Ecwid's ability to enable customization of our specific Shipping requirements. In South Africa, we have to be very mindful of the associated costs for online shoppers. We cannot do the required level of customization in Ecwid that we need to offer potential clients the best service and online shopping experience.
• The available store front design templates are very limited.
• I have had to move to another platform that will allow for customization of the shipping process together with our integrated shipping partner company in South Africa. (MDS Collivery).

Incentivized

The value given by Ecwid is unmatched. When combined with the ease of use of the product, it is a no-brainer to continue to use the product. The only thing that could cause us to switch is if some feature we needed which is not available which is unlikely based on the feature list we reviewed when making the decision to go with them.

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So easy to use. Nice aesthetics and very intuitive. This was key to starting up quickly. I could find everything easily and it had enough customization options, but not too many. Was able to use much of the standard offerings to customize to my rental business, instead of having to subscribe to expensive rental management software.

Always available. Very reliable

Good overall performance both in desktop and mobile

The support team is overseas and the time zone differences can delay reactivity. The development team appears to overturn annually causing gaps in understanding of pending deliverables. There is also a learning curve that impedes expedited delivery of requested enhancements.

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I have always received the support I need in a timely manner. I enjoy receiving emails every week on trending business topics and new suggestions. They often serve as a reminder for me to include new e-commerce tools into our strategy. And I've always had great experiences with reaching out to the support team with specific questions.

Fast and simple implementation of Ecwid's solutions. Easy to learn and navigate

I really like what BetterCommerce does for omnichannel data view and the multiple modular features it offers instead of being a single feature implementation tool. It covers everything from pageviews, to conversions, to data, to site security and speed and even SEO. This makes it a no brainer and at a fair cost for all it can do for an ecommerce brand.

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JDA WMS was a large step up from our legacy Infor solution. It filled many gaps that we couldn't fill with Infor's system. Rather than continuing to build solutions in-house to account for customer requirements, we decided to implement JDA WMS and use all of that system's capabilities to handled what we needed in our warehouses. Granted, Infor's solutions have probably improved since 2007 when we changed, but those were my experiences back when we changed WMS providers.

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We began our journey using Squarespace and Square exclusively, then ran into complications. A fellow small business owner recommended Ecwid (she had experienced similar issues with Squarespace) and we quickly made the swap/integration and have never regretted it. We've considered transitioning our website from Squarespace to Shopify, but need Ecwid to continue to be operational regardless.

Good scalability. I use the second plan and there are 2 more plans that I could use if I needed other features or services

• Our pageviews for our marketplace have increased by at least 50% since using BetterCommerce
• Our conversion rate from advertising has increased by 15%
• Our orders have increased by 18%

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• Backend Job failures- Some times failure of backend jobs cause some disruptions to business, affecting profit targets.
• Data Mart- JDA offers a special DB which captures data for data mart.
• Support - Support team needs to improve.

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• Ecwid has positively impacted our ROI because it provides a very secure platform which allows us to easily certify our PCI Compliance requirements as they are a Tier 1 PCI Certified company so we can be confident they have the right security systems in place which is important to our customers.

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