BetterCommerce vs. Commerce Layer

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
BetterCommerce
Score 8.2 out of 10
N/A
BetterCommerce is a headless commerce software platform for mid-market retailers who have outgrown their technology investments and would rather solve their pain points adopting a modular based approach as opposed to re-platforming, from the company of the same name headquartered in London.N/A
Commerce Layer
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
Commerce Layer is a headless commerce platform and order management system that enables users to add global shopping capabilities to any website, mobile app, chatbot, or IoT device. It is a CMS that can be used to create shoppable content through its API on a global scale.
$0
Pricing
BetterCommerceCommerce Layer
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Growth
$649
per month (annual commitment)
Enterprise
Custom
Startup
Free
100 orders/month included, then $0.90 for any extra order
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BetterCommerceCommerce Layer
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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User Ratings
BetterCommerceCommerce Layer
Likelihood to Recommend
8.2
(3 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
BetterCommerceCommerce Layer
Likelihood to Recommend
BetterCommerce
BetterCommerce can be a bit complicated to understand the scope of for an ecommerce brand, but the implementation is simple upon signing up. What really matters is the results that have came about in terms of conversions from customer engagement, orders, and also views of the product marketplace. I like that SEO is included and data is omnichannel meaning we can see all of our brand's sales channels for the most data driven decisions.
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Commerce Layer
Commerce Layer is a great choice, if you want to build a tailored system. The flexible API allows to build all kinds of applications around commerce, but you also need to deep dive a bit into the structure. If you want to set up a simple store and sell a few SKUs, you're probably rather a Shopify customer, but if you want to build great customer experiences and tailer the software to your business, Commerce Layer is a very good choice.
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Pros
BetterCommerce
  • Currency Option
  • Initial Step of inventory and Scaling
  • Managing multiple store at once
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Commerce Layer
  • Flexibility
  • True headless (based on MACH principles)
  • Integrated sales/shipments solution
  • Seamless integration (extensive API, webhooks, etc.)
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Cons
BetterCommerce
  • Bit hard to understand the features at first glance
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Commerce Layer
  • Specific POS features are on the roadmap (we're using now a market per store, which works but creates some issues with it)
  • Payment flexibility (as we're using it fully as a POS solution)
  • Flexibility in order editing after approval of order
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Likelihood to Renew
BetterCommerce
No answers on this topic
Commerce Layer
Commerce Layer is at the core of our operations
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Usability
BetterCommerce
No answers on this topic
Commerce Layer
The new apps are great, but in our case, we built so specific functionalities around it that we built our own admin tool. Based on the complexity (especially for after sales processes), no off the shelf tool would have been able to do this.
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Support Rating
BetterCommerce
No answers on this topic
Commerce Layer
We're in regular contact with Commerce Layer and regularly also discuss issues directly with the tech team
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Implementation Rating
BetterCommerce
No answers on this topic
Commerce Layer
The Commerce Layer data model is very flexible, which also creates a certain complexity. It's important to understand how the data model works and how relationships between them are built.
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Alternatives Considered
BetterCommerce
We selected BetterCommerce for its 100% API-first philosophy. We were able to integrate it without changing our stack and customize our online store.
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Commerce Layer
Real headless solution, fully SaaS. In comparison to all other solutions, Commerce Layer has an integrated order management which is lean, but very flexible. With all other solutions, we would have needed a separate OMS which would have increased both the complexity and the cost of the solution.
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Return on Investment
BetterCommerce
  • Increased the Sales with Online Platform
  • Increased customer awareness about the product.
  • Required knowledge of the technical aspect.
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Commerce Layer
  • Reduction of support staff by 2/3 as we could implement a full self-service solution
  • 1-2 days faster delivery of glasses to customers due to automated lens ordering (built into Commerce Layer)
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