Commerce Layer vs. Front-commerce

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
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.
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Front-commerce
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
Front-commerce headquartered in Toulouse aims to create a seamless, convenient and profitable digital commerce experiences for merchants and retailers. Front-Commerce boasts a fast front-end based on the PWA standards, an efficient frontend for headless commerce.N/A
Pricing
Commerce LayerFront-commerce
Editions & Modules
Growth
$649
per month (annual commitment)
Enterprise
Custom
Startup
Free
100 orders/month included, then $0.90 for any extra order
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Commerce LayerFront-commerce
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Commerce LayerFront-commerce
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User Ratings
Commerce LayerFront-commerce
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(1 ratings)
8.5
(2 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
10.0
(1 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Commerce LayerFront-commerce
Likelihood to Recommend
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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Front-commerce
Front-commerce offers an excellent digital storefront, which is ideal for shops in specialist markets with fierce competition. In comparison to other alternatives, the e-commerce software is natively related to mobile devices as well as SEO. However, it is preferable to have technical abilities in order to primarily utilize it (react, js, etc.) and the cost is more than other options.
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Pros
Commerce Layer
  • Flexibility
  • True headless (based on MACH principles)
  • Integrated sales/shipments solution
  • Seamless integration (extensive API, webhooks, etc.)
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Front-commerce
  • Search Engine Optimized.
  • Designed with mobile devices in mind.
  • Support that is accurate and timely.
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Cons
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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Front-commerce
  • Can be complex (need to have knowledge in react).
  • More expensive than the competition.
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Likelihood to Renew
Commerce Layer
Commerce Layer is at the core of our operations
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Front-commerce
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Usability
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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Front-commerce
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Support Rating
Commerce Layer
We're in regular contact with Commerce Layer and regularly also discuss issues directly with the tech team
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Front-commerce
Yes the support team was quite helpful in the initial part of implementation.
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Implementation Rating
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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Front-commerce
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Alternatives Considered
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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Front-commerce
Front-commerce is really optimized for SEO and mobile devices, and since I implement it, the conversion rate is higher. They are the 2 reasons why we decided to implement it.
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Return on Investment
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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Front-commerce
  • Setup is simple.
  • Although it is a small group, it has a lot of support.
  • SEO rating at the top.
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