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    Commerce Layer

    Score10 out of 10
    N/ACommerce 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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    Klevu, now part of Athos Commerce

    Score7 out of 10
    N/AKlevu was an intelligent site search solution designed to help eCommerce businesses increase onsite sales and improve the customer online shopping experience, from Klevu Oy in Espoo. The company was acquired, and merged with Searchspring to form Athos Commerce. Its capabilities are now a part of Athos Commerce.

    $499

    per month

    Pricing
    Commerce LayerKlevu, now part of Athos Commerce
    Editions & Modules
    Growth
    $649
    per month (annual commitment)
    Enterprise
    Custom
    Startup
    Free
    100 orders/month included, then $0.90 for any extra order
    AI-powered Search - Premium
    $499
    per month
    AI-powered Search - Premium Plus
    $799
    per month
    AI-powered Search + Category Navigation - Premium
    $998
    per month
    AI-powered Search + Category Navigation - Premium Plus
    1,598
    per month
    AI-powered Search + Category Navigation - Enterprise
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    Commerce LayerKlevu, now part of Athos Commerce
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Commerce LayerKlevu, now part of Athos Commerce
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
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    10.0
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    Usability
    8.0
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    Support Rating
    10.0
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    Implementation Rating
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    User Testimonials
    Commerce LayerKlevu, now part of Athos 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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    I think Klevu is a great solution for brands looking to enhance their website. They have templates that may work for brands that don't have a tech team. Their product offering can also be fully customizable but this would require some development work on the brand end. Overall, would recommend them!
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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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    • Great customer success team
    • Always sharing with us their latest product offering
    • Their technical support team is very helpful and willing to hop on calls with us
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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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    • I think you definitely need someone technical in house to help assist and customize
    • They're pretty stern on pricing
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Commerce Layer
    Commerce Layer is at the core of our operations
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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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    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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    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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    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
    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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    • Seeing a 2x increase in conversion rate
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