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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Digital River

    Score3 out of 10
    N/ADigital River Global Commerce offers cloud commerce tools and services for selling digital and physical products across global online markets, handling taxes, regulations, payments, e-marketing and more.N/A

    ThriveCart

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/AThriveCart is a content and funnel builder, cart and checkout for small and medium businesses. Its cost is a one-time, lifetime fee.

    $495

    one-time fee Lifetime Account

    Pricing
    Digital RiverThriveCart
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Standard Plan
    $495
    one-time fee
    Pro Plan
    $690
    one-time fee
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Digital RiverThriveCart
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    Digital RiverThriveCart
    Online Storefront
    Comparison of Online Storefront features of Digital River and ThriveCart
    Feature
    Digital River
    5.6
    3 Ratings
    33% below category average
    ThriveCart
    9.7
    1 Ratings
    22% above category average
    Product catalog & listings2.03 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Product management2.03 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Bulk product upload10.02 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Branding5.03 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Mobile storefront5.03 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Product variations7.03 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Website integration5.03 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Visual customization5.03 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    CMS9.52 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Online Shopping Cart
    Comparison of Online Shopping Cart features of Digital River and ThriveCart
    Feature
    Digital River
    7.4
    3 Ratings
    3% below category average
    ThriveCart
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    26% above category average
    Abandoned cart recovery9.82 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Checkout user experience5.03 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Online Payment System
    Comparison of Online Payment System features of Digital River and ThriveCart
    Feature
    Digital River
    5.0
    3 Ratings
    50% below category average
    ThriveCart
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    18% above category average
    eCommerce security5.03 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    eCommerce Marketing
    Comparison of eCommerce Marketing features of Digital River and ThriveCart
    Feature
    Digital River
    6.9
    3 Ratings
    11% below category average
    ThriveCart
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    26% above category average
    Promotions & discounts9.82 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Personalized recommendations6.02 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    SEO5.02 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    eCommerce Business Management
    Comparison of eCommerce Business Management features of Digital River and ThriveCart
    Feature
    Digital River
    8.2
    2 Ratings
    2% above category average
    ThriveCart
    9.8
    1 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Multi-site management2.01 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Order processing9.82 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Inventory management10.01 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Shipping10.01 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Custom functionality9.32 Ratings10.01 Ratings
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    Digital RiverThriveCart
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    Ecwid by Lightspeed
    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
    Enterprises
    IBM Digital Commerce
    Score9 out of 10
    IBM Digital Commerce
    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Digital RiverThriveCart
    Likelihood to Recommend
    3.0
    (7 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.3
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Digital RiverThriveCart
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Digital River
    Well suited if you are wanting to implement a solution with minimal staff or resources to support a large project such as E-Commerce software delivery.
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    ThriveCart
    ThriveCart is a great platform and product for entreprenuers looking to easily and effortlessly incorporate digital products into their suite. One of our favorite features is that we can do a sales page AND a checkout page all in one, on one single page. It's streamlined and clean and effective. The aesthetics are also solid.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Digital River
    • Digital River's email marketing arm has always been top notch. They are very connected with their customers, quick to alert us to any problems they are experiencing and respond if we bring something to their attention.
    • The Global Commerce platform has grown leaps and bounds in the last few years. Its great having a cloud based ecommerce platform that can be accessed securely from any computer in the world.
    • Worldwide payments continues to be a Digital River strong point. They are continually investigating and and doing the work necessary to new countries and locales to their platform.
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    ThriveCart
    No answers on this topic
    Cons
    Digital River
    • Their flexibility and customizability are lacking. Changes to our cart or store require a lot of lead time discussions and development time.
    • They have many strange UI implementations for things. One search bar is a wildcard match, while another is a string match. One setting might break your product, or be editable once, but you cannot change it after that one time.
    Incentivized
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    ThriveCart
    No answers on this topic
    Likelihood to Renew
    Digital River
    N/A I wasn't the person that implemented or recommended Digital River. But from an eCommerce standpoint I liked the organization overall and would recommend it.
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    ThriveCart
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Digital River
    No answers on this topic
    ThriveCart
    I gave ThriveCart the rating of a ten for overall usability because it's perfect for someone who is not tech savvy at all and has been very easy to use, figure out and navigate. I've been able to get things live and up and running in a single day. Not days or week or months. It's really a great option for selling digital products!
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    Digital River
    We evaluated our ability to expand internationally with our current e-commerce platform and decided we could get to market faster with Digital River
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    ThriveCart
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Digital River
    • Definitely positive impact in local markets
    • Positive impact in email marketing
    • Some positive experience with tailoring it for our business objectives
    Incentivized
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    ThriveCart
    No answers on this topic
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