Duda vs. WorkArea

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Duda
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
Duda, the eponymous platform from the company in Palo Alto, is a web design platform for companies that offer web design services to small businesses. The company serves customers from freelance web professionals to digital agencies, all the way up to the large hosting companies, SaaS platforms and online publishers.
$25
per month
WorkArea
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
WorkArea (formerly WebLinc) is an e-commerce platform and services provider for fast growing online retailers. Its technologies and strategic expertise empower enterprise level companies running global, omnichannel commerce operations, B2C or B2B. It is a VTEX brand since the early 2021 acquisition.N/A
Pricing
DudaWorkArea
Editions & Modules
Basic
$25
per month
Team
$39
per month
Agency
$69
per month
White Label
$199
per month
Custom
Contact Sales
No answers on this topic
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
DudaWorkArea
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details25% discount available for annual pricing.
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Features
DudaWorkArea
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Duda
8.6
9 Ratings
5% above category average
WorkArea
-
Ratings
Role-based user permissions8.69 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform & Infrastructure
Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Product A and Product B
Duda
9.2
8 Ratings
17% above category average
WorkArea
-
Ratings
API9.07 Ratings00 Ratings
Internationalization / multi-language9.37 Ratings00 Ratings
Web Content Creation
Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Product A and Product B
Duda
8.8
9 Ratings
12% above category average
WorkArea
-
Ratings
WYSIWYG editor9.09 Ratings00 Ratings
Code quality / cleanliness9.38 Ratings00 Ratings
Admin section9.09 Ratings00 Ratings
Page templates8.89 Ratings00 Ratings
Library of website themes9.09 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile optimization / responsive design8.29 Ratings00 Ratings
Publishing workflow8.88 Ratings00 Ratings
Form generator8.08 Ratings00 Ratings
Web Content Management
Comparison of Web Content Management features of Product A and Product B
Duda
7.7
9 Ratings
3% above category average
WorkArea
-
Ratings
Content taxonomy7.49 Ratings00 Ratings
SEO support8.69 Ratings00 Ratings
Bulk management6.88 Ratings00 Ratings
Availability / breadth of extensions7.29 Ratings00 Ratings
Community / comment management8.37 Ratings00 Ratings
Online Storefront
Comparison of Online Storefront features of Product A and Product B
Duda
-
Ratings
WorkArea
4.4
1 Ratings
55% below category average
Product catalog & listings00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Product management00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Bulk product upload00 Ratings4.01 Ratings
Branding00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Mobile storefront00 Ratings2.01 Ratings
Product variations00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Website integration00 Ratings2.01 Ratings
Visual customization00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Online Shopping Cart
Comparison of Online Shopping Cart features of Product A and Product B
Duda
-
Ratings
WorkArea
2.0
1 Ratings
117% below category average
Abandoned cart recovery00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
Checkout user experience00 Ratings3.01 Ratings
Online Payment System
Comparison of Online Payment System features of Product A and Product B
Duda
-
Ratings
WorkArea
2.0
1 Ratings
122% below category average
eCommerce security00 Ratings2.01 Ratings
eCommerce Marketing
Comparison of eCommerce Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Duda
-
Ratings
WorkArea
4.0
1 Ratings
63% below category average
Promotions & discounts00 Ratings2.01 Ratings
Personalized recommendations00 Ratings4.01 Ratings
SEO00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
eCommerce Business Management
Comparison of eCommerce Business Management features of Product A and Product B
Duda
-
Ratings
WorkArea
1.8
1 Ratings
126% below category average
Order processing00 Ratings3.01 Ratings
Inventory management00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
Shipping00 Ratings2.01 Ratings
Custom functionality00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
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User Ratings
DudaWorkArea
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(9 ratings)
3.0
(2 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
DudaWorkArea
Likelihood to Recommend
Duda
Duda is great for agencies. There is a good client management area. It's even good for small businesses. They can choose a template and build out their own site. It's easy to customizes a website from a barebones template. There are many customizations in the each widget. The pricing is good for all size businesses. There is no tech headache with updates and backups.
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VTEX
At least in retail, I would only recommend using Weblinc for merchandising and uploading products.
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Pros
Duda
  • Very easy to learn and master
  • Builds beautiful, feature rich and easy to maintain cool websites
  • Provides an efficient management platform for agencies
  • Has a very good and responsive support team
  • Is continually expanding features and new add-on partners
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VTEX
  • Easy to set up
  • Responsive to feature requests
  • Great company to work with
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Cons
Duda
  • Ecommerce can use some improvement--but this should be taken care of in 2023
  • A more robust app marketplace
  • More custom widgets
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VTEX
  • We were never able to delete categories/subcategories. And because of this inability, it was often difficult navigating the back-end. If we accidentally deleted a category/subcategory, it would create a problem on the front end.
  • Creating discount codes was a nightmare. It was easy enough to create, but the text/description area was so sensitive and often had a mind of its own. This sensitivity created problems on the front end as well, ranging from incomplete text showing up to the products tiling all in one row. Also, there wasn't an easy way to create a "complex" discount code (complex defined as any code that wasn't a % off)
  • In general, it was very buggy. We were constantly opening tickets.
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Likelihood to Renew
Duda
No answers on this topic
VTEX
Continuous wins with WebLinc make this an easy choice.
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Usability
Duda
Again, this platform has to be one of the easiest web development sites I have ever used in my life. From creating pages to linking buttons, hiding pages, and more, it makes it so much easier to develop websites for clients, including forms and custom membership login portals. It really is the best.
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VTEX
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Duda
I can't speak to why my agency selected Duda, but I can say from personal experience that building a website in Duda is much easier, and backed by better support than any other website builder I've used. Duda allows me, as a web designer, to still create great looking and unique websites. I find that other platforms, while they may provide nice templates, make it very difficult to deviate from the guardrails they put in place. Through the years, even the most basic site that I've built in Duda is significantly better than those built in other platforms
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VTEX
Weblinc was more user-friendly and less confusing to work with.
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Return on Investment
Duda
  • Much faster project turnaround
  • Easy for non-tech staff to handle some of the work
  • Costs are lower than we were paying for less capabilities before we switched to Duda
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VTEX
  • WebLinc solves ecommerce as a turnkey solution, avoiding the need to hire-up a department to build/manage this aspect of a business.
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