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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    EvolutionX

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/AEvolutionX is a B2B ecommerce solution from ECI Software Solutions, built for distributors, manufacturers, and wholesalers in markets including business supplies, industrial, electrical, plumbing, gas and welding, and medical supplies.N/A

    LightCMS (discontinued)

    Score6.1 out of 10
    N/ALightCMS, from NetSuite, was a cloud-based content management system for building websites and eCommerce storefronts. It is designed to be used by individuals, non-profits, and small to medium-sized businesses. The product has been discontinued.N/A
    Pricing
    EvolutionXLightCMS (discontinued)
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    EvolutionXLightCMS (discontinued)
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsThe cost of EvolutionX varies based on a number of factors including the scope of implementation, company size, desired integrations, and customizations. The best way to receive an accurate quote is to schedule an EvolutionX demo.—
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    Community Pulse
    EvolutionXLightCMS (discontinued)
    Considered Both Products
    ECI Software Solutions
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    Discontinued Products
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    89%
    Would buy again
    17 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    95%
    Delivers good value for the price
    18 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    19 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    93%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    13 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    93%
    Implementation went as expected
    13 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    EvolutionXLightCMS (discontinued)
    Online Storefront
    Comparison of Online Storefront features of EvolutionX and LightCMS (discontinued)
    Feature
    EvolutionX
    7.4
    19 Ratings
    5% below category average
    LightCMS (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Product catalog & listings8.219 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product management7.419 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bulk product upload7.118 Ratings00 Ratings
    Branding7.418 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile storefront7.117 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product variations7.118 Ratings00 Ratings
    Website integration7.816 Ratings00 Ratings
    Visual customization7.418 Ratings00 Ratings
    CMS7.114 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Shopping Cart
    Comparison of Online Shopping Cart features of EvolutionX and LightCMS (discontinued)
    Feature
    EvolutionX
    6.8
    17 Ratings
    12% below category average
    LightCMS (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Abandoned cart recovery7.016 Ratings00 Ratings
    Checkout user experience6.717 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Payment System
    Comparison of Online Payment System features of EvolutionX and LightCMS (discontinued)
    Feature
    EvolutionX
    8.3
    15 Ratings
    1% below category average
    LightCMS (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    eCommerce security8.315 Ratings00 Ratings
    eCommerce Marketing
    Comparison of eCommerce Marketing features of EvolutionX and LightCMS (discontinued)
    Feature
    EvolutionX
    6.9
    18 Ratings
    11% below category average
    LightCMS (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Promotions & discounts7.017 Ratings00 Ratings
    Personalized recommendations6.216 Ratings00 Ratings
    SEO7.517 Ratings00 Ratings
    eCommerce Business Management
    Comparison of eCommerce Business Management features of EvolutionX and LightCMS (discontinued)
    Feature
    EvolutionX
    7.3
    17 Ratings
    10% below category average
    LightCMS (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Multi-site management8.610 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order processing7.417 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory management6.714 Ratings00 Ratings
    Shipping6.015 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom functionality7.917 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of EvolutionX and LightCMS (discontinued)
    Feature
    EvolutionX
    -
    Ratings
    LightCMS (discontinued)
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Web Content Creation
    Comparison of Web Content Creation features of EvolutionX and LightCMS (discontinued)
    Feature
    EvolutionX
    -
    Ratings
    LightCMS (discontinued)
    9.1
    1 Ratings
    15% above category average
    WYSIWYG editor00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Code quality / cleanliness00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Admin section00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Page templates00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Library of website themes00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Mobile optimization / responsive design00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Publishing workflow00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Form generator00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Web Content Management
    Comparison of Web Content Management features of EvolutionX and LightCMS (discontinued)
    Feature
    EvolutionX
    -
    Ratings
    LightCMS (discontinued)
    7.3
    1 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Content taxonomy00 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    SEO support00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Bulk management00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Community / comment management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    EvolutionXLightCMS (discontinued)
    Small Businesses
    Ecwid by Lightspeed
    Score10 out of 10
    Umbraco CMS
    Score7 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Shopify
    Score8.7 out of 10
    Square Online
    Score7.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    IBM Digital Commerce
    Score9 out of 10
    RWS Tridion Sites
    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    EvolutionXLightCMS (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.2
    (19 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    EvolutionXLightCMS (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    ECI Software Solutions
    EvolutionX is great at getting a large catalog online in a hurry. Though the editing may take some time, the pull is a great feature to get you started. EvolutionX will give you the most professional looking site right out of the gate vs the competitors we have viewed. The person assigned to your account is a nice benefit and are very helpful and efficient this is an even bigger plus for those with no coding experience. EvolutionX may not be the best option for a small business, though the website may make you look like the big dogs it doesn't function as well yet. The cost of the service is high compared to what the customer gets from it after the initial set up and is the main reason why this isnt the best solution for a small business. It would be nice to see the price to be able to scale down or up in price with how well the site is doing after a set amount of time.
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    LightCMS is perfect for 90% of websites out there. It has all the basic modules like calendars, photo galleries, news/blog, or forms building built in. Small businesses to mid-sized businesses are perfect for LightCMS. We use other solutions when the requierments for the website include a lot of third party integrations or custom modules. As a hosted CMS it has the same limitations as others with server-side development.
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    Pros
    ECI Software Solutions
    • Very easy to onboard products
    • Pricing updates are easy due to bulk editing (export to excel -> import back to EvoX)
    • It's easy to run promotions / sales with just a few clicks
    • SEO options with ready to grab site map
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    • LightCMS provides all the major functionality 90% of sites need. It keeps out of its own way by making these solutions intuitive and simple and not trying to solve every problem for everyone which would over-complicate the tool-set.
    • This is the easiest to use CMS we have ever seen. I tell my client's that if they can make a Facebook post, they can manage their website, and it's true. Their UI is so easy and keeps getting easier to use. Untrained users get it in minutes and are able to manage their sites without our help.
    • LightCMS's code is simple and light-weight. Sites are fast and the CMS doesnt get in the way of performance.
    • You can do almost anything you want (except server-side programming) with LightCMS. So, we can create any design we want and it works great with Light CMS's tokens and editable regions concept (which is also simple to implement.)
    • Constantly upgraded and fixed, the product is 1000x better after 10 years of working with it, but is still simple and not bloated.
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    Cons
    ECI Software Solutions
    • On the backend, it would be nice to be able to COPY a similar sku to edit and make its own - creating items takes too long
    • The option for drop downs for different colors / sizes / etc. could be nice
    • The ability to export pricing where you can see the cost too would be nice
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    • While keeping it simple is LightCMS's thing, some of the elements/modules could use deeper options or control for advanced users.
    • Some content, such as calendars, cannot have data exported/imported easily.
    • Support was amazing 10 years ago. We openly talked about how awesome they were... it isn't as good as it once was, but is still way above almost every support of other CMS systems we have used.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    ECI Software Solutions
    It is a good platform with good customizable features for our customers.
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    Usability
    ECI Software Solutions
    EvoX is a very user friendly platform, both for admin and customers. On the admin side, there are lots of KBs and videos to watch to learn more on the site and features of it. On the customer side, the features provided make it very easy for our customers. Quicklists are a feature we push to customers to make their ordering experience as easy as possible. B2B has a priority to make ordering as easy as possible, our customers are busy and need to place their orders quickly. If the customer cannot do that with your company, they will find one that does do that for them
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    Reliability and Availability
    ECI Software Solutions
    I havnt come across an issue like this since we’ve started using it.
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    Performance
    ECI Software Solutions
    Havnt seen any slowdowns.
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    Support Rating
    ECI Software Solutions
    ECI has always provided good support for us on EvoX. Weather it is via monthly conversations to the intercom system, EvoX is quick to respond and look into the issue. Our sales reps are also a huge support for us to contact on any major issues that may come up
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    In-Person Training
    ECI Software Solutions
    In-person training was not an option for us.
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    Online Training
    ECI Software Solutions
    Hard to remember specifics, but I think it was executed at a level where we were satisfied.
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    Implementation Rating
    ECI Software Solutions
    This project took some time for us to complete. Some of it was on our end with data cleanup, but overall I thought it went well.
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    Alternatives Considered
    ECI Software Solutions
    Evolution X feels better built specifically for our industry and helps to provide relevant supplier catalogues, it also opens us up to dialogue with new suppliers and partnerships to form around this. For instance our ACCO account has grown by x8 since we started adding their catalogue by Fusion Data via EVOX. PrestaShop is all added by spreadsheet and there is no pre-populated catalogue ready to add which means it relies on our in-house capabilities or the supplier to provide feeds to import which not many of them have
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    We have looked at hundrends of CMS's and LightCMS is a perfect entry-level system for most of our small to mid sized clients. LightCMS's feature set is less complex than almost every other system and the actual interface is miles ahead of most other CMS systems. It's simply thought out better. It lacks sensibility and an API as well as other advanced features many more expensive or more DIY systems have, but the simplicity makes up for it.
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    Scalability
    ECI Software Solutions
    10/10 is a hard rating for me to give, but I have been impressed with the scalability
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    Return on Investment
    ECI Software Solutions
    • Massive time savings for our AR Department as customers can now self-generate account statements, see past invoices, pay balances, etc.
    • Huge improvement for in-store customer service as our floor associates and reps can reference the website inventory to provide quick assistance to customers on their mobile devices.
    • Increased sales & revenue thanks to broader reach- most of our walk-in customers now start their shopping journey on our website to identify product availability and pricing.
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    • While I always think the price could be cheaper, LightCMS is incredibly inexpensive if you consider the costs of hosting, support, and upgrading is all included.
    • As part of their partner program, we are able to control client accounts from our master account, making moving between clients easier and supporting them faster which ultimately makes our labor costs better.
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    Screenshot of EvolutionX admin and customizable dashboardScreenshot of EvolutionX user rolesScreenshot of EvolutionX product overlay featureScreenshot of EvolutionX marketing badgesScreenshot of EvolutionX labels for segmentationScreenshot of EvolutionX pricing tools