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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Google Cloud Functions

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/AGoogle Cloud Functions enables users to run code in the cloud with no servers or containers to manage. Cloud Functions is a scalable, pay-as-you-go functions as a service (FaaS) product to help build and connect event driven services with simple, single purpose code.N/A

    IBM Digital Commerce

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AIBM Digital Commerce is an e-commerce platform that is designed to deliver omni-channel shopping experiences, including mobile, social, and in-store. In June 2019, IBM Digital Commerce was acquired by HCL Technologies.N/A
    Pricing
    Google Cloud FunctionsIBM Digital Commerce
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Google Cloud FunctionsIBM Digital Commerce
    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
    Google Cloud FunctionsIBM Digital Commerce
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Google Cloud Functions and IBM Digital Commerce
    Feature
    Google Cloud Functions
    7.5
    2 Ratings
    12% below category average
    IBM Digital Commerce
    -
    Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)7.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)7.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Google Cloud Functions and IBM Digital Commerce
    Feature
    Google Cloud Functions
    7.5
    2 Ratings
    13% above category average
    IBM Digital Commerce
    -
    Ratings
    Dashboards7.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standard reports7.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom reports7.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Function as a Service (FaaS)
    Comparison of Function as a Service (FaaS) features of Google Cloud Functions and IBM Digital Commerce
    Feature
    Google Cloud Functions
    7.3
    2 Ratings
    13% below category average
    IBM Digital Commerce
    -
    Ratings
    Programming Language Diversity7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Runtime API Authoring6.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Function/Database Integration8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    DevOps Stack Integration7.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Storefront
    Comparison of Online Storefront features of Google Cloud Functions and IBM Digital Commerce
    Feature
    Google Cloud Functions
    -
    Ratings
    IBM Digital Commerce
    7.6
    3 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Product catalog & listings00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Product management00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Bulk product upload00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Branding00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Mobile storefront00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Product variations00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Website integration00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Visual customization00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    CMS00 Ratings4.02 Ratings
    Online Shopping Cart
    Comparison of Online Shopping Cart features of Google Cloud Functions and IBM Digital Commerce
    Feature
    Google Cloud Functions
    -
    Ratings
    IBM Digital Commerce
    6.0
    3 Ratings
    24% below category average
    Abandoned cart recovery00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Checkout user experience00 Ratings6.03 Ratings
    Online Payment System
    Comparison of Online Payment System features of Google Cloud Functions and IBM Digital Commerce
    Feature
    Google Cloud Functions
    -
    Ratings
    IBM Digital Commerce
    6.0
    3 Ratings
    33% below category average
    eCommerce security00 Ratings6.03 Ratings
    eCommerce Marketing
    Comparison of eCommerce Marketing features of Google Cloud Functions and IBM Digital Commerce
    Feature
    Google Cloud Functions
    -
    Ratings
    IBM Digital Commerce
    7.0
    3 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Promotions & discounts00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Personalized recommendations00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    SEO00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    eCommerce Business Management
    Comparison of eCommerce Business Management features of Google Cloud Functions and IBM Digital Commerce
    Feature
    Google Cloud Functions
    -
    Ratings
    IBM Digital Commerce
    6.2
    3 Ratings
    26% below category average
    Multi-site management00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Order processing00 Ratings5.03 Ratings
    Inventory management00 Ratings6.03 Ratings
    Shipping00 Ratings6.03 Ratings
    Custom functionality00 Ratings6.03 Ratings
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    Google Cloud FunctionsIBM Digital Commerce
    Small Businesses
    IBM Cloud Functions
    Score6.5 out of 10
    Ecwid by Lightspeed
    Score10 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    AWS Lambda
    Score8.3 out of 10
    Shopify
    Score8.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    AWS Lambda
    Score8.3 out of 10
    Adobe Commerce
    Score8.1 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Google Cloud FunctionsIBM Digital Commerce
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.7
    (3 ratings)
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    7.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Google Cloud FunctionsIBM Digital Commerce
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Google
    Any sort of transaction or complex logic that is going to take longer than 250ms or accesses resources that are protected by permissions, secrets, etc. is a great use case for a GCF. Some sort of "helper function" associated strictly with the UI inside browser would not be a good application of a GCF. It would not be crazy to create/debug some fairly complicated logic inside the browser/IDE and when perfected package it up as a Google Cloud Function. I have done that many times.
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    IBM
    I think WebSphere Commerce is well suited for customers looking to sell products online that need robustness and scalability as a priority. It provides a complete order cycle out of the box, or you can integrate with your existing order fulfillment. Online shopping models like digital subscriptions or a marketplace are not well suited as it requires a lot of customization
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    Pros
    Google
    • integration with oAuth
    • integration with Firebase
    • integration with React Frontend
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    IBM
    • Websphere commerce provides efficient contract based pricing. Contract based pricing greatly helps in handling prices for different business
    • Catalog filtering is one other strength of websphere commerce, as it helps to filter the show only those products that the customer is entitled to
    • Extended site model is one other strength of WCS as it greatly helps in having multiple e-commerce sites for different demographics, for branding etc
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    Cons
    Google
    • Needing a zip file is problematic (when wanting to automate deployment for example).
    • Requires another solution to execute automatically (ex. cloud scheduler).
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    IBM
    • The e-Marketing spots contain content associated with marketing activities to target customer segment - needs some improvement. The algorithm to set up the priority of each of the Web Activity with in eMarketing spot is little bit confusing.
    • The catalog load can be simplified.
    • WebSphere Commerce is a huge application - someone needs to spend at least 5-6 years to learn about the whole application.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Google
    No answers on this topic
    IBM
    The scalability and various configurations of the product allows for a wide range of e-commerce site features. It provides a storefront to begin with so it helps with speeding up development.
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    Usability
    Google
    The console UI is pretty nasty. Managing various authentication/permissions configurations is just a nightmare. On the other hand, once you are over the hump it's not so bad. AWS Lambda is no better.
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    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Google
    Documentation is provided and clear for this service. Although GCP support is included in the current contract we didn't get to use it since the process is pretty straightforward.
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    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Google
    It is easier to keep everything in house when we are using GCP or AWS. To mix Lambda with google cloud is not a best practice and will cause problems ahead. The segmentation is clear, if you are using google, you use Google Cloud Functions. if you are on Amazon, you use all AWS tools. You can't mix them. The price is set.
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    IBM
    IBM Digital Commerce was a lot more customizable and had a good engine for us to make enhancements. We were not locked down to certain integrations and we were able to utilize a lot of the features outside of the box vs using a prescribed set of features and functionality that other tools would force us to use
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    Return on Investment
    Google
    • For training purposes, it is free
    • Budgeting makes it cap the use
    • monitoring makes it predictable
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    IBM
    • For our clients in the apparel industry, the flexibility that WCS provides to scale up really helped their online business to grow tremendously.
    • Our client in the restaurant industry can't quite leverage what WCS has to offer though as it doesn't really fit their shopping model.
    • Another positive impact is that it allows our clients to streamline their commerce system in interacting with their backend.
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