IBM Digital Commerce vs. SAP Commerce Cloud

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
IBM Digital Commerce
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
IBM 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
SAP Commerce Cloud
Score 8.4 out of 10
N/A
SAP Commerce Cloud (formerly Hybris) is designed to help businesses sell more goods, services, and digital content through every touchpoint, channel, and device through their multichannel ecommerce and order management solution, available as a SaaS or on-premise.N/A
Pricing
IBM Digital CommerceSAP Commerce Cloud
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
IBM Digital CommerceSAP Commerce Cloud
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
IBM Digital CommerceSAP Commerce Cloud
Considered Both Products
IBM Digital Commerce
Chose IBM Digital Commerce
Websphere commere efficient e-site model, contract based pricing, and efficient catalog filtering funtionality were the primary reasons to go for websphere commerce. It has good B2B functionalities available out of the box in WCS when compared to other e-commerce solutions …
SAP Commerce Cloud

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Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
IBM Digital CommerceSAP Commerce Cloud
Online Storefront
Comparison of Online Storefront features of Product A and Product B
IBM Digital Commerce
7.6
3 Ratings
1% below category average
SAP Commerce Cloud
8.2
68 Ratings
7% above category average
Product catalog & listings8.03 Ratings8.464 Ratings
Product management8.03 Ratings8.965 Ratings
Bulk product upload8.03 Ratings8.663 Ratings
Branding8.03 Ratings8.163 Ratings
Mobile storefront8.03 Ratings8.161 Ratings
Product variations8.03 Ratings8.360 Ratings
Website integration8.03 Ratings8.364 Ratings
Visual customization8.03 Ratings7.761 Ratings
CMS4.02 Ratings7.461 Ratings
Online Shopping Cart
Comparison of Online Shopping Cart features of Product A and Product B
IBM Digital Commerce
6.0
3 Ratings
23% below category average
SAP Commerce Cloud
8.1
62 Ratings
7% above category average
Abandoned cart recovery6.02 Ratings8.015 Ratings
Checkout user experience6.03 Ratings8.261 Ratings
Online Payment System
Comparison of Online Payment System features of Product A and Product B
IBM Digital Commerce
6.0
3 Ratings
32% below category average
SAP Commerce Cloud
8.2
54 Ratings
1% below category average
eCommerce security6.03 Ratings8.254 Ratings
eCommerce Marketing
Comparison of eCommerce Marketing features of Product A and Product B
IBM Digital Commerce
7.0
3 Ratings
7% below category average
SAP Commerce Cloud
7.8
61 Ratings
4% above category average
Promotions & discounts7.03 Ratings7.760 Ratings
Personalized recommendations7.03 Ratings8.155 Ratings
SEO7.03 Ratings7.452 Ratings
eCommerce Business Management
Comparison of eCommerce Business Management features of Product A and Product B
IBM Digital Commerce
6.2
3 Ratings
23% below category average
SAP Commerce Cloud
8.9
62 Ratings
13% above category average
Multi-site management8.03 Ratings8.658 Ratings
Order processing5.03 Ratings9.260 Ratings
Inventory management6.03 Ratings9.255 Ratings
Shipping6.03 Ratings8.856 Ratings
Custom functionality6.03 Ratings8.759 Ratings
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Score 9.0 out of 10
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Score 9.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
IBM Digital CommerceSAP Commerce Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(5 ratings)
8.6
(70 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.0
(2 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
8.0
(1 ratings)
10.0
(3 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
8.9
(48 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(48 ratings)
User Testimonials
IBM Digital CommerceSAP Commerce Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
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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SAP
SAP commerce cloud helps greatly with inventory tracking. It also helps cut down on code issues when special codes are added to the site. The ease of inventory and reorder is a time saver. Month end is easier than it was before using the platform. It is suitable for b2b applications.
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Pros
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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SAP
  • Centralized Data Management: SAP Commerce Cloud excels in centralizing data from various operational sectors, which is pivotal in the chemicals industry. This feature allows for better oversight and management of complex supply chains, regulatory compliance, and customer interactions. Having a single source of truth for crucial business data minimizes discrepancies and promotes informed decision-making.
  • Real-Time Data Processing: The real-time data processing capability of SAP Commerce Cloud is invaluable. It aids in timely adherence to regulatory changes and helps in meeting customer demands promptly. In a sector where regulations and market conditions are ever-evolving, real-time data processing is fundamental for maintaining compliance and ensuring customer satisfaction.
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Cons
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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SAP
  • It's a little pricey; further cost reductions will expand product selection; also, trained operators are required.
  • HAC occasionally functions extremely slowly and does not provide any problem messages; it simply gets stuck. Logging into the Backoffice for testing purposes causes a lot of trouble; it does not enable us to log in in one attempt, and the page refreshes every time we enter in the credentials.
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Likelihood to Renew
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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SAP
I truly enjoy leading Hybris development projects and participating in new feature development for the platform. I see huge potential for growth and hope to be instrumental in bringing Hybris to the bleeding edge of presentation layer technology.
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Usability
IBM
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SAP
The SAP Commerce Cloud product has powerful content management that identifies products, catalogs, and promotions. In addition, it has a feature where inventory is tracked integrated with existing ERP (SAP and/or non-SAP) systems. With SAP Commerce Cloud, we can enable transactions to trigger all processes to integrate with existing ERP systems. In this way, it is possible to manage the system from end to end.
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Support Rating
IBM
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SAP
We have the right to open a ticket or submit request to SAP support teams for all the problems we have experienced. They also provide solutions for critical issues within 48 hours. In addition, the product has support documents such as a user guide and admin guide. In addition, there is a strong community of users. In this way, we can access solution of some specific problems that we have fallen on from there.
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Implementation Rating
IBM
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SAP
Scalability of the product was good Seamless integrations were helped in reducing the implementation for the development team to integrate with the SAP ERP Product framework helped customer to customize and adapt the new features which were developed basis business processes and ease of customer experience. Deployment and creation of the build becomes very easy with the CCv2 setup.
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Alternatives Considered
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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SAP
SAP Commerce Cloud stands out due to its robust customization options, scalability, and omnichannel capabilities, allowing us to tailor experiences across various touchpoints seamlessly. We selected it because of its proven track record in handling complex e-commerce needs, aligning perfectly with our goal to provide a highly personalized and scalable online shopping experience.
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Scalability
IBM
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SAP
The business users/admins were able to quickly segment products by brand, allowing for unique branding and header-less page design. As new products are added to the SAP backend, all characteristics and pricing automatically migrate to Commerce Cloud. We also segment our user sign-on (domains) by brand and allow targeting displays.
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Return on Investment
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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SAP
  • It has a positive impact on my client's business and ROI is higher than expected. As orders count is increasing due to smooth and better experience.
  • My current client's customers have given very positive experience about new website built on SAP Commerce Cloud.
  • Due to SAP Commerce Cloud website rollout is very easy and due to it, my current client has introduced around 25 websites. As SAP Commerce Cloud logic needs to develop once and can be reused for multiple websites easily with minimal effort.
  • Branding is also very easy as promotions, events can be implemented on the website easily and with minimum time.
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ScreenShots

SAP Commerce Cloud Screenshots

Screenshot of Product Cockpit for managing catalogs, categories and product contentScreenshot of Order Management Capabilities including sourcing and allocation rulesScreenshot of Commerce sites on two different mobile devicesScreenshot of Landing page from an e-commerce siteScreenshot of Web page with product categories and search results from an e-commerce siteScreenshot of Screenshot displaying headless commerce storefronts