Acoustic Content vs. Salesforce Commerce Cloud

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Acoustic Content
Score 3.4 out of 10
N/A
Acoustic Content (formerly Watson Content Hub) gives business owners the power to create, robust and consistent brand experiences using cloud-based, cognitive content management capabilities. Marketing and merchandising professionals can quickly select content to create relevant offers delivered across multiple channels, such as mobile, web-based or email. Acoustic is an independent spun off from IBM Watson Marketing in 2019.N/A
Salesforce Commerce Cloud
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
Salesforce Commerce Cloud (formerly Demandware) is a cloud-based eCommerce solution that touts flexibility and scalability for enterprises. It features merchandising tools, such as sorting, filtering, and image zooming.
$4
per month
Pricing
Acoustic ContentSalesforce Commerce Cloud
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Acoustic ContentSalesforce Commerce Cloud
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsB2B Commerce: Starter - $4 price/order Growth - $6 price/order Plus - $8 price/order B2C Commerce: Starter - 1% Gross Merchandise Value Growth - 2% Gross Merchandise Value Plus - 3% Gross Merchandise Value B2B2C Commerce: 1% Gross Merchandise Value
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Community Pulse
Acoustic ContentSalesforce Commerce Cloud
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
Acoustic ContentSalesforce Commerce Cloud
Security
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Acoustic Content
8.4
3 Ratings
5% above category average
Salesforce Commerce Cloud
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Ratings
Role-based user permissions8.43 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform & Infrastructure
Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Product A and Product B
Acoustic Content
8.4
3 Ratings
9% above category average
Salesforce Commerce Cloud
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Ratings
API8.33 Ratings00 Ratings
Internationalization / multi-language8.43 Ratings00 Ratings
Web Content Creation
Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Product A and Product B
Acoustic Content
8.6
3 Ratings
12% above category average
Salesforce Commerce Cloud
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Ratings
WYSIWYG editor7.43 Ratings00 Ratings
Code quality / cleanliness8.33 Ratings00 Ratings
Admin section8.33 Ratings00 Ratings
Page templates8.33 Ratings00 Ratings
Library of website themes9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile optimization / responsive design9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Publishing workflow9.43 Ratings00 Ratings
Form generator9.43 Ratings00 Ratings
Web Content Management
Comparison of Web Content Management features of Product A and Product B
Acoustic Content
8.8
3 Ratings
18% above category average
Salesforce Commerce Cloud
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Ratings
Content taxonomy8.33 Ratings00 Ratings
SEO support8.43 Ratings00 Ratings
Bulk management8.93 Ratings00 Ratings
Availability / breadth of extensions9.43 Ratings00 Ratings
Community / comment management8.93 Ratings00 Ratings
Online Storefront
Comparison of Online Storefront features of Product A and Product B
Acoustic Content
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Salesforce Commerce Cloud
7.9
34 Ratings
3% above category average
Product catalog & listings00 Ratings8.631 Ratings
Product management00 Ratings8.331 Ratings
Bulk product upload00 Ratings8.830 Ratings
Branding00 Ratings7.030 Ratings
Mobile storefront00 Ratings7.428 Ratings
Product variations00 Ratings7.932 Ratings
Website integration00 Ratings7.831 Ratings
Visual customization00 Ratings8.232 Ratings
CMS00 Ratings6.829 Ratings
Online Shopping Cart
Comparison of Online Shopping Cart features of Product A and Product B
Acoustic Content
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Salesforce Commerce Cloud
8.1
29 Ratings
7% above category average
Abandoned cart recovery00 Ratings8.524 Ratings
Checkout user experience00 Ratings7.629 Ratings
Online Payment System
Comparison of Online Payment System features of Product A and Product B
Acoustic Content
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Ratings
Salesforce Commerce Cloud
8.7
27 Ratings
5% above category average
eCommerce security00 Ratings8.727 Ratings
eCommerce Marketing
Comparison of eCommerce Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Acoustic Content
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Ratings
Salesforce Commerce Cloud
8.1
30 Ratings
8% above category average
Promotions & discounts00 Ratings8.728 Ratings
Personalized recommendations00 Ratings8.430 Ratings
SEO00 Ratings7.126 Ratings
eCommerce Business Management
Comparison of eCommerce Business Management features of Product A and Product B
Acoustic Content
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Salesforce Commerce Cloud
8.2
32 Ratings
5% above category average
Multi-site management00 Ratings8.528 Ratings
Order processing00 Ratings8.629 Ratings
Inventory management00 Ratings7.928 Ratings
Shipping00 Ratings8.024 Ratings
Custom functionality00 Ratings8.130 Ratings
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Acoustic ContentSalesforce Commerce Cloud
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Medium-sized Companies
Image Relay
Image Relay
Score 9.5 out of 10
IBM Digital Commerce
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Score 9.0 out of 10
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Tridion
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Score 9.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
Acoustic ContentSalesforce Commerce Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
8.3
(4 ratings)
8.0
(45 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
7.8
(11 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(2 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(3 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
Acoustic ContentSalesforce Commerce Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
Acoustic
We can organize all our content easily by uploading content files and other digital assets. CMS smart AI generates metadata by tagging them automatically which helps us to sort our content into different categories. CMS content modeling feature helps us to visualize our content structure, assemble them in an intelligent manner and reuse the content whenever we want to for different purposes.
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Salesforce
Global Sites; larger commerce organizations but not too large where the % rev-share would affect its feasibility in a feature comparison. Salesforce is rock solid in infrastructure and rarely has outages or issues; it scaled appropriately for holiday peak and was able to accomplish anything we put our minds to as long as we staffed development appropriately. The latter, however, is not to be overlooked. Developers are necessary and expensive.
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Pros
Acoustic
  • Creating separate pages is easy and straightforward and only requires basic basic knowledge to get started
  • Advanced API calls can be easily built.
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Salesforce
  • Traffic - When we have sales, our traffic will increase exponentially and their cloud can handle the huge uptick in traffic we receive without overloading our servers.
  • Site updates - it continually monitors in the background for any upgrades or updates needed so we don't have to go in and do it ourselves. A real time saver!
  • Integration - outside plugins and add-ons are easy to install with Salesforce commerce cloud as it allows a seamless integration of extra plug ins onto our site.
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Cons
Acoustic
  • The organization of the application is poor and some elements could be more easily accessible not buried in menus.
  • There is little to no community around the application and what does exist is out of date.
  • Does not work well with our IBM applications as well as you would expect, which seems a common issue with IBM products.
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Salesforce
  • The UX within the Business Manager portion of Demandware, the primary interface for marketers, is generally a confusing, inconsistent mess. Particularly infuriating are the lack of consistency for search and sort behavior within the tool.
  • A number of useful features, such as the ability to set schedules or tie features to unique customer segments, have seemingly arbitrary limitations imposed.
  • Demandware's idea of leveraging the community to be a learning resource and a sounding board for new ideas and features is a nice theory, but in practice it doesn't work for businesses with a lot of customization. I'm left with the impression that individual support is not a priority.
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Likelihood to Renew
Acoustic
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Salesforce
A huge factor influencing our decision to remain on the Demandware platform is that our new parent company is standardizing all its luxury brands in the US on it. We are fortunate. However, even if we had remained an independent company, I believe we would continue on the Demandware platform for all the reasons outlined in this review. I appreciate the stability the platform has provided to our eCommerce site in the last three years as well as the continuous improvements and technological advances being rolled out that will allow us to keep the site fresh, engaging, modern and stable. I've heard many horror stories from colleagues on other platforms who struggle with the expense and complexity involved with making what should be minor and simple changes and updates to their sites.
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Usability
Acoustic
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Salesforce
Overall it's going great. Hoping it can reach very good heights soon.
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Reliability and Availability
Acoustic
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Salesforce
We have only had one instance where the platform went down in the time we have been using it.
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Support Rating
Acoustic
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Salesforce
They are very responsive and a support technician will be assigned quickly. Even if there is further clarification needed for the ticket, or a solution is not immediately available, you feel that someone is there and staying on top of the issue. Most common issues are resolved quickly and satisfactorily.
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In-Person Training
Acoustic
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Salesforce
The in-person training was thorough. Trainer was pretty dry, but covered everything really well.
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Implementation Rating
Acoustic
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Salesforce
Implementation went fairly smoothly.
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Alternatives Considered
Acoustic
Added benefit
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Salesforce
When I think of Salesforce products, I sometimes think of them interchangeably as one big lump. It's hard not to be incredibly immersed in the ecosystem day in and day out and taking advantage of resources like Trailhead. While Microsoft Dynamics compares in quality and offerings, it doesn't offer the same engagement and resources as Salesforce in its communications, social, and marketing, which makes a difference in terms of relevance and help. Commerce Cloud comes with the support you need to succeed and the tools you need to grow. In a high demand consumer world, we need products like this to keep up and get ahead. The minute we catch up, we're behind. Salesforce helps you stay on pace and create the unique and personalized experiences customers everywhere expect.
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Return on Investment
Acoustic
  • With the AI based content organizer in place, we can focus more on the content creation.
  • Acoustic Content makes sure your content is safe and secure with its Content Delivery Networks and we can easily pull out the right content into our channels with the help of its REST APIs.
  • With their rich Digital Asset Management capabilities, we can find most suitable images to go with your content
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Salesforce
  • It created an impact on our processes greatly where we're now able to assist our users with lesser wait times and higher efficiency
  • Content creation is very easy on the tool
  • It also stores the versions of the processes making it easy to roll back a version if needed
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ScreenShots

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Screenshot of Cognitive TaggingScreenshot of Flexible, Easy EditingScreenshot of Automatic renditions createdScreenshot of Card-based Asset Library