Kentico Xperience vs. nopCommerce

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Kentico Xperience
Score 7.2 out of 10
N/A
Kentico is a web content management system for building websites, online stores, intranets, and Web 2.0 community sites. Kentico CMS uses ASP.NET and Microsoft SQL Server for development via its Portal Engine, using Visual Studio, or through Microsoft MVC.
$9,999
Subscription license
nopCommerce
Score 10.0 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
nopCommerce is an open-source eCommerce solution that is iASP.NET (MVC) based with a MS SQL 2008 (or higher) backend database. The vendor says their shopping cart solution is uniquely suited for merchants that have outgrown existing systems.N/A
Pricing
Kentico XperiencenopCommerce
Editions & Modules
Kentico Xperience Business
$9,999 / year
Subscription license
Kentico Xperience Business
$14,999
Perpetual license
Kentico Xperience Enterprise
$17,999 / year
Subscription license
Kentico Xperience Enterprise
$29,999
Perpetual license
Kentico Xperience Corporate
Upon request
No answers on this topic
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Kentico XperiencenopCommerce
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional DetailsIt's an open-source and free product
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Community Pulse
Kentico XperiencenopCommerce
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
Kentico XperiencenopCommerce
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Kentico Xperience
7.1
24 Ratings
12% below category average
nopCommerce
-
Ratings
Role-based user permissions7.124 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform & Infrastructure
Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Product A and Product B
Kentico Xperience
7.5
21 Ratings
7% below category average
nopCommerce
-
Ratings
API8.020 Ratings00 Ratings
Internationalization / multi-language7.018 Ratings00 Ratings
Web Content Creation
Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Product A and Product B
Kentico Xperience
7.0
25 Ratings
8% below category average
nopCommerce
-
Ratings
WYSIWYG editor8.024 Ratings00 Ratings
Code quality / cleanliness7.125 Ratings00 Ratings
Admin section7.225 Ratings00 Ratings
Page templates7.125 Ratings00 Ratings
Library of website themes5.812 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile optimization / responsive design8.023 Ratings00 Ratings
Publishing workflow6.224 Ratings00 Ratings
Form generator7.024 Ratings00 Ratings
Web Content Management
Comparison of Web Content Management features of Product A and Product B
Kentico Xperience
6.9
25 Ratings
3% below category average
nopCommerce
-
Ratings
Content taxonomy6.324 Ratings00 Ratings
SEO support7.224 Ratings00 Ratings
Bulk management5.124 Ratings00 Ratings
Availability / breadth of extensions7.924 Ratings00 Ratings
Community / comment management7.923 Ratings00 Ratings
Online Storefront
Comparison of Online Storefront features of Product A and Product B
Kentico Xperience
-
Ratings
nopCommerce
8.7
10 Ratings
12% above category average
Product catalog & listings00 Ratings9.110 Ratings
Product management00 Ratings9.110 Ratings
Bulk product upload00 Ratings7.79 Ratings
Branding00 Ratings9.110 Ratings
Mobile storefront00 Ratings9.110 Ratings
Product variations00 Ratings9.19 Ratings
Website integration00 Ratings9.19 Ratings
Visual customization00 Ratings9.19 Ratings
CMS00 Ratings6.89 Ratings
Online Shopping Cart
Comparison of Online Shopping Cart features of Product A and Product B
Kentico Xperience
-
Ratings
nopCommerce
8.2
10 Ratings
8% above category average
Abandoned cart recovery00 Ratings8.29 Ratings
Checkout user experience00 Ratings8.110 Ratings
Online Payment System
Comparison of Online Payment System features of Product A and Product B
Kentico Xperience
-
Ratings
nopCommerce
9.1
10 Ratings
9% above category average
eCommerce security00 Ratings9.110 Ratings
eCommerce Marketing
Comparison of eCommerce Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Kentico Xperience
-
Ratings
nopCommerce
8.0
10 Ratings
7% above category average
Promotions & discounts00 Ratings9.19 Ratings
Personalized recommendations00 Ratings6.49 Ratings
SEO00 Ratings8.610 Ratings
eCommerce Business Management
Comparison of eCommerce Business Management features of Product A and Product B
Kentico Xperience
-
Ratings
nopCommerce
8.8
10 Ratings
12% above category average
Multi-site management00 Ratings8.78 Ratings
Order processing00 Ratings9.110 Ratings
Inventory management00 Ratings8.29 Ratings
Shipping00 Ratings9.19 Ratings
Custom functionality00 Ratings9.19 Ratings
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User Ratings
Kentico XperiencenopCommerce
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(44 ratings)
9.1
(10 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.1
(22 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.1
(4 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
10.0
(1 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Kentico XperiencenopCommerce
Likelihood to Recommend
Kentico software
Kentico is a robust and flexible CMS platform that is great for managing multiple websites and multiple environments (dev, stage, and production for instance). It makes content management very easy and makes it easy to keep the environments synced with the same content. However, the Kentico CMS does require a bit more technical understanding to get it set up properly and requires a bit more effort and support than, say, free open-source options.
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Nop Solutions, Ltd.
nopCommerce is an ideal solution for businesses that want to tailor the customer journey for discovering and purchasing products. The nopCommerce solution is designed to adapt to you, not the other way around. The platform works best when you partner with a solution provider like ourselves. It also works well if you have a team of in-house .NET developers. A one-person shop will likely find less value in a platform like this if they're looking to spin up a small ecommerce site with just a few button clicks.
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Pros
Kentico software
  • I love the intuitive top and left navigation within the content management platform. I can easily find what section, sub-section, and page I'm looking to edit
  • For creating content, the WYSIWYG editor is so intuitive; it feels like you're working on an MS Word doc!
  • The tab for adding metadata in simple fields takes away the headache of having to hunt and peck through code to add H1 tag, page description etc.
  • The image library is easy to edit and manage
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Nop Solutions, Ltd.
  • As I came from Microsoft .Net technical experience with more than 15 years in IT industry, the nopCommerce .Net based open sourced framework is the best eCommerce framework in terms of architectural perspective - such as incorporating with Entity Framework code first approach, Domain Driven Architecture, using ASP.Net MVC, Unit Testing, ...etc.
  • When my client asked for an eCommerce portal, the whole team was struggling from designing a database to identifying the requirements. nopCommerce has everything we need. All the industrial standard eCommerce features are included. It saves hours of database design, application design and also the client's requirements are easily fit into nopCommerce's features.
  • The cost of nopCommerce- the last time we paid was a $200 one time cost for using the production site. It was ridiculously cost effective. As it is opened source, the whole community is supporting and constantly making this framework better and better.
  • I set up a web site within a week using nopCommerce to sell my own products online. It was so easy to use, deploy, and set up.
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Cons
Kentico software
  • Kentico needs to invest in more enterprise class environment management utilities -- example: global CDN support via the CMS is sorely lacking. There are work-arounds, but it should be more elegant.
  • The Kentico staging module could be improved to support the concept of bundled releases. Current staging module functionality is good, but could be improved.
  • Kentico ecommerce support is a touch immature. While content management is superb, Kentico lags in this area when compared to many open source ecommerce engines.
  • Kentico is lacking MVC support. 99% of the time this isn't an issue for the end-user or business user, but can be a hurdle for technology teams depending on the team's makeup.
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Nop Solutions, Ltd.
  • More community templates would be great.
  • Some of the pricing can be a bit tricky, especially configured items... there is a likelihood of mispriced items with the current structure
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Likelihood to Renew
Kentico software
We are locked into Kentico for the long haul. It provides us with an easy and flexible solution for a very non technical company to create a site and have the features they want, especially with the inclusion of EMS into our license. Now we have a true platform to build and grow our solutions.
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Nop Solutions, Ltd.
No answers on this topic
Usability
Kentico software
It seriously is one of the best interfaces I have ever used. I also love the fact that I can use UI personalization to secure any functionality by user or role that I don't want that role to have access to. The best part is the customization of the UI, I can add in any button, tab, or menu item I want through it, no code required.
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Nop Solutions, Ltd.
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Kentico software
Their support staff is friendly, knowledgeable, and will work with you until your issue is fixed. This could take a few phone calls back and forth, but they are very diligent in helping you.
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Nop Solutions, Ltd.
I have asked numerous questions and the team treats my random questions as if they are critical to the continued success of their product. They really take each users' questions to heart and strive to solve them. I cannot commend them enough on how fast they respond to questions as well as the follow-through given to things thay may or may not even be a part of their platform.
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Implementation Rating
Kentico software
The system provides many opportunities to integrate and enhance the platform and makes it easy to do so.
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Nop Solutions, Ltd.
Go for a plugin based development if you would like to extend nopCommerce. This approach will make it easier for you to upgrade the software.
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Alternatives Considered
Kentico software
I've used Sitecore, Ektron, Joomla!, WordPress, and SharePoint (if you want to count that as a competitor for CMS). Kentico 8 blows them all out of the water. Nothing is more intuitive in the way that content is created, the way the site is setup, and how efficient rollouts can be with Content Staging.
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Nop Solutions, Ltd.
NopCommerce offers you more flexibility where it comes to customization and scaling your application. The customization and extension is easy as well as the theme and plugin structure adds a large value to the overall system. The API's introduced by nopCommerce makes it more efficient when it comes to integrations and developing a mobile application on top of your eCommerce platform. The customer owns 100% of the source code without any extra fee.
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Return on Investment
Kentico software
  • Kentico has enabled faster speed to market for SMEs. They are empowered to enter content them selves while still having that content go through editorial review to ensure tone of voice and brand are maintained.
  • Deploying Kentico has freed up web developer resources from manual content entry enabling them to build more useful solutions to support the business efforts
  • Tapping into the Kentico event pipelne allows us to trigger external system events when product content is published.
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Nop Solutions, Ltd.
  • It has been our sole platform for developing online stores for the last 9 years and our business have been growing year to year.
  • The disadvantage of nopCommerce is that it is not as well known as other competitors, which makes it more difficult to sell.
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ScreenShots

Kentico Xperience Screenshots

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nopCommerce Screenshots

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