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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Magento Open Source

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/AMagento Open Source is an ecommerce content management solution originally developed by Varien Inc and presently supported by Adobe. The Open Source product is for developers and merchants that is available as a free download, and supported with free upgrades from the Magento Community.N/A

    Salesforce Experience Cloud

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/ASalesforce Marketing Cloud Engagement (formerly Salesforce Experience Cloud or Salesforce Community Cloud) is an online forum powered by Salesforce that enables businesses to connect with their employees, customers, partner organizations, and prospects. Designed to help facilitate communication and information sharing, customers can ask questions and request help, administrators can integrate data from third-party apps, and employees can collaborate across projects and…N/A
    Pricing
    Magento Open SourceSalesforce Experience Cloud
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
    Magento Open SourceSalesforce Experience Cloud
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsPricing for Magento will vary greatly depending on outsourcing support and maintenance services.—
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    Community Pulse
    Magento Open SourceSalesforce Experience Cloud
    Considered Both Products
    Adobe
    No answer on this topic
    Salesforce
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    10 Answers
    96%
    Would buy again
    45 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    10 Answers
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    37 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    10 Answers
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    45 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    6 Answers
    97%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    28 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    80%
    Implementation went as expected
    8 Answers
    91%
    Implementation went as expected
    30 Answers
    Features
    Magento Open SourceSalesforce Experience Cloud
    Online Storefront
    Comparison of Online Storefront features of Magento Open Source and Salesforce Experience Cloud
    Feature
    Magento Open Source
    7.4
    29 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Salesforce Experience Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Product catalog & listings9.329 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product management9.029 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bulk product upload9.027 Ratings00 Ratings
    Branding6.727 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile storefront4.029 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product variations9.327 Ratings00 Ratings
    Website integration8.326 Ratings00 Ratings
    Visual customization5.728 Ratings00 Ratings
    CMS5.027 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Shopping Cart
    Comparison of Online Shopping Cart features of Magento Open Source and Salesforce Experience Cloud
    Feature
    Magento Open Source
    7.0
    29 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Salesforce Experience Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Abandoned cart recovery5.424 Ratings00 Ratings
    Checkout user experience8.729 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Payment System
    Comparison of Online Payment System features of Magento Open Source and Salesforce Experience Cloud
    Feature
    Magento Open Source
    8.6
    27 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Salesforce Experience Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    eCommerce security8.627 Ratings00 Ratings
    eCommerce Marketing
    Comparison of eCommerce Marketing features of Magento Open Source and Salesforce Experience Cloud
    Feature
    Magento Open Source
    6.4
    29 Ratings
    18% below category average
    Salesforce Experience Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Promotions & discounts9.329 Ratings00 Ratings
    Personalized recommendations2.022 Ratings00 Ratings
    SEO7.925 Ratings00 Ratings
    eCommerce Business Management
    Comparison of eCommerce Business Management features of Magento Open Source and Salesforce Experience Cloud
    Feature
    Magento Open Source
    9.6
    29 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Salesforce Experience Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Multi-site management10.026 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order processing9.328 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory management9.326 Ratings00 Ratings
    Shipping9.325 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom functionality10.027 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Magento Open SourceSalesforce Experience Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (30 ratings)
    8.9
    (71 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.1
    (15 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (18 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.4
    (4 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Magento Open SourceSalesforce Experience Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Adobe
    Magento Open Source is an excellent choice for businesses that need a highly customizable and scalable solution and (most of all) have the technical resources to support it. It's ideal for mid-to-large-sized businesses with complex product catalogs that require complete ownership and control, particularly those with complexities such as multi-country/multi-currency stores.
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    Salesforce
    For well-suited, this product is great for your external clientele groups that you would not necessarily want to have a high user fee rate for. So basically general public or a group that will be authorized to come in and just do a few things here and there, but you don't necessarily want them access to all of your systems and your data points for groups that it would not be a great use for. I'd say probably your high level internal staff, they're going to be using a lot of the backend functionality automations, evaluating data, managing data, and doing custom inputs. That's just not what's intended for.
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    Pros
    Adobe
    • It is very good when it comes to search engine optimization as it makes a good use of keywords and tags to improve the SEO score. It increases the chances of ranking up of the eCommerce store in the search engine rankings.
    • It makes the store in a very optimized way and despite being a very advanced system it is still very lightweight when it comes to website speed. The pages have a comparatively low loading time and a good speed.
    • It provides a lot more advance reporting features which are very helpful for businesses to do their planning.
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    Salesforce
    • Easy to use, just like Salesforce's other products. Many users can sit down and figure it out in no time, and with a little training become power users.
    • Fast and secure - Salesforce is a leader in the cloud world so you get consistently fast results and security that is top notch in the industry.
    • Accessible from anywhere - if you use cloud CMS already this is a no-brainer, but for those that do in-house CMS still, this is a major difference. Mobile access from anywhere on the planet without a VPN is something you just can't do without the cloud.
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    Cons
    Adobe
    • Magento is not easy for a layman who is not tech-savvy to manage the website.
    • Magento is one of the only modern shopping carts in which one must manually clear the cache and "reindex".
    • Magneto has a lot of technical glitches - more than most of the other shopping carts we work with. Most are minor.
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    Salesforce
    • Unlike other CMS platforms like Wordpress and Adobe Experience Manager, Salesforce does not provide a fully featured editor with a drag-and-drop design tool.
    • Our content creators and marketing team often struggle with permissions and how to distribute content across different experience cloud sites.
    • Also, there is no side-to-side comparison view for content editors to update the content easily.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Adobe
    It's the dominant force in the SMB open source market. With the continued support of eBay/PayPal, Magento will continue to evolve and should be a market leader for some time.
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    Salesforce
    Renewal exercise is already underway. Platform is to ubiquitous to not leverage, especially at a Fortune 50 firm
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    Usability
    Adobe
    Magento has a relly step learning curve. This means that you need to find experienced developers who can lead junior ones, otherwise the overall development process can be a disaster. However, once you are comfortable in developing on the platform, the customization capability are basically limitless and you can adapt the platform to any use case you can imagine. Also, there are many alredy developed marketplace modules that can solve, out of the box, many problems you may face.
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    Salesforce
    Strengths: - Intuitive for Salesforce Users – If you’re already working within the Salesforce ecosystem, the Salesforce CMS is easy to navigate, with a clean UI, drag-and-drop content management, and reusable assets for quick updates. - Seamless Integration – Since it connects natively with Experience Cloud, Marketing Cloud, and CRM, it allows for efficient multi-channel content distribution without needing extra third-party tools. - AI-Powered Personalization – The ability to deliver dynamic content based on user profiles and engagement data is a huge plus, making content delivery more relevant and impactful. Challenges: - Learning Curve for New Users – If you're not already familiar with Salesforce, the interface can feel overwhelming, requiring training to fully leverage all features. - Limited Customization & Workflow Automation – While it works well for structured content, advanced approval workflows and deep editorial customization are limited compared to enterprise CMS platforms like Adobe Experience Manager. - Media & Design Limitations – Salesforce CMS is not as robust for managing rich media-heavy content, which can be frustrating for teams needing more flexibility in multimedia presentation.
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    Performance
    Adobe
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    Again, since we provide and recommend solutions, I can't speak to every client's individual experience, but can offer general reflections as to keep their collaborations private, that they are satisfied with the experience. We hear a lot about how this system helps to encourage collaborations between their own business partners, customers, and internal members, and enables quality integrations with other products that help drive revenue.
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    Support Rating
    Adobe
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    Although support from Salesforce itself can be quite unresponsive sometimes, the community hub is incredibly helpful. The large user base of Salesforce products contribute to troubleshooting and the forums are a powerful tool for finding solutions and possible bugs and response times can be quite fast compared to your regular support channels.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Adobe
    In looking at a different platform to migrate to from Magento 1, we looked primarily at Big Commerce, Shopify and Shopify Plus. Our host was very negative about Magento 2, but we determined after a couple years it was due to the fact it had even more complexity (and very different) than Magento 1. Shopify Plus was attractive, but the cost factor for two sites led us back to Magento 2.
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    Salesforce
    Salesforce Experience Cloud was selected due to its tight integration with our existing Salesforce CRM platform. Customization of the portal was much, much simpler compared to Sharepoint - especially with role-based security parameters that are ultimately inherited based on attributes within the Salesforce CRM platform. Salesforce Experience Cloud was a natural fit for this customer-facing purpose.
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    Return on Investment
    Adobe
    • Better Total Cost of Ownership than bespoke e-commerce solutions due to being open source and the wide range of free/commercial extensions available to extend the platform.
    • Often more extensive to set up and maintain than other open source alternatives, such as WooCommerce.
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    Salesforce
    • Time savings for our customer success team - no need to continually follow up on tickets as customers have access to see status themselves
    • In the future, it will also allow us to create more impactful knowledge articles that will increase self-service over ticket creation
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