Sana Commerce Cloud vs. WorkArea

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Sana Commerce Cloud
Score 7.0 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
Sana Commerce is an eCommerce platform that provides an integrated shopping cart software for both Microsoft Dynamics and SAP.N/A
WorkArea
Score 10.0 out of 10
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WorkArea (formerly WebLinc) is an e-commerce platform and services provider for fast growing online retailers. Its technologies and strategic expertise empower enterprise level companies running global, omnichannel commerce operations, B2C or B2B. It is a VTEX brand since the early 2021 acquisition.N/A
Pricing
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Sana Commerce CloudWorkArea
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
Additional DetailsSana's pricing model is made up of two parts. It includes: •A one-time setup fee •A monthly subscription fee, including hosting and services Sana also offers add-ons to supplement customers’ web stores, an enterprise license, or the possibility to add additional web stores (subject to pricing adjustments as needed).
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Features
Sana Commerce CloudWorkArea
Online Storefront
Comparison of Online Storefront features of Product A and Product B
Sana Commerce Cloud
7.4
1 Ratings
4% below category average
WorkArea
4.4
1 Ratings
54% below category average
Product catalog & listings7.01 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Product management8.01 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Bulk product upload7.01 Ratings4.01 Ratings
Branding8.01 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Mobile storefront8.01 Ratings2.01 Ratings
Website integration6.01 Ratings2.01 Ratings
Visual customization7.01 Ratings6.01 Ratings
CMS8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Product variations00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Online Shopping Cart
Comparison of Online Shopping Cart features of Product A and Product B
Sana Commerce Cloud
7.0
1 Ratings
8% below category average
WorkArea
2.0
1 Ratings
116% below category average
Checkout user experience7.01 Ratings3.01 Ratings
Abandoned cart recovery00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
Online Payment System
Comparison of Online Payment System features of Product A and Product B
Sana Commerce Cloud
8.0
1 Ratings
4% below category average
WorkArea
2.0
1 Ratings
122% below category average
eCommerce security8.01 Ratings2.01 Ratings
eCommerce Marketing
Comparison of eCommerce Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Sana Commerce Cloud
7.7
1 Ratings
3% above category average
WorkArea
4.0
1 Ratings
61% below category average
Promotions & discounts8.01 Ratings2.01 Ratings
Personalized recommendations7.01 Ratings4.01 Ratings
SEO8.01 Ratings6.01 Ratings
eCommerce Business Management
Comparison of eCommerce Business Management features of Product A and Product B
Sana Commerce Cloud
8.5
1 Ratings
8% above category average
WorkArea
1.8
1 Ratings
125% below category average
Order processing8.01 Ratings3.01 Ratings
Inventory management9.01 Ratings1.01 Ratings
Shipping8.01 Ratings2.01 Ratings
Custom functionality9.01 Ratings1.01 Ratings
Best Alternatives
Sana Commerce CloudWorkArea
Small Businesses
Shopify Plus
Shopify Plus
Score 8.9 out of 10
Shopify Plus
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Score 8.9 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
IBM Digital Commerce
IBM Digital Commerce
Score 9.0 out of 10
IBM Digital Commerce
IBM Digital Commerce
Score 9.0 out of 10
Enterprises
IBM Digital Commerce
IBM Digital Commerce
Score 9.0 out of 10
IBM Digital Commerce
IBM Digital Commerce
Score 9.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
Sana Commerce CloudWorkArea
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(1 ratings)
3.0
(2 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Sana Commerce CloudWorkArea
Likelihood to Recommend
Sana Commerce
Its suited more for B2B-focused or mid-size companies that want to have a more robust platform for their eCommerce and don't want to invest that much (like the case of Magento and other big names). If you want to make constant UX and design enhancements and tests, you'll have a couple of headaches. It's not that bad but; you wont be able to do it all without customizing and spending good money on it.
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VTEX
At least in retail, I would only recommend using Weblinc for merchandising and uploading products.
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Pros
Sana Commerce
  • Quote Workflow--pretty simple and easy to understand and implement
  • Easy-to-learn admin tools
  • Very flexible/customizable initial configuration
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VTEX
  • Easy to set up
  • Responsive to feature requests
  • Great company to work with
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Cons
Sana Commerce
  • The service could be much better. It's expensive and hard to monitor because they only check cases twice a week (if you don't have a pre-plan).
  • The language and different time schedules have been an issue for tech problems. They're in Holland and Ukraine and we're in Mexico, and is really hard to find developers who know the platform to hire as an extra resource.
  • You can't import SKUS to populate a landing page programmatically.
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VTEX
  • We were never able to delete categories/subcategories. And because of this inability, it was often difficult navigating the back-end. If we accidentally deleted a category/subcategory, it would create a problem on the front end.
  • Creating discount codes was a nightmare. It was easy enough to create, but the text/description area was so sensitive and often had a mind of its own. This sensitivity created problems on the front end as well, ranging from incomplete text showing up to the products tiling all in one row. Also, there wasn't an easy way to create a "complex" discount code (complex defined as any code that wasn't a % off)
  • In general, it was very buggy. We were constantly opening tickets.
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Likelihood to Renew
Sana Commerce
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VTEX
Continuous wins with WebLinc make this an easy choice.
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Alternatives Considered
Sana Commerce
Sana Commerce is not as robust, flexible (or expensive) as Magento but is better (and more expensive) than Shopify. It is well balanced and you can customize according to your clients' needs. They are constantly upgrading their platform so you can keep your eCommerce up to date, but you must consider an extra cost to adapt it to the latest version.
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VTEX
Weblinc was more user-friendly and less confusing to work with.
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Return on Investment
Sana Commerce
  • The ROI was 18% more than expected
  • Our traffic has increased by 250%
  • Some of our clients think our site is too complex
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VTEX
  • WebLinc solves ecommerce as a turnkey solution, avoiding the need to hire-up a department to build/manage this aspect of a business.
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ScreenShots

Sana Commerce Cloud Screenshots

Screenshot of The redesigned Sana Admin's fresh new look, to make it more user-friendly.Screenshot of Customers segmentation in Sana Commerce. Customer segmentation is a marketing strategy that involves dividing a target market into subsets of customers that are similar in specific ways, for example, customers from a certain country or those customers who are essential for the business's prosperity.Screenshot of A personalized storefront with products and content tailored to the customer.Screenshot of Related products are used by Sana to add similar or substitute products like accessories or spare parts and build relationships between the related products and the original product. These product relations can be built in ERP and are used for cross- and up-selling, or they can be also used to provide alternatives in case any of these products are out of stock.Screenshot of Sana Commerce Insights (SCI) is a Sana product providing commercial insights, with extensive options and services. It is an add-on to Sana Commerce Cloud that offers a holistic overview of commercial data.Screenshot of Locations provide customers with an alternative delivery location where they can collect their orders. Instead of delivering a package to the customer’s home or business address, the customer can select a location and collect his or her order at a time that is convenient for him or her. The location can be a physical store, a warehouse, a pickup location of delivery service or any other place specified.