SAP Commerce Cloud vs. Square Online

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
SAP Commerce Cloud
Score 8.2 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
Square Online
Score 7.4 out of 10
N/A
Square Online (formerly Weebly) is a basic content management system with blogging and eCommerce features. It can be utilized for building standard websites or specialized webpages for online stores.
$13
per month
Pricing
SAP Commerce CloudSquare Online
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Personal
$13
per month
Professional
$16
per month
Performance
$29
per month
Free
Free
Free
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
SAP Commerce CloudSquare Online
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsPricing decreases when paid annually: Personal - $10/Month Professional - $12/Month Performance - $26/Month
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
SAP Commerce CloudSquare Online
Features
SAP Commerce CloudSquare Online
Online Storefront
Comparison of Online Storefront features of Product A and Product B
SAP Commerce Cloud
8.0
99 Ratings
3% above category average
Square Online
-
Ratings
Product catalog & listings8.695 Ratings00 Ratings
Product management8.495 Ratings00 Ratings
Bulk product upload8.191 Ratings00 Ratings
Branding8.088 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile storefront7.489 Ratings00 Ratings
Product variations8.288 Ratings00 Ratings
Website integration8.593 Ratings00 Ratings
Visual customization7.990 Ratings00 Ratings
CMS7.090 Ratings00 Ratings
Online Shopping Cart
Comparison of Online Shopping Cart features of Product A and Product B
SAP Commerce Cloud
8.3
91 Ratings
9% above category average
Square Online
-
Ratings
Abandoned cart recovery8.014 Ratings00 Ratings
Checkout user experience8.590 Ratings00 Ratings
Online Payment System
Comparison of Online Payment System features of Product A and Product B
SAP Commerce Cloud
7.8
79 Ratings
6% below category average
Square Online
-
Ratings
eCommerce security7.879 Ratings00 Ratings
eCommerce Marketing
Comparison of eCommerce Marketing features of Product A and Product B
SAP Commerce Cloud
8.1
90 Ratings
5% above category average
Square Online
-
Ratings
Promotions & discounts8.385 Ratings00 Ratings
Personalized recommendations8.182 Ratings00 Ratings
SEO7.879 Ratings00 Ratings
eCommerce Business Management
Comparison of eCommerce Business Management features of Product A and Product B
SAP Commerce Cloud
8.3
90 Ratings
4% above category average
Square Online
-
Ratings
Multi-site management8.285 Ratings00 Ratings
Order processing8.587 Ratings00 Ratings
Inventory management8.580 Ratings00 Ratings
Shipping8.180 Ratings00 Ratings
Custom functionality8.085 Ratings00 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
SAP Commerce Cloud
-
Ratings
Square Online
7.1
31 Ratings
14% below category average
Role-based user permissions00 Ratings7.131 Ratings
Platform & Infrastructure
Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Product A and Product B
SAP Commerce Cloud
-
Ratings
Square Online
8.7
22 Ratings
12% above category average
API00 Ratings8.717 Ratings
Internationalization / multi-language00 Ratings8.718 Ratings
Web Content Creation
Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Product A and Product B
SAP Commerce Cloud
-
Ratings
Square Online
6.8
43 Ratings
13% below category average
WYSIWYG editor00 Ratings6.436 Ratings
Code quality / cleanliness00 Ratings5.739 Ratings
Admin section00 Ratings8.439 Ratings
Page templates00 Ratings6.243 Ratings
Library of website themes00 Ratings6.443 Ratings
Mobile optimization / responsive design00 Ratings8.542 Ratings
Publishing workflow00 Ratings5.935 Ratings
Form generator00 Ratings7.236 Ratings
Web Content Management
Comparison of Web Content Management features of Product A and Product B
SAP Commerce Cloud
-
Ratings
Square Online
8.7
40 Ratings
16% above category average
Content taxonomy00 Ratings8.126 Ratings
SEO support00 Ratings9.136 Ratings
Bulk management00 Ratings9.021 Ratings
Availability / breadth of extensions00 Ratings8.433 Ratings
Community / comment management00 Ratings8.730 Ratings
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SAP Commerce CloudSquare Online
Small Businesses
Ecwid by Lightspeed
Ecwid by Lightspeed
Score 10.0 out of 10
ManageWP
ManageWP
Score 10.0 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Shopify Plus
Shopify Plus
Score 8.9 out of 10
RWS Tridion Sites
RWS Tridion Sites
Score 9.0 out of 10
Enterprises
IBM Digital Commerce
IBM Digital Commerce
Score 9.0 out of 10
RWS Tridion Sites
RWS Tridion Sites
Score 9.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
SAP Commerce CloudSquare Online
Likelihood to Recommend
8.1
(91 ratings)
9.0
(44 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.1
(4 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
7.8
(25 ratings)
8.9
(3 ratings)
Support Rating
7.0
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.1
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
9.6
(48 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
9.6
(48 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
SAP Commerce CloudSquare Online
Likelihood to Recommend
SAP
SAP Commerce Cloud is well-suited for large enterprises requiring robust personalization, seamless multi-channel integration, and the ability to handle high-volume transactions, especially during peak periods like Black Friday. Its scalability and advanced features make it ideal for businesses needing to manage complex product catalogs and global operations.Enough development capacities are needed to have a best in class shop
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Block, Inc (Square)
If you are having students create websites or information pages about something they are studying in class, this is a great option. The fact that students can spend less time getting situated and learning the app and get right to work researching and creating their pages is great. For middle to high school, this is a fantastic app to use. However, if you want more nuanced analytics or want students to focus on blogging more than webpage building, this is limited.
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Pros
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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Block, Inc (Square)
  • Drag and drop interface makes it very easy to add all types of content, including images, text, video (and YouTube videos), embeddable applications and more.
  • It's very easy to set up navigation features like cascading menus and sticky navigation (where the menu stays put - may depend on the template chosen though).
  • A technical backend is fairly straight-forward for setting up a fav icon, 301 redirects, SEO, Google Analytics, etc.
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Cons
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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Block, Inc (Square)
  • Weebly doesn't have a lot of templates to choose from, so if you don't have any experience with CSS or HTML, it's hard to customize your site to an extent.
  • Weebly isn't fully SEO friendly. They don't allow you to add H1 tags to pages out of the box.
  • You can't create folder structures when it comes to web page URLs. You can put web pages under a main menu dropdown, but they don't allow you to put all sub-menu items in a structured folder (like site.com/folder/page-1 and site.com/folder/page-2).
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Likelihood to Renew
SAP
SAP Commerce and Spartacus together becomes one of the omnichannel powerhouse of commerce application. It also comes with edge advantage with out of the box integrations with many SAP applications and also non-SAP applciations which gives it edge advantage over other tools. The main reason being the integration becomes easier as SAP shares the common data schema and model across all its product line and new feature releases are compatible with all the SAP product line.
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Block, Inc (Square)
Weebly is consistently adding features that line up with our needs. The ease of use makes it the perfect program for us since we have users of multiple age brackets and knowledge of web design. We love that we can give users access to only the pages they are affiliated with
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Usability
SAP
More true headless and a more rationale pricing. Since moving from the Hzbris Monolyth towards SAP Commerce Cloud a lot of progress has been made, but dissecting the monolyth into composable components where you just pay for what you use is still a longer journey and here pricing should be more realistic. Things become so expensive once they have the SAP stamp on them (example the SAP CIAM)
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Block, Inc (Square)
Very easy to use and intuitive to design after all of our business needs. From the website and POS system to how we represent ourselves internally and to our customers... Square is second-to-none in helping our business and others in our same boat become the kind of businesses we want to be when it comes to our inventory and sales of these kinds of products.
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Support Rating
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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Block, Inc (Square)
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
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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Block, Inc (Square)
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
SAP
SAP Cloud is much better than GoDaddy. it was a smooth transition and every aspect of the program is easier. My scalability increased greatly from GoDaddy to SAp Commerce Cloud and sales are now tracked easier and inventory is at the touch of a button, making sales much easier than previous software.
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Block, Inc (Square)
Weebly's designs, plugins, and customization options are a little more advanced in some cases than other similar programs. WordPress requires a different level of expertise and knowledge of code, keywording, and plugins, so I wouldn't even compare them. Wix is a little more user-friendly because you can drag and drop your design, which was very convenient for customizing your site. I didn't personally select Weebly, but it is user-friendly and nearly anyone comfortable with a computer could figure it out. Weebly support is also pretty good.
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Scalability
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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Block, Inc (Square)
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
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.
  • SAP Commerce has helped our client to integrate the Recommendation tool ISS which is easy to configure after this tool product sale is increased. The best thing was that integration was very easy and quick.
  • One option of Blue/Green deployment helping us to check the production release in advance on production environment. Prev we don't have this option and many times face P1 issue in prod which had ruined client reputation. But now this feature is helping lot
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Block, Inc (Square)
  • Weebly has allowed our business to create a connection with our customers by offering home decor, cooking and styling tips.
  • Weebly gives us the chance to relay information to customers regarding merchandise, current sales and promotions, store hours and locations etc. Which has helped increase business.
  • Weebly has given our not very tech savvy business the opportunity to have a website and stay relevant with our competitors.
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ScreenShots

SAP Commerce Cloud Screenshots

Screenshot of the 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 a landing page from an e-commerce siteScreenshot of a web page with product categories and search results from an e-commerce siteScreenshot of headless commerce storefronts