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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Spree

    Score7.4 out of 10
    N/ASpree Storefront is a modular, open source e-commerce platform with a large community, comprehensive API and integration features right out of the box. Spree is comprehensive enough for large ecommerce stores and easy enough for small online merchants.N/A

    WorkArea

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AWorkArea (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
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    SpreeWorkArea
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    SpreeWorkArea
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    SpreeWorkArea
    Online Storefront
    Comparison of Online Storefront features of Spree and WorkArea
    Feature
    Spree
    5.6
    4 Ratings
    33% below category average
    WorkArea
    4.4
    1 Ratings
    56% below category average
    Product catalog & listings4.44 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Product management5.04 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Bulk product upload7.34 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    Branding3.73 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Mobile storefront4.01 Ratings2.01 Ratings
    Product variations8.03 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Website integration5.94 Ratings2.01 Ratings
    Visual customization9.33 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    CMS3.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Shopping Cart
    Comparison of Online Shopping Cart features of Spree and WorkArea
    Feature
    Spree
    5.2
    4 Ratings
    38% below category average
    WorkArea
    2.0
    1 Ratings
    117% below category average
    Abandoned cart recovery5.34 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Checkout user experience5.14 Ratings3.01 Ratings
    Online Payment System
    Comparison of Online Payment System features of Spree and WorkArea
    Feature
    Spree
    9.1
    4 Ratings
    8% above category average
    WorkArea
    2.0
    1 Ratings
    123% below category average
    eCommerce security9.14 Ratings2.01 Ratings
    eCommerce Marketing
    Comparison of eCommerce Marketing features of Spree and WorkArea
    Feature
    Spree
    4.2
    4 Ratings
    59% below category average
    WorkArea
    4.0
    1 Ratings
    63% below category average
    Promotions & discounts4.03 Ratings2.01 Ratings
    Personalized recommendations4.23 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    SEO4.43 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    eCommerce Business Management
    Comparison of eCommerce Business Management features of Spree and WorkArea
    Feature
    Spree
    6.1
    4 Ratings
    28% below category average
    WorkArea
    1.8
    1 Ratings
    127% below category average
    Multi-site management5.12 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order processing5.74 Ratings3.01 Ratings
    Inventory management5.02 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Shipping5.44 Ratings2.01 Ratings
    Custom functionality9.34 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    SpreeWorkArea
    Small Businesses
    Ecwid by Lightspeed
    Score10 out of 10
    Ecwid by Lightspeed
    Score10 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Shopify
    Score8.7 out of 10
    Shopify
    Score8.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    IBM Digital Commerce
    Score9 out of 10
    IBM Digital Commerce
    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    SpreeWorkArea
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.4
    (5 ratings)
    3.0
    (2 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    SpreeWorkArea
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Spree Commerce
    Spree is a great solution if you have a highly customized business idea and need a very robust eCommerce solution to support your very creative and detailed sales methods. Because it's an open source platform, there are a ton of ways that his platform can be customized to meet virtually any business idea that you can dream up. With that said, the platform requires dedicated development support to make sure everything is stable and supported at all times.
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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
    Spree Commerce
    • Quick and easy access, nice interface when logging in.
    • Access to customer's info, easy to change user names and passwords when issues arise with login.
    • Easy to use for the most part - a lot of ways to search for information regarding customer's info.
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    VTEX
    • Easy to set up
    • Responsive to feature requests
    • Great company to work with
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Spree Commerce
    • For the ATS portion, ability to download applicants would be helpful
    • We have to use our developers to change some simple things on the web format
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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
    Spree Commerce
    No answers on this topic
    VTEX
    Continuous wins with WebLinc make this an easy choice.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    Spree Commerce
    I don't want to knock other products but let's say that the more famous shopping carts, although they have great functionality off the peg, are limited in terms of branding ability and further customisation. Invariably you get a site which looks and feels like many others. This will suit many companies as a low cost option which is very competent. However the fully customisable front end that we need, and will continue to develop, is not possible with these turn-key solutions.
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    VTEX
    Weblinc was more user-friendly and less confusing to work with.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Spree Commerce
    • Decent plugin ecosystem
    • Easily add and manage new products
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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.
    Incentivized
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