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SAP Commerce Cloud

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.

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BigCommerce

BigCommerce is a SaaS platform that allows SMBs to develop eCommerce sites. Features include the capabilities to design the storefront, configure products, manage payments, generate traffic, and optimize conversion.

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ChannelAdvisor

ChannelAdvisor is a provider of cloud-based e-commerce solutions that enable retailers and manufacturers to integrate, manage and optimize their merchandise sales across hundreds of online channels including Amazon, Google, eBay, Facebook and more.

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EvolutionX

EvolutionX is a B2B ecommerce solution from ECI Software Solutions, built for distributors, manufacturers, and wholesalers in markets including business supplies, industrial, electrical, plumbing, gas and welding, and medical supplies.

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Webflow

Webflow headquartered in San Francisco offers what they describe as a visual solution to web design, with a CMS for editors, designers, and developers that they state allows users to create needed content structures, add content (by hand, from a CSV, or via our API), and then design…

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Shift4Shop

Shift4Shop (formerly 3dcart) is a customizable eCommerce platform designed to build an online store. Some features include Level 1 PCI security compliance, the same level used by banks and large financial institutions, along with search engine optimized templates and no transaction…

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OpenCart

OpenCart is an open-source eCommerce platform. It features support for unlimited categories and products, multiple currencies and languages, shipping, payments, and mobile access.

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UENI

Small business owners don’t have much time to build their online presence, don’t have much money to spend on digital advertising, and don’t want to navigate the complexity of what it means to be online today. So UENI presents a solution built specifically for them. Unlike DIY website…

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Digital River

Digital River Global Commerce offers cloud commerce tools and services for selling digital and physical products across global online markets, handling taxes, regulations, payments, e-marketing and more.

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Rymera Wholesale Suite

Wholesale Suite is a wholesale solution for WooCommerce helping store owners add wholesale features to their WooCommerce stores. It solves a range common obstacles that store owners face when integrating wholesale sales into their online store. Such as: Managing wholesale pricing…

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Yo!Kart

Yo!Kart is a multivendor eCommerce platform that enables users to build online marketplaces similar to Amazon, Alibaba eBay, and Etsy. It is a self-hosted and ready-to-launch solution that offers a wide set of features such as Native Mobile Apps, Multi-Lingual & Multi-currency…

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Inveon inCommerce

Inveon is a technology company that provides enterprise e-commerce software platform and digital growth management solutions. Through helping to create a unified and scalable digital commerce presence with sustainable growth, Inveon aims to drive enterprise companies towards the…

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Kibo eCommerce

Kibo Software offers Kibo eCommerce (formerly Mozu), designed to support retailers with online offer creation and deployment, content publishing and landing pages, and many tools and widgets out of the box with a retail-oriented ecommerce solution. Mozu was acquired by Kibo Software…

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Paddle

London-based Paddle offers an ecommerce and subscription management solution for software companies seeking a streamlined demonstration of their services and centralized management of their different service levels and cloud-based offerings.

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1ShoppingCart

1ShoppingCart is a shopping cart and eCommerce software featuring integrated eCommerce, email, and online marketing software tools. The platforms is owned and supported by Web.com.

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Ibexa DXP

Ibexa, headquartered in Oslo, helps B2B companies to stay relevant and succeed by transforming traditional sales strategies into frictionless buying experiences, with their eponymous digial experience platform (DXP).

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IONOS Hosting

IONOS a provider of cloud infrastructure, cloud services, and hosting headquartered in Germany, boasting more than eight million customer contracts. They provide individual web services including SSL certificates (provided by GeoTrust True BusinessID) , domain registration services,…

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Spree

Spree 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.

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IBM Digital Commerce

IBM Digital Commerce is an e-commerce platform that is designed to deliver omni-channel shopping experiences, including mobile, social, and in-store. In June 2019, IBM Digital Commerce was acquired by HCL Technologies.

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Duda

Duda, the eponymous platform from the company in Palo Alto, is a web design platform for companies that offer web design services to small businesses. The company serves customers from freelance web professionals to digital agencies, all the way up to the large hosting companies,…

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KalioCommerce

KalioCommerce is an enterprise eCommerce platform that powers Internet Retailer Top 1000 B2C & B2B brands. According to the vendor, online retailers get the flexibility to build uniquely branded sites with sophisticated business needs, and transform ideas into revenue faster…

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Kooomo

The Kooomo platform consists of an e-commerce solution for managing online trade transactions and a content management system (CMS) that is designed to assist with coordinated institutional content.

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inkFrog

inkFrog headquartered in Phoenix provides auction management and ecommerce listing software for vendors selling through major ecommerce platforms (e.g. Amazon, eBay, etc.).

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ecomdash

ecomdash is a cloud-based inventory management solution that aims help online retailers save time and money, improve profit margins and optimize inventory control. This solution includes several web-based tools that are designed to make managing an e-commerce business simple and…

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Zegashop

Zegashop Inc. is a SaaS eCommerce website platform that provides tools to start and manage an online business of any size. The user can drag and drop to create a responsive website. It is a CMS platform for all businesses in the B2B sector to increase their sales conversion rate.…

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Pixpa

Pixpa is an all-in-one platform to create websites with an integrated e-commerce store, client galleries, blog, online stores without any coding knowledge. Pixpa aims to enable creators to manage their whole web presence from one seamless, versatile platform, hence saving time and…

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ShipperHQ

ShipperHQ is designed to streamline the shipping process for eCommerce businesses. This platform gives eCommerce businesses the power to set their own shipping rates and delivery options.

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What are eCommerce Platforms?

eCommerce software allows merchants to display a product catalog and conduct transactions online. Most eCommerce transactions are B2C (business-to-consumer). Some also support more complex B2B (business-to-business) transactions with contract negotiation features, for example.

There are two general types of eCommerce platforms: hosted and self-hosted open source:

  • Hosted eCommerce solutions, which are cloud-based and billed monthly, tend to be more stable and user-friendly.
  • Self-hosted eCommerce solutions are more advanced, customizable, and free.

eCommerce Websites

eCommerce websites, usually referred to as online storefronts, allow shoppers to browse through the merchant's product catalog and purchase products online.

Hosted eCommerce platforms include a set of pre-made templates and themes for storefront design. The best eCommerce software for your online business depends on your use cases. There are many different aspects of an online storefront that different eCommerce products may focus on:

  • Managing larger inventories
  • Displaying multiple versions (e.g., colors and sizes) of the same item
  • Managing multiple stores
  • Representing digital versus physical products

Scalability is also a major consideration when evaluating product catalog options and features.

Online Shopping Cart

An online shopping cart allows eCommerce website visitors to accumulate a list of products in a virtual "shopping cart" before checkout. In addition to accumulating the list, shopping cart software also calculates the total cost, including shipping and taxes.

Some platforms offer other shopping cart-related features, like abandoned cart tools. These save unfinished orders and/or email customers to remind them that there are still items in their cart. Abandoned cart functionality often costs extra or is available only with higher-tier packages.

Another additional functionality some eCommerce products include is the ability to suggest products for customers to view. This is typically based on individual customer’s shopping behavior along with information about what products other customers have been viewing and buying.

Online Payment System

Some solutions include in-house payment processing. Others integrate to a third party payment gateway. Vendors that offer in-house payment processing often charge a transaction fee. Since payment systems need to handle sensitive customer information, most eCommerce platforms have standard security measures in place.

eCommerce Platforms Features & Capabilities

  • Online storefront
  • Product catalog
  • Online shopping cart
  • Online payment system or integration with a payment gateway
  • Order fulfillment and shipping management
  • Merchant interface/dashboard
  • eCommerce marketing tools
  • eCommerce business management
  • Customer behavior analytics and reporting
  • Integrations (e.g. CRM, ERP, email marketing, payment gateway, etc)

eCommerce Software Comparison

There are a few key things buyers should consider to help them more easily compare eCommerce products:

1. Technical expertise required: Will the person or team managing your eCommerce website have technical/coding knowledge? Some eCommerce platforms are especially user-friendly for individuals with little to no coding experience, while others offer advanced customization that can be achieved through coding. Consider whether you’ll have access to a developer or other administrator with coding experience to help customize your eCommerce platform. If not, platforms that include a wide range of eCommerce website themes, or a WYSIWYG editor, may be a better for your business.

2. Open source vs. paid software: Are you looking for a free eCommerce platform to start out with, or a more advanced software that has all the bells and whistles? Especially if you or your team have experience with web design, an open source platform can be a great way to start building your online store. Popular open source platforms include Magento Open Source, Drupal, and Joomla. On the other hand, if you’re looking for an eCommerce platform that comes with access to customer support and a wide variety of pre-built website themes and templates, a paid platform will likely be a better bet.

3. B2B vs. B2C (or both): Do you sell to primarily a B2B or B2C market? Or both? There are a few main differences between B2B and B2C selling that, in part, determine what your eCommerce platform needs to have. For example, eCommerce businesses selling primarily to other businesses will need the ability to segment customer groups and to set up customizable pricing and configuration options. Some must-have features for B2C companies include built-in store themes, abandoned cart recovery, and compatibility with multiple payment gateways. Some ecommerce platforms are better designed for B2B, or B2C.

Pricing Information

Monthly subscriptions for hosted products vary widely depending on features and scalability. Monthly charges range from zero to over $1,000 at the very high end.

It’s a good idea to clearly understand requirements and to choose an ecommerce platform based on current and anticipated needs, rather than just focusing on cost. In the long-term, picking the ecommerce platform that is the best for your eCommerce business's needs will present cost savings that may not be immediately apparent in the startup phase.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What are the differences between B2C and B2B eCommerce software?

There are a few main differences between businessto-business (B2B) and business-to-consumer (B2C) selling that, in part, dictate what your next ecommerce software should include.

Key dimensions where B2B and B2C sales differ include:

  • buying motivations
  • what the market looks like
  • the importance of brand reputation
  • how much long-term value vs. immediate cost matters
  • what the buying process looks like

What are some key features B2B eCommerce software should have?

If your company primarily sells to other businesses (B2B), ensure that your ecommerce platform includes:

  • Customizable pricing, payment, and ordering options
  • Deep personalization capabilities for your online storefront (e.g. branding, site search and navigation)
  • Options for customers to easily reorder the same items and quantities > Discounted bulk ordering
  • The ability to set a minimum order quantity (MQO)
  • The ability to restrict access to certain groups (e.g. allowing only registered customers to view products)
  • The ability to segment customers into groups, or integrate with the user’s CRM or ERP software
  • A wide range of payment options and a highly secure checkout experience

What are some key features B2C eCommerce software should have?

If your business primarily sells to consumers (B2C), ensure that your ecommerce platform includes:

  • > Built-in online storefront themes or templates
  • The ability to customize product listings and have multiple product variants
  • Abandoned cart recovery capabilities
  • Promotion and discount code tools
  • Built-in SEO tools
  • Content management capabilities and a blog section
  • Built-in email marketing capabilities, or integration with email marketing platforms
  • Secure check-out experiences with multiple payment options