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Adobe Business Catalyst (Discontinued)

Adobe Business Catalyst (Discontinued)

Overview

What is Adobe Business Catalyst (Discontinued)?

Adobe Business Catalyst was a cloud-hosted system for building and managing web content and online stores with a built-in CRM framework in addition to sales, service, and marketing features including eCommerce and Email Marketing tools. It has been end of…

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  • API (11)
    7.9
    79%
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Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Starting price (does not include set up fee)

  • $10 per month
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Features

Platform & Infrastructure

Features related to platform-wide settings and structure, such as permissions, languages, integrations, customizations, etc.

6.6
Avg 7.7
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Product Details

What is Adobe Business Catalyst (Discontinued)?

Adobe Business Catalyst was a cloud-hosted system for building and managing web content and online stores with a built-in CRM framework in addition to sales, service, and marketing features including eCommerce and Email Marketing tools. It has been end of life (EOL) since 2020.

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Adobe Business Catalyst (Discontinued) Technical Details

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Mobile ApplicationNo

Frequently Asked Questions

Adobe Business Catalyst was a cloud-hosted system for building and managing web content and online stores with a built-in CRM framework in addition to sales, service, and marketing features including eCommerce and Email Marketing tools. It has been end of life (EOL) since 2020.

Adobe Business Catalyst (Discontinued) starts at $10.

Reviewers rate API highest, with a score of 7.9.

The most common users of Adobe Business Catalyst (Discontinued) are from Small Businesses (1-50 employees).
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June 08, 2016

Developed for Speed

Aaron Landry | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
ResellerIncentivized
We started using BusnessCatalyst across the organization as a solution for lower budget markets.
  • Webapps can be used for various content types and because the interface is simplified and standardized it's easy to give clients the ability to edit content without them having to modify html.
  • The template engine makes adding templates into the system and setting them up very fast. This helps to speed up development time.
  • Because BusinessCatalyst is a hosted solution, it removes the need for Server Management. Now that the BC API is more extensive and the content can be output via JSON, there seems to be nothing you can not do in the system.
  • BusinessCatalyst is a hosted solution and some can view this as a negative due to not having access directly to the server.
  • Some of the BuisnessCatalyst modules seem to never be updated or improved upon and it seems almost impossible to extend them into solutions that don't exist.
  • The Photo Gallery module is really easy to get setup however it is really difficult to extend due to the lack of access to do so.
  • It lacks a tagging system that can be used to output content. Currently it has categories which can be used but I don't think the original intention was this due to there only being three tiers available for use.
When integrating with other systems, it seems to not be a very good fit. For example, if I am a shop and I am not managing my entire inventory within the system, there are ways to get the data into and out of the system but they aren't as easy as integrating a solution on a server. It is very well suited for most if not all marketing websites.
Web Content Creation
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Web Content Management
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Platform & Infrastructure (1)
80%
8.0
API
80%
8.0
Security
N/A
N/A
CMS programming language or framework
N/A
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  • It allows me to gain more customers by providing a more affordable website solution to them.
I have worked with BigCommerce, ExpressionEngine, WordPress and other custom content management systems. The speed of the setup and ease of use are the primary reasons I choose BusinessCatalyst over other systems. While the CRM and Email platform are not as extensive as others, it provides a one stop solution to clients.
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Designer, Front-End Developer and Project Manager
Jerry Dever | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
ResellerIncentivized
We use Adobe Business Catalyst for our own website. We also help other companies get their businesses online using Adobe Business Catalyst.
  • Get a website online quickly
  • Build small databases quickly
  • Train end-users to use BC quickly
  • Build web galleries quickly
  • Need to be able to build a relational database inside BC
  • Need to be able to easily reference outside links in BC
  • Cancelling a website isn't always easy
Adobe Business Catalyst is well suited for most online businesses (i.e., online store, brochure site etc.).
Web Content Creation
N/A
N/A
Web Content Management
N/A
N/A
Platform & Infrastructure (1)
50%
5.0
API
50%
5.0
Security
N/A
N/A
CMS programming language or framework
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  • Faster website deployment
  • Better organization since we can keep most clients under the same umbrella
  • Adobe brand recognition
  • WordPress,Joomla!
I prefer Adobe Business Catalyst to the open source competitors because they require a bit of upkeep to keep versions and plug-ins updated; BC does the versioning and updating for you.
2
Both owners and developers
2
Web skills, general web knowledge, SEO knowledge, and marketing/advertising knowledge
  • Real estate websites
  • Charity website
  • Online stores
  • Manage our own website
  • Integrating MLS solutions into websites
  • Integrating other 3rd party solutions into our websites
It's easy to use and we are invested in it now.
Yes
we use BC instead of WordPress and Joomla for clients.
  • Price
  • Product Features
  • Product Usability
  • Existing Relationship with the Vendor
  • Third-party Reviews
We use Adobe products for many other areas of our business and we trust Adobe.
Wouldn't change anything with selection process
  • Implemented in-house
No
Change management was minimal
you can keep drafts of anything before you implement and you can also create an entire site on BC before you tie it to a domain for live release
  • Occasional issues creating databases
  • Most issues are client-related
Pretty easy to do
  • Online training
  • Self-taught
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Easy to use; we provide training to our clients
Good support; there have been a few issues that we have been unable to resolve
No
There have been times when there was a desperate situation (aren't they all) with clients and support chat has come to the rescue quickly.
  • Galleries
  • Creating new pages
  • Creating menus
  • Email campaigns
  • Web apps can be complex depending on various factors
Yes
I have had to use it several times and it seems fine.
It's easy to log in; areas are well marked, and support is available if needed.
It's easy to build small sites or large sites and there is lots of templating.
very few issues with availability
Very few issues
Adobe is a pretty good vendor.
Easy support
Billing, invoicing, and reselling
Yes
no issues; no down time
  • Better features
  • Better organization
  • integrating with 3rd party products
Yes
needed additional functionality; the change was easy
No
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