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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Adobe Commerce

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/AAdobe Commerce delivers personalized shopping at scale. Delivered as Adobe Commerce as a Cloud Service (ACCS), it boosts conversion with an AI-powered storefront, built-in merchandising, and GenAI-driven content. ACCS supports rapid expansion through multi-site, multi-language, and multi-brand capabilities, handling millions of SKUs, complex catalogs, and custom pricing. Always-on SaaS innovation lowers total cost of ownership by removing upgrade overhead and minimizing…N/A

    Shift4Shop

    Score1.2 out of 10
    N/AShift4Shop (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 fees. The former 3dcart was acquired by Shift4 Payments in November, 2020.

    $39

    per month

    Pricing
    Adobe CommerceShift4Shop
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Platform Fee
    $39
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Adobe CommerceShift4Shop
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsMust contact sales team for pricing.Shift4Shop offers a free enterprise-grade plan for US customers who use their payment processing.
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    Adobe CommerceShift4Shop
    Considered Both Products
    Adobe
    Chose Adobe Commerce
    3dcart and Shopify are basic placeholder platforms used either to help wireframe projects that will eventually move to other platforms or were legacy platforms migrated to Magento after acquisitions. 3dcart provided an easier Customer Service Agent interface but failed to …
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Commerce
    The only platform listed above that competes with Magento in full functionality is Demandware, in my opinion. However, Demandware is even more development resource intensive than Magento. NetSuite has several realms of customization, but their API is quite limited. Shopify, BigC…
    Incentivized
    Shift4
    Chose Shift4Shop
    While Shopify is pretty slick in operation, Shopify's fees are way, way, way too expensive compared to 3Dcart.
    Magento required a hefty redesign price Tag. BigCommerce seemed like overkill for our needs as an e-commerce company. Big Commerce has some very good material to help …
    Incentivized
    Chose Shift4Shop
    3dcart does not provide as much customization without having more knowledge of coding. The file structure takes some getting used to. Shopify is more of a jump start system. You can quickly get a Shopify website up and going in less than a day without any coding knowledge. BigCo…
    Incentivized
    Chose Shift4Shop
    I found 3dcart to be the most cost effective and easiest to use for my smaller to medium sized business clients.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    84%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    13 Answers
    0%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    18 Answers
    17%
    Happy with the feature set
    1 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    93%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    14 Answers
    0%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    0 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    67%
    Implementation went as expected
    10 Answers
    0%
    Implementation went as expected
    0 Answers
    Features
    Adobe CommerceShift4Shop
    Online Storefront
    Comparison of Online Storefront features of Adobe Commerce and Shift4Shop
    Feature
    Adobe Commerce
    7.6
    34 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Shift4Shop
    1.0
    9 Ratings
    155% below category average
    Product catalog & listings8.233 Ratings1.09 Ratings
    Product management9.034 Ratings1.09 Ratings
    Bulk product upload8.829 Ratings1.07 Ratings
    Branding6.130 Ratings1.08 Ratings
    Mobile storefront5.232 Ratings1.09 Ratings
    Product variations7.132 Ratings1.09 Ratings
    Website integration9.132 Ratings1.09 Ratings
    Visual customization9.034 Ratings1.09 Ratings
    CMS6.133 Ratings1.08 Ratings
    Online Shopping Cart
    Comparison of Online Shopping Cart features of Adobe Commerce and Shift4Shop
    Feature
    Adobe Commerce
    6.2
    33 Ratings
    21% below category average
    Shift4Shop
    2.0
    9 Ratings
    117% below category average
    Abandoned cart recovery5.228 Ratings2.07 Ratings
    Checkout user experience7.133 Ratings2.09 Ratings
    Online Payment System
    Comparison of Online Payment System features of Adobe Commerce and Shift4Shop
    Feature
    Adobe Commerce
    6.3
    33 Ratings
    27% below category average
    Shift4Shop
    2.0
    9 Ratings
    122% below category average
    eCommerce security6.333 Ratings2.09 Ratings
    eCommerce Marketing
    Comparison of eCommerce Marketing features of Adobe Commerce and Shift4Shop
    Feature
    Adobe Commerce
    7.3
    32 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Shift4Shop
    1.7
    9 Ratings
    128% below category average
    Promotions & discounts7.332 Ratings1.09 Ratings
    Personalized recommendations8.129 Ratings2.98 Ratings
    SEO6.429 Ratings1.09 Ratings
    eCommerce Business Management
    Comparison of eCommerce Business Management features of Adobe Commerce and Shift4Shop
    Feature
    Adobe Commerce
    8.9
    34 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Shift4Shop
    2.9
    9 Ratings
    94% below category average
    Multi-site management10.027 Ratings1.04 Ratings
    Order processing8.233 Ratings6.88 Ratings
    Inventory management8.233 Ratings1.07 Ratings
    Shipping8.931 Ratings4.98 Ratings
    Custom functionality9.133 Ratings1.08 Ratings
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    Adobe CommerceShift4Shop
    Small Businesses
    Ecwid by Lightspeed
    Score10 out of 10
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    Score10 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Shopify Plus
    Score9 out of 10
    Shopify Plus
    Score9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    IBM Digital Commerce
    Score9 out of 10
    IBM Digital Commerce
    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Adobe CommerceShift4Shop
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.3
    (42 ratings)
    1.0
    (10 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (9 ratings)
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    4.0
    (2 ratings)
    4.0
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    2.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    4.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    2.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
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    2.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Adobe CommerceShift4Shop
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Adobe
    Primarily B2C focused, I think that the B2B features are increasing but the core focus of the platform (and Magento) is really consumer-based. That said, if you are looking for the fastest time to market with minimal investment option then Adobe Commerce is likely not the option that 9 out of 10 people would opt for nowadays.
    Incentivized
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    Shift4
    At this point I would recommend looking elsewhere - 8 years with a platform and finally have to switch due to the unreliability is not something a business likes to do! They should sell the platform to a company that actually cares about owning an ecommerce builder. Research Shift4 - the parent
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    Pros
    Adobe
    • The ease of use with page builder requiring no developer skills to maintain most of our pages.
    • The catalog is straightforward and easy to use and having the ability to update pricing and other key pieces based on customer group is very helpful.
    • Many of the extensions Adobe Commerce has help us to do what we need to do more quickly without a great deal of development efforts and cost.
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    Shift4
    • In my opinion, charge you too much for what it is worth
    • In my opinion, tech support is always blaming client and end up fixing it own issues
    • In my experience, make you believe client is important
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    Cons
    Adobe
    • Magento Commerce Cloud can be complicated to develop for. In our field, it has been a struggle at times to find qualified developers.
    • Our merchandising team sees performance issues from time to time. Updating a product and waiting for the change to clear the queue can take up to an hour in some situations.
    • Because of the incredible amount of features that Magento Commerce Cloud offers, training new employees to use Magento takes a long time.
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    Shift4
    • Page structure is all over the place. It can be difficult to find where to go to make page edits.
    • Base platform isn't very robust and requires multiple add-ons in order to add CRM, Taxes, and other capabilities
    • Reporting isn't very strong, necessitating outside analytics
    • File system is also pretty wonky and feels very primitive
    • Customer service and technical help leaves MUCH to be desired.
    • Not as many supported add-ons/plug-ins as other platforms, and many of them cost additional fees. Many of them also don't seamlessly integrate, meaning you'll need to dev the integration yourself.
    • In general, what you see in the WYSIWYG is not what you get.
    • Order System is not very intuitive for the modern era
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Adobe
    It has the best overall price point. It is super cheap and the connection between our ERP system is unmatched by any other Ecommerce sites we have talked with. We honestly can't get this level of complex customization without having to spend a fortune somewhere else. It is able to do everything we need it to do for the right price.
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    Shift4
    Not applicable - as a franchisee, the franchiser took over the web site and shopping cart capabilities, so I no longer need the tool. But I would recommend it.
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    Usability
    Adobe
    Being unable to store quotes for later was annoying. People called up expecting to pay there and then, and having to place them on hold whilst you added items to the basket and input all their customer information in was annoying for them and us, making us look unprofessional.
    Incentivized
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    Shift4
    If you are looking for ultra basic interface ...
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    Reliability and Availability
    Adobe
    No answers on this topic
    Shift4
    regular updates braking our site
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    Support Rating
    Adobe
    The technical service was impeccable. They were on point and were very knowledgeable.
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    Shift4
    You always manage to fins someone, but, in my experience, resolving issues are not an easy task. Why do we pay for a service , and then spend time trouble shooting constantly with them ?? In my experience, they eliminate features , send you an email what you can use instead, with instructions most people cant do without an IT guy . It feel more like an open source than a true integrated service.
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    Online Training
    Adobe
    Great value for an flexible, open source platform.
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    Shift4
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Adobe
    No answers on this topic
    Shift4
    Initially it was difficult to manage the UI to the client, and then hard to change anything , unless you used the boring and too generic templates . Their template selection is very limited , that are basically all the same with different background images and colours . If you are unfortunate to have been a long-time client, you will have to completely rebuild your store, because old templates are not supported anymore
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    Alternatives Considered
    Adobe
    Magento Commerce was previously put into place and used right when I came onboard. We used it for quite some time, but ultimately the need for our company's specific customizations became too difficult to manage during core updates. We specifically needed a more specialized way of calculating shipping, connecting with our 3PL's inventory API, managing specialized discounts and codes, and even the way we showcased information on the product pages.
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    Shift4
    We used them for 2 years and had minor problems up until the end. For the last 2 months, customers were unable to checkout, or connect to our payment processor. We put in like 3 to 5 hot tickets to get fixed and day after day nothing was fixed and support got ruder and ruder with us! We lost thousands of dollars online with this company and now they are chasing us for a renewal payment! Simply put, this is bad software with a poor customer care staff!
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    Return on Investment
    Adobe
    • Great for SEO. We have been able to build out a huge number of highly targeted pages on the site that have propelled our SEO to the next level
    • Magento plugs in with many third party tools including ERP's, CRM's, shipping tools. It is a core part of our tech stacks and has allowed us to improve our capabilities as a business.
    • Has enabled us to provide a best in class web experience for our customers. We are constantly expanding the capabilities of Magento and to improve sales and grow our business.
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    Shift4
    • We have seen an increase in sales of 440% since starting with 3D cart.
    • We find that the 3D features of promotions, coupon codes, rewards points all make customers want to come to us or come back to us.
    • They made mobile conversion pretty easy, and our mobile traffic went from 33% to 54%.
    Incentivized
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