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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Cleverbridge

    Score6.6 out of 10
    N/ACleverbridge is an enterprise eCommerce solution with subscription management capability to drive growth.N/A

    Optimizely Commerce Connect

    Score6.1 out of 10
    N/AOptimizely Commerce Connect is a PaaS e-commerce backend solution coupled with Optimizely's PaaS CMS to help e-commerce organizations, of any type, create highly customized websites and buying experiences with a two-in-one content and commerce solution.N/A
    Pricing
    CleverbridgeOptimizely Commerce Connect
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
    CleverbridgeOptimizely Commerce Connect
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
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    Community Pulse
    CleverbridgeOptimizely Commerce Connect
    Considered Both Products
    Cleverbridge
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    Optimizely
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    86%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    71%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    86%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    6 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    71%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    Features
    CleverbridgeOptimizely Commerce Connect
    Online Storefront
    Comparison of Online Storefront features of Cleverbridge and Optimizely Commerce Connect
    Feature
    Cleverbridge
    7.9
    2 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Optimizely Commerce Connect
    8.8
    27 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Product catalog & listings8.02 Ratings9.126 Ratings
    Product management8.02 Ratings9.126 Ratings
    Bulk product upload6.32 Ratings6.422 Ratings
    Branding6.32 Ratings9.124 Ratings
    Mobile storefront8.32 Ratings9.121 Ratings
    Product variations9.42 Ratings9.122 Ratings
    Website integration8.32 Ratings9.125 Ratings
    Visual customization8.02 Ratings9.124 Ratings
    CMS8.72 Ratings9.126 Ratings
    Online Shopping Cart
    Comparison of Online Shopping Cart features of Cleverbridge and Optimizely Commerce Connect
    Feature
    Cleverbridge
    8.7
    2 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Optimizely Commerce Connect
    8.2
    20 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Abandoned cart recovery8.02 Ratings8.216 Ratings
    Checkout user experience9.42 Ratings8.220 Ratings
    Online Payment System
    Comparison of Online Payment System features of Cleverbridge and Optimizely Commerce Connect
    Feature
    Cleverbridge
    9.7
    2 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Optimizely Commerce Connect
    8.2
    18 Ratings
    1% below category average
    eCommerce security9.72 Ratings8.218 Ratings
    eCommerce Marketing
    Comparison of eCommerce Marketing features of Cleverbridge and Optimizely Commerce Connect
    Feature
    Cleverbridge
    8.2
    2 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Optimizely Commerce Connect
    8.8
    26 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Promotions & discounts8.32 Ratings8.222 Ratings
    Personalized recommendations7.32 Ratings9.122 Ratings
    SEO9.01 Ratings9.122 Ratings
    eCommerce Business Management
    Comparison of eCommerce Business Management features of Cleverbridge and Optimizely Commerce Connect
    Feature
    Cleverbridge
    8.8
    2 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Optimizely Commerce Connect
    8.0
    26 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Multi-site management8.32 Ratings9.121 Ratings
    Order processing10.02 Ratings7.320 Ratings
    Inventory management9.42 Ratings7.316 Ratings
    Shipping9.01 Ratings7.317 Ratings
    Custom functionality7.32 Ratings9.124 Ratings
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    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
    CleverbridgeOptimizely Commerce Connect
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.6
    (2 ratings)
    7.1
    (27 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    4.6
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.7
    (8 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    2.7
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    CleverbridgeOptimizely Commerce Connect
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Cleverbridge
    Cleverbridge is well-suited for big companies that have a client base and want to start online. If you have a wide range of products, and you sell worldwide--where different languages and different settings are needed for each region--then Cleverbridge is good solution. If you just want to start selling with limited stock and with couple of product types only in one region, then it's not good idea to begin with Cleverbridge.
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    Optimizely
    Our experience may be unique because we opted for an Optimizely team to implement our website/console set-up and connection to our PIM and ERP. The experience may have been different with a 3rd party or it may not have. That said, we have been live with our primary website for almost 2 years and I still do not consider it was ever "done". We have been going back and forth on functionality issues and bugs since launch. I have low confidence that changes made the previous day will 100% be online the next - so my team rechecks the work they did the previous day to ensure everything is online. The addition of a second channel and enhancement requests have compounded the issues. I feel this product would work fine with singular or less complex market SKU offerings.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Cleverbridge
    • Excellent partnet
    • Terrific at subscription software
    • Excellent security and uptime
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    Optimizely
    • Episerver has a robust discount engine. This engine, combined with "visitor groups" allow our marketing department to categorize customers and offer a variety of discounts to targeted customers at specific times.
    • Episerver has a full-featured, storefront experience that can handle everything you might want for an e-commerce website.
    • Episerver offers A/B testing that can be helpful for trying out new content ideas and tracking the results.
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    Cons
    Cleverbridge
    • Because of the many different settings, it becomes hard sometimes to set everything up
    • The slow system can take up to 10 seconds to save something
    Incentivized
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    Optimizely
    • Support. Episerver used to have direct support and access to the tech team to discuss and resolve issues. The new support portal is not enough for developer needs.
    • Quality Assurance. We find issues in the Episerver code that should have been resolved in QA before release.
    • Sales. Episervers sells the framework as a solution while showing Alloy. While it helps Episerver sell more, it puts the implementation partner into trouble as the client thinks they bought the solution. Episerver does not provide a solution. It provides a framework that you can build a solution on.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Cleverbridge
    No answers on this topic
    Optimizely
    Really want to be able to spend more time and resources on rolling out new things with Episerver but at the moment we seem to be fixing alot of issues and pain points with the way our system was setup.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Cleverbridge
    Usability is native, but the system is complex. It has a knowledge base, but who reads that, right? So without explanation, sometimes it's hard to understand how to move and set things. But as soon as you get it, it's not a problem anymore. There are 2 major things, which keeps me from giving a higher score: 1 - Delay in time when making changes; can take up to 2 sec when opening a product, and 10 secs when saving a product update. When you do several updates, it is time consuming; 2 - A lot of settings, which also in the end becomes time consuming.
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    Optimizely
    The administrative interface is largely intuitive and relatively easy to use. The complexity of business needs and ability to customize can affect this (i.e. you have to set up and develop with the user in mind), but the basic structure is largely solid. There are some areas of redundancy (such as Commerce Manager overlapping with other administrative areas) that can sometimes cause confusion or offer some functions in one place, whereas other related functions are managed on a completely different page.
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    Support Rating
    Cleverbridge
    No answers on this topic
    Optimizely
    We had an incredible team at Episerver Supporting us with the go live, reviewing our integration, and pushing our integration partner to deliver a quality product
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    Implementation Rating
    Cleverbridge
    No answers on this topic
    Optimizely
    Fully understand what is OOTB feature of the platform before proceeding to develop. Then implement a customization of key features once you can prove they are working as OOTB to make them more user friendly and productive for the business. Eg pre order and e gift card
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    Alternatives Considered
    Cleverbridge
    DR Waco e screwed up the company when we worked with them - they didn’t like customers - I know that sounds odd but it was true and their software was dreadful
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    Optimizely
    Optimizely Commerce Connect offers a very wide range of features for admin users. There is less a need for an IT specialist or programmer to be involved when changes need to be made.
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    Return on Investment
    Cleverbridge
    • We couldn’t have done this on our own
    • They provided cost-effective eCommerce for us
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    Optimizely
    • Positive: We have a usable website - better than what we had before and we are seeing a constant increase in adoption.
    • Positive: Counter associates are using the website to help customers.
    • Negative: Too much time being spent QCing previous work.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Optimizely Commerce Connect Screenshots

    Screenshot of the customizable checkout workflow, used to tailor the customer checkout experience.Screenshot of where catalogs, custom attributes, UOM, catalog restrictions, and multiple sites are managed at once.Screenshot of an example of a personalized promotion based on user web activity, used to drive conversion and increase average order value.Screenshot of customized recommendations reportingScreenshot of Optimizely Commerce Connect's personalization