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Commerce Layer vs. Swell.is

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Commerce Layer
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
Commerce Layer is a headless commerce platform and order management system that enables users to add global shopping capabilities to any website, mobile app, chatbot, or IoT device. It is a CMS that can be used to create shoppable content through its API on a global scale.
$649
per month (annual commitment)
Swell.is
Score 0.0 out of 10
N/A
Swell is a headless ecommerce platform that gives developers, agencies, and merchants tools to sell. Swell boasts over 1,000 users and counting. Swell’s customizable backend enables the creation of ecommerce shopping experiences, while offering flexibility that allows merchants to scale tomorrow.
$299
per month Sell up to $500k per year for a fixed fee.
Pricing
Commerce LayerSwell.is
Editions & Modules
Growth
$649
per month (annual commitment)
Enterprise
Custom
Startup
Free
100 orders/month included, then $0.90 for any extra order
Standard
$299
per month Sell up to $500k per year for a fixed fee.
Enterprise
$2000+
per month Pricing varies by annual order volume.
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Commerce LayerSwell.is
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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User Ratings
Commerce LayerSwell.is
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
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Likelihood to Renew
10.0
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Usability
8.0
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Support Rating
10.0
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Implementation Rating
10.0
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User Testimonials
Commerce LayerSwell.is
Likelihood to Recommend
Commerce Layer is a great choice, if you want to build a tailored system. The flexible API allows to build all kinds of applications around commerce, but you also need to deep dive a bit into the structure. If you want to set up a simple store and sell a few SKUs, you're probably rather a Shopify customer, but if you want to build great customer experiences and tailer the software to your business, Commerce Layer is a very good choice.
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Pros
  • Flexibility
  • True headless (based on MACH principles)
  • Integrated sales/shipments solution
  • Seamless integration (extensive API, webhooks, etc.)
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Cons
  • Specific POS features are on the roadmap (we're using now a market per store, which works but creates some issues with it)
  • Payment flexibility (as we're using it fully as a POS solution)
  • Flexibility in order editing after approval of order
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Likelihood to Renew
Commerce Layer is at the core of our operations
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Usability
The new apps are great, but in our case, we built so specific functionalities around it that we built our own admin tool. Based on the complexity (especially for after sales processes), no off the shelf tool would have been able to do this.
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Support Rating
We're in regular contact with Commerce Layer and regularly also discuss issues directly with the tech team
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Implementation Rating
The Commerce Layer data model is very flexible, which also creates a certain complexity. It's important to understand how the data model works and how relationships between them are built.
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Alternatives Considered
Real headless solution, fully SaaS. In comparison to all other solutions, Commerce Layer has an integrated order management which is lean, but very flexible. With all other solutions, we would have needed a separate OMS which would have increased both the complexity and the cost of the solution.
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Return on Investment
  • Reduction of support staff by 2/3 as we could implement a full self-service solution
  • 1-2 days faster delivery of glasses to customers due to automated lens ordering (built into Commerce Layer)
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