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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Salesforce Commerce Cloud

    Score8 out of 10
    N/ASalesforce Commerce Cloud (formerly Demandware) is a cloud-based eCommerce solution that touts flexibility and scalability for enterprises. It features merchandising tools, such as sorting, filtering, and image zooming.

    $4

    per month

    Shopify Plus

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AShopify Plus is an eCommerce solution built for enterprise-level companies that enables them to sell online and offline across social channels like Facebook , Pinterest, and marketplaces like Amazon and eBay.

    $2,300

    per month with a 3-year commitment

    Pricing
    Salesforce Commerce CloudShopify Plus
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    3-year term
    $2300
    per month
    1-year term
    $2500
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Salesforce Commerce CloudShopify Plus
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsB2B Commerce: Starter - $4 price/order Growth - $6 price/order Plus - $8 price/order B2C Commerce: Starter - 1% Gross Merchandise Value Growth - 2% Gross Merchandise Value Plus - 3% Gross Merchandise Value B2B2C Commerce: 1% Gross Merchandise Value—
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    Community Pulse
    Salesforce Commerce CloudShopify Plus
    Considered Both Products
    Salesforce
    Chose Salesforce Commerce Cloud
    Salesforce Commerce Cloud is as good as the other platforms. On some of my past reviews I pointed out what Magento and Shopify do better than Salesforce Commerce Cloud and what Salesforce Commerce Cloud does better. To quickly recap:
    -Salesforce Commerce Cloud makes it very …
    Incentivized
    Chose Salesforce Commerce Cloud
    We selected Salesforce Commerce Cloud due to the options available on the back-office for merchants. The availability to create complex scenarios. The scalability for multiple countries and languages. The integration with other Salesforce solutions already in place to create …
    Incentivized
    Chose Salesforce Commerce Cloud
    All relative to your organizational size. Shopify works for small to mid, Magento for small to large, commerce tools would be a large-scale plus. Hire a skilled consultant to help you make a decision of this caliber!
    Incentivized
    Chose Salesforce Commerce Cloud
    Salesforce Commerce Cloud offered more product variables than Shopify.
    Salesforce was a proper SAAS solution whereas CS-cart wasn't and required more internal dev
    Incentivized
    Shopify
    Chose Shopify Plus
    Shopify had the quickest go-to-market and most robust API among the products we compared. CommerceCloud required a VERY LONG integration phase that we just didn't have time for. BigCommerce fell short on the number of features and API coverage that we needed. Overall Shopify …
    Incentivized
    Chose Shopify Plus
    Our experience with SFCC was fairly poor. SFCC was very expensive, and the ecosystem of partners is very expensive. SFCC is a bit more mature but the time to execute is significantly slower.
    Incentivized
    Chose Shopify Plus
    Shopify Plus is better than both due to how the platform is build and how easy it is to interact and do stuff in there. It seems more modern than both of the other platforms stated above. It is also not as heavily code based as the other two platforms. It's easier to find what …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    86%
    Would buy again
    18 Answers
    95%
    Would buy again
    21 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    78%
    Delivers good value for the price
    14 Answers
    95%
    Delivers good value for the price
    21 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    86%
    Happy with the feature set
    18 Answers
    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    21 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    93%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    14 Answers
    95%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    19 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    81%
    Implementation went as expected
    13 Answers
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    19 Answers
    Features
    Salesforce Commerce CloudShopify Plus
    Online Storefront
    Comparison of Online Storefront features of Salesforce Commerce Cloud and Shopify Plus
    Feature
    Salesforce Commerce Cloud
    7.9
    37 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Shopify Plus
    8.6
    36 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Product catalog & listings8.334 Ratings9.534 Ratings
    Product management8.934 Ratings8.435 Ratings
    Bulk product upload8.233 Ratings6.532 Ratings
    Branding7.233 Ratings8.233 Ratings
    Mobile storefront7.630 Ratings9.634 Ratings
    Product variations7.635 Ratings9.234 Ratings
    Website integration5.634 Ratings9.031 Ratings
    Visual customization9.235 Ratings9.234 Ratings
    CMS8.932 Ratings8.233 Ratings
    Online Shopping Cart
    Comparison of Online Shopping Cart features of Salesforce Commerce Cloud and Shopify Plus
    Feature
    Salesforce Commerce Cloud
    7.8
    31 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Shopify Plus
    8.4
    35 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Abandoned cart recovery7.826 Ratings7.434 Ratings
    Checkout user experience7.831 Ratings9.434 Ratings
    Online Payment System
    Comparison of Online Payment System features of Salesforce Commerce Cloud and Shopify Plus
    Feature
    Salesforce Commerce Cloud
    7.9
    30 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Shopify Plus
    9.6
    33 Ratings
    15% above category average
    eCommerce security7.930 Ratings9.633 Ratings
    eCommerce Marketing
    Comparison of eCommerce Marketing features of Salesforce Commerce Cloud and Shopify Plus
    Feature
    Salesforce Commerce Cloud
    8.6
    33 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Shopify Plus
    8.3
    35 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Promotions & discounts8.231 Ratings8.734 Ratings
    Personalized recommendations9.433 Ratings8.329 Ratings
    SEO8.229 Ratings7.834 Ratings
    eCommerce Business Management
    Comparison of eCommerce Business Management features of Salesforce Commerce Cloud and Shopify Plus
    Feature
    Salesforce Commerce Cloud
    8.6
    35 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Shopify Plus
    8.5
    34 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Multi-site management8.130 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order processing9.032 Ratings9.034 Ratings
    Inventory management8.331 Ratings7.233 Ratings
    Shipping9.226 Ratings8.633 Ratings
    Custom functionality8.533 Ratings9.133 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Salesforce Commerce CloudShopify Plus
    Small Businesses
    Ecwid by Lightspeed
    Score10 out of 10
    Ecwid by Lightspeed
    Score10 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Shopify Plus
    Score9 out of 10
    Shopify
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Enterprises
    IBM Digital Commerce
    Score9 out of 10
    IBM Digital Commerce
    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Salesforce Commerce CloudShopify Plus
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.8
    (48 ratings)
    9.5
    (36 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.8
    (11 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.9
    (4 ratings)
    9.6
    (3 ratings)
    Availability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Salesforce Commerce CloudShopify Plus
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Salesforce
    Global Sites; larger commerce organizations but not too large where the % rev-share would affect its feasibility in a feature comparison. Salesforce is rock solid in infrastructure and rarely has outages or issues; it scaled appropriately for holiday peak and was able to accomplish anything we put our minds to as long as we staffed development appropriately. The latter, however, is not to be overlooked. Developers are necessary and expensive.
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    Shopify
    Shopify Plus makes order management simple and less error prone. Connecting our ERP allows us to seamlessly manage our product listings, fulfill orders, and sync customer data. Limitations to the number of product variants requires attention from our staff to make sure our products sync without issue. Other than being arbitrary, there's really no need to limit the number of product variants.
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    Pros
    Salesforce
    • Traffic - When we have sales, our traffic will increase exponentially and their cloud can handle the huge uptick in traffic we receive without overloading our servers.
    • Site updates - it continually monitors in the background for any upgrades or updates needed so we don't have to go in and do it ourselves. A real time saver!
    • Integration - outside plugins and add-ons are easy to install with Salesforce commerce cloud as it allows a seamless integration of extra plug ins onto our site.
    Incentivized
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    Shopify
    • Syncs directly with ShipBob WMS.
    • Shopify Scripts and the Script Editors allows us to tailor our checkout screen.
    • Gives us advanced sales reporting, showing trends, performance, year to year, and even projections.
    • Scalable for high volume, handles spikes in traffic without downtime.
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    Cons
    Salesforce
    • The UX within the Business Manager portion of Demandware, the primary interface for marketers, is generally a confusing, inconsistent mess. Particularly infuriating are the lack of consistency for search and sort behavior within the tool.
    • A number of useful features, such as the ability to set schedules or tie features to unique customer segments, have seemingly arbitrary limitations imposed.
    • Demandware's idea of leveraging the community to be a learning resource and a sounding board for new ideas and features is a nice theory, but in practice it doesn't work for businesses with a lot of customization. I'm left with the impression that individual support is not a priority.
    Incentivized
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    Shopify
    • When linking to our communication service some customers have several emails with orders and only one email generates orders. It would be nice if we could combine all of this information into one account.
    • If a customer has multiple accounts you are also unable to edit the email address as it is already used, another reason merging accounts would be helpful.
    • Some of the processes in Shopify are too easy to complete. I’m certain scenarios a peony of “are you sure you would like to complete(this action)” would be extremely helpful and avoid mistakes that are not reversible.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Salesforce
    A huge factor influencing our decision to remain on the Demandware platform is that our new parent company is standardizing all its luxury brands in the US on it. We are fortunate. However, even if we had remained an independent company, I believe we would continue on the Demandware platform for all the reasons outlined in this review. I appreciate the stability the platform has provided to our eCommerce site in the last three years as well as the continuous improvements and technological advances being rolled out that will allow us to keep the site fresh, engaging, modern and stable. I've heard many horror stories from colleagues on other platforms who struggle with the expense and complexity involved with making what should be minor and simple changes and updates to their sites.
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    Shopify
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Salesforce
    The overall ease of using the system. Consolidation in location for our team members. Mobile application for on the go research, as many of our team members are constantly traveling to job sites or to meet clients. No more duplicate calls to current customers, since we have 12 different divisions that span the company. Mostly the ability to look at the database when our team members begin cultivating a new
    lead/prospect with a potential customer to see if anyone within the team has a
    relationship with that person or the company they work for.
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    Shopify
    Shopify Plus is intutive as stated previously. It's easy to find what we want and edit (reports, products, online store theme, etc...) You dont need to have a ton of coding experience to be able to get a website up and running on Shopify Plus. The reason I wont give a 10/10 and gave an 8 is because I do think it is heavily realiant on app and it can open up a can of worms with the amout of apps that are out there, their costs, and which one to chose. There are also some internal limitations as stated previously with discounts and personalized message for different customer groups. But overall, it is a good platform that I recommend.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Salesforce
    We have only had one instance where the platform went down in the time we have been using it.
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    Shopify
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Salesforce
    They are very responsive and a support technician will be assigned quickly. Even if there is further clarification needed for the ticket, or a solution is not immediately available, you feel that someone is there and staying on top of the issue. Most common issues are resolved quickly and satisfactorily.
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    Shopify
    Always are quick to answer our questions and help us find a solution
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    In-Person Training
    Salesforce
    The in-person training was thorough. Trainer was pretty dry, but covered everything really well.
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    Shopify
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Salesforce
    Implementation went fairly smoothly.
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    Shopify
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Salesforce
    When I think of Salesforce products, I sometimes think of them interchangeably as one big lump. It's hard not to be incredibly immersed in the ecosystem day in and day out and taking advantage of resources like Trailhead. While Microsoft Dynamics compares in quality and offerings, it doesn't offer the same engagement and resources as Salesforce in its communications, social, and marketing, which makes a difference in terms of relevance and help. Commerce Cloud comes with the support you need to succeed and the tools you need to grow. In a high demand consumer world, we need products like this to keep up and get ahead. The minute we catch up, we're behind. Salesforce helps you stay on pace and create the unique and personalized experiences customers everywhere expect.
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    Shopify
    Shopify had the quickest go-to-market and most robust API among the products we compared. CommerceCloud required a VERY LONG integration phase that we just didn't have time for. BigCommerce fell short on the number of features and API coverage that we needed. Overall Shopify gave us the most bang for the buck.
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    Return on Investment
    Salesforce
    • In my experience I see most of the retailers see better sales after moving to Demandware.
    • Site performance is really good if the application built with best practices suggested by Demandware.
    • Service integrations have some limitations in terms of quota etc but still all are inside manageable grounds.
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    Shopify
    • The pricing of Shopify Plus over the regular Shopify Account solution is about 10x if not 20x the cost. But with this cost comes the increased reliability and trust you have in your eCommerce Software solution/website. We still have a great ROI with the Shopify Plus Pricing.
    • With Shopify Plus, we have been able to drill deeper into a more robust eCommerce experience for our customers
    • With Shopify Plus, we have been able to customize our Website further with recommended apps, features, and customizations based on our Dedicated Account Reps expertise.
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    ScreenShots

    Shopify Plus Screenshots

    Screenshot of The home screen of your Shopify admin, including proactive home cards and reporting and live view insights.Screenshot of Your Shopify Plus store is ready for mobile commerce. Customers can browse and buy from your store with an optimized experience on device.Screenshot of Editing products across sales channels.Screenshot of Easily edit colours, typography, settings, and drag and drop sections for each of your store's templates with the theme editor.