TrustRadius Insights for Adobe Commerce (Magento Commerce) are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, third party data sources.
Pros
Low-Cost: Users have expressed their satisfaction with the low price point with the option for a free version.
Efficient Back-End System: Reviewers have consistently praised the recent upgrade to the back-end system, citing its effectiveness in managing customers and orders seamlessly. The enhanced efficiency of the back-end system has significantly boosted operational capabilities, leading to smoother business processes and improved overall performance.
Seamless Integration with Shipping APIs: Customers have lauded the seamless integration with shipping APIs for providing a hassle-free experience in managing shipping tasks within the platform. The smooth integration process has streamlined operations, making it easier for users to handle shipping-related functions efficiently.
We use Adobe Commerce as backbone of our clients' ecommerce operations enabling us to manage multiple storefronts , products, and customer experience from a single platform. Adobe Commerce addresses key business problems such as scalability, integration with third-party systems, and personalization for different types of customers. It helps streamline the order management, inventory management, discounts and promotions etc.
Pros
Allow third party integration like ERP etc.
Supports both b2b and b2c channel
Scalable and secure
Cons
Setup is bit complex for the users
Cost is bit higher side
Require Regular maintenance
Likelihood to Recommend
Adobe Commerce is a right for big merchants that require a robust solution to manage larger product catalog, multi store setup, and complex b2b and b2c requirements. For example we used Adobe Commerce platform for handling regional storefronts with localized pricing, personalize promotions and third party integrations. It also comes with great scalability and flexibility.
VU
Verified User
Board Member in Information Technology (Apparel & Fashion company, 51-200 employees)
We have standardised our B2C eCommerce engine across 20 countries on Adobe Commerce and our goal is to migrate to Adobe Commerce in 10 more countries over the next couple of years.
We are looking to move away from legacy solutions that make up a very fragmented ecosystem currently and to standardise on a best in class solution that will allow us to stretch scarce investment dollars while also enabling us to deliver a best in class eCommerce experience for our consumer and small business customers.
Pros
Store Administration is very granular allowing different roles and permissions depending on job type
Scalability supporting new country launches
Extensive feature set meaning we can often leverage instead of develop
GDPR and Compliance Laws are key considerations for us as we operate local stores on a global scale
Cons
The shift in strategy away from PWA has cost us dearly in terms of $ and time
Customer segments and groups for private store experiences, we found that we had a lot of development work to do in this space
Likelihood to Recommend
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.
VU
Verified User
Director in Product Management (Computer Hardware company, 10,001+ employees)
auto parts sales website. Adobe Commerce supports our e-commerce experience a long with AEM, test and target, and Analytics, and payments
Pros
Cart and checkout operations
Integrations
Working with other Adobe products
Cons
Search to handle auto filters
Search to auto suggest and auto generate synonyms
Perfromance
Likelihood to Recommend
With the new SAAS offering , this maybe much higher, but as of now, too many maintaince and enhancement tasks and LOE involved as well as perfromance issues along with high costs
Magento actually is a point of arrival for ecommerce and the start point for developing a better omnichannel customer experience. It comes with lots of features that fit many commercial and marketing needs otherwise developing new features out-of-the-box is extremely expensive and not easy. However, all you need is on it and as a merchant, we appreciate the continuous platform update by Adobe.
Pros
Advanced Catalogue Management
Multi store
Multi warehouse
BI
Cons
Indexing processing
Server resources consumption
Debug hard
Likelihood to Recommend
Magento fits well mid-high revenue project starting from 3M and above. It's not a cart but a more complex platform. The best choice for multi-brand projects and the electronic industry should be the best match due to product concept. The cloud version is suggested for most projects and doesn't require much technical effort.
We use Magento for 3 eCommerce sites on a single Magento platform. We sell parts and accessories for 3 brands. Currently, there are 3 users inside the tool and the business is managing mostly front-end changes. We go to IT for almost all changes outside of adding products, changing product information, running promotions via coupon codes and changing banners. We chose Magento for its flexibility and add-ons.
Pros
Tons of add-ons available.
Backend customization.
Ability to choose a pre-defined template.
Cons
Too complex for business users, requires IT for a lot of changes.
Reporting tools are not great, can't customize as much as we need.
Email template customization is too complex, lots of specialized code is required to render properly.
Likelihood to Recommend
This is a great tool for people that have a lot of experience coding and a lot of resources dedicated to the back-end customization. For a business user though, it is not intuitive and is a pretty big headache since we are required to go to IT so much. The marketplace can be a great place to find add-ons, but you have to be careful there as well. There are add-ons that are no longer supported by developers, so you can choose some that render useless.
We use Magento Commerce Cloud to build and manage our ecommerce website. It is used across every team within our ecom department. We especially like how flexible Magento is. We have developed numerous in house add ons that are custom made to what we need. We also have integrated many of the third party vendors into our Magento set up.
Pros
Magento Commerce Cloud allows us to develop our own custom solutions for problems that we need solved.
Magento Commerce Cloud can also be integrated with many of the third part vendors that we use. This has made many implementations go very smoothly and tends to be much quicker than developing our own custom solution.
There are many features available right out of the box. Many of them we have not implemented yet, but it is great to have them available to us when we are ready.
Cons
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.
Likelihood to Recommend
Magento Commerce Cloud works great for us, an ecommerce company. Any other company (of decent size) should consider Magento. They offer many features right out of the box and allow a ton of customization as well as easy integration with third party vendors. I could imagine that if you were a smaller company, Magento would likely be overkill for your online store.
VU
Verified User
Analyst in Product Management (Sporting Goods company, 501-1000 employees)