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Adobe Commerce vs HCL Digital Commerce comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 2, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Adobe Commerce
Ranking in eCommerce Platforms
2nd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
5.2
Number of Reviews
30
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
HCL Digital Commerce
Ranking in eCommerce Platforms
7th
Average Rating
7.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2025, in the eCommerce Platforms category, the mindshare of Adobe Commerce is 11.9%, down from 13.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of HCL Digital Commerce is 5.2%, up from 5.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
eCommerce Platforms Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Adobe Commerce11.9%
HCL Digital Commerce5.2%
Other82.9%
eCommerce Platforms
 

Featured Reviews

Andrew Christodoulou - PeerSpot reviewer
Customization supports complex needs, though speed challenges persist
We don't use the reporting tools from Adobe Commerce as we have our own reporting infrastructure. Adobe Commerce can be complex in terms of ease of use, as it's such a large platform. From the development side, you can customize everything, but that does require substantial resources. When working on Adobe Commerce, I would want Adobe Commerce specialist developers. Although it's all built in PHP, and there are many PHP developers, I would want Adobe Commerce specialist developers working on it because they have knowledge about what to customize and more importantly, what's best not to touch. There are always site speed issues with Adobe Commerce. It seems to be an ongoing issue with performance. When comparing it to Shopify, you don't tend to need to worry about that, but with Adobe Commerce, it remains an ongoing issue. Additionally, there are all the upgrades, which can be quite painful, including the regular patches, both on the open-source and licensed version, on-premises. The initial setup for migrating to Adobe Commerce from another e-commerce platform is not straightforward; it's a very big job. The pricing for Adobe Commerce varies dramatically. Quite often, you see their list prices and then you are able to negotiate very hefty discounts. My understanding is that they're moving away from heavily discounting. Although our license where I am at the moment is heavily discounted, I'm hearing that they're trying to move away from that practice.
Jason Levine - PeerSpot reviewer
A flexible solution that can be tailored to customer requirements
The tool is easy to use and flexible. It is flexible enough to tailor to your requirements HCL Digital Commerce should improve its integration capabilities with other platforms. I have been using the product for four to five years. We haven't had any issues with stability and I rate it a nine…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The solution's valuable features are the presentation layout and ease of use. When we have new people joining the team, it is simple for them to get involved very quickly."
"I think it is adequate because Adobe Commerce has many software options; with Adobe-related software, I can purchase every software from here and I can use it, so I think it is perfect for using software."
"What I appreciate most about Adobe Commerce is the customizable element, as absolutely everything in Adobe Commerce is customizable."
"The product can be maintained effortlessly."
"Magento has changed over the years, but one of the most interesting aspects is that it gets the job done, and a vast community of experts is knowledgeable about the solution."
"On the plus side, when you build everything from scratch in Magento, you can do magic with it."
"The most valuable feature in this solution I have found to be that I have the ability to find all the analytics that I need. It has very good integrations with social media platforms and other tools."
"We have the ability to resolve service issues since Magento enables us to invest more time in dealing with custom requirements."
"The most valuable solution is that it allows you to adapt it according to the customer's needs."
"Has all the modules needed for an order management solution."
"The tool is easy to use and flexible. It is flexible enough to tailor to your requirements."
"I haven't faced any issues with the product's stability."
"It is a very mature product. It has a lot of features. It can also be very easily customized in order to reach goals or features that are not available, but mainly the fact that it's a very mature platform with all major features that are normally required by the clients is most valuable."
 

Cons

"The solution’s performance could be improved."
"The industry has evolved, and the main focus is composable solutions because of which now SAP and Magento are forced to tackle various aspects of commerce, including commerce tools and pricing strategies, among other things."
"The limited availability of experienced developers can make the product costly to maintain."
"Magento 2 is only three to four years old, so it is an evolving technology. In certain areas on the front there were some glitches. For example, you can't do certain kinds of filters on data and you have certain speed issues on category pages due to the way it was written within Magento. Those were a few minor tweaks where we, as a community, found that to be a necessary scope of improvement. But I think they are working on it and hopefully they can solve these issues earlier than later."
"The product needs to improve its security. Also, they need to improve B2B features."
"The analytics are good but there is room for improvement. There are some limitations due to new regulations causing customer data time delays."
"One significant drawback of Commerce is its substantial size, which allows for extensive customization but also elongates the development process for an e-commerce website."
"The hardware requirements of the tool should be made better, as it is a solution that is very heavy on the servers, and it makes it expensive to host many servers."
"The product catalog is an area that needs improvement."
"HCL Digital Commerce should improve its integration capabilities with other platforms."
"Another area of improvement is the user-friendliness of the back office stuff. This issue is still valid, and it is still a problem, but I know they are currently working on it."
"Lacks option to purchase individual modules."
"The tool has a really rigid structure, so it is not something that has the simplicity to adapt to newer environments in a fast manner."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Many implementations were open-source. We also had a couple of enterprise-level implementations, but I didn't have visibility on the licensing cost."
"The price of the solution increased after Adobe acquired Magento. At this point, we know the price of Magento and SAP, and while they may have lower entry tickets, they are ultimately comparable."
"This solution is cheaper than some of its competitors. However, the price depends on which country you are in. In some countries, such as Greece or some Southeastern European countries, the price for the client can be expensive."
"We transitioned from the platform's commercial license to the open-source version, which helped optimize costs without affecting our sales."
"The cost of implementation is cheap compared to other solutions."
"The product offers an open-source version, which is free. There are licensing options for Adobe Commerce's cloud version."
"For our companies and our users, the price is quite high."
"I believe that HCL Digital Commerce is one of the most expensive products on the market."
"HCL Digital Commerce's licensing costs are annual. It is expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
19%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Healthcare Company
6%
Computer Software Company
15%
Retailer
12%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Educational Organization
10%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business22
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise5
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business4
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise2
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Magento?
The customization capabilities of Adobe Commerce are great.
What needs improvement with Magento?
An additional feature I would want to see included in the next release relates to integrating or moving data from one environment to another. There is no automated way to do that, so if we have a p...
What is your primary use case for Magento?
My use cases for Adobe Commerce involve projects with specific customers and different industries. Most of them were projects where customers were migrating from either an open-source version of Ad...
What do you like most about HCL Digital Commerce?
I haven't faced any issues with the product's stability.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for HCL Digital Commerce?
HCL Digital Commerce's licensing costs are annual. It is expensive.
What needs improvement with HCL Digital Commerce?
HCL Digital Commerce should improve its integration capabilities with other platforms.
 

Also Known As

Magento, EPiServer Digital Commerce
IBM Digital Commerce, IBM WebSphere Commerce
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Magento has over 200,000 customers worldwide, including Bjorn Borg, Heath Ceramics, Harper's Bazaar, Kidstuff, International Military Antiques, Gifts That Gives, and Rovio Entertainment Ltd.
CEWE, J.J. Keller, Shop.ca, 360training.com, Bon-Ton, HH Gregg, Dahl Sverige AB, Terranova, Lindt
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