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Adobe Commerce vs HCL Digital Commerce vs Salesforce Commerce Cloud comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the eCommerce Platforms category, the mindshare of Adobe Commerce is 7.2%, down from 14.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of HCL Digital Commerce is 2.8%, down from 6.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Salesforce Commerce Cloud is 5.4%, down from 16.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
eCommerce Platforms Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Salesforce Commerce Cloud5.4%
Adobe Commerce7.2%
HCL Digital Commerce2.8%
Other84.6%
eCommerce Platforms
 

Featured Reviews

Andrew Christodoulou - PeerSpot reviewer
Principal Product Manager at Swoon
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.
NP
Software Engineer at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
Unified complex B2B commerce has streamlined workflows and now supports faster global ordering
While there are no specific pain points, HCL Digital Commerce's complexity does require a unique architecture, and it would be beneficial to have an integrated architecture that simplifies end-user integration with other AWS cloud services. Additionally, an improvement in speed would be advantageous; for example, if orders could be processed within a minute instead of three to four minutes, we could boost selling time.Optimizing for sales productivity to minimize processing time while maximizing sales time would also be valuable. Regarding challenges, the complexity of the structure due to large product catalogs, complex pricing, multiple brands, and regional requirements does create challenges. Reducing these complexities through HCL Digital Commerce's features could streamline our operations, particularly regarding ERP, CRM, payments, security, performance, and scalability.
Deena Dayalan K - PeerSpot reviewer
Global Leader Application Operations & Operational Excellence at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Unified commerce platform has streamlined direct sales and integrated promotions and billing
One of the most valuable features in Salesforce Commerce Cloud is that it helps me avoid storing credit card information, with a vault function taken care of. Salesforce provides this vault feature, enabling me to bill my D2C customers directly and also feeding data into my Marketing Cloud and Services Cloud. For visibility features in Salesforce Commerce Cloud, I might need to schedule a separate meeting as I can only share certain levels of information. Experience-wise, it is very good; the platform helps identify promotional opportunities and integrates well with Salesforce's Trade Promotion Management. The main benefits Salesforce Commerce Cloud provides are significant process improvements. If we did not have it, I would need to establish a separate D2C portal such as Magento Commerce and integrate with Salesforce for some data. Having Salesforce Commerce Cloud is essential as it integrates very quickly and is part of the entire ecosystem.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"What I appreciate most about Adobe Commerce is the customizable element, as absolutely everything in Adobe Commerce is customizable."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is its ease of integration with any upfront platform or CMS solution."
"As compared to platforms such as ATG or Commerce Cloud, its interface is easy to use. Magento also provides seamless administration for business users. You can also integrate an OMS to an extent. You don't need to have a dedicated OMS. You can leverage the out-of-the-box features of Magento, which is very valuable for startups. Other platforms, such as Commerce Cloud, don't have an OMS, and you have to have your own OMS solution."
"The customization capabilities of Adobe Commerce are great."
"Magento is generally considered to be the most advanced e-commerce program available in the market."
"The product can be maintained effortlessly."
"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."
"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."
"It is a very mature product, it has a lot of features, and 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."
"I haven't faced any issues with the product's stability."
"The most valuable solution is that it allows you to adapt it according to the customer's needs."
"HCL Digital Commerce has automated customer self-service and contract pricing, allowing approximately 80 to 90% time saving per order."
"The promotion engine is definitively one of the highlights, facilitating precision marketing and dynamic segmentation based on shopper insights and behavior, with business users able to set up promotion and segmentation rules simply by dragging and dropping the component icons."
"The tool is easy to use and flexible. It is flexible enough to tailor to your requirements."
"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."
"Has all the modules needed for an order management solution."
"The features that are core to Salesforce including documentation and the variety of integrations available are most valuable."
"We use this solution for general CRM use cases including capturing the regular customer lifecycle, opportunities, accounts and managing leads."
"Customer Service: Actually, their ticket system and help area is very good."
"It is a very flexible solution."
"On a scale of one to ten I would love to give it a 10+."
"Salesforce offers the best features and functionality which are developed and refined over many years to provide a highly customized e-commerce experience."
"Commerce Cloud's best features include sales service and cloud marketing."
"The most valuable feature of Salesforce Commerce Cloud is the frequent updates. There will be a significant increase in the look and feel. You will be using the solution and think you might want a new feature to be added and then when they release the next release it is there. There are constantly improving the solution."
 

Cons

"The product needs to improve its security. Also, they need to improve B2B features."
"The way that Magento is built isn’t the friendliest for this kind of thing."
"At the moment, Magento is stuck in the middle of a nobody-wants-me market."
"The solution’s performance could be improved."
"I'm not a technical person, but we had some kind of late response in page loading, let's say page load speed."
"The analytics are good but there is room for improvement. There are some limitations due to new regulations causing customer data time delays."
"Magento 2 is only three to four years old, so it is an evolving technology."
"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 product catalog is an area that needs improvement."
"Lacks option to purchase individual modules."
"The Product information Management is very basic, and the template for front-end coding could be improved."
"HCL Digital Commerce should improve its integration capabilities with other platforms."
"The product catalog is an area that needs improvement. It is forcing us to look and test other solutions."
"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."
"Their support is not amazingly good. We had a lot of trouble moving from version 8 to version 9."
"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."
"My experience with technical support from Salesforce is mixed; they are available but sometimes not as responsive when issues arise, leading to longer wait times unless I subscribe to higher-level support."
"Salesforce Commerce Cloud could improve overall customization. Having a template deployment would be a useful feature."
"The back office of Salesforce could be more user-friendly."
"The community is very closed source. If you don't buy it, you won't be able to learn it."
"Needs better access to code and customizability of the solution."
"As its code base is hidden, we have little scope for our own customization. We compulsorily have to go with the partners they have chosen."
"If you have followed the best practices you will not have a problem, however you are allowed to change the caching for different pages and that may cause a lot of problems with the performance."
"There could be more product integration in the ERP space."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The cost of implementation is cheap compared to other solutions."
"We transitioned from the platform's commercial license to the open-source version, which helped optimize costs without affecting our sales."
"The product offers an open-source version, which is free. There are licensing options for Adobe Commerce's cloud version."
"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."
"Many implementations were open-source. We also had a couple of enterprise-level implementations, but I didn't have visibility on the licensing cost."
"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."
"HCL Digital Commerce's licensing costs are annual. It is expensive."
"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."
"The licensing works on a per-user basis."
"The pricing is fairly reasonable."
"I think price-wise, it's a little bit expensive. It can be made cheaper for smaller businesses. I understand that for larger businesses, it can be a payable amount. But for medium to smaller, it is kind of costly, and it might be difficult for them to pay."
"The licensing of Salesforce Commerce Cloud is something that will depend on the customer's usability. For us as a company, we are in a position where we will be paying the premium for licensing. If we go to the customer who is seeking a B2C solution quickly, we will definitely look at the pricing when it comes to the user base and receive good discounts. Discount is something that depends on the volume and that is where we need to work on. It is a little sensitive market when it comes to licensing procurement. There are some good competitors."
"Salesforce is not a cheap solution."
"I give the price of the solution a three out of ten."
"I don't know how much the solution costs per user, but I know it's our biggest cost in the company."
"There are no significant upfront license costs."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
14%
Computer Software Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Media Company
7%
Manufacturing Company
14%
Retailer
14%
Computer Software Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Computer Software Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Construction Company
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business22
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise6
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business4
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise5
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business15
Midsize Enterprise8
Large Enterprise11
 

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...
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 ...
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?
Regarding pricing, setup costs, and licensing, while I am not entirely certain of the specifics, I know that the setu...
What needs improvement with HCL Digital Commerce?
While there are no specific pain points, HCL Digital Commerce's complexity does require a unique architecture, and it...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Salesforce Commerce Cloud?
I am not involved in the pricing or licensing details, so I cannot provide specific insights into the setup costs.
What needs improvement with Salesforce Commerce Cloud?
If Salesforce Commerce Cloud could incorporate features such as Product Data Management and Customer Data Platform in...
What is your primary use case for Salesforce Commerce Cloud?
Salesforce Commerce Cloud's main use case is D2C and B2C, focusing on direct-to-customers. Salesforce Commerce Cloud'...
 

Also Known As

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

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
Adidas, Amercian Golf, Brooks, Browns, Burton, Butlers, Clarins Paris, ColeHaan, Columbia, Converse, Deckers, Hurley, Kate Spade, Labelux, Lacoste, Lush, Mothercare
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