Adobe Commerce vs Softline eCommerce Solution comparison

Adobe and Softline are both solutions in the eCommerce Platforms category. Adobe is ranked #2 with an average rating of 8.2, while Softline is ranked #28. Adobe holds a 11.9% mindshare in P, compared to Softline’s 0.4% mindshare. Additionally, 86% of Adobe users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Softline users who would recommend it.

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100% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 2, 2025

Adobe Commerce and Softline eCommerce Solution compete in the eCommerce platform market, each offering unique capabilities. Softline eCommerce Solution appears to have an upper hand due to its advanced features, aligning well with modern eCommerce needs.

Features: Adobe Commerce offers scalability, extensive integration options, and advanced analytics. Softline eCommerce Solution is recognized for personalized customer experiences, comprehensive inventory management, and its innovative feature set that resonates with modern business requirements.

Room for Improvement: Adobe Commerce could enhance its range of personalization tools, improve localized support for growing international demand, and expand its cost-effective options for small-scale enterprises. Softline eCommerce Solution might consider improving its marketing automation features, increasing its integration capabilities with third-party systems, and enhancing customer data analysis functions.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Adobe Commerce provides seamless deployment with extensive customer support, which boosts operational efficiency. Softline eCommerce Solution features a straightforward deployment model but heavily relies on self-service options, with users appreciating its simplicity in the setup process.

Pricing and ROI: Adobe Commerce entails a higher setup cost with substantial ongoing expenses, yet it delivers considerable ROI due to its powerful features. Softline eCommerce Solution offers competitive pricing and quick ROI due to its cost-effective solutions and swift deployment, appealing to budget-conscious businesses seeking faster returns.

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Categories and Ranking

Adobe Commerce

Ranking in eCommerce Platforms

2nd

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

5.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Softline eCommerce Solution

Ranking in eCommerce Platforms

28th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.7

Number of Reviews

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 Softline eCommerce Solution is 0.4%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

eCommerce Platforms Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Adobe Commerce	11.9%
Softline eCommerce Solution	0.4%
Other	87.7%

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Andrew Christodoulou

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.

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Product Manager at Auslogics Software

They tailor the design as per our needs and take care of sales tax in all the countries

Their customer support has some room for improvement. Our customers can contact Softline for billing-related questions, and sometimes, the customers come back to us because there are some delays from Softline's end. They have translated and localized all billing-related information, but their support is in English. This is something that could be improved. Our previous partner had a really good admin panel. We could apply some settings on our own without any additional help from our partner. For example, we could change the design, settings, and the fields that show up on the widget, whereas with Softline, we cannot do that. Everything is on their end. It would be good if they provide some tools in the admin panel to make some minor changes. They should also allow us to customize the widget, at least the color. In this aspect, we are currently limited. We cannot really change the design, and the widget is just the way it was developed. The admin panel is also a bit confusing. Our previous partner had a really intuitive and user-friendly admin panel. We could easily find everything. Softline's admin panel is a bit complicated. So, it took us time. I think they plan to improve it, and they might apply some changes in the future.

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Quotes from Members

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Pros

"What I appreciate most about Adobe Commerce is the customizable element, as absolutely everything in Adobe Commerce is customizable."

"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."

"The product can be maintained effortlessly."

"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."

"The customization capabilities of Adobe Commerce are great."

"Magento provides a strong backing, meaning it can handle the order processing, customer management, configuration, third party payment integration, and shipping matters. There is a standard, very well set up architecture already present in Magento that helps them set up their online shops with much precision. Clients can see their reports, their daily sales, their best selling products, and their best buying customers so that they can target them through mails or just follow up with them. These are the main default features which make Magento so attractive."

"The open-source PHP code allows our developers to customize pretty much anything on the platform, including allowing us to add some of the most complex shipping and inventory features for clients who have very specific, industry-related business specifications."

"The platform provides an easy way to customize its features."

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"The technology is very simple to use."

"We can customize shopping carts according to our needs. We constantly review with Softline the features and shopping cart templates that we need. Softline eCommerce is flexible and can provide additional features, e.g., the design of the shopping cart, disclaimers, and some customized emails to clients."

"We use Softline eCommerce in some of European countries and also a few Asian countries. They provide us with their services and local support in those regions. This is really important because our goal is to be as local as possible. We are trying to be local with our websites and products. We also want customers to have that same experience during their purchases. For example, if a user is from Thailand and goes to our website, then we want them to have the same experience when they go to the checkout. If they experience any issues, then they can contact the customer support team."

"We are still doing more tests to see if we can use Softline eCommerce across the whole business. We are adopting Softline solutions in more countries now, i.e., Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, and the Balkans. All these regions are now using Softline eCommerce. So, it has really helped us to increase our sales."

"I often communicate with Allsoft managers. The speed of their reaction is very important for me. They always respond very quickly and help with any questions."

"What we really appreciated is that they basically tailored their widget for us. They showed us their possibilities. They had some kind of widget, and we just asked them if it is possible to change the design, and they basically really tailored the design to our needs. That was great. Their team was very nice, and we really appreciated that they were prompt with any replies and any feedback. For example, we ran an AB test, and we saw that something could be changed. They fixed it in a couple of days, and we could go ahead without waiting. That was really amazing."

"The most valuable feature is the local support, meaning the support of local payment methods. For example, in Russia, they support online banks and some other simple types of online banking. In the Czech Republic they can do a wire transfer. And their cart schemes are pretty local. These features enable us to create a local experience where our customers can pay with the payment methods they are used to. Payment methods are a very local thing."

Cons

"The solution’s performance could be improved."

"The limited availability of experienced developers can make the product costly to maintain."

"The performance is a bottleneck in Magento and there is a lot of room for improvement in this regard."

"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 price of Adobe Commerce is very high, actually. If it were possible to have a free version or a limited version, that would be good for users."

"There are always speed issues with Adobe Commerce. It seems to be an ongoing issue with performance."

"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."

"I'm not a technical person, but we had some kind of late response in page loading, let's say page load speed."

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"There is also room for improvement in the preparation they do for projects, their 'homework.' They need to be better at gathering as much information as possible regarding the project before the start, so we can eliminate troubles during the implementation and later stages."

"I would like to get an advanced level of sales analytics for free. However, it is provided only for money."

"We get support from them to implement different scenarios. Some technical things that our sales operations team work on should be done a bit faster as well as the analytical part."

"They should provide more training once the client comes onboard, or have something more scripted. With most companies, once you are onboard, then you know the process and what happens next. Currently, Softline's process is customized. While I know what they are going to deliver, I don't know how it will be done. It's just about getting it more streamlined on their side with their customer service."

"Our previous partner had a really good admin panel. We could apply some settings on our own without any additional help from our partner. For example, we could change the design, settings, and the fields that show up on the widget, whereas with Softline, we cannot do that. Everything is on their end. It would be good if they provide some tools in the admin panel to make some minor changes. They should also allow us to customize the widget, at least the color. In this aspect, we are currently limited. We cannot really change the design, and the widget is just the way it was developed. The admin panel is also a bit confusing. Our previous partner had a really intuitive and user-friendly admin panel. We could easily find everything. Softline's admin panel is a bit complicated. So, it took us time. I think they plan to improve it, and they might apply some changes in the future."

"Scalability is average; it's not really good. There are some limitations: They don't have a solution that can be used worldwide nor do they provide a self-service for users or customers."

"The work done by the legal team is an area that can be improved."

"Some unification of their systems could be beneficial, e.g., having some default complex systems that could serve other systems and databases systems. This improvement is connected with their technical part, like backend systems, databases, and reporting, because there are some items that could be improved in their technical part."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product offers an open-source version, which is free. There are licensing options for Adobe Commerce's cloud version."

"Many implementations were open-source. We also had a couple of enterprise-level implementations, but I didn't have visibility on the licensing cost."

"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."

"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."

"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."

"Softline's pricing is above average because of all the things that I mentioned: a more localized solution and closer cooperation with us. They give us a team that is more or less dedicated to us. Those developers are mainly working on our tasks."

"In terms of licensing, it was definitely the best price on the Russian market and everything is pretty simple."

"For us, its pricing was really nice. It was more or less the same one as everyone else. I don't know what they offer to others, but for us, the offer was perfect."

"Softline eCommerce has helped to increase our eCommerce sales."

"We are satisfied with their prices at the moment."

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

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Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	5

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Small Business	1
Large Enterprise	6

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Magento?

The customization capabilities of Adobe Commerce are great.

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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...

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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...

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Also Known As

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Overview

Adobe Commerce offers IT teams a versatile solution to effortlessly launch personalized commerce experiences while ensuring security and speed, all without starting from scratch. It provides a solid foundation of commerce functionality that allows businesses to swiftly enter the market with confidence. With pre-configured composable services, businesses can easily deploy and integrate these services to enhance their commerce foundation. The platform also supports the creation and integration of secure and scalable applications that extend native capabilities and seamlessly integrate with third-party solutions in a serverless PCI-compliant environment. Thanks to App Builder tools, customization becomes more accessible, reducing the overall cost of ownership.

For commerce teams, Adobe Commerce provides a dynamic platform that adapts as customer needs evolve. It enables omnichannel personalization through commerce data, delivering personalized content, promotions, recommendations, and site search through advanced AI and machine learning. This translates to an increased reach to new markets, brands, or business models. The platform empowers users with business-specific, user-friendly tools infused with AI capabilities, thereby enhancing marketing and merchandising efforts. Moreover, businesses can expand their commerce capabilities further by choosing from a vast array of free and premium apps and extensions available in the Commerce Marketplace, covering everything from back-office integrations to customer experience solutions, making it a comprehensive and flexible commerce solution.

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Softline Ecommerce is a part of Softline Group, a leading global IT company.

Our All-in-One Ecommerce Solution for Digital Sales helps businesses to increase their revenue in online sales in Europe, Asia and Latin America.

We take care of payment processing in local currency & invoicing, tax management & compliance, protect transactions with AI-based fraud systems.

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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.

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