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Microsoft Commerce Server vs commercetools comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

commercetools
Ranking in eCommerce Platforms
3rd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
4.5
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Microsoft Commerce Server
Ranking in eCommerce Platforms
13th
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the eCommerce Platforms category, the mindshare of commercetools is 1.1%, up from 0.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Commerce Server is 1.8%, up from 1.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
eCommerce Platforms Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
commercetools1.1%
Microsoft Commerce Server1.8%
Other97.1%
eCommerce Platforms
 

Featured Reviews

Rachit Patel - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Engineer at a university with 5,001-10,000 employees
Structured APIs and flexible customization have simplified building full-stack commerce sites
Regarding how commercetools can be improved, I did not find anything that could be better in terms of features for my use case. However, the resources and documentation of commercetools could be clearer so developers can understand the APIs and build websites accordingly. Whatever is needed for my use case, commercetools provides. If the project scales and certain companies require additional changes, you might need customization in Merchant Centers. Otherwise, all the features that are there provide what I needed. Additionally, commercetools could improve how they handle the customer database and orders by consolidating their two separate collections for carts and orders. Once a cart is ordered, it is converted into an order state, and this process could be improved. Furthermore, they could improve the customer collections. When I was using commercetools, there was no AI analytics, but they could add AI features such as product recommendations for specific customers based on their viewership, cart suggestions, and bundle products. These are improvements they could make.
it_user10953 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Developer with 1,001-5,000 employees
Why Microsoft Was Smart To Abandon Commerce Server
Being a Microsoft Commerce Server MVP, when I got the news that Microsoft was transferring development of Commerce Server to a partner, Ascentium, I was at first a little disappointed. I have been working with Commerce Server for a few years, and have really grown to like the product and its…
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
23%
Media Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Outsourcing Company
9%
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Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise8
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for commercetools?
My experience with pricing, setup costs, and licensing has been good, as I use the embedded pricing feature that commercetools offers to attach prices to our product catalog.
What needs improvement with commercetools?
Regarding how commercetools can be improved, I did not find anything that could be better in terms of features for my use case. However, the resources and documentation of commercetools could be cl...
What is your primary use case for commercetools?
While I was working at my previous company, I used commercetools for about one year and built several projects with it. My main use case for commercetools is making an e-commerce website where the ...
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Sample Customers

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Al-Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Auckland Transport, Erste Bank Group, Edgar Borrmann GmbH & Co. KG, Urban Software Institute, NJVC, Equifax, Tata Steel Europe, Sheraton Hotels and Resorts
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