HCL Digital Commerce vs Salesforce Commerce Cloud comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

HCL Digital Commerce
Ranking in eCommerce Platforms
6th
Average Rating
7.2
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Salesforce Commerce Cloud
Ranking in eCommerce Platforms
1st
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
29
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2024, in the eCommerce Platforms category, the mindshare of HCL Digital Commerce is 3.3%, down from 3.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Salesforce Commerce Cloud is 17.3%, up from 15.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Amman Anup Kumar - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 23, 2024
Needs improvement in the area of integration and should offer better adaptability to new environments
I have been trying to put together a website for the last year and a half, and I have been facing some problems because the tool is unable to integrate properly with my ERP product. It is difficult to find coders for HCL Digital Commerce who can do a good job within a reasonable amount of time. I think the development curve of the tool is just too long, and there aren't enough good coders, while whoever is available takes a lot of time. 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. If you try to tell HCL Digital Commerce that you need front-end integration, which is a standard practice right now, HCL will take a lot of time as a lot of things are not available as an out-of-the-box feature. You have to spend more time and money to get things developed in HCL Digital Commerce, which I believe causes challenges for users, especially in an Indian scenario where the tool has a primary market.
JG
Jun 26, 2023
A flexible solution that offers stability at the same time
Salesforce Commerce Cloud is mature, so they have a lot of information about cost, documentation, and everything. Salesforce's technical support is not as good as Elastic Path. Hence, support needs to be improved. The marketing services in the solution need improvement. We needed it in some of our use cases to make some marketing-related things. In the end, the company decided to do marketing with another technology. So I don't know why, but I could say that marketing services or features are needed in the solution. In the beginning, it was kind of difficult to understand the experience builder and B2B solutions. So probably, I would like to create the storefronts with an e-commerce builder. I am not sure about it, but it was like that. Like, difficult to understand the use and purpose of an experience builder. Then, we discovered that the B2B cloud solution was also for creating the storefronts, but we didn't understand at the beginning very well that part. Salesforce Commerce Cloud should have a better pricing plan for smaller businesses.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"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."
"The most valuable solution is that it allows you to adapt it according to the customer's needs."
"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."
"Commerce Cloud's best features include sales service and cloud marketing."
"There is a good community of developers for the platform."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten...Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten."
"Not having to worry about maintaining one's own infrastructure."
"The ease of customization is valuable."
"Salesforce offers the best features and functionality, which are developed and refined over many years to provide a highly customized e-commerce experience."
"​Ability to quickly add content and manage products along with associated web content easily."
"The filters are very useful, and easy to customize. it's very easy to operate."
 

Cons

"HCL Digital Commerce should improve its integration capabilities with other platforms."
"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."
"The product catalog is an area that needs improvement."
"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."
"There is always room for improvement with any solution."
"It is similar to ATG, but some features can be exchanged between the 2."
"Being able to customize everything in general to our specific needs would be pretty awesome."
"If your organization has a nonstandard or niche business model or audience, the fast nature of the solution may not be a good fit."
"Multi-tenant infrastructure is a blessing and a curse."
"The solution is expensive."
"The back office of Salesforce could be more user-friendly."
"This solution could be improved by providing additional artificial intelligence capabilities that are available out-of-the-box. It would be useful to have automatic forecasts using AI."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."
"There are no significant upfront license costs."
"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 product is expensive."
"The licensing works on a per-user basis."
"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."
"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."
"Salesforce is not a cheap solution."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
14%
Educational Organization
13%
Retailer
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Educational Organization
59%
Computer Software Company
7%
Retailer
5%
Financial Services Firm
3%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

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.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Salesforce Commerce Cloud?
The license costs between 50-100K per year, which is more expensive than competitors' licenses. The enterprise license cost ranges between two hundred thousand and one million dollars based on the ...
What needs improvement with Salesforce Commerce Cloud?
The back office of Salesforce could be more user-friendly.
 

Also Known As

IBM Digital Commerce, IBM WebSphere Commerce
Demandware
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

CEWE, J.J. Keller, Shop.ca, 360training.com, Bon-Ton, HH Gregg, Dahl Sverige AB, Terranova, Lindt
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