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"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 most valuable solution is that it allows you to adapt it according to the customer's needs."

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"We use Sana Commerce with Microsoft Dynamics on the back end and the native ERP integration works well. The fact that no third-party integrations are needed between our Sana Commerce web store and Microsoft Dynamics is important. It's one less thing to worry about when it comes to troubleshooting.""This product is highly customizable. We use the standard system but we have extended it quite a bit.""The big benefit with Sana is our ability to interface with Microsoft Dynamics.""I found it surprisingly easy from both the admin side and the customer side. The admin side has a limited set of features, but they are very well explained. They are very simple to understand. It is very easy to find out what every feature does. It is not really complicated. Sana provides an online university where you can learn everything that you need about it. When we needed to check a new feature or validate how something works, we found solid online information on their website. If there was anything that we couldn't find, or if we really couldn't understand how exactly something was working, their support was always very quick. So, it is quite easy.""The most valuable feature is the direct ERP integration, as it allows us to provide product availability and specific pricing in real-time. Customers can also order themselves in real-time."

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"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.""Lacks option to purchase individual modules."

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"There could also be more support about everything that is related to website management, which is not strictly related to the B2B tool. These are the things like knowing about GDPR regulations, knowing about digital consents, and in general, all the laws that go with having a website. Sometimes, we would have liked more support in that area.""We also didn't realize this going into it, but there is an RQS (requirements gathering) phase, which takes about a month. After that, there is a development phase that takes another month. There are also testing and go-live. If you want to introduce any new features or functionality, it's at least a three to four-month process, possibly more, because of the way their structure works. Everything has to be customized. They are resource-challenged as well.""I'd rate their customer service a nine out of 10. I think they're in demand and a little overloaded on work. Sometimes it takes a little bit of time for them to get to our work.""The performance can be improved. Sometimes, the system is really slow because of the ERP integration. I'm not sure whether this is a problem with Sana Commerce or the ERP system but overall, it could be faster. When it comes to usability, if it takes too much time to load, then it's not the best.""One problem that we encounter is that it's difficult to upgrade as a result of making a large number of customer-specific adaptations."

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  • "For our companies and our users, the price is quite high."
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  • "They have a policy of a price per legal entity. So, if you are a company that operates in one country, that is, if you're just an American company, or you're just a Spanish company or just a British company, then that probably makes sense. We are a global company, and we have operations in 20 to 30 different countries. So, we are interested in implementing Sana in potentially 20 to 30 countries. Right now, the pricing model of Sana has a limitation. They are almost asking for the same price for the new country when in many cases, a new country will just be a new small rollout. That's because it is the same solution that gets implemented everywhere. So, to me, it is not the same price if you are maintaining 10 Sanas that are looking exactly the same and are working exactly the same in 10 different countries. To me, these should not cost 10 times more than one. They don't yet have a good grasp of how to manage global companies like ours. That is something we are talking to them about, and we are in discussions with them about. So, hopefully, they will learn."
  • "Support costs are in addition to the standard licensing fees, and they vary per month, based on how much we use them. It is not very expensive."
  • "When we got version 9.2, it was a good price. Everything is moving to the subscription-based cloud model, and that's probably a little high when you look at the lifetime cost."
  • "Sana's pricing is fair. It could be more competitive. It's not so much the licensing cost, it's the additional development."
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    Top Answer:Has all the modules needed for an order management solution.
    Top Answer:Licensing costs are quite high compared to other e-commerce platforms, probably because they also have B2B and B2C solutions which are very good and they also offer good tech support.
    Top Answer:Digital Commerce is like a monolithic solution in that you get everything when you purchase the license for this product. There's no option to select just one module. You might only need the order… more »
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    IBM Digital Commerce, IBM WebSphere Commerce
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    Overview
    IBM Digital Commerce provides advanced commerce capabilities to help you quickly and easily create an engaging brand experience across every customer touch point. Using IBM, you can improve your business with personalized customer engagement, optimized shopping and order management and fulfillment across channels. This helps you accelerate time to market, improve customer engagement and drive revenue growth.

    Sana Commerce is a SaaS-based B2B e-commerce solution that integrates seamlessly into your tech stack using agile cloud software to enable a stellar e-commerce web store with guaranteed uptime and minimal maintenance.

    How? By making your SAP or Microsoft Dynamics ERP and e-commerce work as one. SCC harnesses the power of your ERP to create an e-commerce platform that automates tedious business processes and delights consumers with easy-to-use functionality. It eliminates the system silos, unnecessary complexities and compromises caused by mainstream e-commerce solutions. SCC drives growth and future proofs your business model by facilitating a smooth omnichannel order process without hurdles.

    Sana Commerce is a certified SAP and Microsoft Gold partner, backed by a strong global partner network and recognized by leading industry experts.

    Want to know if we can meet your B2B needs? Contact us for a personalized demo.

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    CEWE, J.J. Keller, Shop.ca, 360training.com, Bon-Ton, HH Gregg, Dahl Sverige AB, Terranova, Lindt
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    Computer Software Company15%
    Educational Organization12%
    Retailer10%
    Manufacturing Company8%
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    Computer Software Company18%
    Wholesaler/Distributor17%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    Educational Organization7%
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    Small Business21%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise62%
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    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise50%
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    HCL Digital Commerce is ranked 6th in eCommerce Platforms with 5 reviews while Sana Commerce is ranked 13th in eCommerce Platforms. HCL Digital Commerce is rated 8.6, while Sana Commerce is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of HCL Digital Commerce writes "A mature and easily customizable product with a lot of features". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sana Commerce writes "Helped us create a new revenue stream, but the cost and time of customization are disadvantages". HCL Digital Commerce is most compared with SAP Hybris Commerce, Salesforce Commerce Cloud, Adobe Commerce, Bigcommerce and Oracle ATG, whereas Sana Commerce is most compared with Salesforce Commerce Cloud, Adobe Commerce and SAP Hybris Commerce.

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