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HCL Digital Commerce vs Spryker Systems comparison

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

Categories and Ranking

HCL Digital Commerce
Ranking in eCommerce Platforms
6th
Average Rating
7.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.1
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Spryker Systems
Ranking in eCommerce Platforms
7th
Average Rating
6.8
Reviews Sentiment
4.7
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the eCommerce Platforms category, the mindshare of HCL Digital Commerce is 2.3%, down from 4.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Spryker Systems is 1.0%, down from 1.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
eCommerce Platforms Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
HCL Digital Commerce2.3%
Spryker Systems1.0%
Other96.7%
eCommerce Platforms
 

Featured Reviews

Nirav Patel - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior QA 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.
AP
Staff Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Headless architecture has powered high‑traffic APIs and accelerated complex commerce projects
For Spryker Systems, there is one major issue I see. There are no peer groups or developer channels where we can post our problems. If we go with Magento and other frameworks, there are many developers available there. You can search on Google, and there are multiple solutions available. You can see the solution, apply it, and then determine if you are able to solve your problem. This type of community resource is missing in Spryker Systems, so they need to do a lot of work on their side. Some user-friendly features are missing in Spryker Systems. Right now, in the present release, they did some things, but they need to do much more from a normal user's point of view. Currently, Spryker Systems is only focused on developer points of view, such as how a developer can extend the functionality or inject functionality into the system. However, if we talk about default features, there are no features. For example, there is nothing for reporting, and if we go with the configuration, only basic configuration is available. No high-level or low-level configuration exists. For example, if we want to showcase something on the cart checkout page, you cannot simply go into the configuration and enable or disable things. These types of features are missing. If Spryker Systems works on these parts, then it is a very cool platform from a user's standpoint.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"I haven't faced any issues with the product's stability."
"Has all the modules needed for an order management solution."
"The best feature HCL Digital Commerce offers, in my experience, is flexibility, and during these years, the growth of the solution, especially in the integration area where I worked extensively, has been outstanding because we started by sending more than 15 files to load the catalog, and now on the API-first side, there is a huge benefit of integration with HCL Digital Commerce."
"We saw a twenty-three percent year-over-year revenue increase after putting this in place because of modernization."
"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, 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."
"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."
"HCL Digital Commerce has positively impacted my organization by being a strong e-commerce solution, helping e-commerce retailers build websites and run businesses; it has indeed supported the transformation of our clients in their e-commerce journey."
"From an extensive point of view or for a large project point of view, Spryker Systems is the best platform right now."
"Over the last six months, I have found that Spryker Systems' composable commerce and integration capabilities have helped me because Spryker also has the capability with Docker."
"Spryker Systems is very useful as we can use it as a user interface and as an entire ERP or CRM system."
"Spryker Systems has had a positive impact on my company because we were able to generate a significant revenue increase in our e-commerce area."
"So far, as I could see, Spryker Systems is stable in my experience."
"If someone has a big product, then they can use Spryker Systems there, and if they do not want to lose customers' sessions or lose their customers, then Spryker Systems is a viable option."
"The platform's composability is valuable as it provides a variety of extensions to interface with other solutions."
 

Cons

"There is room for improvement in HCL Digital Commerce, particularly regarding making the platform lighter since not all clients require a heavy solution that demands extensive effort and customization; further, performance improvements are needed, especially since the checkout process relies on outdated architecture."
"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."
"The product catalog is an area that needs improvement. It is forcing us to look and test other solutions."
"Their support is not amazingly good. We had a lot of trouble moving from version 8 to version 9."
"HCL Digital Commerce should improve its integration capabilities with other platforms."
"The Product information Management is very basic, and the template for front-end coding could be improved."
"One important way HCL Digital Commerce can be improved is by reducing the learning curve, as developing is not straightforward, which I have observed from my activity as a project manager in HCL projects, where customization inside the platform takes time."
"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."
"In Spryker Systems, the main issue is that connectivity is too difficult. If I want to make a small change, I have to pass code through three layers: Zed, Yves, and middleware."
"Spryker Systems could be improved if we can reduce the complexity level."
"When we build a Spryker Systems application in our local environment, it is really painful as it takes a long time, and the build requires a high-configuration system to become executable in our local environment."
"Spryker Systems is a good company with good customer support. However, there are also problems and setbacks from time to time."
"For Spryker Systems, there is one major issue I see. There are no peer groups or developer channels where we can post our problems."
"Spryker, even with its native features, often requires some development and configuration into the code, which is not straightforward in the beginning."
"In my opinion, there are no best features on Spryker Systems. It is a very complex system that uses hexagonal architecture and is very complicated."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
13%
Retailer
12%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Computer Software Company
9%
Construction Company
23%
Comms Service Provider
14%
Outsourcing Company
12%
Insurance Company
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business4
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise7
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business2
Large Enterprise6
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for HCL Digital Commerce?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing has been fair; however, I believe pricing could improve further to achieve better time to market and ROI that clients seek.
What needs improvement with HCL Digital Commerce?
I see a lot of room for improvement in HCL Digital Commerce, such as making customer reviews less cumbersome, enhancing promotion coupons and e-marketing features, improving CMS options compared to...
What is your primary use case for HCL Digital Commerce?
I have been using and managing HCL Digital Commerce projects for five plus years. I typically use HCL Digital Commerce for catalog management, basket and checkout, PDP, PLP attributes and features ...
What needs improvement with Spryker Systems?
Spryker Systems can improve with their setup functionalities, as it is totally based on the Symfony framework and vendor libraries. When we build a Spryker Systems application in our local environm...
What is your primary use case for Spryker Systems?
Spryker Systems is our primary e-commerce platform, and we have developed multiple applications including subscription portals, leasing portals, and billing and checkout functionalities using Spryk...
What advice do you have for others considering Spryker Systems?
I advise them that if they are planning to get Spryker Systems in their local environment or in their day-to-day practice, they need to use high-configuration systems and have a good technical envi...
 

Also Known As

IBM Digital Commerce, IBM WebSphere Commerce
Spryker Cloud Commerce OS
 

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Sample Customers

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