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SAP Commerce Cloud vs Salesforce Commerce Cloud vs Shopify comparison

 

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

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the eCommerce Platforms category, the mindshare of Salesforce Commerce Cloud is 15.3%, up from 14.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAP Commerce Cloud is 14.0%, down from 20.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Shopify is 10.0%, down from 11.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Vijay Subramanyam - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers seamless integrations and effective architecture for retail operations
Salesforce Commerce Cloud offers effective architecture, ease of integration with third-party systems, and environments to test web store functionalities. Users can manage the site independently with the administration panel and benefit from features like easy marketing submissions, discount codes, and integration with Apple Pay and Bazaarvoice for reviews. The platform is also robust, with managed infrastructure by Salesforce.
Saleem Shar - PeerSpot reviewer
Easy to set up, and extremely scalable, but is expensive
The solution is complex due to the rapid development of new features in SAP Commerce, which requires the changing of older technologies and migration to new ones. This makes the process quite complex, especially when migrating from one version to another. For example, I have been using SAP Commerce versions 18 and 19.
Alex Osmichenko - PeerSpot reviewer
Have managed to grow sales quickly but experience challenges with integration and commission
The primary use case for Shopify is when I want to quickly build an online store. I utilize Shopify as an online store to manage and grow my retail business. I use it to boost my online sales Shopify is easy to start and has an intuitive onboarding process for customers. It is very good in terms…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It has a customizable checkout experience, customizable homepage, everything can be customized."
"The conversion of opportunities and leads to accounts is one of the most valuable features."
"The ease of customization is valuable."
"The most valuable feature of Salesforce Commerce Cloud is the frequent updates. There will be a significant increase in the look and feel. You will be using the solution and think you might want a new feature to be added and then when they release the next release it is there. There are constantly improving the solution."
"Not having to worry about maintaining one's own infrastructure."
"The solution is quite stable."
"There is a good community of developers for the platform."
"The product is easy to use."
"The simple steps for configuring your checkout processes, as well as the promotional engine, are the most valuable features of this solution."
"Hybris offers a platform designed for speed."
"Its dashboards, business features, and user-friendliness of a lot of business interfaces are valuable. We work on B2B projects, and it is the most efficient software solution for B2B. The B2B accelerator is very much appreciated by our customers because it has some use cases that are ready for production. For some projects, we proposed the SAP Hybris solution because it was sufficient for use cases related to product management and data quality. With other e-commerce platforms, we would have needed integration with another product information management software."
"Hybris Commerce's most valuable feature is the simple integration with ERP."
"The user interface can be customized."
"If you have a client and they want to have an e-commerce project that is based on solid principles, you don't need too much time to develop it."
"Some of the most valuable features are its personalized offering, promotion engine, and customer support module."
"We have found the B2B, B2C and D2C very valuable."
"The most valuable feature is its strong SEO capabilities."
"The solution is highly customizable for our store’s e-commerce needs. We don't need to write any code as all the required features are already inbuilt. The front end can be easily customized. Moreover, this tool offers built-in integrations with payment gateway, messaging services like SMS and email, and logistics integration."
"It has a brilliant inventory system to help you manage your store."
"Shopify can be used without any coding knowledge."
"Shopify provides an easy to use service at the backend that includes product upload, customer service, team settings, and team customization."
"I would absolutely recommend Shopify to others."
"For the initial setup phase, many online tutorials are available, making the process easy."
"Shopify is easy to start and has an intuitive onboarding process for customers."
 

Cons

"There is always room for improvement with any solution."
"The community is very closed source. If you don't buy it, you won't be able to learn it."
"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."
"Salesforce's technical support is not as good as Elastic Path."
"Being able to customize everything in general to our specific needs would be pretty awesome."
"Needs better access to code and customizability of the solution."
"The solution should have more and faster reporting, as well as better performance."
"In terms of application performance, it could be a bit quicker."
"A public cloud solution of this software would open great possibilities."
"They could include additional types of payment implementations. Right now they are just providing CyberSourse."
"We would like to be able to easily add functionality to the CMS, such as instant messaging. This would make is much more usable, especially in B2C scenarios."
"The support team should improve the response time."
"The WCS management or content management is not that great."
"The initial setup was complex because it was a prime migration from the PrestaShop platform to commerce cloud, and it was very, very complex to migrate some data from one side to the other."
"The solution is complex due to the rapid development of new features in SAP Commerce, which requires the changing of older technologies and migration to new ones."
"They have just started to work with the cloud, but they only support Microsoft Azure."
"It could benefit from improving its user-friendliness for non-coders, perhaps by offering easier template-building options."
"There are some areas where improvements could be made. Currently, the platform only supports three product variants, and having the option for more variants would be beneficial. Additionally, we have to rely on external plugins for reviews and ratings, which could be more convenient if they were built-in."
"I would like to see a feature that allows us to access all of the platforms in Shopify, like Facebook and Instagram messages, so we can easily reply to connect to our customers."
"If you consider an enterprise-level application with a lot of customization, Shopify can be problematic to use."
"Many of our clients complain because it's costly and not an open-source."
"Shopify users pay a higher commission as they scale."
"I have many clients that want to sell their products to the wholesale market, and Shopify currently does not have that kind of feature."
"The order processing and saving of the changes for the product should have automatic functioning."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product is expensive."
"Salesforce is not a cheap solution."
"The pricing is fairly reasonable."
"There are no significant upfront license costs."
"Initially when we installed Salesforce, we thought that it was a bit pricey, but I think for the value that we're getting, it’s suitable."
"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."
"I don't know how much the solution costs per user, but I know it's our biggest cost in the company."
"The licensing works on a per-user basis."
"This is an expensive solution."
"The price is quite high."
"I don't know the cost, but it can be expensive."
"The solution is expensive."
"The product is expensive. I would rate its price a seven out of ten. The solution's licensing is yearly."
"The solution is very expensive in Turkey."
"The price is too high."
"SAP Hybris is expensive, which is why only the large clients use it. At the same time, I think that the return on investment warrants it."
"Depending on the client's requirements, they can choose either the basic plan or the premium plan."
"The pricing of the solution is economical. The enterprise version is more expensive, however, we do not use it. We pay for the license on a monthly basis and there are payment gateway charges associated with transactions, typically around two percent or as applicable."
"They have various plans including ones that are priced at $29 per month, $79 per month, and can go up to $300 per month."
"This is the only platform to enforce its own transaction fee unless you use Shopify Payments Content, which doesn’t automatically reformat when you switch themes."
"The tool's pricing depends on how big your online store is."
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Comparison Review

it_user9726 - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 5, 2013
WCS vs Hybris vs ATG - Feature Smackdown
They say "Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder", so if you are a purist in one of these technologies you would probably never agree to my comparison matrix, However these are my personal opinion, From my experience standpoint I have longest exposure to WCS Commerce Suite and the least with ATG…
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
46%
Computer Software Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
6%
Educational Organization
31%
Computer Software Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Retailer
6%
Educational Organization
32%
Computer Software Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Manufacturing Company
6%
 

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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Salesforce Commerce Cloud?
I am not involved in the pricing or licensing details, so I cannot provide specific insights into the setup costs.
What needs improvement with Salesforce Commerce Cloud?
I need to learn what the main advantages and improvements from Salesforce Commerce Cloud are. I would like to see som...
What do you like most about Shopify?
For the initial setup phase, many online tutorials are available, making the process easy.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Shopify?
I find that the pricing is reasonable compared to the features that Shopify offers.
What needs improvement with Shopify?
A mobile app for end users should be integrated along with Shopify, rather than as an add-on product. There should al...
 

Also Known As

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SAP Hybris Commerce, Hybris
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Sample Customers

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