We performed a comparison between Sana Commerce and Shopify based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Salesforce, SAP, Adobe and others in eCommerce Platforms."The big benefit with Sana is our ability to interface with Microsoft Dynamics."
"This product is highly customizable. We use the standard system but we have extended it quite a bit."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"For the initial setup phase, many online tutorials are available, making the process easy."
"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."
"The product has a few free-to-use features. It is easy to navigate and has good visuals as well."
"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."
"It has a brilliant inventory system to help you manage your store."
"The most valuable feature is its strong SEO capabilities."
"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."
"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."
"One problem that we encounter is that it's difficult to upgrade as a result of making a large number of customer-specific adaptations."
"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."
"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."
"Many of our clients complain because it's costly and not an open-source."
"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 have many clients that want to sell their products to the wholesale market, and Shopify currently does not have that kind of feature."
"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."
"The order processing and saving of the changes for the product should have automatic functioning."
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Sana Commerce is ranked 13th in eCommerce Platforms while Shopify is ranked 5th in eCommerce Platforms with 8 reviews. Sana Commerce is rated 8.2, while Shopify is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Sana Commerce writes "Helped us create a new revenue stream, but the cost and time of customization are disadvantages". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Shopify writes "A tool that helps businesses streamline their online sales processes". Sana Commerce is most compared with Salesforce Commerce Cloud, Adobe Commerce and SAP Hybris Commerce, whereas Shopify is most compared with SAP Hybris Commerce, Salesforce Commerce Cloud, Adobe Commerce, Oracle ATG and Aptos Retail.
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