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Big Cartel vs. IBM Digital Commerce

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Big Cartel
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
Big Cartel is an eCommerce platform built for artists, such as artists, designers, and musicians, to build an online store.
$15
per month
IBM Digital Commerce
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
IBM Digital Commerce is an e-commerce platform that is designed to deliver omni-channel shopping experiences, including mobile, social, and in-store. In June 2019, IBM Digital Commerce was acquired by HCL Technologies.N/A
Pricing
Big CartelIBM Digital Commerce
Editions & Modules
Platinum
$15
per month
500 Products
$29.99
per month
Diamond
$30
per month
Gold
Free
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Big CartelIBM Digital Commerce
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsA 20% discount is offered for annual billing.—
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
Big CartelIBM Digital Commerce
Considered Both Products
Big Cartel

No answer on this topic

IBM Digital Commerce
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose IBM Digital Commerce
IBM Digital Commerce was a lot more customizable and had a good engine for us to make enhancements. We were not locked down to certain integrations and we were able to utilize a lot of the features outside of the box vs using a prescribed set of features and functionality that …
JO
Joel Ong
WebSphere Commerce Consultant
Chose IBM Digital Commerce
Compared to some other software that our clients have considered, a lot of them choose WebSphere Commerce because of the ability to scale easily. Some of our customers are coming from a PHP based ecommerce platform that doesn't allow them to scale up and they're hitting the …
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose IBM Digital Commerce
Websphere commere efficient e-site model, contract based pricing, and efficient catalog filtering funtionality were the primary reasons to go for websphere commerce. It has good B2B functionalities available out of the box in WCS when compared to other e-commerce solutions …
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose IBM Digital Commerce
I didn't select WebSphere Commerce.
Features
Big CartelIBM Digital Commerce
Online Storefront
Comparison of Online Storefront features of Product A and Product B
Big Cartel
10.0
Ratings
24% above category average
IBM Digital Commerce
7.6
Ratings
3% below category average
Product catalog & listings10.00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Product management10.00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Branding10.00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Mobile storefront10.00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Product variations10.00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Website integration10.00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Visual customization10.00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Bulk product upload00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
CMS00 Ratings4.00 Ratings
Online Shopping Cart
Comparison of Online Shopping Cart features of Product A and Product B
Big Cartel
10.0
Ratings
26% above category average
IBM Digital Commerce
6.0
Ratings
25% below category average
Checkout user experience10.00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Abandoned cart recovery00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Online Payment System
Comparison of Online Payment System features of Product A and Product B
Big Cartel
10.0
Ratings
19% above category average
IBM Digital Commerce
6.0
Ratings
32% below category average
eCommerce security10.00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
eCommerce Marketing
Comparison of eCommerce Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Big Cartel
10.0
Ratings
26% above category average
IBM Digital Commerce
7.0
Ratings
10% below category average
Promotions & discounts10.00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Personalized recommendations00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
SEO00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
eCommerce Business Management
Comparison of eCommerce Business Management features of Product A and Product B
Big Cartel
10.0
Ratings
22% above category average
IBM Digital Commerce
6.2
Ratings
26% below category average
Order processing10.00 Ratings5.00 Ratings
Inventory management10.00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Shipping10.00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Custom functionality10.00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Multi-site management00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
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User Ratings
Big CartelIBM Digital Commerce
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(0 ratings)
9.0
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Big CartelIBM Digital Commerce
Likelihood to Recommend
It's well suited for simple e-commerce and basic inventory management needs.
Andre Yeu | TrustRadius Reviewer
Andre Yeu
Business Partner
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Websphere commerce is well suited if multiple sites are required based on geography, for branding, large customers. It is well suited for B2B model to handle different pricing and catalog filters for each business. It is not well suited if there are multiple external systems that drives the pricing an d promotions. WCS should be the master for pricing and promotion
Verified User
Anonymous
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Pros
  • It's very easy to use and does not require a lot of configuration or setup.
  • It has been extremely reliable. Clients never have issues with purchasing from it and it has always has been up for us.
  • It's very fast. It loads quick both on the consumer/front end and also admin/backend.
  • Pricing model is flat, not percentage of transactions.
Andre Yeu | TrustRadius Reviewer
Andre Yeu
Business Partner
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  • Scalability. Since WebSphere Commerce is based on WebSphere Application Server, it's fully scalable just like WAS.
  • Support. Their support team is a pleasure to work with. They get back to you quickly and are knowledgeable of their product, so I learn a lot from them about things that are not covered in detail in their documentation.
  • Robust. The software is robust once it's up and running since it depends on WAS.
  • Sample store & sample data. It's really fast to get a store up and running based on the sample store & data they provided.
JO
Joel Ong
WebSphere Commerce Consultant
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Cons
  • For our needs I really can't think of anything!
Andre Yeu | TrustRadius Reviewer
Andre Yeu
Business Partner
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  • It still uses EJBs, need to move to latest technologies for persistance
  • Promotion module customizations needs to more easy
  • Grouping of products based on the shipping methods/shipping dates etc functionality needs to be added
Verified User
Anonymous
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Likelihood to Renew
No answers on this topic
The scalability and various configurations of the product allows for a wide range of e-commerce site features. It provides a storefront to begin with so it helps with speeding up development.
Verified User
Anonymous
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Alternatives Considered
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Compared to some other software that our clients have considered, a lot of them choose WebSphere Commerce because of the ability to scale easily. Some of our customers are coming from a PHP based ecommerce platform that doesn't allow them to scale up and they're hitting the limit of their ecommerce system
JO
Joel Ong
WebSphere Commerce Consultant
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Return on Investment
  • The basic plan at $10/month easily saves us that in time from having to manage our own e-commerce system on our own site.
Andre Yeu | TrustRadius Reviewer
Andre Yeu
Business Partner
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  • We were able to roll out Commerce in record time thanks to a good understanding of the tool and our required processes.
  • We were able to roll it out on several websites in quick secessions due to the platform's features.
  • We were able to plan a solid road map given repeatable projects.
Verified User
Anonymous
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