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    Optimizely Commerce Connect

    Score6.1 out of 10
    N/AOptimizely Commerce Connect is a PaaS e-commerce backend solution coupled with Optimizely's PaaS CMS to help e-commerce organizations, of any type, create highly customized websites and buying experiences with a two-in-one content and commerce solution.N/A
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    In my opinion, Sitecore is a developers and users' nightmare. Terrible UX. Way behind on the curve. Don't recommend.
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    Chose Optimizely Commerce Connect
    Alderich Web Solutions worked great for us however when it came to diagnosing and fixing issues with the website we had to rely on the support with little ability for us to "get under the hood" and look at the issue for ourselves. After switching to Optimizely, having this …
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    Chose Optimizely Commerce Connect
    We considered Optimizely Commerce Connect because it is a flexible dot net stack that is highly rated by analysts.
    Incentivized
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    Stibo STEP MDM was a powerhouse. It seems we could do anything we could dream up, but we also had an in-house IT dev team to support it. The cost was the reason we went with Optimizely Commerce Connect. We did not explore HubSpot for this project.
    Incentivized
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    Optimizely Commerce Connect offers a very wide range of features for admin users. There is less a need for an IT specialist or programmer to be involved when changes need to be made.
    Incentivized
    Chose Optimizely Commerce Connect
    Optimizely is more flexible and more customizable, but also more efficient from a development standpoint. Salesforce Commerce Cloud has more capabilities but is more prone to become complex, and also generally more expensive. Magento is a comparable alternative but with less …
    Incentivized
    Chose Optimizely Commerce Connect
    Just depends on the use case. Some clients are more heavily weighted towards a marketing CMS and don't need a ton of complex technical functions of their eCommerce platform. For these we recommend Episerver.
    Incentivized
    Chose Optimizely Commerce Connect
    Episerver did not have a headless CMS offering when we implemented. They may offer one now, but they are very late to the game in offering an API-based CMS experience. If you use an Angular or React front end, and you want to communicate with this incredibly expensive product …
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    Episerver's plug and play architecture is the winning factor comparing to AspDotNetStorefront. We did not choose Magento because it was not built on .Net.
    Incentivized
    Chose Optimizely Commerce Connect
    Coming from a Software Engineering background, Episerver was the preferred system as it was an attractive platform from a developer's point of view. Today, I consult solely on Episerver solutions and still prefer the platform for multiple reasons (some already covered earlier …
    Incentivized
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    Episerver was by far the most user friendly content platform allowing our business to easily manage the content with ease resulting in an overall productivity increase and time for the team to spend less time doing content management and more time managing the personalization …
    Incentivized
    Chose Optimizely Commerce Connect
    During the evaluation, Episerver was by far the most flexible as far as features and implementation go. Some of the more SaaS-based products don't allow for the level of customization needed for our clients, clientele. While the other platform boasted similar features, they …
    Incentivized
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    Overall, Episerver seemed easier to use from a user perspective and easier setup. There was also preexisting resources with Episerver experience. Factoring in costs it became an easy solution.
    Incentivized
    Chose Optimizely Commerce Connect
    I did evaluate other products in addition to Episerver. The other finalist was Magento, which has a very robust cart and a large market share. I have used that platform in the past and overall had been happy with it's performance. I ultimately selected Episerver because it was …
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    Features
    Optimizely Commerce Connect
    Online Storefront
    Comparison of Online Storefront features of Optimizely Commerce Connect
    Feature
    Optimizely Commerce Connect
    8.8
    27 Ratings
    Product catalog & listings9.126 Ratings
    Product management9.126 Ratings
    Bulk product upload6.422 Ratings
    Branding9.124 Ratings
    Mobile storefront9.121 Ratings
    Product variations9.122 Ratings
    Website integration9.125 Ratings
    Visual customization9.124 Ratings
    CMS9.126 Ratings
    Online Shopping Cart
    Comparison of Online Shopping Cart features of Optimizely Commerce Connect
    Feature
    Optimizely Commerce Connect
    8.2
    20 Ratings
    Abandoned cart recovery8.216 Ratings
    Checkout user experience8.220 Ratings
    Online Payment System
    Comparison of Online Payment System features of Optimizely Commerce Connect
    Feature
    Optimizely Commerce Connect
    8.2
    18 Ratings
    eCommerce security8.218 Ratings
    eCommerce Marketing
    Comparison of eCommerce Marketing features of Optimizely Commerce Connect
    Feature
    Optimizely Commerce Connect
    8.8
    26 Ratings
    Promotions & discounts8.222 Ratings
    Personalized recommendations9.122 Ratings
    SEO9.122 Ratings
    eCommerce Business Management
    Comparison of eCommerce Business Management features of Optimizely Commerce Connect
    Feature
    Optimizely Commerce Connect
    8.0
    26 Ratings
    Multi-site management9.121 Ratings
    Order processing7.320 Ratings
    Inventory management7.316 Ratings
    Shipping7.317 Ratings
    Custom functionality9.124 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Optimizely Commerce Connect
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.2
    (27 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    4.6
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    7.7
    (8 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    2.7
    (1 ratings)