Flexible headless commerce solution with integrated order management
Rating: 10 out of 10
IncentivizedUse Cases and Deployment Scope
We're using Commerce Layer as central commerce engine for both our 50+ POS (in CH, DE and AT) as well as our online site [...]. Scope ranges from orders to fulfillments, warehouse management, supplier purchase orders (e.g. for lenses), gift cards, etc. Besides the classical sales stuff, we've built a pretty powerful after sales machine based on the Commerce Layer Shipments.
Pros
- Flexibility
- True headless (based on MACH principles)
- Integrated sales/shipments solution
- Seamless integration (extensive API, webhooks, etc.)
Cons
- Specific POS features are on the roadmap (we're using now a market per store, which works but creates some issues with it)
- Payment flexibility (as we're using it fully as a POS solution)
- Flexibility in order editing after approval of order
Likelihood to Recommend
Commerce Layer is a great choice, if you want to build a tailored system. The flexible API allows to build all kinds of applications around commerce, but you also need to deep dive a bit into the structure.
If you want to set up a simple store and sell a few SKUs, you're probably rather a Shopify customer, but if you want to build great customer experiences and tailer the software to your business, Commerce Layer is a very good choice.
If you want to set up a simple store and sell a few SKUs, you're probably rather a Shopify customer, but if you want to build great customer experiences and tailer the software to your business, Commerce Layer is a very good choice.
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Elian Kool
CTO in Engineering at VIU Ventures AG (201-500 employees)
Vetted Review
2 years of experience