Comparisons

BetterCommerce vs Magento 2024 — Which platform is best for you?

A composable commerce stack that is user-friendly, building personalised content, reliable, and helps in delivering smoother customer experience.
 

BetterCommerce vs Magento 2024 — Which platform is best for you?
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Fast, flexible, affordable

Four reasons why brands are switching to BetterCommerce

  • 01

    Deliver on composable commerce

    Our headless and composable approach lets you mix and match all the components you need and leave out the ones you don't.

  • 02

    Lower TCO

    BetterCommerce composable architecture means less long-term maintenance and costs, reducing TCO.
     

  • 03

    Less technical expertise

    BetterCommerce is designed to be user-friendly, so you don't need a team of developers to manage your store.

  • 04

    Faster time to market

    Modular, flexible components and integrations mean that brands using BetterCommerce get to market faster.

Lower TCO, higher ROI

Get more from your commerce engine

Higher conversion

BetterCommerce converts

  • 53%
    • Higher conversion for customers after migrating from Magento.
  • 14%
    • Mobile revenue increase within 6 months of launch.
Lower TCO

The Low TCO choice

  • 60%
    • TCO reduction & cost cut for customers after switching from Magento
  • 14%
    • Reduction is people cost to manage the solution
Faster speed, higher ROI

Delivers quicker ROI

  • <4 months
    • Time to launch for customers, 3X faster than their Magento implementation
  • 61%
    • Order count increase for customers after migrating from Magento
       
BetterCommerce vs Magento

Comparison

Beyond the hype: Feature comparison for modern commerce businesses.

 

 

 

BetterCommerce

 

Magento

Built for

BetterCommerce

 

An industry-agnostic platform built for mid-size retailers and brands. Our composable architecture allows you to tailor your commerce experience for your specific industry.

Magento

 

Magento is a customisable commerce platform for retailers, but industry-specific features require additional development, increasing complexity and cost.

Architecture   

BetterCommerce

 

BetterCommerce embraces a modern, composable and headless architecture. This allows for greater flexibility, faster development cycles, and seamless integrations.  

Magento

 

Magento’s monolithic architecture can lead to rigidity and complexity, necessitating extensive development efforts for implementing changes.

Powerful Vs Ease of use    

BetterCommerce

 

BetterCommerce prioritises user-friendliness. Business owners and managers, not just IT professionals, can leverage its robust features. Intuitive design and exceptional support empower users to become power users quickly.    

Magento

 

Magento boasts a powerful feature set, ideal for complex customisation. However, it comes with a steeper learning curve, requiring specialized Magento programming skills for modifications and ongoing maintenance. Even experienced programmers might find it challenging to master.

Global commerce    

BetterCommerce

 

BetterCommerce simplifies managing multiple markets, currencies, languages, and localised features like size charts. Easily create and manage multiple storefronts with advanced internationalisation features, ensuring a smooth experience for your global audience.    

Magento

 

Magento empowers multi-store setup however requires significant development in terms of localisation, size charts and multi-pricelist setup. 

Localisation

BetterCommerce

 

BetterCommerce empowers you to localise every aspect of your store as well as on tool. This includes languages, currencies, pricing specific to each market. This built-in flexibility simplifies localisation and allows you to deliver a tailored experience to each customer segment, driving global sales.    

Magento

 

While Magento offers basic translation tools, achieving comprehensive localisation requires manual effort or additional extensions from the Magento marketplace. This can be time-consuming and resource-intensive.

Promotions    

BetterCommerce

 

Go beyond the basics with native support for advanced promotions, bundles, discounts, and flexible control over pricing, stock, and with promotion priority feature.    

Magento

 

Magento offers built-in functionalities for promotions, gift cards, bundling, and events. However, customising complex promotions might require additional development or extensions.

Payment gateways    

BetterCommerce

 

BetterCommerce includes integrations with various Payment service providers (PSPs) as per business needs.    

Magento

 

Multiple payment options available

Omnichannel capabilities    

BetterCommerce

 

Offer a unified experience across all channels – stores, web, app, marketplaces – from a single platform.    

Magento

 

Magento requires extensive integrations with PIM, CDP and other extensions to achieve true omnichannel capabilities.

Order management    

BetterCommerce

 

BetterCommerce offers real-time visibility of available stock and automate your order lifecycle across multiple channels and countries. Simplify shipping rules, warehouse operations, and supplier management.    

Magento

 

Magento offers efficient inventory and order management, however, it costs time and efforts to make any customisation and face issues at handling complex orders.

Licensing fee    

BetterCommerce

 

BetterCommerce offers a transparent order volume pricing with zero transaction fee which equates to roughly 50% of the cost of Magento commerce cloud.     

Magento

 

Magento offers licensing based on your expected Gross Merchandise Value (GMV) which equate roughly $120k for $10M-$25M GMV.

 

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Start selling with BetterCommerce today

Experience the freedom to create, the power to scale, and the agility to win.

Simple, powerful, flexible

Why businesses are choosing BetterCommerce over Adobe/Magento

Tailored for modern commerce needs
 

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Beginner friendly

The entire platform can be customised without needing to write code, allowing you to tailor every aspect to your brand vision.
 

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Cut costs

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Secure from attacks

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Limitless integration

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Faster page load time

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Easy customisation

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Flexible checkouts

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24/7 Support

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Complete control

Agile, cost-effective, unified

Powering success in today's competitive market

Retailers need agility, cost-efficiency, and a unified customer journey. BetterCommerce delivers. Explore how its features empower you to thrive.
 

  • 01

    B2B & B2C Ready

    BetterCommerce is B2B and B2C ready, allowing retailers to scale their brand in both models.
     

  • 02

    Headless CMS

    Manage content independently from your storefront, allowing for greater flexibility and faster content updates. This means you can easily make changes to product descriptions, promotions, and blog posts without affecting the overall store design.
     

  • 03

    In-built PIM

    Effortlessly organise and enrich product data with features like centralised storage, attribute management, and digital asset management. This simplifies product information updates and ensures a consistent shopping experience across all channels.
     

  • 04

    Cloud-based platform

    Benefit from scalability, security, and automatic updates with BetterCommerce cloud-based platform. This eliminates the need for on-premise servers and IT staff.
     

  • 05

    Localisation

    Easily adapt your store to different languages, regions with localised checkouts and multiple payment options.
     

  • 06

    Advanced promotions

    Give priority to your promotions with our in-built promotion priority setup. 

  • 07

    Comprehensive suite

    Right out of the box, BetterCommerce offers a wide range of essential commerce features like product management, inventory control, SEO optimisation, and payment processing. This eliminates the need for expensive add-ons or custom development.
     

  • 08

    Omnichannel experience

    Manage all your sales channels (web, mobile app, marketplaces) from a single platform. Provide a consistent and unified shopping experience for your customers across all touchpoints, leading to increased sales and customer satisfaction.
     

FAQ’s

Frequently asked questions

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