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href="https://www.isg-research.net/focus/artificial-intelligence/computer-vision" class="minimal-mobile-menu-link"><span>Computer Vision</span></a></span> </li> <li class="minimal-no-mobile-submenu minimal-mobile-menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <span><a href="https://www.ventanaresearch.com/focus/artificial-intelligence/deep-learning" class="minimal-mobile-menu-link"><span>Deep Learning</span></a></span> </li> <li class="minimal-no-mobile-submenu minimal-mobile-menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <span><a href="https://www.isg-research.net/focus/artificial-intelligence/generative-ai" class="minimal-mobile-menu-link"><span>Generative AI</span></a></span> </li> <li class="minimal-no-mobile-submenu minimal-mobile-menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <span><a href="https://www.isg-research.net/focus/artificial-intelligence/mlops" class="minimal-mobile-menu-link"><span>Machine Learning Operations</span></a></span> </li> <li class="minimal-no-mobile-submenu minimal-mobile-menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <span><a href="https://www.isg-research.net/focus/artificial-intelligence/model-building-and-llm" class="minimal-mobile-menu-link"><span>Model Building & Large Language Models</span></a></span> </li> <li class="minimal-no-mobile-submenu minimal-mobile-menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <span><a href="https://www.isg-research.net/focus/artificial-intelligence/natural-language-processing" class="minimal-mobile-menu-link"><span>Natural Language Processing</span></a></span> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="minimal-has-mobile-submenu minimal-mobile-menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <span><a href="https://www.isg-research.net/customerexperience" class="minimal-mobile-menu-link"><span>Customer Experience</span></a></span> <ul class="minimal-mobile-menu-submenu level-3"> <li class="minimal-no-mobile-submenu minimal-mobile-menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <span><a href="https://www.isg-research.net/focus/customerexperience/agentmanagement" class="minimal-mobile-menu-link"><span>Agent Management</span></a></span> </li> <li class="minimal-no-mobile-submenu minimal-mobile-menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <span><a href="https://www.isg-research.net/focus/customerexperience/contactcenter" class="minimal-mobile-menu-link"><span>Contact Center</span></a></span> </li> <li class="minimal-no-mobile-submenu minimal-mobile-menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <span><a href="https://www.isg-research.net/focus/customerexperience/customerexperiencemanagement" class="minimal-mobile-menu-link"><span>Customer Experience Management</span></a></span> </li> <li class="minimal-no-mobile-submenu minimal-mobile-menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <span><a href="https://www.isg-research.net/focus/customerexperience/fieldservice" class="minimal-mobile-menu-link"><span>Field Service</span></a></span> </li> <li class="minimal-no-mobile-submenu minimal-mobile-menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <span><a href="https://www.isg-research.net/focus/customerexperience/intelligentselfservice" class="minimal-mobile-menu-link"><span>Intelligent Self-Service</span></a></span> </li> <li class="minimal-no-mobile-submenu minimal-mobile-menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <span><a href="https://www.isg-research.net/focus/customerexperience/voiceofthecustomer" class="minimal-mobile-menu-link"><span>Voice of the Customer</span></a></span> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="minimal-has-mobile-submenu minimal-mobile-menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <span><a href="https://www.isg-research.net/digitalbusiness" class="minimal-mobile-menu-link"><span>Digital Business</span></a></span> <ul class="minimal-mobile-menu-submenu level-3"> <li class="minimal-no-mobile-submenu minimal-mobile-menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <span><a href="https://www.isg-research.net/focus/digitalbusiness/digital-applications" class="minimal-mobile-menu-link"><span>Digital Applications</span></a></span> </li> <li 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class="minimal-mobile-menu-link"><span>Experience Management</span></a></span> </li> <li class="minimal-no-mobile-submenu minimal-mobile-menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <span><a href="https://www.isg-research.net/focus/digitalbusiness/generative-ai" class="minimal-mobile-menu-link"><span>Generative AI</span></a></span> </li> <li class="minimal-no-mobile-submenu minimal-mobile-menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <span><a href="https://www.isg-research.net/focus/digitalbusiness/performancemanagement" class="minimal-mobile-menu-link"><span>Performance Management</span></a></span> </li> <li class="minimal-no-mobile-submenu minimal-mobile-menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <span><a href="https://www.isg-research.net/focus/digitalbusiness/sustainabilityandesg" class="minimal-mobile-menu-link"><span>Sustainability & ESG</span></a></span> </li> <li class="minimal-no-mobile-submenu minimal-mobile-menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <span><a href="https://www.isg-research.net/focus/digitalbusiness/workmanagement" class="minimal-mobile-menu-link"><span>Work Management</span></a></span> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="minimal-has-mobile-submenu minimal-mobile-menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <span><a href="https://www.isg-research.net/digitaltechnology" class="minimal-mobile-menu-link"><span>Digital Technology</span></a></span> <ul class="minimal-mobile-menu-submenu level-3"> <li class="minimal-no-mobile-submenu minimal-mobile-menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <span><a href="https://www.isg-research.net/focus/digitaltechnology/businesscontinuity" class="minimal-mobile-menu-link"><span>Business Continuity</span></a></span> </li> <li class="minimal-no-mobile-submenu minimal-mobile-menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <span><a href="https://www.isg-research.net/focus/digitaltechnology/cloudcomputing" class="minimal-mobile-menu-link"><span>Cloud Computing</span></a></span> </li> <li class="minimal-no-mobile-submenu 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class="minimal-no-mobile-submenu minimal-mobile-menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <span><a href="https://www.isg-research.net/focus/digitaltechnology/itops" class="minimal-mobile-menu-link"><span>ITOps</span></a></span> </li> <li class="minimal-no-mobile-submenu minimal-mobile-menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <span><a href="https://www.isg-research.net/focus/digitaltechnology/it-service-management" class="minimal-mobile-menu-link"><span>IT Service Management</span></a></span> </li> <li class="minimal-no-mobile-submenu minimal-mobile-menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <span><a href="https://www.isg-research.net/focus/digitaltechnology/observability" class="minimal-mobile-menu-link"><span>Observability</span></a></span> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="minimal-has-mobile-submenu minimal-mobile-menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <span><a href="https://www.isg-research.net/humancapitalmanagement" class="minimal-mobile-menu-link"><span>Human Capital Management</span></a></span> <ul 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href="https://www.isg-research.net/focus/humancapitalmanagement/talentmanagement" class="minimal-mobile-menu-link"><span>Talent Management</span></a></span> </li> <li class="minimal-no-mobile-submenu minimal-mobile-menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <span><a href="https://www.isg-research.net/focus/humancapitalmanagement/totalcompensationmanagement" class="minimal-mobile-menu-link"><span>Total Compensation Management</span></a></span> </li> <li class="minimal-no-mobile-submenu minimal-mobile-menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <span><a href="https://www.isg-research.net/focus/humancapitalmanagement/workforcemanagement" class="minimal-mobile-menu-link"><span>Workforce Management</span></a></span> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="minimal-has-mobile-submenu minimal-mobile-menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <span><a href="https://www.isg-research.net/marketing" class="minimal-mobile-menu-link"><span>Marketing</span></a></span> <ul class="minimal-mobile-menu-submenu level-3"> <li class="minimal-no-mobile-submenu minimal-mobile-menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <span><a href="https://www.isg-research.net/focus/marketing/customerdataplatforms" class="minimal-mobile-menu-link"><span>Customer Data Platforms</span></a></span> </li> <li class="minimal-no-mobile-submenu minimal-mobile-menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <span><a href="https://www.isg-research.net/focus/marketing/digitalexperienceplatforms" class="minimal-mobile-menu-link"><span>Digital Experience Platform</span></a></span> </li> <li class="minimal-no-mobile-submenu minimal-mobile-menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <span><a href="https://www.isg-research.net/focus/marketing/digitalmarketing" class="minimal-mobile-menu-link"><span>Digital Marketing</span></a></span> </li> <li class="minimal-no-mobile-submenu minimal-mobile-menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <span><a href="https://www.isg-research.net/focus/marketing/intelligentmarketing" class="minimal-mobile-menu-link"><span>Intelligent Marketing</span></a></span> </li> <li class="minimal-no-mobile-submenu minimal-mobile-menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <span><a href="https://www.isg-research.net/focus/marketing/marketingperformancemanagement" class="minimal-mobile-menu-link"><span>Marketing Performance Management</span></a></span> </li> <li class="minimal-no-mobile-submenu minimal-mobile-menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <span><a href="https://www.isg-research.net/focus/marketing/productexperiencemanagement" class="minimal-mobile-menu-link"><span>Product Experience Management</span></a></span> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="minimal-has-mobile-submenu minimal-mobile-menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <span><a href="https://www.isg-research.net/officeoffinance" class="minimal-mobile-menu-link"><span>Office of Finance</span></a></span> <ul class="minimal-mobile-menu-submenu level-3"> <li class="minimal-no-mobile-submenu minimal-mobile-menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <span><a href="https://www.isg-research.net/focus/officeoffinance/businessplanning" class="minimal-mobile-menu-link"><span>Business Planning</span></a></span> </li> <li class="minimal-no-mobile-submenu minimal-mobile-menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <span><a href="https://www.isg-research.net/focus/officeoffinance/digitalfinance" class="minimal-mobile-menu-link"><span>Digital Finance</span></a></span> </li> <li class="minimal-no-mobile-submenu minimal-mobile-menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <span><a href="https://www.isg-research.net/focus/officeoffinance/erpandcontinuousaccounting" class="minimal-mobile-menu-link"><span>ERP & Continuous Accounting</span></a></span> </li> <li class="minimal-no-mobile-submenu minimal-mobile-menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <span><a href="https://www.isg-research.net/focus/officeoffinance/consolidate-and-close-management" class="minimal-mobile-menu-link"><span>Consolidate & Close Management</span></a></span> </li> <li class="minimal-no-mobile-submenu 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<li class="minimal-no-mobile-submenu minimal-mobile-menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <span><a href="https://www.isg-research.net/focus/officeofrevenue/partnermanagement" class="minimal-mobile-menu-link"><span>Partner Management</span></a></span> </li> <li class="minimal-no-mobile-submenu minimal-mobile-menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <span><a href="https://www.isg-research.net/focus/officeofrevenue/revenuemanagement" class="minimal-mobile-menu-link"><span>Revenue Management</span></a></span> </li> <li class="minimal-no-mobile-submenu minimal-mobile-menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <span><a href="https://www.isg-research.net/focus/officeofrevenue/revenueperformancemanagement" class="minimal-mobile-menu-link"><span>Revenue Performance Management</span></a></span> </li> <li class="minimal-no-mobile-submenu minimal-mobile-menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <span><a href="https://www.isg-research.net/focus/officeofrevenue/salesengagement" class="minimal-mobile-menu-link"><span>Sales Engagement</span></a></span> </li> <li class="minimal-no-mobile-submenu minimal-mobile-menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <span><a href="https://www.isg-research.net/focus/officeofrevenue/subscriptionmanagement" class="minimal-mobile-menu-link"><span>Subscription Management</span></a></span> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="minimal-has-mobile-submenu minimal-mobile-menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <span><a href="https://www.isg-research.net/operationsandsupplychain" class="minimal-mobile-menu-link"><span>Operations & Supply Chain</span></a></span> <ul class="minimal-mobile-menu-submenu level-3"> <li class="minimal-no-mobile-submenu minimal-mobile-menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <span><a href="https://www.isg-research.net/focus/operationsandsupplychain/continuousplanning" class="minimal-mobile-menu-link"><span>Continuous Planning</span></a></span> </li> <li class="minimal-no-mobile-submenu minimal-mobile-menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <span><a href="https://www.isg-research.net/focus/operationsandsupplychain/continuousupplychainanderp" class="minimal-mobile-menu-link"><span>Continuous Supply Chain & ERP</span></a></span> </li> <li class="minimal-no-mobile-submenu minimal-mobile-menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <span><a href="https://www.isg-research.net/focus/operationsandsupplychain/productinformationmanagement" class="minimal-mobile-menu-link"><span>Product Information Management</span></a></span> </li> <li class="minimal-no-mobile-submenu minimal-mobile-menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <span><a href="https://www.isg-research.net/focus/operationsandsupplychain/propertytechnology" class="minimal-mobile-menu-link"><span>Property Technology</span></a></span> </li> <li class="minimal-no-mobile-submenu minimal-mobile-menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <span><a href="https://www.isg-research.net/focus/operationsandsupplychain/supplierrelationshipmanagement" class="minimal-mobile-menu-link"><span>Supplier Relationship Management</span></a></span> </li> <li class="minimal-no-mobile-submenu minimal-mobile-menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <span><a href="https://www.isg-research.net/focus/operationsandsupplychain/sustainabilitymanagement" class="minimal-mobile-menu-link"><span>Sustainability Management</span></a></span> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="minimal-has-mobile-submenu minimal-mobile-menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <span><a href="https://www.isg-research.net/vertical-industries" class="minimal-mobile-menu-link"><span>Industries</span></a></span> <ul class="minimal-mobile-menu-submenu level-2"> <li class="minimal-no-mobile-submenu minimal-mobile-menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <span><a href="https://www.isg-research.net/vertical-industry/automotive" class="minimal-mobile-menu-link"><span>Automotive</span></a></span> </li> <li class="minimal-no-mobile-submenu minimal-mobile-menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <span><a href="https://www.isg-research.net/vertical-industry/banking" class="minimal-mobile-menu-link"><span>Banking</span></a></span> </li> <li class="minimal-no-mobile-submenu minimal-mobile-menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <span><a href="https://www.isg-research.net/vertical-industry/consumer-products" class="minimal-mobile-menu-link"><span>Consumer Products</span></a></span> </li> <li class="minimal-no-mobile-submenu minimal-mobile-menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <span><a href="https://www.isg-research.net/vertical-industry/financial-services" class="minimal-mobile-menu-link"><span>Financial Services</span></a></span> </li> <li class="minimal-no-mobile-submenu minimal-mobile-menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <span><a href="https://www.isg-research.net/vertical-industry/food-beverage" class="minimal-mobile-menu-link"><span>Food & Beverage</span></a></span> </li> <li class="minimal-no-mobile-submenu minimal-mobile-menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <span><a 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Essentially, CRM systems aim to facilitate these transactions—or commerce—whether it involves a new sale, a marketing lead or a customer interaction. The goal is to match the needs of the buyer with what the seller has to offer.</p> <p>ISG defines digital commerce as the process and technology that enables the interchange of purchasing of products or services by consumers or customers. For these interactions to be successful, it is essential that they can be completed with as little friction as possible from a mobile device, computer or wherever technology can make it possible.</p> <div class="quote-box span5"><img class="quote-image" src="https://www.isg-research.net/hubfs/Website_Files/Icons/Quote.svg" alt="Quote.svg"> <h4 class="quote-text"><br>Digital commerce has emerged as an important method of selling, representing a logical extension of traditional commerce.</h4> </div> <p>Digital commerce has emerged as an important method of selling, representing a logical extension of traditional commerce. There has been a significant shift from the old linear models of business operations. In the past, businesses would procure raw materials, create products and sell them through retail or field sales representatives. Today's buyers have numerous options for engaging with businesses, including digital commerce platforms, self-service portals, inside sales partners and field sales representatives.</p> <p>Modern CRM systems need to be more unified with digital commerce to accommodate these diverse channels. Customers often use multiple paths to make a purchase, and businesses must understand their customers' journeys across these various channels. The ultimate aim is to ensure successful transactions by aligning the buyers' needs with the sellers' offerings. Integrating digital commerce capabilities within a CRM system streamlines and enhances the management of customer interactions and sales transactions across online channels.</p> <p>There are several key benefits to integrating commerce with CRM systems. One significant advantage is the ability to offer a personalized shopping experience. Businesses can tailor recommendations and promotions based on customers' past purchases and browsing behavior. This level of personalization makes shopping more engaging for customers and increases the likelihood of repeat purchases. Additionally, CRM-integrated commerce platforms ensure seamless transaction processes, reducing cart abandonment and enhancing the overall shopping experience. When transactions are smooth, customers are more likely to complete their purchases and have a positive impression of the business.</p> <p>Another important benefit is the centralization of data. By merging data from digital commerce with CRM systems, businesses can gain a holistic view of their customers, which aids in better decision-making and<img src="https://www.isg-research.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ISG_Research_2024_Assertion_DigiCommerce_GenAI_Enhance_UX_21_S.png?width=300&height=300&name=ISG_Research_2024_Assertion_DigiCommerce_GenAI_Enhance_UX_21_S.png" width="300" height="300" loading="lazy" alt="ISG_Research_2024_Assertion_DigiCommerce_GenAI_Enhance_UX_21_S" style="height: auto; max-width: 100%; width: 300px; float: right; margin: 18px;" srcset="https://www.isg-research.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ISG_Research_2024_Assertion_DigiCommerce_GenAI_Enhance_UX_21_S.png?width=150&height=150&name=ISG_Research_2024_Assertion_DigiCommerce_GenAI_Enhance_UX_21_S.png 150w, https://www.isg-research.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ISG_Research_2024_Assertion_DigiCommerce_GenAI_Enhance_UX_21_S.png?width=300&height=300&name=ISG_Research_2024_Assertion_DigiCommerce_GenAI_Enhance_UX_21_S.png 300w, https://www.isg-research.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ISG_Research_2024_Assertion_DigiCommerce_GenAI_Enhance_UX_21_S.png?width=450&height=450&name=ISG_Research_2024_Assertion_DigiCommerce_GenAI_Enhance_UX_21_S.png 450w, https://www.isg-research.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ISG_Research_2024_Assertion_DigiCommerce_GenAI_Enhance_UX_21_S.png?width=600&height=600&name=ISG_Research_2024_Assertion_DigiCommerce_GenAI_Enhance_UX_21_S.png 600w, https://www.isg-research.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ISG_Research_2024_Assertion_DigiCommerce_GenAI_Enhance_UX_21_S.png?width=750&height=750&name=ISG_Research_2024_Assertion_DigiCommerce_GenAI_Enhance_UX_21_S.png 750w, https://www.isg-research.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ISG_Research_2024_Assertion_DigiCommerce_GenAI_Enhance_UX_21_S.png?width=900&height=900&name=ISG_Research_2024_Assertion_DigiCommerce_GenAI_Enhance_UX_21_S.png 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px"> strategy formulation. Centralized data allows for more accurate customer insights and personalization to the customer, leading to improved marketing strategies and more effective sales tactics. The level of hyper-personalization possible when digital commerce utilizes AI and generative AI (GenAI) makes interactions easier for consumers. By 2026, we assert that 3 in 5 digital commerce software providers will use GenAI to enhance the UX in searching for relevant products and services to maximize successful buying engagements. Enhanced customer engagement is achieved through personalized communication, automated follow-ups and loyalty programs managed via CRM-integrated commerce platforms. These features enable businesses to maintain consistent and meaningful interactions with their customers and build long-term relationships.</p> <p>CRM platforms are not just complementary to physical retail spaces; they can serve as standalone digital commerce platforms. The focus in B2C commerce has been on understanding the customer, including their propensity to spend money on certain products and services. The more businesses know about their customers, the more effective they can be in promoting relevant products and services. Unlike a physical retail store that may not know who a customer is and cannot offer personalized promotions, a digital commerce store can provide tailored offers based on a customer's specific interests.</p> <p>On the B2B side, the adoption of digital commerce has been slower but steadily growing, especially with the rise of the pandemic and the increasing importance of digital products. The subscription economy, which started with digital products, has now expanded to include all parts of the economy. This includes bundles of products that may have both physical and digital elements. Digital products and services can be purchased and delivered online, eliminating the need for physical delivery.</p> <p>Over the past decade, the tech industry and digital products have seen significant growth. Twenty years ago, purchasing software and digital products online was not an option. The rise of the internet has made digital products a reality, enabling businesses to conduct transactions and deliver services online. B2B customers are increasingly recognizing the benefits of digital commerce, which offers lower costs, greater convenience and the ability to engage with customers more effectively. Digital commerce allows transactions to occur anytime and anywhere, without the need to wait for office hours to speak with a representative. This flexibility and convenience make digital commerce an attractive option for many businesses.</p> <p>The technological evolution of digital commerce from software providers has been the level of sophistication to access and embed access through headless platforms. The advancement in product catalogues and pricing has made it easier to support a range of products and services and supporting range of capabilities in shopping carts to ensure the path to conversion. Still further that many digital commerce offerings have not been able to provide the level of product experiences for a shoppers’ satisfaction and proper purchases and preventing returns. The support for configure price and quote (CPQ) has not been as sophisticated to support B2B commerce requirements.</p> <p>The ISG Buyers Guide™ for <span>Digital Commerce evaluated software providers and products based on specific capabilities that support digital transactions, whether a B2C shopfront, B2B self-service portal, or direct to consumer (D2C) manufacturing. The evaluation focused on the ease of integration to fulfillment, order and subscription management, </span>accounting and financial systems of record,<span> how the product supports </span>product catalogues, shopping carts, orders and payments to delivery, the evaluation of roles and preferences, and business collaboration to <span>support the evolving use of AI and machine learning. </span>It also examined the investment by the software provider in resources and improvements.</p> <p>This research evaluates the following software providers that offer products that address key elements of Digital Commerce as we define it: Adobe, Akinon, BigCommerce, commercetools, Elastic Path, HCLSoftware, HubSpot, Intershop, Kibo, Microsoft, NetSuite, Oracle, Salesforce, Sana, SAP, Shopify, Shopware, Spryker, VTEX and Zoho.</p> <p> </p> <h2>Buyers Guide Overview</h2> <p>For over two decades, ISG Research has conducted market research in a spectrum of areas across business applications, tools and technologies. We have designed the Buyers Guide to provide a balanced perspective of software providers and products that is rooted in an understanding of the business requirements in any enterprise. Utilization of our research methodology and decades of experience enables our Buyers Guide to be an effective method to assess and select software providers and products. The findings of this research undertaking contribute to our comprehensive approach to rating software providers in a manner that is based on the assessments completed by an enterprise.</p> <div class="quote-box span5"><img class="quote-image" src="https://www.isg-research.net/hubfs/Website_Files/Icons/Quote.svg" alt="Quote.svg"> <h4 class="quote-text"><br>ISG Research has designed the Buyers Guide to provide a balanced perspective of software providers and products that is rooted in an understanding of business requirements in any enterprise.</h4> </div> <p>The ISG Buyers Guide™ for Digital Commerce is the distillation of over a year of market and product research efforts. It is an assessment of how well software providers’ offerings address enterprises’ requirements for digital commerce software. The index is structured to support a request for information (RFI) that could be used in the request for proposal (RFP) process by incorporating all criteria needed to evaluate, select, utilize and maintain relationships with software providers. An effective product and customer experience with a provider can ensure the best long-term relationship and value achieved from a resource and financial investment.</p> <p>In this Buyers Guide, ISG Research evaluates the software in seven key categories that are weighted to reflect buyers’ needs based on our expertise and research. Five are product-experience related: Adaptability, Capability, Manageability, Reliability, and Usability. In addition, we consider two customer-experience categories: Validation, and Total Cost of Ownership/Return on Investment (TCO/ROI). To assess functionality, one of the components of Capability, we applied the ISG Research Value Index methodology and blueprint, which links the personas and processes for digital commerce to an enterprise’s requirements.</p> <p>The structure of the research reflects our understanding that the effective evaluation of software providers and products involves far more than just examining product features, potential revenue or customers generated from a provider’s marketing and sales efforts. We believe it is important to take a comprehensive, research-based approach, since making the wrong choice of digital commerce technology can raise the total cost of ownership, lower the return on investment and hamper an enterprise’s ability to reach its full performance potential. In addition, this approach can reduce the project’s development and deployment time and eliminate the risk of relying on a short list of software providers that does not represent a best fit for your enterprise.</p> <p>ISG Research believes that an objective review of software providers and products is a critical business strategy for the adoption and implementation of digital commerce software and applications. An enterprise’s review should include a thorough analysis of both what is possible and what is relevant. We urge enterprises to do a thorough job of evaluating digital commerce systems and tools and offer this Buyers Guide as both the results of our in-depth analysis of these providers and as an evaluation methodology.</p> <p><strong><span style="font-size: 13px; color: #255a89;"> </span></strong></p> <h2>How To Use This Buyers Guide</h2> <h3>Evaluating Software Providers: The Process</h3> <p>We recommend using the Buyers Guide to assess and evaluate new or existing software providers for your enterprise. The market research can be used as an evaluation framework to establish a formal request for information from providers on products and customer experience and will shorten the cycle time when creating an RFI. The steps listed below provide a process that can facilitate best possible outcomes.</p> <ol> <li><span>Define the business case and goals.</span><br>Define the mission and business case for investment and the expected outcomes from your organizational and technology efforts. </li> <li><span>Specify the business needs.</span><br>Defining the business requirements helps identify what specific capabilities are required with respect to people, processes, information and technology.</li> <li><span>Assess the required roles and responsibilities.</span><br>Identify the individuals required for success at every level of the organization from executives to front line workers and determine the needs of each. </li> <li><span>Outline the project’s critical path.</span><br>What needs to be done, in what order and who will do it? This outline should make clear the prior dependencies at each step of the project plan. </li> <li><span>Ascertain the technology approach.</span><br>Determine the business and technology approach that most closely aligns to your organization’s requirements. </li> <li><span>Establish technology vendor evaluation criteria.</span><br>Utilize the product experience: Adaptability, Capability, Manageability, Reliability and Usability, and the customer experience in TCO/ROI and Validation. </li> <li><span>Evaluate and select the technology properly.</span><br>Weight the categories in the technology evaluation criteria to reflect your organization’s priorities to determine the short list of vendors and products.</li> <li><span>Establish the business initiative team to start the project.</span><br>Identify who will lead the project and the members of the team needed to plan and execute it with timelines, priorities and resources. </li> </ol> <p><span style="font-size: 22px; color: #255a89;"> </span></p> <h2>The Findings</h2> <p>All of the products we evaluated are feature-rich, but not all the capabilities offered by a software provider are equally valuable to types of workers or support everything needed to manage products on a continuous basis. Moreover, the existence of too many capabilities may be a negative factor for an enterprise if it introduces unnecessary complexity. Nonetheless, you may decide that a larger number of features in the product is a plus, especially if some of them match your enterprise’s established practices or support an initiative that is driving the purchase of new software.</p> <p>Factors beyond features and functions or software provider assessments may become a deciding factor. For example, an enterprise may face budget constraints such that the TCO evaluation can tip the balance to one provider or another. 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Companies that place in the top<img src="https://www.isg-research.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ISG_BG_DC_Overall_2024.png?width=300&height=423&name=ISG_BG_DC_Overall_2024.png" width="300" height="423" loading="lazy" alt="ISG_BG_DC_Overall_2024" style="height: auto; max-width: 100%; width: 300px; float: right; margin: 18px;" srcset="https://www.isg-research.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ISG_BG_DC_Overall_2024.png?width=150&height=212&name=ISG_BG_DC_Overall_2024.png 150w, https://www.isg-research.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ISG_BG_DC_Overall_2024.png?width=300&height=423&name=ISG_BG_DC_Overall_2024.png 300w, https://www.isg-research.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ISG_BG_DC_Overall_2024.png?width=450&height=635&name=ISG_BG_DC_Overall_2024.png 450w, https://www.isg-research.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ISG_BG_DC_Overall_2024.png?width=600&height=846&name=ISG_BG_DC_Overall_2024.png 600w, https://www.isg-research.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ISG_BG_DC_Overall_2024.png?width=750&height=1058&name=ISG_BG_DC_Overall_2024.png 750w, https://www.isg-research.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ISG_BG_DC_Overall_2024.png?width=900&height=1269&name=ISG_BG_DC_Overall_2024.png 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px"> three of a category earn the designation of Leader. Salesforce has done so in seven categories; HubSpot and Oracle in five; Adobe and SAP in two and Zoho in one category.</p> <p>The overall representation of the research below places the rating of the Product Experience and Customer Experience on the <em>x</em> and <em>y</em> axes, respectively, to provide a visual representation and classification of the software providers. Those providers whose Product Experience have a higher weighted performance to the axis in aggregate of the five product categories place farther to the right, while the performance and weighting for the two Customer Experience categories determines placement on the vertical axis. In short, software providers that place closer to the upper-right on this chart performed better than those closer to the lower-left.</p> <p>The research places software providers into one of four overall categories: Assurance, Exemplary, Merit or Innovative. This representation classifies providers’ overall weighted performance.</p> <p><img src="https://www.isg-research.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ISG_BG_DC_2x2_2024.png?width=600&height=430&name=ISG_BG_DC_2x2_2024.png" width="600" height="430" loading="lazy" alt="ISG_BG_DC_2x2_2024" style="height: auto; max-width: 100%; width: 600px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block;" srcset="https://www.isg-research.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ISG_BG_DC_2x2_2024.png?width=300&height=215&name=ISG_BG_DC_2x2_2024.png 300w, https://www.isg-research.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ISG_BG_DC_2x2_2024.png?width=600&height=430&name=ISG_BG_DC_2x2_2024.png 600w, https://www.isg-research.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ISG_BG_DC_2x2_2024.png?width=900&height=645&name=ISG_BG_DC_2x2_2024.png 900w, https://www.isg-research.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ISG_BG_DC_2x2_2024.png?width=1200&height=860&name=ISG_BG_DC_2x2_2024.png 1200w, https://www.isg-research.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ISG_BG_DC_2x2_2024.png?width=1500&height=1075&name=ISG_BG_DC_2x2_2024.png 1500w, https://www.isg-research.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ISG_BG_DC_2x2_2024.png?width=1800&height=1290&name=ISG_BG_DC_2x2_2024.png 1800w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px"></p> <p style="padding-left: 0.5in;"><strong>Exemplary</strong>: The categorization and placement of software providers in Exemplary (upper right) represent those that performed the best in meeting the overall Product and Customer Experience requirements. The providers rated Exemplary are: Adobe, BigCommerce, HubSpot, Oracle, Salesforce, SAP, Shopware and Zoho.</p> <p style="padding-left: 0.5in;"><strong>Innovative</strong>: The categorization and placement of software providers in Innovative (lower right) represent those that performed the best in meeting the overall Product Experience requirements but did not achieve the highest levels of requirements in Customer Experience. The providers rated Innovative are: Microsoft and Shopify.</p> <p style="padding-left: 0.5in;"><strong>Assurance</strong>: The categorization and placement of software providers in Assurance (upper left) represent those that achieved the highest levels in the overall Customer Experience requirements but did not achieve the highest levels of Product Experience. The providers rated Assurance are: Kibo and NetSuite.</p> <p style="padding-left: 0.5in;"><strong>Merit</strong>: The categorization of software providers in Merit (lower left) represents those that did not exceed the median of performance in Customer or Product Experience or surpass the threshold for the other three categories. The providers rated Merit are: Akinon, commercetools, Elastic Path, HCLSoftware, Intershop, Sana, Spryker and VTEX.</p> <p>We warn that close provider placement proximity should not be taken to imply that the packages evaluated are functionally identical or equally well suited for use by every enterprise or for a specific process. Although there is a high degree of commonality in how enterprises handle digital commerce, there are many idiosyncrasies and differences in how they do these functions that can make one software provider’s offering a better fit than another’s for a particular enterprise’s needs.</p> <p style="vertical-align: baseline;">We advise enterprises to assess and evaluate software providers based on organizational requirements and use this research as a supplement to internal evaluation of a provider and products.</p> <h3>Product Experience</h3> <p>The process of researching products to address an enterprise’s needs should be comprehensive. Our Value Index methodology examines Product Experience and how it aligns with an enterprise’s life cycle of<img src="https://www.isg-research.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ISG_BG_DC_Product%20Experience_2024.png?width=300&height=423&name=ISG_BG_DC_Product%20Experience_2024.png" width="300" height="423" loading="lazy" alt="ISG_BG_DC_Product Experience_2024" style="height: auto; max-width: 100%; width: 300px; float: right; margin: 18px;" srcset="https://www.isg-research.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ISG_BG_DC_Product%20Experience_2024.png?width=150&height=212&name=ISG_BG_DC_Product%20Experience_2024.png 150w, https://www.isg-research.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ISG_BG_DC_Product%20Experience_2024.png?width=300&height=423&name=ISG_BG_DC_Product%20Experience_2024.png 300w, https://www.isg-research.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ISG_BG_DC_Product%20Experience_2024.png?width=450&height=635&name=ISG_BG_DC_Product%20Experience_2024.png 450w, https://www.isg-research.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ISG_BG_DC_Product%20Experience_2024.png?width=600&height=846&name=ISG_BG_DC_Product%20Experience_2024.png 600w, https://www.isg-research.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ISG_BG_DC_Product%20Experience_2024.png?width=750&height=1058&name=ISG_BG_DC_Product%20Experience_2024.png 750w, https://www.isg-research.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ISG_BG_DC_Product%20Experience_2024.png?width=900&height=1269&name=ISG_BG_DC_Product%20Experience_2024.png 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px"> onboarding, configuration, operations, usage and maintenance. Too often, software providers are not evaluated for the entirety of the product; instead, they are evaluated on market execution and vision of the future, which are flawed since they do not represent an enterprise’s requirements but how the provider operates. As more software providers orient to a complete product experience, evaluations will be more robust.</p> <p><span>The research results in Product Experience are ranked at 80%, or four-fifths, </span>of the overall rating<span> using the specific underlying weighted category performance</span>. Importance was placed on the categories as follows: Usability (20%), Capability (25%), Reliability (15%), Adaptability (10%) and Manageability (10%). This weighting impacted the resulting overall ratings in this research. Salesforce, Oracle and Zoho were designated Product Experience Leaders. While not Leaders, Adobe and Microsoft were also found to meet a broad range of enterprise product experience requirements.</p> <h3>Customer Experience</h3> <p>The importance of a customer relationship with a software provider is essential to the actual success of the products and technology. The advancement of the Customer Experience and the entire life cycle an<img src="https://www.isg-research.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ISG_BG_DC_Customer%20Experience_2024.png?width=300&height=423&name=ISG_BG_DC_Customer%20Experience_2024.png" width="300" height="423" loading="lazy" alt="ISG_BG_DC_Customer Experience_2024" style="height: auto; max-width: 100%; width: 300px; float: right; margin: 18px;" srcset="https://www.isg-research.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ISG_BG_DC_Customer%20Experience_2024.png?width=150&height=212&name=ISG_BG_DC_Customer%20Experience_2024.png 150w, https://www.isg-research.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ISG_BG_DC_Customer%20Experience_2024.png?width=300&height=423&name=ISG_BG_DC_Customer%20Experience_2024.png 300w, https://www.isg-research.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ISG_BG_DC_Customer%20Experience_2024.png?width=450&height=635&name=ISG_BG_DC_Customer%20Experience_2024.png 450w, https://www.isg-research.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ISG_BG_DC_Customer%20Experience_2024.png?width=600&height=846&name=ISG_BG_DC_Customer%20Experience_2024.png 600w, https://www.isg-research.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ISG_BG_DC_Customer%20Experience_2024.png?width=750&height=1058&name=ISG_BG_DC_Customer%20Experience_2024.png 750w, https://www.isg-research.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ISG_BG_DC_Customer%20Experience_2024.png?width=900&height=1269&name=ISG_BG_DC_Customer%20Experience_2024.png 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px"> enterprise has with its software provider is critical for ensuring satisfaction in working with that provider. Technology providers that have chief customer officers are more likely to have greater investments in the customer relationship and focus more on their success. These leaders also need to take responsibility for ensuring this commitment is made abundantly clear on the website and in the buying process and customer journey.</p> <p><span>The research results in Customer Experience are ranked at 20%, or one-fifth,</span> <span>using the specific underlying weighted category performance </span>as it relates to the framework of commitment and value to the software provider-customer relationship. The two evaluation categories are Validation (10%) and TCO/ROI (10%), which are weighted to represent their importance to the overall research.</p> <p>The software providers that evaluated the highest overall in the aggregated and weighted Customer Experience categories are Salesforce, HubSpot and Oracle. These category leaders best communicate commitment and dedication to customer needs.</p> <p>Software providers that did not perform well in this category were unable to provide sufficient customer case studies to demonstrate success or articulate their commitment to customer experience and an enterprise’s journey. The selection of a software provider means a continuous investment by the enterprise, so a holistic evaluation must include examination of how they support their customer experience.</p> <p> </p> <h2>Appendix: Software Provider Inclusion</h2> <p>For inclusion in the ISG Buyers Guide™ for Digital Commerce in 2024, a software provider must be in good standing financially and ethically, have at least $50 million in annual or projected revenue verified using independent sources, sell products and provide support on at least two continents, and have at least 100 customers. The principal source of the relevant business unit’s revenue must be software-related, and there must have been at least one major software release in the last 12 months.</p> <p>For inclusion a software provider must also provide specific commerce capabilities including multimodal operation—headless, B2B support, subscription, asset and entitlement, identity and fraud management, analytics and AI and marketplace support.</p> <p>The research is designed to be independent of the specifics of software provider packaging and pricing. To represent the real-world environment in which businesses operate, we include providers that offer suites or packages of products that may include relevant individual modules or applications. If a software provider is actively marketing, selling and developing a product for the general market and it is reflected on the provider’s website that the product is within the scope of the research, that provider is automatically evaluated for inclusion.</p> <p>All software providers that offer relevant digital commerce products and meet the inclusion requirements were invited to participate in the evaluation process at no cost to them.</p> <p><span><span style="color: black; background-color: white;">Software providers that meet our inclusion criteria but did not completely participate in our Buyers Guide were assessed solely on publicly available information. As this could have a significant impact on classification and ratings, we recommend additional scrutiny when evaluating those providers.</span></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 13px; color: #284a7b;"> </span></h2> <h2>Products Evaluated</h2> <table width="624" style="border-collapse: collapse; table-layout: fixed; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border: 1px solid #99acc2; width: 822px;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="border: none; width: 214.352px;" width="164"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><strong><span style="color: #284a7b;">Provider</span></strong></span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 262.148px;" width="206"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><strong><span style="color: #1f497d;">Product Names</span></strong></span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 180.211px;" width="134"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><strong><span style="color: #1f497d;">Version</span></strong></span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 164.289px;" width="120"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><strong><span style="color: #1f497d;">Release <br>Month/Year</span></strong></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: none; width: 214.352px;" width="164"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Adobe</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 262.148px;" width="206"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Adobe Commerce</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 180.211px;" width="134"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">n/a</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 164.289px;" width="120"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">August 2024</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: none; width: 214.352px;" width="164"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Akinon</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 262.148px;" width="206"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Akinon Digital Commerce</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 180.211px;" width="134"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">n/a</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 164.289px;" width="120"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">August 2024</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: none; width: 214.352px;" width="164"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">BigCommerce</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 262.148px;" width="206"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">BigCommerce</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 180.211px;" width="134"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">n/a</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 164.289px;" width="120"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">August 2024</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: none; width: 214.352px;" width="164"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">commercetools</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 262.148px;" width="206"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">commercetools</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 180.211px;" width="134"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">n/a</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 164.289px;" width="120"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">August 2024</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: none; width: 214.352px;" width="164"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Elastic Path</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 262.148px;" width="206"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Elastic Path Commerce</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 180.211px;" width="134"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">8.6</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 164.289px;" width="120"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">June 2024</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: none; width: 214.352px;" width="164"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">HCLSoftware</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 262.148px;" width="206"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">HCL Commerce Cloud</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 180.211px;" width="134"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">9.1</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 164.289px;" width="120"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">August 2024</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: none; width: 214.352px;" width="164"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">HubSpot</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 262.148px;" width="206"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">HubSpot Commerce Hub</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 180.211px;" width="134"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">n/a</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 164.289px;" width="120"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">August 2024</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: none; width: 214.352px;" width="164"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Intershop</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 262.148px;" width="206"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Intershop Commerce Management</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 180.211px;" width="134"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">7.10.41</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 164.289px;" width="120"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">June 2024</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: none; width: 214.352px;" width="164"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Kibo</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 262.148px;" width="206"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Kibo Composable Commerce Platform</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 180.211px;" width="134"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">1.2432</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 164.289px;" width="120"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">August 2024</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: none; width: 214.352px;" width="164"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Microsoft</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 262.148px;" width="206"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Microsoft Dynamics 365 Commerce</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 180.211px;" width="134"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">2024 release wave 1</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 164.289px;" width="120"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">August 2024</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: none; width: 214.352px;" width="164"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">NetSuite</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 262.148px;" width="206"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">NetSuite CSuiteCommerce</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 180.211px;" width="134"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">2024.2</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 164.289px;" width="120"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">September 2024</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: none; width: 214.352px;" width="164"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Oracle</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 262.148px;" width="206"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Oracle Commerce</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 180.211px;" width="134"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">24C</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 164.289px;" width="120"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">August 2024</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: none; width: 214.352px;" width="164"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Salesforce</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 262.148px;" width="206"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Commerce Cloud</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 180.211px;" width="134"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Summer '24</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 164.289px;" width="120"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">August 2024</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: none; width: 214.352px;" width="164"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Sana</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 262.148px;" width="206"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Sana Commerce</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 180.211px;" width="134"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">1.101</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 164.289px;" width="120"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">August 2024</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: none; width: 214.352px;" width="164"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">SAP</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 262.148px;" width="206"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">SAP Commerce Cloud</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 180.211px;" width="134"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">2408</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 164.289px;" width="120"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">August 2024</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: none; width: 214.352px;" width="164"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Shopify</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 262.148px;" width="206"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Shopify</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 180.211px;" width="134"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">n/a</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 164.289px;" width="120"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">August 2024</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: none; width: 214.352px;" width="164"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Shopware</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 262.148px;" width="206"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Shopware</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 180.211px;" width="134"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">6.6.5.1</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 164.289px;" width="120"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">August 2024</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: none; width: 214.352px;" width="164"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Spryker</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 262.148px;" width="206"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Spryker Cloud Commerce</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 180.211px;" width="134"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">202404</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 164.289px;" width="120"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">April 2024</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: none; width: 214.352px;" width="164"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">VTEX</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 262.148px;" width="206"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">VTEX</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 180.211px;" width="134"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">n/a</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 164.289px;" width="120"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">August 2024</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: none; width: 214.352px;" width="164"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Zoho</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 262.148px;" width="206"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Zoho Commerce</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 180.211px;" width="134"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">n/a</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 164.289px;" width="120"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">August 2024</span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h2> </h2> <h2>Providers of Promise</h2> <p>We did not include software providers that, as a result of our research and analysis, did not satisfy the criteria for inclusion in this Buyers Guide. These are listed below as “Providers of Promise.”</p> <table width="625" style="border-collapse: collapse; table-layout: fixed; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border: 1px solid #99acc2; width: 820px;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="border: none; width: 130.167px;" width="114"> <p style="text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><strong><span style="color: #1f497d;">Provider</span></strong></span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 142.167px;" width="126"> <p style="text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><strong><span style="color: #1f497d;">Product</span></strong></span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 117.167px;" width="101"> <p style="text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><strong><span style="color: #1f497d;">Product Support</span></strong></span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 107.167px;" width="91"> <p style="text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><strong><span style="color: #1f497d;">Revenue</span></strong></span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 118.167px;" width="102"> <p style="text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><strong><span style="color: #1f497d;"># Customers</span></strong></span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 107.167px;" width="91"> <p style="text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><strong><span style="color: #1f497d;">Marketed As</span></strong></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: none; width: 130.167px;" width="114"> <p style="text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Conga</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 142.167px;" width="126"> <p style="text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Digital Commerce</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 117.167px;" width="101"> <p style="text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">No</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 107.167px;" width="91"> <p style="text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">No</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 118.167px;" width="102"> <p style="text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Yes</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 107.167px;" width="91"> <p style="text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Yes</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: none; width: 130.167px;" width="114"> <p style="text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">eComchain</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 142.167px;" width="126"> <p style="text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">eComchain</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 117.167px;" width="101"> <p style="text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">No</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 107.167px;" width="91"> <p style="text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">No</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 118.167px;" width="102"> <p style="text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Yes</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 107.167px;" width="91"> <p style="text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Yes</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: none; width: 130.167px;" width="114"> <p style="text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Fabric</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 142.167px;" width="126"> <p style="text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Commerce Platform</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 117.167px;" width="101"> <p style="text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">No</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 107.167px;" width="91"> <p style="text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">No</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 118.167px;" width="102"> <p style="text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Yes</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 107.167px;" width="91"> <p style="text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Yes</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: none; width: 130.167px;" width="114"> <p style="text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Pimcore</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 142.167px;" width="126"> <p style="text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Digital Commerce Framework</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 117.167px;" width="101"> <p style="text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Yes</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 107.167px;" width="91"> <p style="text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">No</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 118.167px;" width="102"> <p style="text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Yes</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 107.167px;" width="91"> <p style="text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Yes</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: none; width: 130.167px;" width="114"> <p style="text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">SCAYLE</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 142.167px;" width="126"> <p style="text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">SCAYLE</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 117.167px;" width="101"> <p style="text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">No</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 107.167px;" width="91"> <p style="text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">No</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 118.167px;" width="102"> <p style="text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Yes</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 107.167px;" width="91"> <p style="text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Yes</span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p></span> </div> <div class="trunk_outer"> <div id="truncatedContent" style="display:block;"></div> <div class="char_img_outer"> </div> </div> <div class="read-more-content hidden-content" style=""> <div class="fade-box"> </div> <div class="fade-block"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="blog-post__body" id="full-content" style="display:none;"> <span id="hs_cos_wrapper_post_body" class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_meta_field hs_cos_wrapper_type_rich_text" style="" data-hs-cos-general-type="meta_field" data-hs-cos-type="rich_text"><h1>Executive Summary</h1> <h2>Digital Commerce</h2> <p>In Economics 101, a commercial transaction occurs when a buyer and a seller come together and agree that the goods or services being sold meet the needs of the buyer and the offerings of the seller. Essentially, CRM systems aim to facilitate these transactions—or commerce—whether it involves a new sale, a marketing lead or a customer interaction. The goal is to match the needs of the buyer with what the seller has to offer.</p> <p>ISG defines digital commerce as the process and technology that enables the interchange of purchasing of products or services by consumers or customers. For these interactions to be successful, it is essential that they can be completed with as little friction as possible from a mobile device, computer or wherever technology can make it possible.</p> <div class="quote-box span5"><img class="quote-image" src="https://www.isg-research.net/hubfs/Website_Files/Icons/Quote.svg" alt="Quote.svg"> <h4 class="quote-text"><br>Digital commerce has emerged as an important method of selling, representing a logical extension of traditional commerce.</h4> </div> <p>Digital commerce has emerged as an important method of selling, representing a logical extension of traditional commerce. There has been a significant shift from the old linear models of business operations. In the past, businesses would procure raw materials, create products and sell them through retail or field sales representatives. Today's buyers have numerous options for engaging with businesses, including digital commerce platforms, self-service portals, inside sales partners and field sales representatives.</p> <p>Modern CRM systems need to be more unified with digital commerce to accommodate these diverse channels. Customers often use multiple paths to make a purchase, and businesses must understand their customers' journeys across these various channels. The ultimate aim is to ensure successful transactions by aligning the buyers' needs with the sellers' offerings. Integrating digital commerce capabilities within a CRM system streamlines and enhances the management of customer interactions and sales transactions across online channels.</p> <p>There are several key benefits to integrating commerce with CRM systems. One significant advantage is the ability to offer a personalized shopping experience. Businesses can tailor recommendations and promotions based on customers' past purchases and browsing behavior. This level of personalization makes shopping more engaging for customers and increases the likelihood of repeat purchases. Additionally, CRM-integrated commerce platforms ensure seamless transaction processes, reducing cart abandonment and enhancing the overall shopping experience. When transactions are smooth, customers are more likely to complete their purchases and have a positive impression of the business.</p> <p>Another important benefit is the centralization of data. By merging data from digital commerce with CRM systems, businesses can gain a holistic view of their customers, which aids in better decision-making and<img src="https://www.isg-research.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ISG_Research_2024_Assertion_DigiCommerce_GenAI_Enhance_UX_21_S.png?width=300&height=300&name=ISG_Research_2024_Assertion_DigiCommerce_GenAI_Enhance_UX_21_S.png" width="300" height="300" loading="lazy" alt="ISG_Research_2024_Assertion_DigiCommerce_GenAI_Enhance_UX_21_S" style="height: auto; max-width: 100%; width: 300px; float: right; margin: 18px;" srcset="https://www.isg-research.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ISG_Research_2024_Assertion_DigiCommerce_GenAI_Enhance_UX_21_S.png?width=150&height=150&name=ISG_Research_2024_Assertion_DigiCommerce_GenAI_Enhance_UX_21_S.png 150w, https://www.isg-research.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ISG_Research_2024_Assertion_DigiCommerce_GenAI_Enhance_UX_21_S.png?width=300&height=300&name=ISG_Research_2024_Assertion_DigiCommerce_GenAI_Enhance_UX_21_S.png 300w, https://www.isg-research.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ISG_Research_2024_Assertion_DigiCommerce_GenAI_Enhance_UX_21_S.png?width=450&height=450&name=ISG_Research_2024_Assertion_DigiCommerce_GenAI_Enhance_UX_21_S.png 450w, https://www.isg-research.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ISG_Research_2024_Assertion_DigiCommerce_GenAI_Enhance_UX_21_S.png?width=600&height=600&name=ISG_Research_2024_Assertion_DigiCommerce_GenAI_Enhance_UX_21_S.png 600w, https://www.isg-research.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ISG_Research_2024_Assertion_DigiCommerce_GenAI_Enhance_UX_21_S.png?width=750&height=750&name=ISG_Research_2024_Assertion_DigiCommerce_GenAI_Enhance_UX_21_S.png 750w, https://www.isg-research.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ISG_Research_2024_Assertion_DigiCommerce_GenAI_Enhance_UX_21_S.png?width=900&height=900&name=ISG_Research_2024_Assertion_DigiCommerce_GenAI_Enhance_UX_21_S.png 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px"> strategy formulation. Centralized data allows for more accurate customer insights and personalization to the customer, leading to improved marketing strategies and more effective sales tactics. The level of hyper-personalization possible when digital commerce utilizes AI and generative AI (GenAI) makes interactions easier for consumers. By 2026, we assert that 3 in 5 digital commerce software providers will use GenAI to enhance the UX in searching for relevant products and services to maximize successful buying engagements. Enhanced customer engagement is achieved through personalized communication, automated follow-ups and loyalty programs managed via CRM-integrated commerce platforms. These features enable businesses to maintain consistent and meaningful interactions with their customers and build long-term relationships.</p> <p>CRM platforms are not just complementary to physical retail spaces; they can serve as standalone digital commerce platforms. The focus in B2C commerce has been on understanding the customer, including their propensity to spend money on certain products and services. The more businesses know about their customers, the more effective they can be in promoting relevant products and services. Unlike a physical retail store that may not know who a customer is and cannot offer personalized promotions, a digital commerce store can provide tailored offers based on a customer's specific interests.</p> <p>On the B2B side, the adoption of digital commerce has been slower but steadily growing, especially with the rise of the pandemic and the increasing importance of digital products. The subscription economy, which started with digital products, has now expanded to include all parts of the economy. This includes bundles of products that may have both physical and digital elements. Digital products and services can be purchased and delivered online, eliminating the need for physical delivery.</p> <p>Over the past decade, the tech industry and digital products have seen significant growth. Twenty years ago, purchasing software and digital products online was not an option. The rise of the internet has made digital products a reality, enabling businesses to conduct transactions and deliver services online. B2B customers are increasingly recognizing the benefits of digital commerce, which offers lower costs, greater convenience and the ability to engage with customers more effectively. Digital commerce allows transactions to occur anytime and anywhere, without the need to wait for office hours to speak with a representative. This flexibility and convenience make digital commerce an attractive option for many businesses.</p> <p>The technological evolution of digital commerce from software providers has been the level of sophistication to access and embed access through headless platforms. The advancement in product catalogues and pricing has made it easier to support a range of products and services and supporting range of capabilities in shopping carts to ensure the path to conversion. Still further that many digital commerce offerings have not been able to provide the level of product experiences for a shoppers’ satisfaction and proper purchases and preventing returns. The support for configure price and quote (CPQ) has not been as sophisticated to support B2B commerce requirements.</p> <p>The ISG Buyers Guide™ for <span>Digital Commerce evaluated software providers and products based on specific capabilities that support digital transactions, whether a B2C shopfront, B2B self-service portal, or direct to consumer (D2C) manufacturing. The evaluation focused on the ease of integration to fulfillment, order and subscription management, </span>accounting and financial systems of record,<span> how the product supports </span>product catalogues, shopping carts, orders and payments to delivery, the evaluation of roles and preferences, and business collaboration to <span>support the evolving use of AI and machine learning. </span>It also examined the investment by the software provider in resources and improvements.</p> <p>This research evaluates the following software providers that offer products that address key elements of Digital Commerce as we define it: Adobe, Akinon, BigCommerce, commercetools, Elastic Path, HCLSoftware, HubSpot, Intershop, Kibo, Microsoft, NetSuite, Oracle, Salesforce, Sana, SAP, Shopify, Shopware, Spryker, VTEX and Zoho.</p> <p> </p> <h2>Buyers Guide Overview</h2> <p>For over two decades, ISG Research has conducted market research in a spectrum of areas across business applications, tools and technologies. We have designed the Buyers Guide to provide a balanced perspective of software providers and products that is rooted in an understanding of the business requirements in any enterprise. Utilization of our research methodology and decades of experience enables our Buyers Guide to be an effective method to assess and select software providers and products. The findings of this research undertaking contribute to our comprehensive approach to rating software providers in a manner that is based on the assessments completed by an enterprise.</p> <div class="quote-box span5"><img class="quote-image" src="https://www.isg-research.net/hubfs/Website_Files/Icons/Quote.svg" alt="Quote.svg"> <h4 class="quote-text"><br>ISG Research has designed the Buyers Guide to provide a balanced perspective of software providers and products that is rooted in an understanding of business requirements in any enterprise.</h4> </div> <p>The ISG Buyers Guide™ for Digital Commerce is the distillation of over a year of market and product research efforts. It is an assessment of how well software providers’ offerings address enterprises’ requirements for digital commerce software. The index is structured to support a request for information (RFI) that could be used in the request for proposal (RFP) process by incorporating all criteria needed to evaluate, select, utilize and maintain relationships with software providers. An effective product and customer experience with a provider can ensure the best long-term relationship and value achieved from a resource and financial investment.</p> <p>In this Buyers Guide, ISG Research evaluates the software in seven key categories that are weighted to reflect buyers’ needs based on our expertise and research. Five are product-experience related: Adaptability, Capability, Manageability, Reliability, and Usability. In addition, we consider two customer-experience categories: Validation, and Total Cost of Ownership/Return on Investment (TCO/ROI). To assess functionality, one of the components of Capability, we applied the ISG Research Value Index methodology and blueprint, which links the personas and processes for digital commerce to an enterprise’s requirements.</p> <p>The structure of the research reflects our understanding that the effective evaluation of software providers and products involves far more than just examining product features, potential revenue or customers generated from a provider’s marketing and sales efforts. We believe it is important to take a comprehensive, research-based approach, since making the wrong choice of digital commerce technology can raise the total cost of ownership, lower the return on investment and hamper an enterprise’s ability to reach its full performance potential. In addition, this approach can reduce the project’s development and deployment time and eliminate the risk of relying on a short list of software providers that does not represent a best fit for your enterprise.</p> <p>ISG Research believes that an objective review of software providers and products is a critical business strategy for the adoption and implementation of digital commerce software and applications. An enterprise’s review should include a thorough analysis of both what is possible and what is relevant. We urge enterprises to do a thorough job of evaluating digital commerce systems and tools and offer this Buyers Guide as both the results of our in-depth analysis of these providers and as an evaluation methodology.</p> <p><strong><span style="font-size: 13px; color: #255a89;"> </span></strong></p> <h2>How To Use This Buyers Guide</h2> <h3>Evaluating Software Providers: The Process</h3> <p>We recommend using the Buyers Guide to assess and evaluate new or existing software providers for your enterprise. The market research can be used as an evaluation framework to establish a formal request for information from providers on products and customer experience and will shorten the cycle time when creating an RFI. The steps listed below provide a process that can facilitate best possible outcomes.</p> <ol> <li><span>Define the business case and goals.</span><br>Define the mission and business case for investment and the expected outcomes from your organizational and technology efforts. </li> <li><span>Specify the business needs.</span><br>Defining the business requirements helps identify what specific capabilities are required with respect to people, processes, information and technology.</li> <li><span>Assess the required roles and responsibilities.</span><br>Identify the individuals required for success at every level of the organization from executives to front line workers and determine the needs of each. </li> <li><span>Outline the project’s critical path.</span><br>What needs to be done, in what order and who will do it? This outline should make clear the prior dependencies at each step of the project plan. </li> <li><span>Ascertain the technology approach.</span><br>Determine the business and technology approach that most closely aligns to your organization’s requirements. </li> <li><span>Establish technology vendor evaluation criteria.</span><br>Utilize the product experience: Adaptability, Capability, Manageability, Reliability and Usability, and the customer experience in TCO/ROI and Validation. </li> <li><span>Evaluate and select the technology properly.</span><br>Weight the categories in the technology evaluation criteria to reflect your organization’s priorities to determine the short list of vendors and products.</li> <li><span>Establish the business initiative team to start the project.</span><br>Identify who will lead the project and the members of the team needed to plan and execute it with timelines, priorities and resources. </li> </ol> <p><span style="font-size: 22px; color: #255a89;"> </span></p> <h2>The Findings</h2> <p>All of the products we evaluated are feature-rich, but not all the capabilities offered by a software provider are equally valuable to types of workers or support everything needed to manage products on a continuous basis. Moreover, the existence of too many capabilities may be a negative factor for an enterprise if it introduces unnecessary complexity. Nonetheless, you may decide that a larger number of features in the product is a plus, especially if some of them match your enterprise’s established practices or support an initiative that is driving the purchase of new software.</p> <p>Factors beyond features and functions or software provider assessments may become a deciding factor. For example, an enterprise may face budget constraints such that the TCO evaluation can tip the balance to one provider or another. This is where the Value Index methodology and the appropriate category weighting can be applied to determine the best fit of software providers and products to your specific needs.</p> <h3 style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in;">Overall Scoring of Software Providers Across Categories</h3> <p>The research finds Salesforce atop the list, followed by Oracle and Adobe. Companies that place in the top<img src="https://www.isg-research.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ISG_BG_DC_Overall_2024.png?width=300&height=423&name=ISG_BG_DC_Overall_2024.png" width="300" height="423" loading="lazy" alt="ISG_BG_DC_Overall_2024" style="height: auto; max-width: 100%; width: 300px; float: right; margin: 18px;" srcset="https://www.isg-research.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ISG_BG_DC_Overall_2024.png?width=150&height=212&name=ISG_BG_DC_Overall_2024.png 150w, https://www.isg-research.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ISG_BG_DC_Overall_2024.png?width=300&height=423&name=ISG_BG_DC_Overall_2024.png 300w, https://www.isg-research.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ISG_BG_DC_Overall_2024.png?width=450&height=635&name=ISG_BG_DC_Overall_2024.png 450w, https://www.isg-research.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ISG_BG_DC_Overall_2024.png?width=600&height=846&name=ISG_BG_DC_Overall_2024.png 600w, https://www.isg-research.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ISG_BG_DC_Overall_2024.png?width=750&height=1058&name=ISG_BG_DC_Overall_2024.png 750w, https://www.isg-research.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ISG_BG_DC_Overall_2024.png?width=900&height=1269&name=ISG_BG_DC_Overall_2024.png 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px"> three of a category earn the designation of Leader. Salesforce has done so in seven categories; HubSpot and Oracle in five; Adobe and SAP in two and Zoho in one category.</p> <p>The overall representation of the research below places the rating of the Product Experience and Customer Experience on the <em>x</em> and <em>y</em> axes, respectively, to provide a visual representation and classification of the software providers. Those providers whose Product Experience have a higher weighted performance to the axis in aggregate of the five product categories place farther to the right, while the performance and weighting for the two Customer Experience categories determines placement on the vertical axis. In short, software providers that place closer to the upper-right on this chart performed better than those closer to the lower-left.</p> <p>The research places software providers into one of four overall categories: Assurance, Exemplary, Merit or Innovative. This representation classifies providers’ overall weighted performance.</p> <p><img src="https://www.isg-research.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ISG_BG_DC_2x2_2024.png?width=600&height=430&name=ISG_BG_DC_2x2_2024.png" width="600" height="430" loading="lazy" alt="ISG_BG_DC_2x2_2024" style="height: auto; max-width: 100%; width: 600px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block;" srcset="https://www.isg-research.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ISG_BG_DC_2x2_2024.png?width=300&height=215&name=ISG_BG_DC_2x2_2024.png 300w, https://www.isg-research.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ISG_BG_DC_2x2_2024.png?width=600&height=430&name=ISG_BG_DC_2x2_2024.png 600w, https://www.isg-research.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ISG_BG_DC_2x2_2024.png?width=900&height=645&name=ISG_BG_DC_2x2_2024.png 900w, https://www.isg-research.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ISG_BG_DC_2x2_2024.png?width=1200&height=860&name=ISG_BG_DC_2x2_2024.png 1200w, https://www.isg-research.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ISG_BG_DC_2x2_2024.png?width=1500&height=1075&name=ISG_BG_DC_2x2_2024.png 1500w, https://www.isg-research.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ISG_BG_DC_2x2_2024.png?width=1800&height=1290&name=ISG_BG_DC_2x2_2024.png 1800w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px"></p> <p style="padding-left: 0.5in;"><strong>Exemplary</strong>: The categorization and placement of software providers in Exemplary (upper right) represent those that performed the best in meeting the overall Product and Customer Experience requirements. The providers rated Exemplary are: Adobe, BigCommerce, HubSpot, Oracle, Salesforce, SAP, Shopware and Zoho.</p> <p style="padding-left: 0.5in;"><strong>Innovative</strong>: The categorization and placement of software providers in Innovative (lower right) represent those that performed the best in meeting the overall Product Experience requirements but did not achieve the highest levels of requirements in Customer Experience. The providers rated Innovative are: Microsoft and Shopify.</p> <p style="padding-left: 0.5in;"><strong>Assurance</strong>: The categorization and placement of software providers in Assurance (upper left) represent those that achieved the highest levels in the overall Customer Experience requirements but did not achieve the highest levels of Product Experience. The providers rated Assurance are: Kibo and NetSuite.</p> <p style="padding-left: 0.5in;"><strong>Merit</strong>: The categorization of software providers in Merit (lower left) represents those that did not exceed the median of performance in Customer or Product Experience or surpass the threshold for the other three categories. The providers rated Merit are: Akinon, commercetools, Elastic Path, HCLSoftware, Intershop, Sana, Spryker and VTEX.</p> <p>We warn that close provider placement proximity should not be taken to imply that the packages evaluated are functionally identical or equally well suited for use by every enterprise or for a specific process. Although there is a high degree of commonality in how enterprises handle digital commerce, there are many idiosyncrasies and differences in how they do these functions that can make one software provider’s offering a better fit than another’s for a particular enterprise’s needs.</p> <p style="vertical-align: baseline;">We advise enterprises to assess and evaluate software providers based on organizational requirements and use this research as a supplement to internal evaluation of a provider and products.</p> <h3>Product Experience</h3> <p>The process of researching products to address an enterprise’s needs should be comprehensive. Our Value Index methodology examines Product Experience and how it aligns with an enterprise’s life cycle of<img src="https://www.isg-research.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ISG_BG_DC_Product%20Experience_2024.png?width=300&height=423&name=ISG_BG_DC_Product%20Experience_2024.png" width="300" height="423" loading="lazy" alt="ISG_BG_DC_Product Experience_2024" style="height: auto; max-width: 100%; width: 300px; float: right; margin: 18px;" srcset="https://www.isg-research.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ISG_BG_DC_Product%20Experience_2024.png?width=150&height=212&name=ISG_BG_DC_Product%20Experience_2024.png 150w, https://www.isg-research.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ISG_BG_DC_Product%20Experience_2024.png?width=300&height=423&name=ISG_BG_DC_Product%20Experience_2024.png 300w, https://www.isg-research.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ISG_BG_DC_Product%20Experience_2024.png?width=450&height=635&name=ISG_BG_DC_Product%20Experience_2024.png 450w, https://www.isg-research.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ISG_BG_DC_Product%20Experience_2024.png?width=600&height=846&name=ISG_BG_DC_Product%20Experience_2024.png 600w, https://www.isg-research.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ISG_BG_DC_Product%20Experience_2024.png?width=750&height=1058&name=ISG_BG_DC_Product%20Experience_2024.png 750w, https://www.isg-research.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ISG_BG_DC_Product%20Experience_2024.png?width=900&height=1269&name=ISG_BG_DC_Product%20Experience_2024.png 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px"> onboarding, configuration, operations, usage and maintenance. Too often, software providers are not evaluated for the entirety of the product; instead, they are evaluated on market execution and vision of the future, which are flawed since they do not represent an enterprise’s requirements but how the provider operates. As more software providers orient to a complete product experience, evaluations will be more robust.</p> <p><span>The research results in Product Experience are ranked at 80%, or four-fifths, </span>of the overall rating<span> using the specific underlying weighted category performance</span>. Importance was placed on the categories as follows: Usability (20%), Capability (25%), Reliability (15%), Adaptability (10%) and Manageability (10%). This weighting impacted the resulting overall ratings in this research. Salesforce, Oracle and Zoho were designated Product Experience Leaders. While not Leaders, Adobe and Microsoft were also found to meet a broad range of enterprise product experience requirements.</p> <h3>Customer Experience</h3> <p>The importance of a customer relationship with a software provider is essential to the actual success of the products and technology. The advancement of the Customer Experience and the entire life cycle an<img src="https://www.isg-research.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ISG_BG_DC_Customer%20Experience_2024.png?width=300&height=423&name=ISG_BG_DC_Customer%20Experience_2024.png" width="300" height="423" loading="lazy" alt="ISG_BG_DC_Customer Experience_2024" style="height: auto; max-width: 100%; width: 300px; float: right; margin: 18px;" srcset="https://www.isg-research.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ISG_BG_DC_Customer%20Experience_2024.png?width=150&height=212&name=ISG_BG_DC_Customer%20Experience_2024.png 150w, https://www.isg-research.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ISG_BG_DC_Customer%20Experience_2024.png?width=300&height=423&name=ISG_BG_DC_Customer%20Experience_2024.png 300w, https://www.isg-research.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ISG_BG_DC_Customer%20Experience_2024.png?width=450&height=635&name=ISG_BG_DC_Customer%20Experience_2024.png 450w, https://www.isg-research.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ISG_BG_DC_Customer%20Experience_2024.png?width=600&height=846&name=ISG_BG_DC_Customer%20Experience_2024.png 600w, https://www.isg-research.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ISG_BG_DC_Customer%20Experience_2024.png?width=750&height=1058&name=ISG_BG_DC_Customer%20Experience_2024.png 750w, https://www.isg-research.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ISG_BG_DC_Customer%20Experience_2024.png?width=900&height=1269&name=ISG_BG_DC_Customer%20Experience_2024.png 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px"> enterprise has with its software provider is critical for ensuring satisfaction in working with that provider. Technology providers that have chief customer officers are more likely to have greater investments in the customer relationship and focus more on their success. These leaders also need to take responsibility for ensuring this commitment is made abundantly clear on the website and in the buying process and customer journey.</p> <p><span>The research results in Customer Experience are ranked at 20%, or one-fifth,</span> <span>using the specific underlying weighted category performance </span>as it relates to the framework of commitment and value to the software provider-customer relationship. The two evaluation categories are Validation (10%) and TCO/ROI (10%), which are weighted to represent their importance to the overall research.</p> <p>The software providers that evaluated the highest overall in the aggregated and weighted Customer Experience categories are Salesforce, HubSpot and Oracle. These category leaders best communicate commitment and dedication to customer needs.</p> <p>Software providers that did not perform well in this category were unable to provide sufficient customer case studies to demonstrate success or articulate their commitment to customer experience and an enterprise’s journey. The selection of a software provider means a continuous investment by the enterprise, so a holistic evaluation must include examination of how they support their customer experience.</p> <p> </p> <h2>Appendix: Software Provider Inclusion</h2> <p>For inclusion in the ISG Buyers Guide™ for Digital Commerce in 2024, a software provider must be in good standing financially and ethically, have at least $50 million in annual or projected revenue verified using independent sources, sell products and provide support on at least two continents, and have at least 100 customers. The principal source of the relevant business unit’s revenue must be software-related, and there must have been at least one major software release in the last 12 months.</p> <p>For inclusion a software provider must also provide specific commerce capabilities including multimodal operation—headless, B2B support, subscription, asset and entitlement, identity and fraud management, analytics and AI and marketplace support.</p> <p>The research is designed to be independent of the specifics of software provider packaging and pricing. To represent the real-world environment in which businesses operate, we include providers that offer suites or packages of products that may include relevant individual modules or applications. If a software provider is actively marketing, selling and developing a product for the general market and it is reflected on the provider’s website that the product is within the scope of the research, that provider is automatically evaluated for inclusion.</p> <p>All software providers that offer relevant digital commerce products and meet the inclusion requirements were invited to participate in the evaluation process at no cost to them.</p> <p><span><span style="color: black; background-color: white;">Software providers that meet our inclusion criteria but did not completely participate in our Buyers Guide were assessed solely on publicly available information. As this could have a significant impact on classification and ratings, we recommend additional scrutiny when evaluating those providers.</span></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 13px; color: #284a7b;"> </span></h2> <h2>Products Evaluated</h2> <table width="624" style="border-collapse: collapse; table-layout: fixed; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border: 1px solid #99acc2; width: 822px;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="border: none; width: 214.352px;" width="164"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><strong><span style="color: #284a7b;">Provider</span></strong></span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 262.148px;" width="206"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><strong><span style="color: #1f497d;">Product Names</span></strong></span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 180.211px;" width="134"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><strong><span style="color: #1f497d;">Version</span></strong></span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 164.289px;" width="120"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><strong><span style="color: #1f497d;">Release <br>Month/Year</span></strong></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: none; width: 214.352px;" width="164"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Adobe</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 262.148px;" width="206"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Adobe Commerce</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 180.211px;" width="134"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">n/a</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 164.289px;" width="120"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">August 2024</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: none; width: 214.352px;" width="164"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Akinon</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 262.148px;" width="206"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Akinon Digital Commerce</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 180.211px;" width="134"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">n/a</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 164.289px;" width="120"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">August 2024</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: none; width: 214.352px;" width="164"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">BigCommerce</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 262.148px;" width="206"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">BigCommerce</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 180.211px;" width="134"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">n/a</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 164.289px;" width="120"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">August 2024</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: none; width: 214.352px;" width="164"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">commercetools</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 262.148px;" width="206"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">commercetools</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 180.211px;" width="134"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">n/a</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 164.289px;" width="120"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">August 2024</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: none; width: 214.352px;" width="164"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Elastic Path</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 262.148px;" width="206"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Elastic Path Commerce</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 180.211px;" width="134"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">8.6</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 164.289px;" width="120"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">June 2024</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: none; width: 214.352px;" width="164"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">HCLSoftware</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 262.148px;" width="206"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">HCL Commerce Cloud</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 180.211px;" width="134"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">9.1</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 164.289px;" width="120"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">August 2024</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: none; width: 214.352px;" width="164"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">HubSpot</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 262.148px;" width="206"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">HubSpot Commerce Hub</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 180.211px;" width="134"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">n/a</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 164.289px;" width="120"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">August 2024</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: none; width: 214.352px;" width="164"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Intershop</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 262.148px;" width="206"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Intershop Commerce Management</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 180.211px;" width="134"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">7.10.41</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 164.289px;" width="120"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">June 2024</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: none; width: 214.352px;" width="164"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Kibo</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 262.148px;" width="206"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Kibo Composable Commerce Platform</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 180.211px;" width="134"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">1.2432</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 164.289px;" width="120"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">August 2024</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: none; width: 214.352px;" width="164"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Microsoft</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 262.148px;" width="206"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Microsoft Dynamics 365 Commerce</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 180.211px;" width="134"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">2024 release wave 1</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 164.289px;" width="120"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">August 2024</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: none; width: 214.352px;" width="164"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">NetSuite</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 262.148px;" width="206"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">NetSuite CSuiteCommerce</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 180.211px;" width="134"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">2024.2</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 164.289px;" width="120"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">September 2024</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: none; width: 214.352px;" width="164"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Oracle</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 262.148px;" width="206"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Oracle Commerce</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 180.211px;" width="134"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">24C</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 164.289px;" width="120"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">August 2024</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: none; width: 214.352px;" width="164"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Salesforce</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 262.148px;" width="206"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Commerce Cloud</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 180.211px;" width="134"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Summer '24</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 164.289px;" width="120"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">August 2024</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: none; width: 214.352px;" width="164"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Sana</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 262.148px;" width="206"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Sana Commerce</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 180.211px;" width="134"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">1.101</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 164.289px;" width="120"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">August 2024</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: none; width: 214.352px;" width="164"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">SAP</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 262.148px;" width="206"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">SAP Commerce Cloud</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 180.211px;" width="134"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">2408</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 164.289px;" width="120"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">August 2024</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: none; width: 214.352px;" width="164"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Shopify</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 262.148px;" width="206"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Shopify</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 180.211px;" width="134"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">n/a</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 164.289px;" width="120"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">August 2024</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: none; width: 214.352px;" width="164"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Shopware</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 262.148px;" width="206"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Shopware</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 180.211px;" width="134"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">6.6.5.1</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 164.289px;" width="120"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">August 2024</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: none; width: 214.352px;" width="164"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Spryker</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 262.148px;" width="206"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Spryker Cloud Commerce</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 180.211px;" width="134"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">202404</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 164.289px;" width="120"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">April 2024</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: none; width: 214.352px;" width="164"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">VTEX</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 262.148px;" width="206"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">VTEX</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 180.211px;" width="134"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">n/a</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 164.289px;" width="120"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">August 2024</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: none; width: 214.352px;" width="164"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Zoho</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 262.148px;" width="206"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Zoho Commerce</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 180.211px;" width="134"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">n/a</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 164.289px;" width="120"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">August 2024</span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h2> </h2> <h2>Providers of Promise</h2> <p>We did not include software providers that, as a result of our research and analysis, did not satisfy the criteria for inclusion in this Buyers Guide. These are listed below as “Providers of Promise.”</p> <table width="625" style="border-collapse: collapse; table-layout: fixed; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border: 1px solid #99acc2; width: 820px;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="border: none; width: 130.167px;" width="114"> <p style="text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><strong><span style="color: #1f497d;">Provider</span></strong></span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 142.167px;" width="126"> <p style="text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><strong><span style="color: #1f497d;">Product</span></strong></span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 117.167px;" width="101"> <p style="text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><strong><span style="color: #1f497d;">Product Support</span></strong></span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 107.167px;" width="91"> <p style="text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><strong><span style="color: #1f497d;">Revenue</span></strong></span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 118.167px;" width="102"> <p style="text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><strong><span style="color: #1f497d;"># Customers</span></strong></span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 107.167px;" width="91"> <p style="text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><strong><span style="color: #1f497d;">Marketed As</span></strong></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: none; width: 130.167px;" width="114"> <p style="text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Conga</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 142.167px;" width="126"> <p style="text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Digital Commerce</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 117.167px;" width="101"> <p style="text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">No</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 107.167px;" width="91"> <p style="text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">No</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 118.167px;" width="102"> <p style="text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Yes</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 107.167px;" width="91"> <p style="text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Yes</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: none; width: 130.167px;" width="114"> <p style="text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">eComchain</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 142.167px;" width="126"> <p style="text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">eComchain</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 117.167px;" width="101"> <p style="text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">No</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 107.167px;" width="91"> <p style="text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">No</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 118.167px;" width="102"> <p style="text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Yes</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 107.167px;" width="91"> <p style="text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Yes</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: none; width: 130.167px;" width="114"> <p style="text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Fabric</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 142.167px;" width="126"> <p style="text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Commerce Platform</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 117.167px;" width="101"> <p style="text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">No</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 107.167px;" width="91"> <p style="text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">No</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 118.167px;" width="102"> <p style="text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Yes</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 107.167px;" width="91"> <p style="text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Yes</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: none; width: 130.167px;" width="114"> <p style="text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Pimcore</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 142.167px;" width="126"> <p style="text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Digital Commerce Framework</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 117.167px;" width="101"> <p style="text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Yes</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 107.167px;" width="91"> <p style="text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">No</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 118.167px;" width="102"> <p style="text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Yes</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 107.167px;" width="91"> <p style="text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Yes</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: none; width: 130.167px;" width="114"> <p style="text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">SCAYLE</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 142.167px;" width="126"> <p style="text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">SCAYLE</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 117.167px;" width="101"> <p style="text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">No</span></p> </td> <td style="border: none; width: 107.167px;" width="91"> <p style="text-align: center; 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Essentially, CRM systems aim to facilitate these transactions—or commerce—whether it involves a new sale, a marketing lead or a customer interaction. The goal is to match the needs of the buyer with what the seller has to offer. ISG defines digital commerce as the process and technology that enables the interchange of purchasing of products or services by consumers or customers. For these interactions to be successful, it is essential that they can be completed with as little friction as possible from a mobile device, computer or wherever technology can make it possible. Digital commerce has emerged as an important method of selling, representing a logical extension of traditional commerce. Digital commerce has emerged as an important method of selling, representing a logical extension of traditional commerce. There has been a significant shift from the old linear models of business operations. In the past, businesses would procure raw materials, create products and sell them through retail or field sales representatives. Today's buyers have numerous options for engaging with businesses, including digital commerce platforms, self-service portals, inside sales partners and field sales representatives. Modern CRM systems need to be more unified with digital commerce to accommodate these diverse channels. Customers often use multiple paths to make a purchase, and businesses must understand their customers' journeys across these various channels. The ultimate aim is to ensure successful transactions by aligning the buyers' needs with the sellers' offerings. Integrating digital commerce capabilities within a CRM system streamlines and enhances the management of customer interactions and sales transactions across online channels. There are several key benefits to integrating commerce with CRM systems. One significant advantage is the ability to offer a personalized shopping experience. Businesses can tailor recommendations and promotions based on customers' past purchases and browsing behavior. This level of personalization makes shopping more engaging for customers and increases the likelihood of repeat purchases. Additionally, CRM-integrated commerce platforms ensure seamless transaction processes, reducing cart abandonment and enhancing the overall shopping experience. When transactions are smooth, customers are more likely to complete their purchases and have a positive impression of the business. Another important benefit is the centralization of data. By merging data from digital commerce with CRM systems, businesses can gain a holistic view of their customers, which aids in better decision-making and strategy formulation. Centralized data allows for more accurate customer insights and personalization to the customer, leading to improved marketing strategies and more effective sales tactics. The level of hyper-personalization possible when digital commerce utilizes AI and generative AI (GenAI) makes interactions easier for consumers. By 2026, we assert that 3 in 5 digital commerce software providers will use GenAI to enhance the UX in searching for relevant products and services to maximize successful buying engagements. Enhanced customer engagement is achieved through personalized communication, automated follow-ups and loyalty programs managed via CRM-integrated commerce platforms. These features enable businesses to maintain consistent and meaningful interactions with their customers and build long-term relationships. CRM platforms are not just complementary to physical retail spaces; they can serve as standalone digital commerce platforms. The focus in B2C commerce has been on understanding the customer, including their propensity to spend money on certain products and services. The more businesses know about their customers, the more effective they can be in promoting relevant products and services. Unlike a physical retail store that may not know who a customer is and cannot offer personalized promotions, a digital commerce store can provide tailored offers based on a customer's specific interests. On the B2B side, the adoption of digital commerce has been slower but steadily growing, especially with the rise of the pandemic and the increasing importance of digital products. The subscription economy, which started with digital products, has now expanded to include all parts of the economy. This includes bundles of products that may have both physical and digital elements. Digital products and services can be purchased and delivered online, eliminating the need for physical delivery. Over the past decade, the tech industry and digital products have seen significant growth. Twenty years ago, purchasing software and digital products online was not an option. The rise of the internet has made digital products a reality, enabling businesses to conduct transactions and deliver services online. B2B customers are increasingly recognizing the benefits of digital commerce, which offers lower costs, greater convenience and the ability to engage with customers more effectively. Digital commerce allows transactions to occur anytime and anywhere, without the need to wait for office hours to speak with a representative. This flexibility and convenience make digital commerce an attractive option for many businesses. The technological evolution of digital commerce from software providers has been the level of sophistication to access and embed access through headless platforms. The advancement in product catalogues and pricing has made it easier to support a range of products and services and supporting range of capabilities in shopping carts to ensure the path to conversion. Still further that many digital commerce offerings have not been able to provide the level of product experiences for a shoppers’ satisfaction and proper purchases and preventing returns. The support for configure price and quote (CPQ) has not been as sophisticated to support B2B commerce requirements. The ISG Buyers Guide™ for Digital Commerce evaluated software providers and products based on specific capabilities that support digital transactions, whether a B2C shopfront, B2B self-service portal, or direct to consumer (D2C) manufacturing. The evaluation focused on the ease of integration to fulfillment, order and subscription management, accounting and financial systems of record, how the product supports product catalogues, shopping carts, orders and payments to delivery, the evaluation of roles and preferences, and business collaboration to support the evolving use of AI and machine learning. It also examined the investment by the software provider in resources and improvements. This research evaluates the following software providers that offer products that address key elements of Digital Commerce as we define it: Adobe, Akinon, BigCommerce, commercetools, Elastic Path, HCLSoftware, HubSpot, Intershop, Kibo, Microsoft, NetSuite, Oracle, Salesforce, Sana, SAP, Shopify, Shopware, Spryker, VTEX and Zoho. Buyers Guide Overview For over two decades, ISG Research has conducted market research in a spectrum of areas across business applications, tools and technologies. We have designed the Buyers Guide to provide a balanced perspective of software providers and products that is rooted in an understanding of the business requirements in any enterprise. Utilization of our research methodology and decades of experience enables our Buyers Guide to be an effective method to assess and select software providers and products. The findings of this research undertaking contribute to our comprehensive approach to rating software providers in a manner that is based on the assessments completed by an enterprise. ISG Research has designed the Buyers Guide to provide a balanced perspective of software providers and products that is rooted in an understanding of business requirements in any enterprise. The ISG Buyers Guide™ for Digital Commerce is the distillation of over a year of market and product research efforts. It is an assessment of how well software providers’ offerings address enterprises’ requirements for digital commerce software. The index is structured to support a request for information (RFI) that could be used in the request for proposal (RFP) process by incorporating all criteria needed to evaluate, select, utilize and maintain relationships with software providers. An effective product and customer experience with a provider can ensure the best long-term relationship and value achieved from a resource and financial investment. In this Buyers Guide, ISG Research evaluates the software in seven key categories that are weighted to reflect buyers’ needs based on our expertise and research. Five are product-experience related: Adaptability, Capability, Manageability, Reliability, and Usability. In addition, we consider two customer-experience categories: Validation, and Total Cost of Ownership/Return on Investment (TCO/ROI). To assess functionality, one of the components of Capability, we applied the ISG Research Value Index methodology and blueprint, which links the personas and processes for digital commerce to an enterprise’s requirements. The structure of the research reflects our understanding that the effective evaluation of software providers and products involves far more than just examining product features, potential revenue or customers generated from a provider’s marketing and sales efforts. We believe it is important to take a comprehensive, research-based approach, since making the wrong choice of digital commerce technology can raise the total cost of ownership, lower the return on investment and hamper an enterprise’s ability to reach its full performance potential. In addition, this approach can reduce the project’s development and deployment time and eliminate the risk of relying on a short list of software providers that does not represent a best fit for your enterprise. ISG Research believes that an objective review of software providers and products is a critical business strategy for the adoption and implementation of digital commerce software and applications. An enterprise’s review should include a thorough analysis of both what is possible and what is relevant. We urge enterprises to do a thorough job of evaluating digital commerce systems and tools and offer this Buyers Guide as both the results of our in-depth analysis of these providers and as an evaluation methodology. How To Use This Buyers Guide Evaluating Software Providers: The Process We recommend using the Buyers Guide to assess and evaluate new or existing software providers for your enterprise. The market research can be used as an evaluation framework to establish a formal request for information from providers on products and customer experience and will shorten the cycle time when creating an RFI. The steps listed below provide a process that can facilitate best possible outcomes. Define the business case and goals. Define the mission and business case for investment and the expected outcomes from your organizational and technology efforts. Specify the business needs. Defining the business requirements helps identify what specific capabilities are required with respect to people, processes, information and technology. Assess the required roles and responsibilities. Identify the individuals required for success at every level of the organization from executives to front line workers and determine the needs of each. Outline the project’s critical path. What needs to be done, in what order and who will do it? This outline should make clear the prior dependencies at each step of the project plan. Ascertain the technology approach. Determine the business and technology approach that most closely aligns to your organization’s requirements. Establish technology vendor evaluation criteria. Utilize the product experience: Adaptability, Capability, Manageability, Reliability and Usability, and the customer experience in TCO/ROI and Validation. Evaluate and select the technology properly. Weight the categories in the technology evaluation criteria to reflect your organization’s priorities to determine the short list of vendors and products. Establish the business initiative team to start the project. Identify who will lead the project and the members of the team needed to plan and execute it with timelines, priorities and resources. The Findings All of the products we evaluated are feature-rich, but not all the capabilities offered by a software provider are equally valuable to types of workers or support everything needed to manage products on a continuous basis. Moreover, the existence of too many capabilities may be a negative factor for an enterprise if it introduces unnecessary complexity. Nonetheless, you may decide that a larger number of features in the product is a plus, especially if some of them match your enterprise’s established practices or support an initiative that is driving the purchase of new software. Factors beyond features and functions or software provider assessments may become a deciding factor. For example, an enterprise may face budget constraints such that the TCO evaluation can tip the balance to one provider or another. This is where the Value Index methodology and the appropriate category weighting can be applied to determine the best fit of software providers and products to your specific needs. Overall Scoring of Software Providers Across Categories The research finds Salesforce atop the list, followed by Oracle and Adobe. Companies that place in the top three of a category earn the designation of Leader. Salesforce has done so in seven categories; HubSpot and Oracle in five; Adobe and SAP in two and Zoho in one category. The overall representation of the research below places the rating of the Product Experience and Customer Experience on the x and y axes, respectively, to provide a visual representation and classification of the software providers. Those providers whose Product Experience have a higher weighted performance to the axis in aggregate of the five product categories place farther to the right, while the performance and weighting for the two Customer Experience categories determines placement on the vertical axis. In short, software providers that place closer to the upper-right on this chart performed better than those closer to the lower-left. The research places software providers into one of four overall categories: Assurance, Exemplary, Merit or Innovative. This representation classifies providers’ overall weighted performance. Exemplary: The categorization and placement of software providers in Exemplary (upper right) represent those that performed the best in meeting the overall Product and Customer Experience requirements. The providers rated Exemplary are: Adobe, BigCommerce, HubSpot, Oracle, Salesforce, SAP, Shopware and Zoho. Innovative: The categorization and placement of software providers in Innovative (lower right) represent those that performed the best in meeting the overall Product Experience requirements but did not achieve the highest levels of requirements in Customer Experience. The providers rated Innovative are: Microsoft and Shopify. Assurance: The categorization and placement of software providers in Assurance (upper left) represent those that achieved the highest levels in the overall Customer Experience requirements but did not achieve the highest levels of Product Experience. The providers rated Assurance are: Kibo and NetSuite. Merit: The categorization of software providers in Merit (lower left) represents those that did not exceed the median of performance in Customer or Product Experience or surpass the threshold for the other three categories. The providers rated Merit are: Akinon, commercetools, Elastic Path, HCLSoftware, Intershop, Sana, Spryker and VTEX. We warn that close provider placement proximity should not be taken to imply that the packages evaluated are functionally identical or equally well suited for use by every enterprise or for a specific process. Although there is a high degree of commonality in how enterprises handle digital commerce, there are many idiosyncrasies and differences in how they do these functions that can make one software provider’s offering a better fit than another’s for a particular enterprise’s needs. We advise enterprises to assess and evaluate software providers based on organizational requirements and use this research as a supplement to internal evaluation of a provider and products. Product Experience The process of researching products to address an enterprise’s needs should be comprehensive. Our Value Index methodology examines Product Experience and how it aligns with an enterprise’s life cycle of onboarding, configuration, operations, usage and maintenance. Too often, software providers are not evaluated for the entirety of the product; instead, they are evaluated on market execution and vision of the future, which are flawed since they do not represent an enterprise’s requirements but how the provider operates. As more software providers orient to a complete product experience, evaluations will be more robust. The research results in Product Experience are ranked at 80%, or four-fifths, of the overall rating using the specific underlying weighted category performance. Importance was placed on the categories as follows: Usability (20%), Capability (25%), Reliability (15%), Adaptability (10%) and Manageability (10%). This weighting impacted the resulting overall ratings in this research. Salesforce, Oracle and Zoho were designated Product Experience Leaders. While not Leaders, Adobe and Microsoft were also found to meet a broad range of enterprise product experience requirements. Customer Experience The importance of a customer relationship with a software provider is essential to the actual success of the products and technology. The advancement of the Customer Experience and the entire life cycle an enterprise has with its software provider is critical for ensuring satisfaction in working with that provider. Technology providers that have chief customer officers are more likely to have greater investments in the customer relationship and focus more on their success. These leaders also need to take responsibility for ensuring this commitment is made abundantly clear on the website and in the buying process and customer journey. The research results in Customer Experience are ranked at 20%, or one-fifth, using the specific underlying weighted category performance as it relates to the framework of commitment and value to the software provider-customer relationship. The two evaluation categories are Validation (10%) and TCO/ROI (10%), which are weighted to represent their importance to the overall research. The software providers that evaluated the highest overall in the aggregated and weighted Customer Experience categories are Salesforce, HubSpot and Oracle. These category leaders best communicate commitment and dedication to customer needs. Software providers that did not perform well in this category were unable to provide sufficient customer case studies to demonstrate success or articulate their commitment to customer experience and an enterprise’s journey. The selection of a software provider means a continuous investment by the enterprise, so a holistic evaluation must include examination of how they support their customer experience. Appendix: Software Provider Inclusion For inclusion in the ISG Buyers Guide™ for Digital Commerce in 2024, a software provider must be in good standing financially and ethically, have at least $50 million in annual or projected revenue verified using independent sources, sell products and provide support on at least two continents, and have at least 100 customers. The principal source of the relevant business unit’s revenue must be software-related, and there must have been at least one major software release in the last 12 months. For inclusion a software provider must also provide specific commerce capabilities including multimodal operation—headless, B2B support, subscription, asset and entitlement, identity and fraud management, analytics and AI and marketplace support. The research is designed to be independent of the specifics of software provider packaging and pricing. To represent the real-world environment in which businesses operate, we include providers that offer suites or packages of products that may include relevant individual modules or applications. If a software provider is actively marketing, selling and developing a product for the general market and it is reflected on the provider’s website that the product is within the scope of the research, that provider is automatically evaluated for inclusion. All software providers that offer relevant digital commerce products and meet the inclusion requirements were invited to participate in the evaluation process at no cost to them. Software providers that meet our inclusion criteria but did not completely participate in our Buyers Guide were assessed solely on publicly available information. As this could have a significant impact on classification and ratings, we recommend additional scrutiny when evaluating those providers. Products Evaluated Provider Product Names Version Release Month/Year Adobe Adobe Commerce n/a August 2024 Akinon Akinon Digital Commerce n/a August 2024 BigCommerce BigCommerce n/a August 2024 commercetools commercetools n/a August 2024 Elastic Path Elastic Path Commerce 8.6 June 2024 HCLSoftware HCL Commerce Cloud 9.1 August 2024 HubSpot HubSpot Commerce Hub n/a August 2024 Intershop Intershop Commerce Management 7.10.41 June 2024 Kibo Kibo Composable Commerce Platform 1.2432 August 2024 Microsoft Microsoft Dynamics 365 Commerce 2024 release wave 1 August 2024 NetSuite NetSuite CSuiteCommerce 2024.2 September 2024 Oracle Oracle Commerce 24C August 2024 Salesforce Commerce Cloud Summer '24 August 2024 Sana Sana Commerce 1.101 August 2024 SAP SAP Commerce Cloud 2408 August 2024 Shopify Shopify n/a August 2024 Shopware Shopware 6.6.5.1 August 2024 Spryker Spryker Cloud Commerce 202404 April 2024 VTEX VTEX n/a August 2024 Zoho Zoho Commerce n/a August 2024 Providers of Promise We did not include software providers that, as a result of our research and analysis, did not satisfy the criteria for inclusion in this Buyers Guide. 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