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Drip vs SAP Commerce Cloud

Drip logo

Drip

E-Commerce

Ecommerce email marketing and automation priced purely on contact count

From
$39/month
Rated
-
SAP Commerce Cloud logo

SAP Commerce Cloud

E-Commerce

Enterprise commerce platform by SAP

From
$75000/year
Rated
-

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Drip drip SMS is closed to new accounts and was US-only when it was open, so the multichannel positioning that competitors offer is not actually available to a new customer.; SAP Commerce Cloud requires significant implementation and integration effort
  • They diverge on capability: Drip covers Ecommerce data sync, SAP Commerce Cloud covers B2B and B2C commerce.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Drip and SAP Commerce Cloud actually diverge.

Attributes where Drip and SAP Commerce Cloud differ
AttributeDripSAP Commerce Cloud
Starting price$39/month$75000/year
Pricing modelPer month by contact countsubscription
PlatformsWeb, APIWeb, Cloud
FoundedUnknown1997

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (E-Commerce).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Drip

  • Ecommerce data sync
  • Visual workflow builder
  • Behavioural segmentation
  • Onsite forms and popups
  • Unlimited sends
  • No feature gating
  • Product recommendations
  • A/B testing

Only in SAP Commerce Cloud

  • B2B and B2C commerce
  • Multi-channel selling
  • Product management
  • Order management
  • Inventory optimization
  • Customer analytics
  • Personalization engine
  • API-first architecture

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Drip

  • A Shopify retailer wants abandoned cart, winback and post-purchase automation without the tier-by-tier feature gating that makes Mailchimp and ActiveCampaign quotes unpredictable.not SAP Commerce Cloud
  • A store with a mid-sized list finds Klaviyo expensive for the volume it sends and wants a comparable ecommerce data model at a lower monthly cost.not SAP Commerce Cloud
  • A marketer needs onsite capture forms and popups included rather than paying separately for a popup tool alongside the email platform.not SAP Commerce Cloud
  • A team sends high email volume to a modest list, such as daily deals or frequent restocks, where unlimited sends on a contact-based price is materially cheaper than send-metered plans.not SAP Commerce Cloud

SAP Commerce Cloud

No use cases recorded yet. See the SAP Commerce Cloud review.

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Drip

  • Drip SMS is closed to new accounts and was US-only when it was open, so the multichannel positioning that competitors offer is not actually available to a new customer.
  • Pricing scales on total contacts regardless of engagement, so an unpruned list of lapsed subscribers costs the same as an active one and list hygiene becomes a direct budget item.
  • Analytics and revenue attribution are thinner than Klaviyo, with no predictive lifetime value or churn scoring, so a data-led ecommerce team hits the ceiling on measurement before it hits it on sending.
  • The integration catalogue is far smaller than Klaviyo or Mailchimp, and outside the main ecommerce platforms and Zapier you will often be writing against the API yourself.
  • It sits inside Leadpages rather than being an independent company, and as the smaller of the two products its roadmap is subject to a parent whose primary business is landing pages rather than ecommerce email.

SAP Commerce Cloud

  • Requires significant implementation and integration effort
  • Higher entry cost compared to SaaS alternatives
  • Implementation timeframe extends several months to years

Pricing, plan by plan

Drip

$39/month
  • Up to 2,500 contacts$39/month
    • Unlimited email sends
    • All workflows and segmentation
    • Onsite forms and popups
  • Up to 5,000 contacts$89/month
    • Identical feature set
    • Unlimited email sends
  • Up to 10,000 contacts$154/month
    • Identical feature set
    • Unlimited email sends
    • Price continues to scale with contact count above this

SAP Commerce Cloud

$75000/year
  • Standard$75000/year
    • B2C ecommerce
    • Multi-channel
    • Inventory management
  • Premium$300000/year
    • All Standard features
    • B2B capabilities
    • Advanced analytics

Which should you pick?

Choose Drip if

  • You need ecommerce data sync.
  • You work on Web, API.
  • You also want visual workflow builder.

Choose SAP Commerce Cloud if

  • You need b2b and b2c commerce.
  • You work on Web, Cloud.
  • You also want multi-channel selling.

Questions people ask

Is Drip or SAP Commerce Cloud better?
Neither clearly leads. Drip starts at $39/month and SAP Commerce Cloud at $75000/year, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Drip or SAP Commerce Cloud?
Drip starts at $39/month and SAP Commerce Cloud at $75000/year.
Does Drip or SAP Commerce Cloud run on more platforms?
Drip runs on Web, API. SAP Commerce Cloud runs on Web, Cloud.
What is Drip best used for?
Drip is most often used for a shopify retailer wants abandoned cart, winback and post-purchase automation without the tier-by-tier feature gating that makes mailchimp and activecampaign quotes unpredictable., a store with a mid-sized list finds klaviyo expensive for the volume it sends and wants a comparable ecommerce data model at a lower monthly cost., a marketer needs onsite capture forms and popups included rather than paying separately for a popup tool alongside the email platform., a team sends high email volume to a modest list, such as daily deals or frequent restocks, where unlimited sends on a contact-based price is materially cheaper than send-metered plans.. Of those, a shopify retailer wants abandoned cart, winback and post-purchase automation without the tier-by-tier feature gating that makes mailchimp and activecampaign quotes unpredictable. and a store with a mid-sized list finds klaviyo expensive for the volume it sends and wants a comparable ecommerce data model at a lower monthly cost. are not what SAP Commerce Cloud is typically brought in for.
What can Drip do that SAP Commerce Cloud cannot?
Drip covers Ecommerce data sync, Visual workflow builder, Behavioural segmentation, Onsite forms and popups. SAP Commerce Cloud covers B2B and B2C commerce, Multi-channel selling, Product management, Order management.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Drip: Does Drip do SMS?

Not for new customers. Drip SMS is closed to new accounts and was only ever available in the United States, so treat Drip as an email and onsite platform.

SAP Commerce Cloud: Does SAP Commerce Cloud include hosting?

Yes. SAP Commerce Cloud includes managed hosting on Microsoft Azure as part of the platform service, providing a production environment and staging environment.

Source
Drip: How is Drip priced?

Entirely by contact count, from 39 US dollars a month for 2,500 contacts. Email sends are unlimited and no features are held back on lower tiers.

SAP Commerce Cloud: What integrations does SAP Commerce Cloud support?

SAP Commerce Cloud provides foundation integration options including ImpEx, Data Hub adapter, context-driven services integrations, and Integration APIs. It also integrates with SAP S/4HANA, other SAP CX solutions, and third-party systems through SAP Integration Suite.

Source
Drip: Who owns Drip?

Leadpages, which acquired it in 2016. Drip retains its own name, site and product.

Drip: How does it compare to Klaviyo?

Cheaper at small and mid list sizes with a similar ecommerce data model, but weaker on analytics, predictive segmentation and the breadth of its app ecosystem.

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