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Heartland Retail vs Spree Commerce

Heartland Retail logo

Heartland Retail

Software

Omnichannel retail management platform

From
$150/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Spree Commerce logo

Spree Commerce

Software

Complete open source ecommerce solution

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Spree Commerce has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • They diverge on capability: Heartland Retail covers Point of sale, Spree Commerce covers Multi-store support.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Heartland Retail and Spree Commerce actually diverge.

Attributes where Heartland Retail and Spree Commerce differ
AttributeHeartland RetailSpree Commerce
Starting price$150/monthFree
Pricing modelsubscriptionfreemium
Free tierNoYes
Founded19972007

Identical on both: platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

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 Heartland Retail

  • Point of sale
  • Omnichannel selling
  • Inventory management
  • Customer management
  • Payment processing
  • Employee management
  • Analytics
  • Reporting

Only in Spree Commerce

  • Multi-store support
  • Multi-currency
  • Multi-language
  • REST API
  • GraphQL support
  • Mobile-ready
  • SEO optimization
  • Flexible taxonomy

What people use each for

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

Heartland Retail

No use cases recorded yet. See the Heartland Retail review.

Spree Commerce

  • Self hosting an open source Rails ecommerce storefront and APInot Heartland Retail
  • Building a headless commerce backend behind a custom frontendnot Heartland Retail
  • Running a multi vendor marketplace or B2B store on the Enterprise modulesnot Heartland Retail

Where each one falls short

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

Heartland Retail

Nothing recorded yet. See the Heartland Retail review.

Spree Commerce

  • Multi-vendor marketplace, B2B commerce and multi-tenant white label modules are Enterprise Edition only and licensed separately from the open source core
  • Enterprise Edition pricing is quoted per customer depending on modules and scale, with no published rate
  • Support with guaranteed response times and a success manager comes only with Enterprise Edition
  • The free Community Edition is self hosted, so hosting, upgrades and Ruby on Rails maintenance are the operator's responsibility

Pricing, plan by plan

Heartland Retail

$150/month
  • Core$150/month
    • POS system
    • Inventory management
    • Customer management
  • Professional$350/month
    • All Core features
    • Omnichannel
    • Advanced analytics

Spree Commerce

Free
  • Open SourceFree
    • Full platform access
    • Community support
    • All core features
  • Enterprise$undefined/month
    • Premium support
    • Custom development
    • SLA guarantees

Which should you pick?

Choose Heartland Retail if

  • You need point of sale.
  • You also want omnichannel selling.
Heartland Retail review

Choose Spree Commerce if

  • You need multi-store support.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You also want multi-currency.
Spree Commerce review

Questions people ask

Is Heartland Retail or Spree Commerce better?
Neither clearly leads. Heartland Retail starts at $150/month and Spree Commerce at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Heartland Retail or Spree Commerce?
Spree Commerce has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $150/month for Heartland Retail and Free for Spree Commerce.
Does Heartland Retail or Spree Commerce run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
Can I use Spree Commerce for free?
Yes. Spree Commerce has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Heartland Retail starts at $150/month.
What can Heartland Retail do that Spree Commerce cannot?
Heartland Retail covers Point of sale, Omnichannel selling, Inventory management, Customer management. Spree Commerce covers Multi-store support, Multi-currency, Multi-language, REST API.
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