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Phorest vs SAP Commerce Cloud

Phorest logo

Phorest

Beauty & Salon

Salon software that grows your business

From
$99/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
SAP Commerce Cloud logo

SAP Commerce Cloud

E-commerce & Retail

Enterprise commerce platform by SAP

From
$75000/year
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Phorest no price is published for any of the seven plans, and every route ends at a quote request; SAP Commerce Cloud requires significant implementation and integration effort
  • They diverge on capability: Phorest covers Appointment booking, SAP Commerce Cloud covers B2B and B2C commerce.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Phorest and SAP Commerce Cloud differ
AttributePhorestSAP Commerce Cloud
Starting price$99/month$75000/year
PlatformsWeb, Ios, Android, ApiWeb, Cloud
CategoryBeauty & SalonE-commerce & Retail
Founded20031997

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated).

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 Phorest

  • Appointment booking
  • Client management
  • Point of sale
  • Marketing automation
  • Reputation management
  • Staff management
  • Inventory tracking
  • Business reports

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.

Phorest

  • Salon and spa appointment booking with client recordsnot SAP Commerce Cloud
  • Marketing, memberships and staff management for beauty businessesnot 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.

Phorest

  • No price is published for any of the seven plans, and every route ends at a quote request
  • There is no free trial at all, which the company states plainly
  • The product is described as suited to 3 or more staff, so a solo operator is outside the intended range
  • The branded booking app requires the Ultimate plan, and two way SMS, memberships, lead management and the ads manager are all Elite only

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

Phorest

$99/month
  • Grow$99/month
    • Appointment booking
    • Client management
    • POS
  • Elevate$179/month
    • Everything in Grow
    • Advanced marketing
    • Online booking
  • Innovate$299/month
    • Everything in Elevate
    • Multi-location
    • Advanced analytics

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 Phorest if

  • You need appointment booking.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
  • You also want client management.
Phorest review

Choose SAP Commerce Cloud if

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

Questions people ask

Is Phorest or SAP Commerce Cloud better?
Neither clearly leads. Phorest starts at $99/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, Phorest or SAP Commerce Cloud?
Phorest starts at $99/month and SAP Commerce Cloud at $75000/year.
Does Phorest or SAP Commerce Cloud run on more platforms?
Phorest runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api. SAP Commerce Cloud runs on Web, Cloud.
What is Phorest best used for?
Phorest is most often used for salon and spa appointment booking with client records, marketing, memberships and staff management for beauty businesses. Of those, salon and spa appointment booking with client records and marketing, memberships and staff management for beauty businesses are not what SAP Commerce Cloud is typically brought in for.
What can Phorest do that SAP Commerce Cloud cannot?
Phorest covers Appointment booking, Client management, Point of sale, Marketing automation. SAP Commerce Cloud covers B2B and B2C commerce, Multi-channel selling, Product management, Order management.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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
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
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