PIM/Catalog/DAM

Selecting the platform with the right PIM/Cataloging functionality is paramount for a successful ecommerce implementation. This article reviews and compares the Product Information Management features for the top five ecommerce platforms. We will be reviewing:

VTEX Commerce
Adobe Magento
SAP Business One
BigCommerce
Shopify

PIM/Catalog/DAM

Feature	VTEX IO	Magento Commerce	Shopify
Product bundles / kitted products	Highly Flexible	Feature available in app store	Feature available in app store
Associated items	Highly Flexible	Highly Flexible	Highly Flexible
Bundle products	Highly Flexible	-	Feature available in app store
Product recommendations	Highly Flexible	Feature available in app store	Highly Flexible
Product types (simple, digital, configurable, bundle)	Highly Flexible	Highly Flexible	Features Availbile
Specification / Attributes	Highly Flexible	Highly Flexible	Highly Flexible
Hierarchy levels	Limited 3	Highly Flexible	Highly Flexible
Catalog integration (API, import, export)	Minimal Features for attribute import	Highly Flexible	Highly Flexible
Brands	Highly Flexible	Highly Flexible	Highly Flexible
Suppliers / Seller integration	Features Availbile with Customization	Highly Flexible	Feature available in app store
Rich product content (unstructured product information including videos, images and conent)	Highly Flexible	Highly Flexible	Highly Flexible
FAQ	Highly Flexible	Feature available in app store	Feature available in app store
Downloadable product literature	Features Availbile with Customization	Features Availbile with Customization	Feature available in app store
Reviews and ratings	Feature available in app store	Feature available in app store	Feature available in app store
Product attachments	Highly Flexible	Highly Flexible	-
Category gallery	Minimal Features	Highly Flexible	Feature available in app store
Catalog size (Products, SKUs, attributes and configuration limitations)	Attribute size limited	Highly Flexible	Highly Flexible
SEO (on-Page meta data, URL, Sitemapping)	Features Availbile	Highly Flexible	Feature available in app store
Multi-dimensional categories (shared products)	-	Highly Flexible	?
Persona-based catalogs	Highly Flexible	Highly Flexible	?
Regional catalogs	Highly Flexible	Highly Flexible	?
Product collections (set rules)	Highly Flexible	Highly Flexible	Highly Flexible
Custom product fields	-	Highly Flexible	-
Multi language support	Features Availbile	Highly Flexible	Features Availbile
Versioning and Deployment	Highly Flexible	Highly Flexible	Features Availbile

Technical Feature Comparison of PIM/Catalog/DAM 2021

Ecommerce Platform Catalog Feature Comparison

$ 39

Monthly

Deployment
Data Versioning (CMS, Templates, Catalogs)
Test Harnesses
Caching and CDN Support
High Availability Resources
Horizontal Scalability on Demand
Microservices Architecture
Session Externalization
External Authentication (I.E. SAML)
Page Load Speed
Lighthouse Score
Development Stack

$ 39

Monthly

Highly Flexible
Minimal Features
Minimal Features
Features Available
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Under Review
Under Review
ReactJS, GraphQL

$ 39

Monthly

Highly Flexible
Highly Flexible
Highly Flexible
Highly Flexible
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Under Review
Under Review
PHP, Javascript

$ 39

Monthly

Highly Flexible
Features available
Unavailable
Features Available
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Under Review
Under Review
PHP, Ruby on Rails

Technical Feature Comparison of Top Ecommerce Platforms 2021

PIM/Catalog/DAM

PIM/Catalog/DAM

Ecommerce Platform Catalog Feature Comparison

FEATURE

VTEX IO

MANGENTO COMMERCE

SHOPIFY