Modern, cloud-native and microservices-based
Monolithic, on-prem
Multi-tenant SaaS solution with microservice, API-first, cloud-based, and headless architecture
Not built for the cloud, does not scale efficiently
Flexibility to deliver commerce experiences for any channel or customer touchpoint
Does not provide the flexibility businesses need to adapt to changing markets and business needs
Assemble VTEX Commerce Platform capabilities, third-party applications, and custom-built elements to create a unique commerce ecosystem
Built over 20 years ago, using outdated technology and architectural principles
The modular approach makes it easy to add, modify, or update elements as business needs and customer preferences change
Discontinued “Premier Support” in 2019 and announced no new fixes or certifications would be delivered, shifting all R&D efforts to the Oracle Commerce Cloud solution
Microservice, API-first, cloud-native, and headless architecture
Monolith solution that has been separated into a few large blocks
Continuous innovation and updates on individual services without affecting other parts of the system
Inflexible, complex to integrate and extend
Flexibility to combine VTEX services with third-party and custom applications
No new releases from Oracle, business are on their own to maintain the platform
Over 12,000 automatic upgrades per year so users don't have to go through lengthy upgrade cycles and refactor custom code
Oracle no longer issues new fixes or certifications for the solution
No need to manage servers and environments
Requires an IT or cloud-ops team to manually deploy additional resources
No need to plan, scale or monitor resources for peak events - it’s all taken care of automatically
Peak events must be planned ahead of time and businesses need to constantly monitor for usage spikes
Services scale up and down dynamically as each one of them requires different capacities
When extra capacity is needed, the entire platform must be scaled, which is less efficient and consumes more compute resources
Offers VTEX IO, a low-code development platform
Must create dev-ops processes and tools for managing and deploying customizations
Custom code and extensions are maintained separate from platform code
Developers need to directly modify the platform code
VTEX takes care of all the servers and environments for you
Need to maintain separate development, test, and staging servers
Serverless - you don’t need to create and manage environments and servers for your applications and integrations
Need to host and manage servers and environments for all front-end applications and integrations
Versionless APIs provide access to all VTEX services and data objects
APIs were added after the fact and are versioned
Over 1,000 pre-built applications and integrations
All applications and integrations must be custom-built
24x7 support. The Customer Success team helps you maximize traffic, conversion, and sales as part of the VTEX service fee
Oracle Commerce is currently in “Sustaining Support”, which means ATG users have limited support when issues arrive
VTEX provides Customer Success Managers that serve as partners to help you meet your revenue goals
Oracle Commerce is end-of-life and Oracle is no longer investing in the solution, having switched resources and focus to the new Oracle Commerce Cloud, which is unproven and unreliable