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Swell
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Swell Pricing, Features, Reviews and Alternatives
Swell FAQs
Swell has the following pricing plans:
Starting from: $19.00/month
Pricing model: Free, Subscription
Free Trial: Available | (No Credit Card required)
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Q. Who are the typical users of Swell?
Swell has the following typical customers:
Small Business
Q. What languages does Swell support?
Swell supports the following languages:
English
Q. Does Swell offer an API?
Yes, Swell has an API available for use.
Q. What other apps does Swell integrate with?
Swell integrates with the following applications:
authorize.net, Smarty, PayPal, Worldpay, Worldline, Zapier, Segment, Avalara, TaxJar, Searchspring, Stripe, ShipStation, SendGrid, Slack, Klaviyo, Algolia, cybersource, Gladly, Google Pay, Yotpo, Omnisend, Affirm, Amazon Pay, Mailchimp, Braintree, HubSpot CRM, Alloy, Vercel, Contentful
Q. What level of support does Swell offer?
Swell offers the following support options:
Chat, Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, 24/7 (Live rep)
Swell product overview
What is Swell?
Build, sell, and grow on an eCommerce platform that matches organizations' ambitions. Swell’s API-first architecture is designed to power unique business models and shopping experiences. Swell’s powerful built-in subscription capabilities, expansive wholesale and marketplace features, and flexible APIs enable brands to create unique online experiences.
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Swell features
Functionality
4.5
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Total features
41
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Swell users reviews
Overall Rating
4.6
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Positive reviews
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Internet, 1-10 employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
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I find that a lot of platforms have been designed for non-technical or developer users in mind, but as a developer, I normally prefer to build out fully customized solutions from scratch. But for this particular project I was looking to test out a marketplace so I didn't want to invest significant time and resource into it if there was an easier option. There pretty much aren't many options out there that offer a powerful marketplace solution, without having to use 3rd party apps or plugins. Swell offered a native solution which is why I initially got started.
Having the headless theme was really useful because it meant I saved resources in having to hire a designer (which can also get really pricey really quickly). All the pre-settings were really well set up. It also meant I didn't have to build the front-end from scratch which saved me at least a few weeks of development time. We were able to launch pretty quickly, much sooner than I expected. I had initially factored a few months into the plan but we got Swell working for us in under a month. A huge plus is that Swell lets you use the latest tech instead of running on frameworks from 20 years ago. It's pretty good to be able to deploy on Netlify and Heroku.
Multi-currency is key, but I can see that's already on the product roadmap.
Thanks for the feedback! We're planning on releasing multi-currency / multi-language in Q1 this year.
Tapan H.
Computer Software, self-employed
Used daily for 1-2 years
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I would normally only recommend headless commerce to bigger clients as you need deep pockets to afford. Only well-backed startups or big companies can justify the price tag for the superior online experience. What I really love about Swell is that it lets you build a headless store out of the box. Plus, any developer after can build on it. Now I can afford to build headless solutions for a wide range of clients and know that it will fit well within their price range.
As an ecommerce developer, I actually have the choice to use a git-based workflow to deploy on Swell's hosting, or can also choose to use a CDN backed provider like Netlify or Vercel. There's a headless theme powered by Nuxt and Vue, which is a big differentiator as other headless solutions require you to develop the front-end solution from the ground up. Also, a key constraint I often encounter in Shopify or BigCommerce are product variant limitations, especially dealing with large ecommerce stores. With Swell, I can create unlimited product variants and attributes. This is a truly headless solution.
A stronger CMS, customer portal and multi-language solution.
Thank you for your review Tapan. We're looking forward to seeing what you build with Swell!
Shubh J.
Media Production, 1-10 employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
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Looks good in theory but nothing works...
Very complacent support who doesn't take responsibility or show any proactivity. I've been struggling with trying to create an account since the past 2 FREAKING months!
Stefan K.
Internet, 1-10 employees
Used daily for 1-2 years
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- Would recommend it to anyone building a B2B marketplace, it gives you the flexibility of a custom platform without having to actually build from the ground up.
- Powerful solution for B2B marketplace selling scientific equipment. - Unbeatable price compared to other expensive enterprise ecommerce software on the market. - Strong agency partnership network with deep expertise - Swell was able to bring on the right agency partners for us to execute the project. Being able to draw out a roadmap to launch, flag out the key milestones and challenges and putting...
Really none at all. This solution has far outperformed my expectations, it has been a huge bang for the buck, and the team behind the product has been helpful, responsive, and ingenious solving our problems thus far.
Thanks for your review Stefan, we're stoked to hear it's doing well for Nowvac!
JP M.
Computer Software, 51-200 employees
Used daily for 6-12 months
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You can tell this software has been designed by people who really care about the product - the feature set is really strong, the headless architecture is really flexible and overall, the entire software is really easy-to-use.
- We chose this project because we needed to sell subscriptions with flexibility of payment gateways e.g. I didn't want to be locked into one payment provider. - Swell also lets you build out marketplaces, pre-orders so we would be able to adapt to however we wanted to sell our products in the future. - We were aiming for a headless solution and a big plus of this one is that it comes with a headless theme - so we didn't have to build the front-end from scratch
I'd love to have multi-language and multi-currency, but their team has just told me that they're likely releasing it in Feb 2021 anyway so this will be a big pain point solved.
Thank you for the feedback! We're looking to release multi-currency / multi-language soon so stay tuned!
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