Merchello works on Umbraco Cloud - However, at the moment there are no data providers so you can't "deploy" things like products, invoices, customers ... so you basically have to enter data in the live environment.
That being said, document types used for extended content (products) and everything Umbraco just works. Also, likewise, any store customization in controllers/views work just the same as any site.
If you ask me, their pricing is way too high for small websites and it's hard to believe you'll start using it on big sites without first trying it on smaller projects.
The merchello project has been taken over by Ben Howarth. I have spoken to him recently and he is in a big Umbraco 8 re-write.
Vendr is the new kid on the block, for direct umbraco e-commerce integration.
Pricing for vendr is not bad if it does what you need.
I personally have just finished an umbraco e-commerce integration here:
www.AsoRockFood.com
I used a product called SnipCart - I would highly recommend it. It’s headless e-commerce and is not tightly coupled with umbraco.
I have used merchello in the past and even though I think it has some good concepts I personally wouldn’t use it now, it’s got too many bugs and doesn’t have enough support.
The documentation for snip cart is really good. Clear, easy to follow.
The support is good too, I’m based in the UK, they are in Canada time difference sometimes mean it takes a day or two for them to reply but it’s run by a small group of developers and they are very responsive to suggestions and release updates regularly.
Things to know.....
I spent a long time working out how to intergrate a post code finder.... they don’t have one out of the box at the moment. I needed that so I had to spend sometime working out how to do that....
If you know vue.js you will have an easier time customising the behaviour to do more advanced things but generally out of the box it will cover 90% of scenarios.
What I really like about it....
Web hooks - you can use webhooks to provide your own logic for things like shipping options...
So you can set a list of shipping options or store them in Umbraco and use your own logic to retrieve them....
They also have lots of webhooks for doing things like updating an order with a tracking url when an event happens.
2% works for this client.... at the end of the day.... no sales.... no fees....
The admin dashboard is very clear nice features custom automated emails.... but you can turn that off and use some other mailing technique if you want.
It’s very flexible.... so you can leave all the heavy e-commerce lifting to snipcart.... and concentrate on the umbraco side of things.
Have a look at the demo shop....
Only takes a few lines of code to add it to your site....
It’s platform independent.
You can add it to a word press site if you wanted to.
I would give it 9/10.
And if later down the line you want to use something else.... it’s not all tightly baked in to you Umbraco code.
Headless e-commerce is the way to go!
Come and find me on Twitter if you need help with your integration>> @mcdarke
Merchello in Umbraco Cloud
Hi Guys,
Has anyone tried to put Merchello in Umbraco Cloud?
And if so what issues have you seen?
Nathan
Hey Nathan,
Merchello works on Umbraco Cloud - However, at the moment there are no data providers so you can't "deploy" things like products, invoices, customers ... so you basically have to enter data in the live environment.
That being said, document types used for extended content (products) and everything Umbraco just works. Also, likewise, any store customization in controllers/views work just the same as any site.
I see this post is over a year old... just want to ask if there are any updates on this question....before I dive in.
are there any data providers now to deploy things like products? or do you still have to enter these in to the live environment?
Hi @Rusty
Hi All, Merchello is dead?, no updated version for Umbraco 8 :(
On their website they say to use Vendr for V8: https://i.imgur.com/jD1GA4S.png
https://vendr.net/
If you ask me, their pricing is way too high for small websites and it's hard to believe you'll start using it on big sites without first trying it on smaller projects.
My 2 cents
The merchello project has been taken over by Ben Howarth. I have spoken to him recently and he is in a big Umbraco 8 re-write.
Vendr is the new kid on the block, for direct umbraco e-commerce integration.
Pricing for vendr is not bad if it does what you need.
I personally have just finished an umbraco e-commerce integration here:
www.AsoRockFood.com
I used a product called SnipCart - I would highly recommend it. It’s headless e-commerce and is not tightly coupled with umbraco.
I have used merchello in the past and even though I think it has some good concepts I personally wouldn’t use it now, it’s got too many bugs and doesn’t have enough support.
Good luck.
Ayo, this looks really good, great job!
Could you detail a bit more on how long did it take you to implement the integration, if you see any caveats and how the entire process seemed?
I also see that 2% of the sales are directed to snipcart, you found this as something that the clients were ok with?
Just trying to get a feel on if it's worth or not to go this path. I must admit it seems appealing.
EDIT: What documentation did you follow? Can you share that if any?
The documentation for snip cart is really good. Clear, easy to follow. The support is good too, I’m based in the UK, they are in Canada time difference sometimes mean it takes a day or two for them to reply but it’s run by a small group of developers and they are very responsive to suggestions and release updates regularly.
Things to know..... I spent a long time working out how to intergrate a post code finder.... they don’t have one out of the box at the moment. I needed that so I had to spend sometime working out how to do that....
If you know vue.js you will have an easier time customising the behaviour to do more advanced things but generally out of the box it will cover 90% of scenarios.
What I really like about it....
Web hooks - you can use webhooks to provide your own logic for things like shipping options...
So you can set a list of shipping options or store them in Umbraco and use your own logic to retrieve them....
They also have lots of webhooks for doing things like updating an order with a tracking url when an event happens.
2% works for this client.... at the end of the day.... no sales.... no fees....
The admin dashboard is very clear nice features custom automated emails.... but you can turn that off and use some other mailing technique if you want.
It’s very flexible.... so you can leave all the heavy e-commerce lifting to snipcart.... and concentrate on the umbraco side of things.
Have a look at the demo shop.... Only takes a few lines of code to add it to your site....
It’s platform independent.
You can add it to a word press site if you wanted to.
I would give it 9/10.
And if later down the line you want to use something else.... it’s not all tightly baked in to you Umbraco code.
Headless e-commerce is the way to go!
Come and find me on Twitter if you need help with your integration>> @mcdarke
Ayo, you're a star! Thanks for taking the time to write this and also for your availability!
Awesome! Ayo for this writing,now it's more clear....
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