Miva Inc

Miva

6.5 /10

What is Miva?

Miva believes that all online businesses should have access to a scalable ecommerce platform that can meet their unique business requirements. Miva offers PCI compliant ecommerce, hosting, and custom website design and development solutions. Miva customers have processed over $100 billion in online sales since 1997.

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Miva Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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75 Likeliness to Recommend

1
Since last award

89 Plan to Renew

4
Since last award

78 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

6
Since last award

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Emotional Footprint Overview

+78 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Miva?

0% Negative

20% Neutral

80% Positive

Pros

Trustworthy
Saves Time
Fair
Acts with Integrity

Feature Ratings

Average 75

Payment Processing

Content Management

Catalog Management

Predictive Recommendations

Order Management

Retargeting Capabilities

Content Localization

Integrated Search

Order Portal

Microsite Management

Reporting and Analytics

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 72

Business Value Created

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Quality of Features

Vendor Support

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Customization

Ease of Data Integration

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Implementation

Ease of IT Administration

Breadth of Features

Miva Reviews

Lee A.

Role: Student Academic
Industry: Retail
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted May 2021

I have not used Miva in almost 10 years - No

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Miva from other similar products?

At the time I started with Miva, it was truly unique. I liked how the product grew during our time using it, We went from integrating our shopping cart into static html to a full blown CMS with a responsive interface that had a great looking mobile site. We integrated Stone Edge Order Manager with our software

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

open API and 3rd party functionality

What do you dislike most about this product?

don't remember disliking anything

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

It has been so long that I don't think my recommendations are valid

Pros

Reliable
Efficient Service
Effective Service
Caring

Cons

Commodity Features
Vendor's Interest First
Less Friendly Negotiation

William G.

Role: C-Level
Industry: Technology
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted May 2021

Never Disappoints

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Miva from other similar products?

Ease of use - speed and the development of the product so it is future proof.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

I can always get done what needs to be done.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Can be expensive for a startup

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Join the forums and read / listen

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Jeff F.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Not for Profit
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted May 2021

It just works.

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Miva from other similar products?

Miva is used by our host and partner so other products have not been used.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

It just works for us.

What do you dislike most about this product?

The update process has been horrible. We would be fined with no effective advance notice of updates being available.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

It works well for us.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

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Miva Ratings

75 Likeliness to Recommend

1 Since last award

89 Plan to Renew

4 Since last award

78 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

6 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+78 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Miva?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Payment Processing Includes credit card processing, debit card processing, and payment verification.

Content Management Includes collaboration, check-in/check-out, and version control.

Catalog Management Includes customizable shipping and payment options, product pricing, advanced catalog search, and navigation.

Predictive Recommendations The solution provides the ability to provide targeted product recommendations and offers to customers based on multiple data sources.

Order Management Includes order entry, order processing, order tracking, and parts management.

Retargeting Capabilities The solution provides the ability to surface targeted offers based on attributes such as cart abandonment or external triggers (i.e. from a CRM).

Content Localization The solution provides support for multiple languages and currencies.

Integrated Search The solution provides robust product search functionality; search results can be ordered multiple ways.

Order Portal Provides the ability for customers to log in to the portal to make purchases, view transactions and invoices, and make payments

Microsite Management The solution provides the ability to create and deploy targeted product microsites, and the ability to optimize microsites for search engines.

Reporting and Analytics The solution provides the ability to create metrics-driven dashboards and reports showing unique visitors, click-through, conversions, payments etc.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Miva Reviews

Lee A.

I have not used Miva in almost 10 years - No

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

William G.

Never Disappoints

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Jeff F.

It just works.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

1
Since last award

4
Since last award

6
Since last award

Feature Ratings

Payment Processing

Content Management

Catalog Management

Predictive Recommendations

Order Management

Retargeting Capabilities

Content Localization

Integrated Search

Order Portal

Microsite Management

Reporting and Analytics

Vendor Capability Ratings

Business Value Created

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Quality of Features

Vendor Support

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Customization

Ease of Data Integration

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Implementation

Ease of IT Administration

Breadth of Features