Six of the best eCommerce platforms are Magento, WooCommerce, PrestaShop, osCommerce, b2evolution, and the IONOS eCommerce Website Builder. Here’s a brief eCommerce platform comparison explaining why our hosted eCommerce platforms are six of the best eCommerce platforms of 2020.
If those options weren’t convincing, here’s a comparison of the top 5 eCommerce platforms in 2021: eCommerce platform Advantages/disadvantages Suitable for…
Magento
+ Stable, reliable and scalable
+ Customisable and flexible
+ Heaps of features
+ Large community
– Requires intense resources
– Skilled IT team needed within the eCommerce team
Larger businesses and agencies
Recommended platform:Â Dedicated Server
WooCommerce
+ Largest community worldwide
+ Easily customisable
+ Simple to install
+ Large number of plug-ins
– Dependent on WordPress
– Frequency of updates
Mid-sized businesses and agencies
Recommended platform:Â Managed WordPress
Zen Cart
+ Lots of built-in features
+ Requires basic programming skills
+ Hundreds of free payment modules
+ Freedom to modify the source code
– Outdated layouts
– Difficult to upgrade
Mid-sized businesses and agencies
Recommended platform:Â Web Hosting
osCommerce
+ Large number of free plug-ins
+ Great support
+ Renowned community and forum
+ 200+ connected payment providers
– Difficult to customise
– Old technology
Mid-sized businesses and agencies
Recommended platform:Â Web Hosting
Open Cart
+ 13,000+ themes and modules
+ Free community and premium support
+ Intuitive admin area
+ Multi-store functionality
– Expensive, necessary plug-ins
– When updated, some features show errors or do not work
Mid-sized businesses and agencies
Recommended platform: Web Hosting
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