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Magento |
Shopify |
WooCommerce |
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Launched |
2008 |
2009 |
2011 |
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Websites |
250.000+ |
500.000+ |
2.000.000+ |
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Overview |
Magento is a great platform with incredible functionalities, but it’s more expensive to implement than Shopify and WooCommerce because it’s a more robust platform. Magento 2 is much more completed technology stack with greater extensibilities |
Top choice for SMB companies going eCommerce. It’s easy to use , affordable and a massive growing community. it’s less expensive to maintain than other two platforms |
The most popular eCommerce platform in the world. Mostly used by small businesses or SMB. WooCommerce is a WordPress plugin, but also a great platform for business who seek for simple solution but content friendly. |
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Monthly Price |
Open Source: Free w/ paid modules |
$29 and up |
Free with paid plugins |
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Hosting |
Options for Open Source and Commerce |
included |
not included |
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Store size |
unlimited |
unlimited |
unlimited |
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Orders and Sales |
unlimited |
unlimited |
unlimited |
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Domain name |
Options for Open Source and Commerce |
included (with .myshopify.com domain) |
not included |
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Themes (2017) |
987+ |
630+ |
1026+ |
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SEO Friendly |
★★★★ |
★★★★★ |
★★★★ |
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Ease of Use |
★★★ |
★★★★★ |
★★★★ |
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Level of developmenet requirement |
★★★★★ |
★★ |
★★★ |
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Core functions |
★★★★★ |
★★★ |
★★ |
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Security |
★★★★ |
★★★★★ |
★★★ |
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Extensibility / Customization |
★★★★★ |
★★ |
★★★ |
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Add-ons |
★★★★ |
★★★★★ |
★★★★ |
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Community of Developers |
★★★★★ |
★★★★ |
★★★★★ |
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Leading Brands |
Cocacola, Ford, Nike, Olympus |
MVMT, Budweiser, Tesla |
Spectator shop, The Wall Street Journal, Charge Case |
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Strongest industries |
Manufacturers & Distributors
Multinational Retailers B2B Auto Parts Fashion Food & Beverage Health & Beauty |
Fashion & Accessories
Cusumer goods Retailers Cosmetics Jewelry Luxury goods |
Publishers
Services Health care & Biotech Lifestyle brands Content heavy sites |
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Generated revenue (2017) |
101+ Billions |
40+ Billions |
n/a |
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Good for |
Enterprises, SMB |
SMB, individuals |
SMB, individuals |
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Top Pros |
B2B eCommerce
Flexibility Scalability Catalog Management Order Management Integrations can handle large SKU counts Multi Stores / Multi Websites support |
eCommerce First
Easy to install Easy to use and navigate Easy catalog management Easy theme setup Most secured platform Managed SaaS 24/7 Support |
Great CMS / SEO capabilities
Massive plugin options No transaction fees Massive community Easier than Magento Good performance on small server |
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Top Cons |
Higher Cost
Most complicated platform Bad developer risks High learning curve Rely on good developers to maintain and improve Need lot of optimizations |
Lack of complete flexibilities
Weak CMS Weak Catalog scalability for large and complex catalogs Fees can increase Transaction fees |
Require constant upgrades for modules and WordPress
CMS first platform Not as secure as other two Plugin conflicts is a thing Rely on developers to maintain and improve |