Opencart or Prestashop?

If you had to choose between the two, which one would it be and why?
(News flash - Money is no object for you)

 

I would prefer Prestashop becasue it is easy to customize, plenty of free plugins and themes available, support available through prestashop forum and secure too.

 

I like prestashop, It import product easy.

 

Ya I have to agree about the free plugins. This site just seems to be so touchy and being a beginner and all, for me it can get quite technical as well. I really like the forums too. Customizing the themes is a little difficult if you dont have a lot of experience with it. I have been lightly exposed to HTML but never php. so that creates an issue. Thanks for your opinion.

 

Thanks for your reply but I have to differ with you on the import issue. These .csv files have me completely baffled. I will get it eventually though. Thanks agaiin.

 

I use opencart for my site.

 

presta shop is great

 

Vote for prestashop. its awesome, and in next version release (1.5) it will have multi store feature just like Magento but more light

 

i am 100% for opencart. i have used both and i can say for sure that opencart was WAY easier to learn, setup, and get my store going in the shortest amount of time with no knowledge of eather. i installed prestashop, it was too complacated, so i installed opencart, and had the shop going that same day.

 

Thanks to all of you who had something to say and even those who didn't. I put this up on the board to help me make this decision but still I am torn. I have been using prestashop for awhile now and still do not have a live site. I am sure it is mostly user error. But also it seems like when i get something running right, another thing messes up. So I think I am going to give opencart a shot and see what I can mess up there. Thanks again everybody.

 

Both are good products, but the user "community" for Prestashop seems stronger. So when (not if) you need assistance with the software you'll be able to find others users to assist.

 

Thanks for that you have a very valid point there.

 

Recent Magento convert. When deciding between packages, please take a look at the community and how many people are active and are offering help. The Magento community forums have NOT been helpful. Luckily with Magento's popularity, there are many 3rd part blogs that offer help & tips on many Magento related topics.

 

You should try contacting Mike, PrestaShop's Community Manager. He's saved my butt a bunch of times and handles most of their forum issues, and is very accessible by email as well. Send it to , and I'm sure he'll be pretty receptive to helpign you out.

Cheers,
Matthew

 

I voted for Opencart

 

Both are equally fine. I have one of my site with prestashop and another with opencart.

 

Hi,

It depends which one you prefer, however, we would suggest to try OpenCart first as it is very simple to use.

Hope this helps,
Game Hub Direct

 

I prefer opencart. I tried to contact prestashop support around a year ago, but still not got answer until now.

 

I like presta cart, but honestly no shopping carts are very simple and easy to change the look of yet.

 

i choise opencart