Which CMS is best for Ecommerce use.

Hello friends,

I have 4 years experience in website design by CMS, mainly eCommerce web site, I have design many Ecommerce website by Drupal, Joomla, Wordpress & others.

In my opinion the best is Joomla, I have design so many ecommerce site in joomla with combine Virtuemart, I have design ecommerce site is wordpress & Drupal but not all the felicities like joomla.

What is your opinion.

 

I agree with you on Joomla for ecommerce, their shopping cart options are the best and easiest, as far as affiliate marketing and adsense though I like to use wordpress just because you can set it up super fast and easy.

 

If you are running a true ecommerce site then a CMS is not the best option no matter which one you choose. Joomla and Virtuemart are good, but a true shopping cart is always better for a true ecommerce site.

 

oscommerce is a great one as well.

 

For pure Ecommerse sites, I tend to use OpenCart and PrestaShop due to their easiness of use. Before, I was deciding against those two and Magento, but after reading a few complicated reviews, it was concluded that Magento was slightly hard for beginners to use. I've never tried combining ecommerse sites with blogs/webs like Joomla or Wordpress. I've thought about it though!

 

I swear by Zen Cart: a dedicated solution with so many modules and add-ons, and it also is one of the scripts that come prepackaged with cPanel's Fantastico De Luxe.

 

MAGENTO is the BEST!

 

Magento, joomla and prestashop are the prominent ones. They have almost all the facilities provided.

 

I think Joomla is really a good CMS for website designers. Comparing with Wordpress, it is not only very easy to use and also can be customized as more as you like.

 

I think those above have covered it pretty well - It depends on a whole host of factors such as the requirements of the user, the available budget, whether or not scope to extend is required etc etc.

For small "shops" with no more than a handful of products using a CMS is an ideal solution. It's quick, easy, inexpensive and will do the job whilst requiring minimal configuration. However, if you want to start selling hundreds of products across multiple categories with customised product pages, access to multiple payment gateways and intend to make large quantities of sales, then something like eCommerce on on WordPress is not particularly well-suited. It does an amazing amount considering that it's free, but it's really not designed as an enterprise-level eCommerce solution.

Magento is one of my favourites at the moment, though if you intend to do anything bar install it and throw a paid-for template at it, I thoroughly recommend buying a book on it. It's powerful, but not something anybody - even a developer with limited eCommerce experience - can pick up and run with easily.

 

I think Joomla and Wordpress both good CMS Software but JOOMLA IS BEST.


POOJA

 

I always found Joomla and Wordpress the best.

 

I've heard some good things about Magento...
I myself am thinking of starting an e-shop so I'll have to try some before I make up my mind.

 

For ecommerce I prefer to use a custom built CMS rather than an open source. Simply because those have great support behind them and it is much harder to find good support with open source products.

 

you should check out ExpressionEngine. All the bots here have failed to mention this but its a great CMS quite complicated to set up but once done its pretty amazing. Haven't tried out the ecommerce part but it must be good!

 

Magento and WordPress must work great for ecommerce.

 

1. Magneto - For user as well as admin, this software has some strong features to support e-commerce. It allows multiple stores to be managed from a single admin interface.
2. OXID esales – This open source e-commerce system is ready for B2C, B2B and social commerce scenarios.
3. Prestashop - What attracts most is it’s sleek interface. With this open source you can create special deals such as gift vouchers, price reductions, tag products.
4. osCommerce - this one of the oldest free e-commerce apps that offer several marketing options and supports most of the payment system. This multilingual and SEO friendly app works with PHP/MySQL.

5. Digistore - This is developed from the osCommerce engine with improvements in front end and admin of app. It provides a platform for selling physical & virtual goods.
6. OpenCart - This PHP – MySQL shopping cart system is simple-looking application but it has all the must-have features.
7. Freeway - This app has some innovative ideas for selling. It’s can be used to sell a guitar lesson or rent a tennis court on a given date and time.
8. Zen Cart – It’s a free and compatible open source shopping cart software. Developed by a group of shop owners, programmers, designers and consultants.
9. Ecommr - This app offers the website presenting interface and design elements of e-commerce websites in a categorized way.
10. Spree - Another ecommerce platform using Ruby on Rails. Spree allows improvement and customization. With the Active Merchant plugin it supports most of the payment processors.

 

In my opinion each CMS have advantages and disadvantages. The joomla design is better but wordpress is better in terms of google friendly..

 

I'm looking for one that supports downloadable stuff.
E.g., a user will buy using PayPal or w/e and after it's confirmed the shop will give the user the download.

 

hey.....
i mostly use PrestaShop......
just because it is quite simple easy and user friendly.....