What is the best ecommerce software for an online store?

Johes 115 · Aug 9, 2013

I am new here. So excuse me if my question looks silly or somewhat... I gonna build an online store so I'm looking for the best ecommerce software. The software must allow for customization. I'm not interested in a template that 1000s of others are already using. I also don't want to spend too much - is there a good free or pretty cheap version? Is there any support for this version?
Please let me know what you suggest.

Loo · Aug 13, 2013

There is never somewhat best ecommerce software. The platform which fully fits your needs is the best. The popular ones include Shopify, BigCommerce, Joomla, Magento, etc. WordPress Woocommerce or GOSU Sell are cost-effective options for small businesses.

Another suggestion for online stores is live chat software, which enables you to engage visitors in real time. It has been widely used by ecommerce sites to improve customer satisfaction and sales conversion. If you use Wordpress, there are some chat plugins for you to choose, such as Comm100 Live Chat, Live Person, etc. Good Luck.

Trevor · Aug 19, 2013

Tristan said:
I have never gone practically through these eCommerce software. May be in future I will need these software to develop my own eCommerce website as I am planning to do so.

You can use any open source software for that. And if you need software then you can option for joomla software system or you can also have a look at wordpress the features for online marketing in wordpress are really great.

JoeHasty · Aug 23, 2013

I think you can take a trial of fortune 3 that is a web store builder software and you can use it with ease. It will help you a lot in making an online store.

BloodMaster · Sep 20, 2013

For eCommerce try x-cart, Open cart, WordPress, Zen cart. These are great platform to create the site.

Roger Minto · Sep 20, 2013

I am using 3dcart Shopping Cart Software. It's really easy to use and customize. They don't take any transaction fees. And specially the features are really great.

FunnyLA · Sep 30, 2013

They are tons of paid and free shopping cart out there. Most of them are allowed customization, You should be familiar with PHP to do your own hacking. I highly recommend Zencart and Magento as I am using both of them now, and pretty happy with them.

glennyjoycelyn · Dec 24, 2013

Its not that using ready made script will look similar to others site, hence ready made script only will available for less cost and by changing the design and additional features you will get totally different site , with different look and feel.
Also while you going with php based script you can customize at any time...

Hope you can approach Agriya where you can find php based ready made script and custom based web development.

izytheme · Feb 14, 2014

according to me.. Wordpress with woocommerce is perfect ..

I have done lots for project on this framework ..

stevenj · Feb 20, 2014

Speaking from my own experience, if you want to sell physical products then Shopify is a good bet.

If you are looking into starting a blog, membership site or sell digital products then Wordpress is a good platform.

With both these eCommerce platforms you have plenty of support available and they are highly customizable.

devpoint · Feb 22, 2014

Shopify is my top recommendation if you want to get an online store launched quickly, especially if you lack technical skills. It's well known for its easy-to-use interface and free coaching, and is a leader in the eCommerce space.

nicolasprince · Jun 5, 2014

For any eCommerce site, there are many platforms to start with, but I would recommend you Magento or WordPress. Both of these CMSs are convenient to use and user friendliness. You would feel easy while you are designing your first eCommerce business site.

Hawker · Dec 24, 2015

I would say, if you're not very advanced at all this stuff then go with WordPress CMS as its the most user friendly and most comprehensive CMS out there.

Plus its super flexible, can be used for virtually anything you can think of and there are literally a billion different themes and templates you can choose from and install.

Also themes/templates can often be easily modified to fit the look of your site so that its unique in its look and feel.

I've never used Magento or Shopify, Joomla etc so cannot comment on them.

Back 10 years ago you needed to invest hundreds of dollars if you wanted a professional looking online store.

These days of course all you need is WP / WooCommerce plugin and a nice professional theme from themeforest or something and away you go!

Hope this helps.

softnwords · Dec 25, 2015

If you are choosing woo-commerce then you need to design a good price tag plugin for theme to fit in. Again woo-commerce itself offering much paid add on to improve your design and admin integration. I am fully happy with woocommerce

Allchat · Dec 27, 2015

I personally use easy digital downloads for WordPress, not sure if it's the absolute best but I have had great success with it. It's free and has mass extensions.

Some free and some paid, it depends on how you want your store to be layed out and what features you want. There are endless choices out there..

Hope this helps

neamtul · Jan 22, 2016

Been using CubeCart for years.

SenseiSteve · Jan 22, 2016

I'd take a look at Prestashop, WooCommerce and ECWID.

Developer · Jan 23, 2016

WOW! This message was posted over 2 years ago and by someone
who made 1 post -- this one -- and has never been back since. I am
shocked to see people still actively replying.

I am NOT saying people should not be replying as other people may
have the same question now as the OP had back then, I am simply
saying I am surprised, that's all. LOL.

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