Shopping Cart Options for Developers
If you’re building an e-commerce website or adding a small store to an existing website, you have plenty of options to choose from. With so many different options and so much variety from one to another, there is no right or wrong solution, just different choices that may work best for you in different situations.
You may want to choose an open source option that you can learn well in order to build a number of different client websites. Or, your client may want to go with a hosted or licensed option that can be up and running quickly. In this post we’ll look at more than 30 different options, provide some basic details, and point you in the right direction for getting more information to make a good decision.
If you don’t already have a preferred e-commerce system to work with, be sure to do some homework or experimentation before making any important decisions that could be difficult to change later.
Open Source Shopping Carts and E-Commerce Options:
There are a number of open source options that are popular with developers.
Magento is a leading open source solution. It is a full-featured e-commerce platform with lots of options for users.
For further reading:
Magento Commerce – A First Look
Magento eCommerce Review: Platform Perils and Impressions, Three Months In
The PeC Review: Magento is the Open Source Powerhouse
osCommerce Review
osCommerce vs. Zen Cart
osCommerce vs. Magento
eCommerce Wars: Magento vs. osCommerce
Zen Cart
Zen Cart is a popular free, open source shopping cart.
For further reading:
Zen Cart Review
Cube Cart vs. Zen Cart
The Disciples of osCommerce, Zen and CRE Loaded
PrestaShop
PrestaShop is a free, open source shopping cart (PHP).
For further reading:
Free PHP E-Commerce Software: PrestaShop
Other Open Source Options:
Agora Cart
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