Comments on: 5 popular open source eCommerce platforms

By: Drop shipping

Drop shipping — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 00:47:48 +0000

also can be a source too. and facebook. if you want a stable and for long term online store better to invest with no costly,

By: Drop shipping

Drop shipping — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 22:47:48 +0000

also can be a source too. and facebook. if you want a stable and for long term online store better to invest with no costly,

By: Hosted ecommerce solutions

Hosted ecommerce solutions — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:46:31 +0000

First time I hear about TomatoCart, the others Craig listed I'm familiar with, however the one you're talking about…out of my “league”, for now.

By: Klingler Bernd

Klingler Bernd — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 16:47:01 +0000

We have a Magento Online Shop made by the JamOnMedia GmbH from Germany and we are very happy with this new system! So I can suggest the system to other Online Shop starters – good luck!!

By: Wendy Wang

Wendy Wang — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:43:47 +0000

Thanks for sharing great article. I would like to recommend TomatoCart here. It's an open source eCommerce, and is full featured.

By: Beverley Merriman

Beverley Merriman — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 18:42:31 +0000

The title of this article is truly misleading, only two out of the five solutions listed are really platforms. The term 'platform' would imply that you are referring to the architecture that serves as the foundation or base. 'Plugins' are components that add specific capabilities to a larger software application.

By: Craig

Craig — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 18:21:03 +0000

Thanks Andy, good to know.

By: Andy

Andy — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 18:10:07 +0000

Thanks for the good article, Craig. Just to clarify, there is a WP plugin available for PayFast (a local South African payment processing provider).

By: Craig

Craig — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 15:20:08 +0000

Hi Joseph, I mentioned the WordPress plugins as a solution for shop owners with a limited budget, however with a developer with enough experience these can be completely customised with the use of themes. I included Magento as a solution for a full functioned shop. You're correct in that the WP commerce plugins do not have an out of the box solution for SA gateways, but they can be customised, and with the recent arrival of PayPal that is also an option.

By: josephclawrence

josephclawrence — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 14:43:41 +0000

One thing anyone reading this article should be aware of is that firstly there are some far more flexible and higher functionality open source shopping car options than the WP plugins listed here (Cube Cart, Presta Shop, Open Cart for example.) Also you need to be very careful, especially in SA, with what payment gateways these carts support. I would not dive into a WP focused solution for e-commerce unless you are confident that you are going to be able to actually integrate it with a SA payment processor (if you are targeting a South African market).