Today again, i shall be walking you all through the phase of E-commerce development with the top right tool to get the deal done. Some times ago, i wrote an article about a total internet beginner guide to E-shop “E-commerce”, well i think you should see this as a somehow more indepth into the right tool that will help this dream achieve. Since the boom of the internet as i’ve discussed, many shop and industry owners have moved from their physical shop to a more complex shop but this had allowed them to be seen by the general public rather being seen by the people around only. Well, snce this is the case, many products and innovative brands have been saved from going to extinsion.
Well, thats not the point here today, the point is that to achieve that dream of going to the complex shop where the entire globe can visit to buy a goods, there are some important things to take into consideration. The first as stated in the previous post is a good and reliable webhost. Getting such will save you not only for your products ranking in the search result but also will help people do what they have to do as quick as possible.
The other things were the tools. The tools shall be discussed right now.
Since the boom of the internet, some great developers and programming enthusiasts have decided to develop softwares that can handle many things from Content management to Social networking making things easier for web developers and maintainers. Assumming everyone still had to develop each script for himself just to blog not to talk of owning a E-shop, things would have being very rigid and awful although Web developers would have being earning suoer huge but they would’ve gotten bombarded with enourmous tasks which might make things worst for their lives. Anyway, to make things more clear, those development companies then decided to develop software to fill in gaps and not only that, they open sourced those software making things easy to access and modifiable to other developers and or experienced web owner.
Well, this had motivated lots and lots of other developers that many had began developing their very own softwares and licensing it as free and open source. So there were lots and lots of softwares in the internet and thats a gig thanks to the innovation of the internet.
Well, since our road is focused on the E-commerce, we shall only discuss about the top 4 best e-commerce tools for an online shop.
“Is that possible? E-commerce…i can buy, push a shopping cart, pay and recieve my commodities…i doubt it.”
Well if you are still in that league, well i guess you are kinda old school. Well, today as far as software development is concerned, you can do virtually anything which you normally do in a supermarket right on the internet. With tools like Payment gateway, Shopping cart, Shipping method and account creation, you are simply one step into realising the next shop on the internet. Now, how do we select the best out of the many softwares….
well, dont get me wrong…all are best but there are usually some that offer some more functionalities than the other and this makes me rate them above the others. Okay….am also a web developer and i know what it takes to write a simple script….im not criticizing.
To end the long story and make it shorter, here is my shortlisted best E-shopping tool for an online E-shop system.
Magneto :
This is a very reliable software in that field. The Magneto CMS serves as a great bridge between your shop and the internet along with the visitor.
So powerful that its being trustee by a huge number of people, companies and startups. Using Magneto makes the job easier with the beautiful User Interface which makes your shop beautiful and attractive. The way goods are set up into categories makes it very easy.
Great and powerful.
Pro:
1.) Can be used for any type of shop (digital goods or physical goods).
2.) Very flexible and easy for the noob to understand.
3.) It’s well SEO optimized which helps your Google search ranking.
4.) Beautiful interface with great themes.
5.) Customers account set up with social networking one click sign in/sign up.
6.) Integrated payment gateway with secured payment methods.
7.) Supports extensions for better extensiveness.
8.) A large support community.
Abantecart:
I love this cart system. Its a very powerful One made for free and open source. The Abantecart is so beautiful that I usually prefer to just tweak the default theme rather than buying changing it because the design is yet beautiful. Abantecart can be used therefore for any type of shopping system ranging from Digital download website like : Softonic, Brother soft, CNET download and so many other download website. This system with its already integrated payment system makes payment as easy and straightforward as possible. This allows users yo have a better reliable thoughts about your E-Shop trusting the way it woks.
This Shopping system despite its great functionalities, its simple and kinda straightforward. Ones you try it, you’re gonna love it.
Pros:
1.) Can be used for any type of E-Shop.
2.) Extensiveness with plugin functionality making the software work exactly as you wish.
3.) Beautiful design and nice User interface.
4.) Well SEO optimized for a better search engine ranking.
5.) Sorting, Categorization and Branding all are means of sorting out products in a better way for eases of navigation.
6.) Beautiful user profile with social sign in / sign ups.
7.) Reliable with a powerful security tool built in.
8.) API for mobile app development.
9.) Mobile responsive for mobile users…All come in a box
Prestashop:
I’ve played around with this software many times too. Its so great and I still wish to use it for a client’s project. The Prestashop is a one handy tool that is well made and well designed to suite the needs of those aiming to design the best e-shop on the internet. Now being the best means a lot. It meant reliability, beautiful User interfaces, great and secured e-payment system, secured user profile and ease of navigation. All this com packaged in a single software called Prestashop. The software is so easy to use that even someone seeing it for the first time can use it without stressing much on either to seek help on the internet. This means that the software is made to suit all. Not only the professionals but the amateurs too. Ranging from large catalog to small goods, Prestashop would handle it.
Pros:
1.) Can be used for any type of E-shop.
2.) Social networking sign in / sign up system integration.
3.) Beautiful User interface design making look cool and attractive. “First impression matters.”
4.) Secured E-payment gateway system.
5.) Reliable and cool.
6.) Great out of the box for both big companies with large contents and small startups.
7.) Extensive with plugin system
OpenCart:
And my numéro Qautre (4) today is Opencart . Well as its name denotes, it means that its open and made for all. Its a free software. And many times, I gotta rate those companies for making those beautiful tools and releasing them for free that a generous act. Like the Opencart as an example, if am to sell this probably because am the owner, I would charge “$750” for each of it. But with tweaked functions, I would charge “$2500” yeah because its a very powerful software. Powerful enough to defend you in your absence. This is a reliable tool made for everyone to use and for creating a very better E-shop out of the box. With major functionalities like E-payment, Social sign in and well SEO optimization, you are a simple step ahead of others. With this easy and flexible tool, you control simply all your goods and service within your reach. And most importantly, it can go with any type of shop. Ranging from Digital download shop to physical goods shop.
Pros:
1.)Great user interface.
2.) E payment integration out of the box.
3.) Product sorting for better user navigation.
4.) SeO optimization for better search engine ranking.
5.) Simple admin panel with better and ease of use.
6.) Social networking integration for one click sign in / up.
7.) Reliable with best security tools.
TomatoCart:
I’d love to add Tomatocart to this list. This tool is a very nice one in fact. The Tomatocart software is so great in handling prodft cataloging that I see it as one of the Best. Its user interface I great with product sorting and wiry a flexible Admin panel for ease of use and flexibility all around. This tool is great and works out of the box for all type of shop ranging from E download shop up onto Physical goods shop with e payment tool already integrated and shipping methods a d charges all made possible. This tool serves as a great bridge between your company and the area served. From a single niche shop to a multiple niche this tool will serve all this purposes.
Pros:
1.) Beautiful user interface with great default template.
2.) Secure payment method integration.
3.) SEO optimization for a better search engine ranking.
4.) Product categorization for a better customers experience.
5.) Extensiveness.
Now with my four list of the beat Open source tools, you can see that all these tools are best made by their authors for great multitude and made to serve a large area. Despite the fact that it could be confusing which is better, that’s why I would actually like to write a close comparison between them all based on my personal reviews and findings.
Number | Functionality | Magneto | Abantecart | Prestashop | Opencart | Tomatocart |
1 | Reliability | 97.1% | 95.5% | 95.2% | 95.1% | 94.9% |
2 | Durability | 98.0% | 97.9% | 97.5% | 97.1% | 97.0% |
3 | Security | 95.1% | 95.0% | 94.9% | 96.1% | 95.3% |
4 | Supports | 98.9% | 90.1% | 81.0% | 90.4% | 75.0% |
5 | Extensiveness | 99.9% | 95.9% | 93.8% | 93.5% | 89.9% |
6 | Speed | 94.3% | 94.1% | 91.9% | 94.5% | 94.2% |
7 | Optimization | 99.9% | 99.8% | 99.8% | 99.8% | 99.7% |
Conclusion:
Now you can easily select which you feel is better for you out of the box. Those tools are super made with powerful user interface and nice tools to make the job very easy. Well I would say since the industrial revolution back in the 50s, robots have taken over most of human jobs. This is why we have to do less but our robots do more.
Using A CMS
This has a very great advantage to a very long extent. Somebody like me would prefer using a CMS as a shopping cart for a client that seeks all in one functionality. Yes “AIO” The advantage of using a CMS is very long and huge on the list.