10 Best Open-Source eCommerce Platforms to watch out in 2022

27 december 2021 om 10:00 by ParTech Media - Post a comment

The last few years have seen an unprecedented boom in the eCommerce sector. From corporate giants to small retailers, everyone started shifting to eCommerce to boost their business.

This led to the sprouting of hundreds of eCommerce platforms (small and big) to help these businesses create and manage their eCommerce website.

However, it also made the lives of business owners difficult as selecting one from this crowd became an arduous task.

We want to make their lives simpler. Hence, we have come up with a list of the 10 best open-source eCommerce platforms currently available to propel your business in 2022. Read on…

Table of Contents

  1. NopCommerce
  2. OpenCart
  3. WooCommerce
  4. Bagisto
  5. Odoo Commerce
  6. PrestaShop
  7. ZeusCart
  8. Adobe Commerce - Magento Open source
  9. Shopware
  10. Solidus
  11. Final Thoughts

#1 NopCommerce

NopCommerce powers tens of thousands of online businesses including biggies like Reebok and Volvo. The reason for the huge popularity of NopCommerce can be attributed to its custom functionality and scalability options. Also, it does not require deep technical knowledge to operate and there exists a preinstalled version for easy walkthroughs.

A standout feature of NopCommerce (out of the box) that is applicable for both B2B and B2C is its multi-vendor management and ability to support any level of customer inflow. Also, it follows the best software development patterns which complement well with its security features.

#2 OpenCart

Small to midsize business owners with web development experience often resort to OpenCart due to two reasons: to operate at low costs and its capability to build UI-rich customized stores.

It has an interactive user interface to easily navigate across components. It has all the essential functions to create your dream store and sell your products right away.

#3 WooCommerce

Woocommerce is another customizable open eCommerce platform built on top of WordPress. It helps to turn any WordPress site into an eCommerce store powered by popular WooThemes(which are predefined UI themes provided by WooCommerce that are totally customizable).

Although Woocommerce provides a plethora of features for your eCommerce store, there is a flip side. As you browse through really amazing features, you will see a huge price tag along with it.

#4 Bagisto

Bagisto is built on top of Laravel. It is extremely popular for its point of sales system which lets you manage large volumes of sales orders and customer profiles with ease.

Also, it has features like Insights Report which helps you keep track of your leads and turn your leads into customers. It helps you create an effective marketing campaign by recording the actions of your leads within your website.

Another feature that is worth mentioning is its multi-currency support. You can display the price in your store in any supported currency. This helps you acquire customers irrespective of their country.

#5 Odoo Commerce

Apart from eCommerce, Odoo also provides a suite of business resources including open source accounting software, and CRM solutions to boost your business.

You can build your own eCommerce store by dragging and dropping customized elements. In addition to leveraging customized solutions, you also get to use HTML/CSS to alter these solutions to some extent. Also, the mobile-friendliness provided by this platform covers almost all devices and you can build your own store that is compatible with a whole range of devices.

#6 PrestaShop

PrestaShop is a leading eCommerce platform provider in Europe and America. In 2020, PrestaShop generated a whopping 22 billion Euros. Housing over 300,000 merchants, you can start your eCommerce store from scratch with a few clicks.

#7 ZeusCart

ZeusCart is yet another developer-centric open-source eCommerce platform. ZeusCart was built mainly for small to medium-scale businesses. It offers free support for the first 30 days and requires a subscription after that. It boasts a decent community following and an array of powerful features.

#8. Adobe Commerce - Magento Open source

Recently acquired by Adobe, Magento open source lets you build an online store with minimal upfront costs. It is well known for its marketing tools. For instance, it automatically generates a unique set of coupon codes for discounts. It even lets you distribute them via channels like newsletters.

#9. Shopware

Shopware offers cutting-edge commerce solutions with about 4000 extensions and certified professional support. Some of the popular customers of Shopware include Philips and Aston Martin. Shopware is built to suit your specific business needs irrespective of your business models, be it B2B, B2C, or D2C. Also, Shopware offers rich documentation, webinars, and walkthroughs to get a quick understanding of the platform and begin your commerce store with it.

#10. Solidus

Solidus is a fully customizable open-source commerce solution built on the Ruby on Rails framework. It follows headless commerce architecture. Headless architecture typically refers to a website that has a separate frontend and backend. Unlike other commerce platforms that offer you predefined designs, Solidus leaves the web designing work to your software team.

The basic eCommerce features offered by Solidus include product management, payments, logistics, and supply chain management. These functions are packed into different coding modules that you can import into your application. The only downside of Solidus is that the store owner has to be technically strong to build an eCommerce site from scratch.

Final Thoughts

In spite of the cons, most of the above eCommerce platforms are user-friendly and business owners need not be tech wizards to start an online store using any of these platforms. The above eCommerce platforms are also not ranked in any order. All of them have their own set of pros and cons, so pick the platform based on your needs.

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