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    Laravel PHP Framework

    Score9.9 out of 10
    N/ALaravel is a free, open source web application PHP framework.N/A

    nopCommerce

    Score10 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    nopCommerce is an open-source eCommerce solution that is iASP.NET (MVC) based with a MS SQL 2008 (or higher) backend database. The vendor says their shopping cart solution is uniquely suited for merchants that have outgrown existing systems.N/A
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    Laravel PHP FrameworknopCommerce
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    Laravel PHP FrameworknopCommerce
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—It's an open-source and free product
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    Laravel PHP FrameworknopCommerce
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    Open Source
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    Nop Solutions, Ltd.
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Laravel PHP FrameworknopCommerce
    Online Storefront
    Comparison of Online Storefront features of Laravel PHP Framework and nopCommerce
    Feature
    Laravel PHP Framework
    -
    Ratings
    nopCommerce
    8.7
    10 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Product catalog & listings00 Ratings9.110 Ratings
    Product management00 Ratings9.110 Ratings
    Bulk product upload00 Ratings7.79 Ratings
    Branding00 Ratings9.110 Ratings
    Mobile storefront00 Ratings9.110 Ratings
    Product variations00 Ratings9.19 Ratings
    Website integration00 Ratings9.19 Ratings
    Visual customization00 Ratings9.19 Ratings
    CMS00 Ratings6.89 Ratings
    Online Shopping Cart
    Comparison of Online Shopping Cart features of Laravel PHP Framework and nopCommerce
    Feature
    Laravel PHP Framework
    -
    Ratings
    nopCommerce
    8.2
    10 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Abandoned cart recovery00 Ratings8.29 Ratings
    Checkout user experience00 Ratings8.110 Ratings
    Online Payment System
    Comparison of Online Payment System features of Laravel PHP Framework and nopCommerce
    Feature
    Laravel PHP Framework
    -
    Ratings
    nopCommerce
    9.1
    10 Ratings
    8% above category average
    eCommerce security00 Ratings9.110 Ratings
    eCommerce Marketing
    Comparison of eCommerce Marketing features of Laravel PHP Framework and nopCommerce
    Feature
    Laravel PHP Framework
    -
    Ratings
    nopCommerce
    8.0
    10 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Promotions & discounts00 Ratings9.19 Ratings
    Personalized recommendations00 Ratings6.49 Ratings
    SEO00 Ratings8.610 Ratings
    eCommerce Business Management
    Comparison of eCommerce Business Management features of Laravel PHP Framework and nopCommerce
    Feature
    Laravel PHP Framework
    -
    Ratings
    nopCommerce
    8.8
    10 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Multi-site management00 Ratings8.78 Ratings
    Order processing00 Ratings9.110 Ratings
    Inventory management00 Ratings8.29 Ratings
    Shipping00 Ratings9.19 Ratings
    Custom functionality00 Ratings9.19 Ratings
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    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Laravel PHP FrameworknopCommerce
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (21 ratings)
    9.1
    (10 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
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    Usability
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
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    Support Rating
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    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
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    8.0
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    User Testimonials
    Laravel PHP FrameworknopCommerce
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Open Source
    I would say that Laravel is not a suitable framework for high-frequency, high-volume, real-time interaction or processing millions of records in batch operations. It shines for standard database web applications (CRUD, Admin Panels, etc.) and is a fantastic multi-developer framework.
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    Nop Solutions, Ltd.
    nopCommerce is an ideal solution for businesses that want to tailor the customer journey for discovering and purchasing products. The nopCommerce solution is designed to adapt to you, not the other way around. The platform works best when you partner with a solution provider like ourselves. It also works well if you have a team of in-house .NET developers. A one-person shop will likely find less value in a platform like this if they're looking to spin up a small ecommerce site with just a few button clicks.
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    Pros
    Open Source
    • Laravel utilizes the best possible PHP standards and coding practices.
    • Laravel uses many widely-accepted community libraries and builds upon them, rather than re-inventing everything.
    • Laravel has many components available from the community and is extremely easy to build custom components for, either with custom code or by integrating existing third-party PHP libraries.
    • Laravel is flexible enough to power pretty much any kind of application I can imagine.
    Incentivized
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    Nop Solutions, Ltd.
    • As I came from Microsoft .Net technical experience with more than 15 years in IT industry, the nopCommerce .Net based open sourced framework is the best eCommerce framework in terms of architectural perspective - such as incorporating with Entity Framework code first approach, Domain Driven Architecture, using ASP.Net MVC, Unit Testing, ...etc.
    • When my client asked for an eCommerce portal, the whole team was struggling from designing a database to identifying the requirements. nopCommerce has everything we need. All the industrial standard eCommerce features are included. It saves hours of database design, application design and also the client's requirements are easily fit into nopCommerce's features.
    • The cost of nopCommerce- the last time we paid was a $200 one time cost for using the production site. It was ridiculously cost effective. As it is opened source, the whole community is supporting and constantly making this framework better and better.
    • I set up a web site within a week using nopCommerce to sell my own products online. It was so easy to use, deploy, and set up.
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    Cons
    Open Source
    • Laravel is updated regularly, which is great. However, in order to get the latest features, use the newest 3rd party libraries, have the most current security updates, and ensure that the newest features of PHP are usable, you have to continuously upgrade your Laravel application. This costs time and money, obviously, and if you don't stay on top of the updates you will quickly fall behind. This is the case with any open source software, but it needs to be considered for any team considering using Laravel or any other software.
    • Because of the size of the Laravel community, there are a LOT of 3rd party libraries. Some of these are great, some are less than great. Sometimes it's difficult to evaluate the quality of a library, making it difficult to trust many libraries. Developers need to be cautious and thoughtful when considering using new software.
    • Because of the rapid development of the Laravel framework, the size of the community, and the simplicity of being able to publish content online - it is very easy to find documentation, tutorials, or other "advice" that is not up to date, or that has outdated information.
    Incentivized
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    Nop Solutions, Ltd.
    • More community templates would be great.
    • Some of the pricing can be a bit tricky, especially configured items... there is a likelihood of mispriced items with the current structure
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Open Source
    Laravel PHP Framework has continued to exceed my expectations. It supported me in the development of a high quality and stable web application that is mission critical for the organization. I cannot imagine wanting to use any other tool for web development. Documentation, unit tests, and numerous integration options make using Laravel PHP Framework a natural choice.
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    Nop Solutions, Ltd.
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    Usability
    Open Source
    As I mentioned earlier Laravel PHP Framework has lot of in built feature as well as there is vast set of packages available to add the features in your application. It has very large community who can help when you feel stuck somewhere. This is why this rating is justified.
    Incentivized
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    Nop Solutions, Ltd.
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    Support Rating
    Open Source
    No answers on this topic
    Nop Solutions, Ltd.
    I have asked numerous questions and the team treats my random questions as if they are critical to the continued success of their product. They really take each users' questions to heart and strive to solve them. I cannot commend them enough on how fast they respond to questions as well as the follow-through given to things thay may or may not even be a part of their platform.
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    Implementation Rating
    Open Source
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    Nop Solutions, Ltd.
    Go for a plugin based development if you would like to extend nopCommerce. This approach will make it easier for you to upgrade the software.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Open Source
    Supporting unit testing is bigger plus point in Laravel than any other framework. Developing with Laravel is much easier. Other frameworks have value in market, but Laravel has taken the lead in popularity among PHP developers in recent years. The large community supports you if you have problems. Using Laravel, integration became easy with third-party libraries, but it was costly too.
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    Nop Solutions, Ltd.
    NopCommerce offers you more flexibility where it comes to customization and scaling your application. The customization and extension is easy as well as the theme and plugin structure adds a large value to the overall system. The API's introduced by nopCommerce makes it more efficient when it comes to integrations and developing a mobile application on top of your eCommerce platform. The customer owns 100% of the source code without any extra fee.
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    Return on Investment
    Open Source
    • Positive: Our delivery time for PHP application is faster than usual.
    • Positive: Developers are happy and they write better code with their usual development tools. No tool-upgrade necessary.
    • Negative: Initial delivery took 6 months extra and had to rewrite project several times.
    Incentivized
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    Nop Solutions, Ltd.
    • It has been our sole platform for developing online stores for the last 9 years and our business have been growing year to year.
    • The disadvantage of nopCommerce is that it is not as well known as other competitors, which makes it more difficult to sell.
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