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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Magento Open Source

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/AMagento Open Source is an ecommerce content management solution originally developed by Varien Inc and presently supported by Adobe. The Open Source product is for developers and merchants that is available as a free download, and supported with free upgrades from the Magento Community.N/A

    PaySimple

    Score6 out of 10
    N/APaySimple is a payment gateway software solution offered by PaySimple.

    $59.95

    per month

    Pricing
    Magento Open SourcePaySimple
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Subscription
    $59.95
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Magento Open SourcePaySimple
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsPricing for Magento will vary greatly depending on outsourcing support and maintenance services.—
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    Community Pulse
    Magento Open SourcePaySimple
    Considered Both Products
    Adobe
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    PaySimple
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    10 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    10 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    10 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    6 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    80%
    Implementation went as expected
    8 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Magento Open SourcePaySimple
    Online Storefront
    Comparison of Online Storefront features of Magento Open Source and PaySimple
    Feature
    Magento Open Source
    7.4
    29 Ratings
    5% below category average
    PaySimple
    -
    Ratings
    Product catalog & listings9.329 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product management9.029 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bulk product upload9.027 Ratings00 Ratings
    Branding6.727 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile storefront4.029 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product variations9.327 Ratings00 Ratings
    Website integration8.326 Ratings00 Ratings
    Visual customization5.728 Ratings00 Ratings
    CMS5.027 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Shopping Cart
    Comparison of Online Shopping Cart features of Magento Open Source and PaySimple
    Feature
    Magento Open Source
    7.0
    29 Ratings
    9% below category average
    PaySimple
    -
    Ratings
    Abandoned cart recovery5.424 Ratings00 Ratings
    Checkout user experience8.729 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Payment System
    Comparison of Online Payment System features of Magento Open Source and PaySimple
    Feature
    Magento Open Source
    8.6
    27 Ratings
    3% above category average
    PaySimple
    -
    Ratings
    eCommerce security8.627 Ratings00 Ratings
    eCommerce Marketing
    Comparison of eCommerce Marketing features of Magento Open Source and PaySimple
    Feature
    Magento Open Source
    6.4
    29 Ratings
    18% below category average
    PaySimple
    -
    Ratings
    Promotions & discounts9.329 Ratings00 Ratings
    Personalized recommendations2.022 Ratings00 Ratings
    SEO7.925 Ratings00 Ratings
    eCommerce Business Management
    Comparison of eCommerce Business Management features of Magento Open Source and PaySimple
    Feature
    Magento Open Source
    9.6
    29 Ratings
    18% above category average
    PaySimple
    -
    Ratings
    Multi-site management10.026 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order processing9.328 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory management9.326 Ratings00 Ratings
    Shipping9.325 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom functionality10.027 Ratings00 Ratings
    Payment Gateways
    Comparison of Payment Gateways features of Magento Open Source and PaySimple
    Feature
    Magento Open Source
    -
    Ratings
    PaySimple
    1.0
    1 Ratings
    152% below category average
    Fraud Detection00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    API or SDK00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Recurring Payment Support00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Billing and Invoicing Support00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Global Support00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Payment Form Acceptance00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Magento Open SourcePaySimple
    Small Businesses
    Ecwid by Lightspeed
    Score10 out of 10
    Apple Pay
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Shopify
    Score8.7 out of 10
    Payoneer
    Score8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    IBM Digital Commerce
    Score9 out of 10
    Checkout.com
    Score10 out of 10
    All AlternativesView all alternativesView all alternatives
    User Ratings
    Magento Open SourcePaySimple
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (30 ratings)
    3.0
    (13 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Magento Open SourcePaySimple
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Adobe
    Magento Open Source is an excellent choice for businesses that need a highly customizable and scalable solution and (most of all) have the technical resources to support it. It's ideal for mid-to-large-sized businesses with complex product catalogs that require complete ownership and control, particularly those with complexities such as multi-country/multi-currency stores.
    Incentivized
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    PaySimple
    PaySimple has made it next to impossible to become PCI compliant unless we purchased a separate computer for the sole purpose of invoicing. We switched to Chase Bank who does not store sensitive info on our computers allowing us to accept credit cards and still remain PCI compliant. Our money is available much faster by not using the 3rd party. Additionally, a simple company name change required more paperwork than closing the account and setting up a new one even when the same bank account was going to be used. This was the primary reason to shop around. We happily contacted Chase Bank and now save $125 a month and receive access to our funds faster. I cannot believe I stayed with PaySimple as long as I did. It's amazing anyone would jump through the hoops of PCI compliance when the technology exists to keep sensitive information off your small business computers. If this review stops anyone from paying those monthly fees, the time was well worth it! PaySimple, requires business owners to fill out forms that make no sense in laymens terms. Chase Bank fills them all in for you and highlights the areas that need to be signed and initialed. PaySimple, charges excessive fees and in my opinion has very emotional customer service reps. Chase Bank, was eager to help and get things rolling so you can focus on your business. I would never recommend PaySimple.
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    Pros
    Adobe
    • It is very good when it comes to search engine optimization as it makes a good use of keywords and tags to improve the SEO score. It increases the chances of ranking up of the eCommerce store in the search engine rankings.
    • It makes the store in a very optimized way and despite being a very advanced system it is still very lightweight when it comes to website speed. The pages have a comparatively low loading time and a good speed.
    • It provides a lot more advance reporting features which are very helpful for businesses to do their planning.
    Incentivized
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    PaySimple
    • PaySimple is awesome for recurring payments. It's easy to set one up and make changes as needed. Without this feature, our business would be dead. Being able to easily set up recurring payments for our retainer is a must and PaySimple does it beautifully.
    • The payment portal feature is also really good fro collecting payments of differing amounts. We setup a single portal where customers enter the payment amount accessed from a link in the invoice email. This feature has transformed out collections and cut down our time to get paid significantly.
    • If you do have product type offerings, it's easy to setup individual products or an entire store.
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    Cons
    Adobe
    • Magento is not easy for a layman who is not tech-savvy to manage the website.
    • Magento is one of the only modern shopping carts in which one must manually clear the cache and "reindex".
    • Magneto has a lot of technical glitches - more than most of the other shopping carts we work with. Most are minor.
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    PaySimple
    • More proactive and empowering role in merchant fee's and alternative processors. Transparency is challenging in understanding Paysimple's role and relationship to the processors.
    • Identifying areas for further value to clients.
    • More targeted small to mid-size business perspective to anticipate growth challenges and prevent blocks on funds for legitimate sales and growth.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Adobe
    It's the dominant force in the SMB open source market. With the continued support of eBay/PayPal, Magento will continue to evolve and should be a market leader for some time.
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    PaySimple
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Adobe
    Magento has a relly step learning curve. This means that you need to find experienced developers who can lead junior ones, otherwise the overall development process can be a disaster. However, once you are comfortable in developing on the platform, the customization capability are basically limitless and you can adapt the platform to any use case you can imagine. Also, there are many alredy developed marketplace modules that can solve, out of the box, many problems you may face.
    Incentivized
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    PaySimple
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Adobe
    In looking at a different platform to migrate to from Magento 1, we looked primarily at Big Commerce, Shopify and Shopify Plus. Our host was very negative about Magento 2, but we determined after a couple years it was due to the fact it had even more complexity (and very different) than Magento 1. Shopify Plus was attractive, but the cost factor for two sites led us back to Magento 2.
    Incentivized
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    PaySimple
    Authorize.net and a handful of other merchant processors and gateways. Most payment gateways (online portals to process payments) are rudimentary and not extremely intuitive. PaySimple is not and they are constantly coming up with new ways to improve upon an already very impressive platform.
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    Return on Investment
    Adobe
    • Better Total Cost of Ownership than bespoke e-commerce solutions due to being open source and the wide range of free/commercial extensions available to extend the platform.
    • Often more extensive to set up and maintain than other open source alternatives, such as WooCommerce.
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    PaySimple
    • Because we've got a really awesome rate with them it's definitely a positive ROI. I can't say what that figure is but it's pretty good. Also, our customers have a huge ROI over their prior way of getting payment from their customers.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    PaySimple Screenshots

    Screenshot of PaySimple DashboardScreenshot of Online InvoicesScreenshot of Web Payment FormsScreenshot of Point of Sale (POS)Screenshot of Mobile AppScreenshot of Collect payments on the go.