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 WooCommerce | Score8.5 out of 10 | N/A | WooCommerce is an eCommerce plugin for WordPress, developed by WooThemes (recently acquired by Automattic). Like WordPress, it is designed to be an extendable, adaptable, open-sourced platform. WooCommerce allows merchants to sell physical products, downloadables, or services. | $0 |
 WordPress | Score8.7 out of 10 | N/A | Wordpress is an open-source publishing platform popular with bloggers, and a content management system, known for its simplicity and modifiability. Websites may host their own blogging communities, controlling and moderating content from a single dashboard. | $3 per month 6 GB storage |
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| Considered Both Products | Chose WooCommerce Incentivized Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Chose WooCommerce Woocommerce was simple and fit well with WordPress. I was able to keep clients on my site and not redirect them to a different host site. Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Chose WooCommerce Nine times out of ten it came down to ease of use and ease of deployment. So many people have experience with WordPress these days, that basing the site on that platform just made sense - and WooCommerce is a logical extension from there. My clients found the competing … Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Chose WooCommerce None Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Chose WooCommerce WooCommerce has been great to us for SEO. By using YoastSEO we have been able to add more targeted parameters for each product page. Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Chose WooCommerce In the past, I have used Easy Digital Downloads as I was only selling digital resources, but as I started to branch out and grow my business I wanted to add physical products such as planners, cups and t-shirts. I found I had to add another plugin to manage my new product … Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Chose WooCommerce Incentivized Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Chose WooCommerce I love WooCommerce, the ease of use, installation and configuration place this far above the competition. The performance is exceptional. I really recommend it to all the people who want to make a virtual store. Its competitors are good, but they do not offer the simplicity of … Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Chose WooCommerce WooCommerce stands out from its competitors for being very simple. I have used PrestaShop and I can say that WooCommerce is easier to use and install, the themes that can be installed are much more professional and compatible with all mobile devices. It has really been very … Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Chose WooCommerce WooCommerce stacks up very nicely. While there is a learning curve involved, it more than makes up for the challenge when it comes to cost. You won't find yourself spending money each month to keep your site live or pay for your ecommerce platform like you do with others. Once … Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Chose WooCommerce I have used Easy Digital Downloads. While this platform is specifically geared towards digital only shops, it only integrates with Paypal on their free version. I personally don't like Paypal as a payment gateway, and opted for an option that would be more flexible. The product … Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Chose WooCommerce WooCommerce had more of the features we needed and at a better price. Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Chose WooCommerce WooCommerce is just simply quicker to get an e-commerce website built and up and running than either OpenCart or X-Cart....overall administration is easier for website owners as well. WooCommerce allows much better customization as a self-hosted option to BigCommerce. I … Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Chose WooCommerce Sadly I haven't tried any other alternatives to the WooCommerce, simply because I did extensive research and I've listened to the people's opinion. There is no alternative that is possibly even close the WooCommerce level. Not to mention that WooCommerce has a 50% price drop … Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Chose WooCommerce For our clients using WooCommerce for ticketing events, we have looked at Eventbrite and Constant Contact Events. Both of these work well, but there is something great about having the entire process in house. Specifically, being able to receive reports of orders very … Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Chose WooCommerce Much easier to set up than any other basket I have used which makes it my first choice - it also goes straight into a WordPress site so can easily be added to a blog that is already set up. The costs are only what additions you have so it is easy to budget for as well. Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Chose WooCommerce I evaluated a couple of other e-commerce software before settling on WooCommerce. My main reasons for choosing it over the others was 1. all the flexibility and functionality offered in customizing the store to my needs, 2. easiest to use, and 3. while expensive, it was not as … Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Chose WooCommerce WooCommerce lacks the customization oomph that Shopify offers, but excels in its data and analytics capabilities. If users can get by with the native templates - or have the resources to code their own - WooCommerce should check the remaining boxes. Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Chose WooCommerce No other WordPress eCommerce system compares to WooCommerce's extensibility or simplicity. Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info | Chose WordPress Not as user friendly, and much more bloated than these other lighter-weight CRMs, but the available integrations and total customization available from WordPress is unmatched in the industry. Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Chose WordPress I prefer Wordpress because it is open source and has a huge community of users and developers. So it is incredibly flexible already because of the plugins available, and it can be further customized to any extent by readily available developer talent. Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Chose WordPress In my opinion, WordPress has the best documentation compared to the rest. If the built-in functionality is not enough, WordPress has a great variety of plugins, which is not always the same for competitors. Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Chose WordPress I chose to compare Shopify to WordPress because I develop a lot of ECommerce websites for my customers. WordPress, by far, offers more functionality. The WoCommerce plugins can be a little challenging to set up but is well worth the effort with the extensions they offer. … Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Chose WordPress We have selected WordPress for simplicity of use and installation. We have not had any major problems with its use and best of all, it is free and has a large amount of documentation and user communities around the world. We have not had expenses with the use of this platform, … Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Chose WordPress We selected WordPress because of the community, flexibility, and cost. With the main reason being the community and support system that exists. This means we can find talent to make custom plugins, customize themes, and maintain the website easily and on a reasonable budget. Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Chose WordPress While Drupal and Joomla! are good platforms with dedicated followings, I've found them not quite as intuitive and easy to customize as WordPress. The designer, developer and user community of WordPress has grown quite a bit and that has led to better plugins, themes and even … Chose WordPress There are plenty of other open-source content management systems out there. Why did we go with WordPress? |
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| Small Businesses |  Ecwid by Lightspeed Score10 out of 10 |  Umbraco CMS Score7 out of 10 |
| Medium-sized Companies |  Shopify Score8.7 out of 10 |  Square Online Score7.7 out of 10 |
| Enterprises |  IBM Digital Commerce Score9 out of 10 |  RWS Tridion Sites Score9 out of 10 |
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| Likelihood to Recommend | 8.9 | 8.6 |
| Likelihood to Renew | 7.0 | 3.7 |
| Usability | 8.1 | 8.1 |
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| Performance | - | 8.6 |
| Support Rating | 5.0 | 10.0 |
| In-Person Training | - | 7.0 |
| Online Training | - | 10.0 |
| Implementation Rating | - | 9.0 |
| Configurability | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| Ease of integration | - | 8.0 |
| Product Scalability | - | 10.0 |
| Vendor post-sale | - | 10.0 |
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