Item: Magento Open Source
Rating: 5
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Magneto Open Source is used as a platform for ecommerce business. It is used by the marketing, web, and inventory management departments. It helps us sell our products online and provides analytical insights to our sales. It allows for a lot of customizations for a growing business. Once we started selling to wholesale clients, we created a second version of the website for the purpose of having different products and prices for them.

Pros and Cons

Fully customizeable
Allows for creation of additional versions of the website for different client groups

Too slow
Very cumbersome to manage products

Return on Investment

Too expensive to maintain
Too many customizations for a presentable website

Alternatives Considered

BigCommerce, Shopify and Yoast Wordpress SEO Plugins

Magneto Open Source allowed for a lot of customizations, and it seemed like a cheaper version. However, the cost added up really quickly. I would probably go with Shopify or BigCommerce for a small business when making decisions in the future.

Other Software Used

BigCommerce, Shopify, Hootsuite, Buffer, Pardot, LinkedIn Learning (Lynda.com), LinkedIn Marketing Solutions, Facebook for Business, Facebook Pages Manager, Twitter Ads, Google Ad Manager, Google Ads (formerly AdWords), Google Drive

Likelihood to Recommend

Magneto Open Source is probably better for companies with big budgets and needs for a lot of customizations. It is a platform that requires you to have a web team for constant support. I experienced a lot of glitches. I would not recommend Magneto Open Source for a small business.

Too expensive and too cumbersome to use.

Overall Satisfaction with Magento Open Source