Item: Magento Open Source
Rating: 8
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We are using Magento to build an e-commerce platform for our clients. It's used by the developers to develop and deploy the e-commerce system. It addresses the problem of security and scalability while setting up a live e-commerce store. Magento is one of the best platforms to build e-commerce solutions as it provides us a lot of freedom in designing the store and also enables us with a lot of integrations.

Pros and Cons

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.

It requires coding experience, so a non-tech guy cannot use it without special training.
It requires a considerably large server for the smooth functioning.
It requires a good amount of effort to do the initial setup which makes it a low priority option when it comes to stores that require fast development in a short time.

Return on Investment

It had an overall good impact on the store and the owner is happy.
There are no issues with the store and it is working fine.
The only part is that we need to maintain it regularly.

Alternatives Considered

Shopify and WooCommerce

Magento is more advanced, but at the same time it requires more tech expertise to setup the store. It provides more freedom as compared to Shopify and WooCommerce, but at the same time it's comparatively difficult to use. Shopify is almost no code platform, but still we chose Magento as we were looking for a completely custom store.

Key Insights

Do you think Magento Open Source delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Magento Open Source's feature set?

Yes

Did Magento Open Source live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Magento Open Source go as expected?

Would you buy Magento Open Source again?

Yes

Likelihood to Recommend

It's well suited for large eCommerce stores as it requires much effort to set up and the development cost for setting it up is high. It's less appropriate to use Magento where you are looking for quick development and launch of the store. Also, it is required to have a developer or sometimes the entire tech team to manage an e-commerce store, so you may need to hire a few PHP developers.

Review of Magento by Agency Owner

Overall Satisfaction with Magento Open Source