E-commerce solution - easy but complete
May 21, 2021

E-commerce solution - easy but complete

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with WooCommerce

We use Woocommerce for our e-commerce website, in order to sell our services, e-learning courses, digital downloads, and subscriptions.
It has solved our need to have an e-commerce platform, managed by ourselves with many features, and keep costs under control.

We sell very few products but the feature and the very fast learning path of Woocommerce give us the possibility to have a very professional e-commerce service on our site.
  • Simple to use.
  • Free (at least if you use the basic features).
  • Well-supported.
  • Tons of plugins and addons.
  • Seamlessly integrated with most WordPress themes.
  • Fast learning path.
  • Some plugins are overpriced.
  • Very fast implementation.
  • Some plugins/extensions are a little bit expensive.
  • Very fast ROI: implementation cost was very low.
One single word: cost!
Most WooCommerce alternatives have very high monthly or annual costs. WooCommerce permits to have an implementation cost (low or high based on customization) and a very low maintenance cost.
Even if some plugins are very expensive, the maintenance cost is a small percent of the initial cost.
So in the long time term, it is better to invest in a custom WooCommerce solution than pay a monthly fee for a cloud-based solution.

Do you think WooCommerce delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with WooCommerce's feature set?

Yes

Did WooCommerce live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of WooCommerce go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy WooCommerce again?

Yes

WooCommerce is well-suited when you need simple e-commerce solutions, they have literally tons of plugins/integration and can be fitted for most needed. The setup is very simple and most Woocommerce themes are compatible with WooCommerce.
You can integrate with other platforms and exchange data using integrations or API.

It's also able to manage shops from small to medium/high size. Obviously, if you need a very large e-commerce [store], it might be worthwhile to point to other platforms or custom solutions.

Furthermore, Woocommerce relies on WordPress and requires minimal knowledge and web hosting to install it. If you have no technical knowledge you can choose other cloud-based products.

WooCommerce Feature Ratings

Product catalog & listings
8
Product management
8
Bulk product upload
7
Branding
7
Mobile storefront
7
Product variations
7
Website integration
9
Visual customization
8
CMS
7
Checkout user experience
8
eCommerce security
8
Promotions & discounts
8
Personalized recommendations
8
SEO
8
Multi-site management
8
Order processing
8
Inventory management
8
Shipping
8
Custom functionality
8