WooCommerce and Magento also appear to be two of the most popular shop systems on Cart2Cart, although it supports migration between over 80 shop systems. In this article, we summarize the most important differences between the two most popular shop systems from the Cart2Cart video in Europe.
WooCommerce wins in the category Hosting, Usability and Total Cost of Ownership.Magento website features (features), security and scalability. In the Extensions / Plugins category, as well as pretty, customizable and responsive (mobile optimized) themes (design templates), both shop systems do not pay much attention.
Magento
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is a CMS (Content Management System) that was developed especially for e-commerce
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the complexity of Magento requires a much more efficient hosting, a standard hosting is therefore not recommended
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E-commerce features such as multistore, multi-language, complex configurable products and filter navigation are included in the basic functionality
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It takes some getting used to and is relatively complex from a developer's point of view - if you're ready to invest some energy to master the learning curve, Magento may pay you off in many ways
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creating products is also easy, but in terms of usability, WooCommerce is in the lead
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As a dedicated e-commerce platform, which tends to require fewer plugins, there are likely to be fewer vulnerabilities that can be exploited
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a large number of extensions, which are often more expensive than at WooCommerce and must be partially installed by a developer or a developer
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Known as one of the most scalable e-commerce platforms, hosting it can handle many thousands of orders, making it the perfect choice for medium and large online retailers
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Magento themes are often completely preconfigured, but not so easy to customize, priced slightly higher than WooCommerce themes
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Magento Open Source is free, but if you are not satisfied with the basic features, the cost is higher due to more expensive extensions, higher development costs, and more expensive hosting requirements
WooCommerce
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WooCommerce is an e-commerce framework based on WordPress, another CMS
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Requires relatively low server performance and little storage space, which is why a small standard hosting is sufficient for a small shop
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various e-commerce features can / must be retrofitted via plugins and extensions, which is not necessarily bad
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has SEO advantages, as it is very slim and in the best case fast, as well as extensive blog functions are already integrated
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As WordPress puts great emphasis on intuitive design and navigation in the admin area, creating a product is quick and easy
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Due to the widespread use of WordPress as a blogging platform and CMS, it is often the victim of fraud attempts and hacker attacks - this can be counteracted by security-relevant plugins, but then requires additional server resources
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a large number of plugins, which are usually cheaper and easier to install than Magento
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a comfortable upper limit is around 2500 products, as WooCommerce tends to feel lazy, which is why WooCommerce is primarily for smaller and medium-sized online retailers, which can be partially offset by a professional WooCommerce agency
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With WooCommerce themes, some widgets have to be manually added to provide content and functionality but are easier to customize and often cheaper
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WooCommerce is free, as well as hosting, plugins and development are cheaper
Conclusion
If you have a startup or small business with a limited budget and little development experience, WooCommerce may be the better choice. It covers all requirements to sell simple products online and can be further improved by numerous plugins.
Medium and larger companies with a large number of products and greater financial resources are better served by Magento. It has some additional features in the basic scope and can also be extended by technically savvy users or developers through good extensions.
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