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E-Commerce Comparison Table

Overview

E-commerce engine and template are two main things you need to create your online store.

E-commerce engine is a platform for your online store , it contains all necessary features to run your business online like: shopping cart, payment and shipping modules, product categories, capability of managing the catalog via the user-friendly admin panel without any programming etc.

E-commerce template is a theme for your store. It allows you to change the entire look of your site with a few clicks. No need to hire a designer and pay him hundreds of dollars. The template will make the process of changing your store look fast and easy.

Here we have selected some of the most popular open source, free to download and use e-commerce engines: osCommerce, Shopify, Magento, PrestaShop, VirtueMart, Woocommerce, ZenCart and OpenCart. You can choose any of them for your website, depending on your particular needs or organizational requirements.

  osCommerce Shopify Magento (Community) Prestashop VirtueMart ZenCart OpenCart Woocommerce
License *License type under which the product is offered. GPL SaaS OSL 3.0 OSL 3.0 GPL GPL GPL GPL
Cost *How much the e-commerce engine costs. Free From $14/mo Free 14-days trial. Free (only community edition) Free Free Free Free Free
Language *What programming language is used. PHP Ruby PHP PHP PHP PHP PHP PHP
Data storage *What type of the database can be used. MySQL MySQL MySQL MySQL MySQL MySQL MySQL MySQL
Open source code *Specifies if you have access to the engine source files and if you are able to edit them. yes no yes yes (except Cloud) yes yes yes yes
Package *See what is included into the template package you order. Engine with design, PHP, PSD, CSS, images, sample database Shopify theme, Liquid, CSS, assests, snippets, screenshots Engine with design, Magento theme, PHTML, XML, PHP, CSS, JS, PSD, images, sample content Prestashop theme, PHP, TPL, JS, CSS, PSD, images, modules, sample database Engine with design, Joomla theme, VirtueMart theme, CSS, PSD, images, sample database ZenCart theme, PHP, CSS, PSD, images, sample database Engine with design, OpenCart theme separately, PSD, PHP, TPL, JS, images, sample database Woocommerce theme, PSD, PHP, JS, images, sample database
Skins system availability *The capability of changing the store theme through the admin panel. no yes yes yes yes yes yes yes

Modules and Boxes

Each e-commerce engine has modules that allow you to expand your store functionality. Such modules as login form, polls, list of latest or new products can make your store more interactive and user-friendly.

  osCommerce Shopify Magento (Community) Prestashop VirtueMart ZenCart OpenCart Woocommerce
Affiliates *Information box for the affiliates. no no no no no no yes no
Banners *Module that displays banners on the store pages. yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Bestsellers *Displays list of the most popular products. yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Categories *Displays list of the product categories. yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Contact us *The contact form and the store owner contact details. yes no yes yes yes yes yes yes
Cross-Sell products *Displays the list of the Cross-Sell products. no no yes yes no no yes yes
Currencies *Box that allows you to switch the currencies. yes yes yes yes yes yes yes no
Custom HTML modules *Box that allows you display any custom content from text and image to the complex HTML code. no yes yes yes yes no yes yes
Featured Products *Displays the list of products selected by administrator as featured. no yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Languages *Displays the box for the localization switching. yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Links to content pages *Displays the box for the localization switching yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Manufacturers *List of the products manufacturers yes no yes yes yes yes no no
Newsletter sign-up *Form to sign up for a newsletter yes yes yes yes no no yes yes
Notifications *Box, in which a client can subscribe to getting information about the products yes yes no yes no yes 3rd party Module (price varies) no
Order History *List of the client’s orders yes yes yes yes no no yes no
Quick Find/Search *Quick search of products by keywords yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Related Products *List of products related to the selected one yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Reviews *List of customer’s products reviews yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Shopping cart *Displays the list of the products added to the cart. yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Specials *List of the products marked as special. yes no yes yes yes yes yes yes
Tell a friend *Box of informing of somebody about the store vie e-mail. yes no yes yes no yes yes no
Up-Sells products *List of Up-Sells products related to the selected one. no no yes no no no no yes
User info *Displays the info about the logged in user. no no no yes no no no no
What’s New/ Latest Products/ New products *List of recently added products. yes no yes yes yes yes yes yes
Wishlist *List of the products and links marked by the used as favorite ones. no no yes yes no no yes no
Who is online *Displays number of the logged in users. yes no no yes no yes no no

Engine Features

The following table displays the main features of the e-commerce engines:

  osCommerce Shopify Magento (Community) Prestashop VirtueMart ZenCart OpenCart Woocommerce
Customer Management *Tools for tracking customer, checking order history, details etc. yes yes yes yes yes yes yes no
Multiple Languages *Capability of running a store in multiple languages. yes no yes yes yes yes yes no
Multiple Currencies *Capability of using multiple currencies. yes yes yes yes yes yes yes no
Currency Conversion *The prices are changed according to the currency exchange rates. yes yes yes yes yes yes yes no
Flexible Tax Calculation *Capability of changing the store taxes per country, city, state or other custom conditions. yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Flexible Shipping Calc *Capability of setting the store shipping rates per country, city, state or other custom conditions. yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Customer Notifications *Tools to send the customer notifications about the order status, registration etc. yes yes yes yes yes yes yes no
Polls *The polls system lets your customers vote for some goods, offers etc. no no yes no yes no yes no
Products Import/Export *Tool for bulk products import/export. Allows you to move your products database to different store or backup it. no yes yes yes yes no 3rd party Module (price varies) no
Statistics *Representation of the store statistics (visitors, orders, income). yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
WYSIWYG editor *The visual editor for making the product customization more easy and user friendly. no yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Multiple Stores *System for running multiple stores on a single installation. Like car parts shop, clothes shop and cosmetics store on a single engine. no no yes yes no no yes no
Category unique theme *Capability of changing the store design per products category. no no yes no no no no no
Product unique theme *Capability of changing the store design for each product info page. no no yes no no no no no
Modules/Boxes Management *Managing modules and boxes through the store administration panel. yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Custom Pages *Capability of adding customer content pages. yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Newsletter *Tools for sending newsletters to your customers. yes no yes no no no yes no
Product Attributes *Custom product options like size, color, weight etc. yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Downloadable Products *Capability of selling the downloadable products like website templates, sound tracks, videos etc. yes no yes yes yes yes yes yes
Multiple Product Images *Capability of adding multiple images to a single products. yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Subcategory Dropdown In Top Menu *Drop-down menus for multi-level product categories. yes no yes yes yes yes yes yes
Stock Level Control *Capability of controlling the number of products in stock. yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Product Ratings *Capability of setting rates to the products by your customers. yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Product Reviews *Capability of leaving reviews for the products in your store. yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Banners Management *Capability of managing banners through the store administration panel. yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Products Expected *Tools to display the expected products listing. yes no no no no no no no
Category Images *Capability of adding the category images. yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
One page checkout *Fast loading single page checkout procedure. no no yes yes yes yes no yes

Customer Rewards

Can you imagine a successful store that doesn’t treat customers well? Discounts, bonus offers and special prices will for sure attract your customers.

  osCommerce Shopify Magento (Community) Prestashop VirtueMart ZenCart OpenCart Woocommerce
Coupons *Capability of setting the discounts and reduce products prices per various conditions. no yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Gift Certificates *Capability of creating gift certificates for your customers. no yes yes yes no yes yes no
Special offers *Capability of creating special offers. yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes

Search Engine Optimization

Will you be able to attract hundreds of visitors to your e-commerce website if it won’t be visible by the search engines? Search engine optimization is not an easy thing. But some e-commerce engine have the built-in features to make the process easier.

  osCommerce Shopify Magento (Community) Prestashop VirtueMart ZenCart OpenCart Woocommerce
Meta Tagging *Capability of setting meta tags and keywords for your products, categories and store itself. yes yes yes yes yes yes yes no
RSS Feeds *Capability of creating newsfeeds containing most recent store products. no yes yes yes yes no yes yes
SEO URLs *Search friendly URL’s make your pages more visible to the search engines. yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Sitemap *Sitemap is a single page that displays all your store links to categories, products, content pages. Makes your website more visible to the search engines. no no yes yes no yes yes no

Payment Modules

It’s a good idea to let your customers pay for your goods using the payment gateway they like. Each e-commerce engine has several default built-in payment systems.

  osCommerce Shopify Magento (Community) Prestashop VirtueMart ZenCart OpenCart Woocommerce
2Checkout yes no no no yes yes yes no
Authorize.net yes no yes yes no yes yes no
Bank Wire yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Bluepay no no no yes no no no no
Cash on Delivery yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Check/Money Order yes yes yes yes no yes yes yes
ChronoPay yes no no no no no no no
Credit Card yes no yes yes yes no no no
Dibs no no no yes no no yes no
First data no no no yes no no yes no
Free checkout no no no no no no yes no
Hipay no no no yes no no no no
Inpay yes no no no no no no no
iPayment yes no no no no no no no
Klarna no no no no yes no yes no
Liqpay no no no no no no yes no
Moneybookers yes no yes yes yes no yes no
NoChex yes no no no no no yes no
PayBox no no no no yes no no no
PayMate no no no no no no yes no
PayPal yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
PayPalExpressCheckout yes yes yes yes no yes yes no
PayPoint.net SECPay yes no no no no no yes no
PSiGate yes no no no no no no no
Realex no no no no yes no yes no
Sage Pay yes no no no no no yes no
Simplify Commerce no no no yes no no no no
Sofort yes no no no yes no yes no
World pay yes no no no yes no yes no
YourPay API no no no no no no no

Shipping Modules

  osCommerce Shopify Magento (Community) Prestashop VirtueMart ZenCart OpenCart Woocommerce
Citylink no no no no no no yes no
Flat Rate yes yes yes yes no yes yes yes
Free Shipping yes yes yes yes no yes yes yes
Per Item yes no no yes no yes yes no
Parcelforce no no no no no yes yes no
Pickup From Store no yes no yes no yes yes yes
Royal Mail no no no no no no yes no
UPS no yes yes yes no yes yes no
United States Postal Service yes yes yes yes no yes yes no
Weight Based Shipping yes no yes yes yes yes yes no
Table Rate yes no yes yes no yes no no
Zone Rates yes yes no yes yes yes no no
FedEx no yes yes yes no no yes no
DHL no no yes no no no no no
Australia Post no no no no no no yes no