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Feature-rich – the Community (free) version consists of features which are not easily available in other solutions such as the ability to manage multiple stores, Multi-language and multi-currency support and is mobile and search engine friendly.
User-friendly – the administrator panel has one of the most user-friendly interfaces I’ve ever seen with simple and intuitive navigation and well-organized store management.
Cost – community version is available for free.
Community-wide and active community of users who have developed many extensions and plugins and can provide support.
Flexibility – Magento’s architecture allows you to pretty much customize everything so you have full control over your online store. It’s open-source so you get full control over the code and can develop any functionality you need.
Scalable – as previously mentioned, Magento is built to scale so whether you’re a small size business or a large one, Magento can easily handle it.
High Performance: When it comes to page load speed, query processing time and other such performance parameters, Magento emerges as a winner again Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Functioning without proper skills on Magento can be hazardous as Magento development require a proper team who have good experience working on Magento platform Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
I like the security features that Magento offers. It is one of the more secure options out there. The support community is very large so if you need help or have questions, you can usually find an answer quick. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Downside is the command line aspect of Magento. It really is a pain when trying to do something simple that use to be quick. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Magento is feature packed. It is open source and there are lots of plugins available online. The performance of magento is good and it operates fine for online stores of small-mdeium size. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
If you are not a web developer you will likely struggle with magento. It requires a level of knowledge and experience in web platforms that the average user simply would not posses. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
It is open source, It provides you a complete e-commerce platform on zero cost.
You can add many functionalities in it just by using some extensions/plugins.
You can customize your store in a way as you want. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Magento 2 is sometimes becomes heavy and if you include any developer in it then it become costlier.
It is not providing multi inventory management. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Flexibility and variety of features and options - available via modules. Scalable in size. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
SEO unfriendly. Software can be touchy depending on the installation. If a module doesn't exist, expect heavy customization to complete. Can be very slow if not optimized properly, but this is true with any program. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Powerful and robust with eCommerce features and tools, Magento provides businesses a tremendous amount of flexibility when it comes to configuring and taking total control of their stores. With its impressive track record plus its deep integration with eBay, it is no wonder that many businesses choose to build their stores with Magento. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Incredibly complicated for non-coders. No point-of-sale (POS) support provided. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Magento was a life saver when we started our business. Very user friendly and a great team of professionals to help you if needed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Sometimes the notifications can be a bit much. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Magento provide amazing admin interface witch is simlified. Useful for non technical admin. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Magento needs heavy services which make it slow. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Magento Open Source offers extensive configuration options and lots of cart functionality out of the box. Once configured you will find that the default themes and flows are adequate for pushing cart sales and directing your customer through the process to a successful transaction. I have also found that the cart runs very well on hardware spec that are less than recommended and lower cost cloud servers work well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Theming, or even making small changes to the look and feel of the site require an extensive knowledge of web technologies. While updates and security patches are frequent, I have found that installing the patches to be a hassle with a high failure rate as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
There is a lot of integrations possible basically every other ecommerce software is able to integrate in Magento. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Due to the software being open source, makes for a really complicated and difficult to use program if each of these integrations were to be enabled and used. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
