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Shopping Cart Overload

by jay walters
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According to Wikipedia, the following stats is being indicated according to the most widely-used shopping cart:

WooCommerce 24.04%
Squarespace 11.72%
OpenCart 6.98%
Magento 6.98%
Prestashop 5.23%
Shopify 5.03%
ZenCart 4.79%
Bigcommerce 2.42%
OsCommerce 2.35%
Other 19.57%

If i were to build a $5M to $10M per year E-Com Business, which do you think is the best platform?

FlickRocket and Sana Commerce are using a .NET framework which is pretty stable, but they're not near any of the widely used.

For all of you E-Commerce Warriors, what do you think is the best direction for a Shopping Cart, if say a $5M - $10M per year EcomBiz is to be launched.

Thank you.
#cart #overload #shopping
  • Profile picture of the author Oziboomer
    That is one of those "depends" questions.

    What support is out there?

    Is is safer to go open source for security reasons?

    What does the client need and how long have they got to implement the solution?

    Another bigger question is probably what back-end is going to drive the system?|

    Also how much customisation is required?

    For that kind of business you've also got to consider exit strategies so what is going to add to the IP of the company and increase the resale value?

    Best regards,

    Ozi
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  • Profile picture of the author ZanyZebra
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    • Profile picture of the author jay walters
      Thanks Oziboomer and ZanyZebra..

      I'd just really like to know which of the existing Shopping Carts has the most number of users that actually do make a decent living from their ECom Sites.
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  • Profile picture of the author Happybidr
    I see the direction you're headed but I don't think your question will help you get there. Having lots of other startups that are struggling doesn't mean much to your company's potential success or failure. Are you worried about whether or not the ecommerce site can handle your potential sales? Or just trying to figure out which one will make you more successful? I think the key is to focus on features you want, find the company that offers them, and go for it. If you need to have a discussion with them about specific issues then do that with a narrowed down list. Good luck with your venture.
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    • Profile picture of the author jay walters
      Originally Posted by Happybidr View Post

      I see the direction you're headed but I don't think your question will help you get there. Having lots of other startups that are struggling doesn't mean much to your company's potential success or failure. Are you worried about whether or not the ecommerce site can handle your potential sales? Or just trying to figure out which one will make you more successful? I think the key is to focus on features you want, find the company that offers them, and go for it. If you need to have a discussion with them about specific issues then do that with a narrowed down list. Good luck with your venture.
      Good input Happy Bidr! Appreciate that.

      What I'm really trying to figure out is which of the Carts have a solid customer base that the most number of thriving entrepreneurs and stores that are actually turning a good profit.

      That gives me an idea of which one is platform best suited if I want to serve entrepreneurs in the near future with services.
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  • Profile picture of the author Johnny221
    Opencart is the easiest and you can play with the settings like a pro.

    And is free.
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  • Profile picture of the author OnlineStoreHelp
    If you truly want to "Help Entrepreneurs" in the future, then your best bet is to test between 10 and 20 different cart applications, know them, and then use the one that is best suited to your client. A client that would do well on BigCommerce might not do well on Shopify, A customer that needs Magento might not be a good match for CoreCommerce. There is no one magic application that is right for everyone, period. Anyone who tells you that is full of it. WooCommerce is so big because "Web Designers" who only know Wordpress will put all their customers on it because "its free!".
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    • Profile picture of the author Oziboomer
      Originally Posted by OnlineStoreHelp View Post

      If you truly want to "Help Entrepreneurs" in the future, then your best bet is to test between 10 and 20 different cart applications, know them, and then use the one that is best suited to your client. A client that would do well on BigCommerce might not do well on Shopify, A customer that needs Magento might not be a good match for CoreCommerce. There is no one magic application that is right for everyone, period. Anyone who tells you that is full of it. WooCommerce is so big because "Web Designers" who only know Wordpress will put all their customers on it because "its free!".
      I can't agree more.

      We had a client that was already using an CMS - MODX

      At first my team were so anti just because it was a different learning curve for them.

      We were not employed to redevelop the site but were working on other integrations and we got to know the system structure well.

      We grew to love it for who and what it was being used for.

      It was very disappointing when the business owner was wooed by a business that strongly pushed wordpress on the client as part of their *upgrade*

      My business is fortunate to still work with the client but I witnessed the destruction of what was working into a mess that inflicted damage and over 12 months later still has after effects.

      The point of choosing the right solution for the situation in hand is one all professional providers need to consider.

      Best regards,

      Ozi
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