Shopify
Shopify is an e-commerce platform that enables you to start, grow, and manage your online business. According to the manufacturer, over 1.7 million people worldwide use this system. Shopify caters to individual entrepreneurs wanting to open their online shops as well as small, medium, and large enterprises. With Shopify Plus, extensive scaling options are available. You can sell not only through your online shop but also on social media and online marketplaces. Additionally, Shopify offers a solution for point-of-sale (POS) transactions.
Features:
- Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)
- Headless E-commerce Architecture
- Sales Promotion & Marketing
- Drag-and-Drop Editor
- Product Visualization
- Recommendations and Personalizations
- Promotions and Discounts
- Product Catalog
- Content Management
- Configurable Products
- Product Search and Filters
- Order Process
- Checkout Process
- Shipping Options
- Tax Calculation and Display
- Payment Processing (Shopify Pay)
- Order Management
- Multi-Channel Support
- Reporting & Analytics
- Security, Performance, and Reliability
Shopify Costs:
- Basic Shopify: From €27 per month. Includes basic functionalities for occasional sales.
- Standard Shopify: €79 per month. Features for the next step in your business, including three additional staff accounts (total of 5), professional reports, country-specific domains, and prices.
- Advanced Shopify: €289 per month. Advanced functionalities for business growth, supports up to 15 staff accounts, calculates shipping costs from third parties, and offers individual product prices for specific countries. Shopify Payments fees decrease with each upgrade.
WooCommerce
WooCommerce, the leading e-commerce system in the WordPress universe, transforms your WordPress blog into a fully-featured online shop with a single click. Known for its simplicity and versatility, WooCommerce has its plugin and theme economy. Developed initially by WooThemes in 2011, it quickly became the most successful shop system in WordPress.
As a web shop plugin for the widely used content management system WordPress, WooCommerce is used to sell products or services online. It is appreciated by individual entrepreneurs and small, medium, and large businesses for its logistics and marketing extensions and technical upgrades.
Features:
- SaaS environment for online shops
- Flexible Headless Architecture
- Integrated Sales and Marketing Tools
- User-friendly Drag-and-Drop Editor
- Product Visualization Options
- Personalized Recommendations and Offers
- Promotions and Discount Management
- Comprehensive Product Catalog
- Content Management Features
- Configurable Products
- Powerful Product Search and Filters
- Optimized Order Process
- User-friendly Checkout
- Various Shipping Options
- Automated Tax Calculation and Display
- Support for Multiple Payment Methods
- Efficient Order Management
- Multi-Channel Sales Integration
- Comprehensive Reporting and Analytics
- Security, Performance, and Reliability
WooCommerce Costs:Like WordPress, WooCommerce is free. However, running a WooCommerce shop incurs costs such as hosting, premium themes, connecting to shipping providers or payment gateways, and ongoing expenses for communication tools, SEO, marketing measures, and security precautions. Actual costs depend on the number of extensions you need or want to use.
Shopware
Shopware is a versatile shop system available as a free open-source application and in various paid versions with extended features and manufacturer support. Developed in Germany in 2004, it has evolved significantly. Versions 1 to 5 were designed as classic shop systems with CMS functionality, allowing numerous extensions to customize the platform. Version 5 will be supported until at least 2024, while Version 6 has been available since May 2019.
Shopware offers both cloud-based and self-hosted on-premise versions, making it an ideal solution for businesses of all sizes, from individual entrepreneurs to large corporations. The software supports both B2C and B2B business models.
Features:
- Modern technology with Headless and API-First approach
- Individual sales channels in the Shopware 6 shop
- Internationalization support for online shops
- Content and Commerce integration with Experience Worlds
- Easy management of product variants
- Rule Builder for creating and customizing offers
- Flow Builder for mapping individual business processes
- High usability in both backend and frontend
- SaaS / Open-Source / On-Premise
- Sales Promotion & Marketing
- Drag-and-Drop Editor for landing pages
- Product Visualization
- Recommendations and Personalizations
- Promotions and Discounts
- Content Management
- Configurable Products
- Product Search and Filters
- Tax Calculation and Display
- Payment Processing
- Order Management
- Multi-Channel Support
- Reporting & Analytics
- Performance and Reliability
Shopware Costs:
- Community Edition: Free open-source solution for local hosting environments.
- Starter Edition: Free, cloud-specific version with integrated storefront and drag & drop editor, ideal for e-commerce beginners.
- Professional Edition: Paid version with manufacturer support, customizable products, extended sales channels, and CMS functions. Starts at €199 per month or a one-time fee of €2,495.
- Enterprise Edition: For demanding projects, with B2B Suite, Enterprise Search, and individual support. Available as self-hosted and soon in the cloud. Pricing starts at €30,000 one-time (plus maintenance fees).
Magento
Magento allows you to build, offer, and manage an online shop. With its modern architecture, Magento is easily extendable and serves as the foundation for over 200,000 online shops worldwide. Launched in 2008, Magento is now professionally developed by Adobe and is increasingly popular among small and large e-commerce businesses.
Features:
- Free, fully usable Community Edition (CE)
- Open Source Software for complete customizability
- Ready for the German market
- Intuitive system usability
- Modular shop software
- Continuous development by Adobe
- Built-in search engine friendliness, customizable (SEO)
- Easy management of orders and products
- Various payment methods available
- Support for different product types
- Integrated sales analysis reports
- Integrated inventory management
Magento Costs:
- Open Source: Free version for creating an online shop without license fees.
- Magento Commerce: Commercial version with additional features, based on annual gross revenue, usually starting at €20,000 annually.
- Cloud: Fully cloud-operated, ideal if you're unsure about technical infrastructure. Pricing depends on annual gross revenue and is negotiated directly with Adobe.
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