This document presents comparative study of three popular ecommerce solutions. This is based on data captured through various sources. eCommerce solutions include Magento, Prestashop and Virtuemart. Courtesy: http://www.ifour-consultancy.com (eCommerce solution provider company India)

1. www.ifour-consultancy.com
Comparative study of open source eCommerce
solutions
Version No. 1.0

2. www.ifour-consultancy.com
Contents
E-Commerce and Benefits ........................................................................................................................3
Standard E-Commerce flow......................................................................................................................3
Widely Used Open Source e-commerce ....................................................................................................4
Magento..................................................................................................................................................4
Magento Features .........................................................................................................................................4
Magento Examples........................................................................................................................................5
Magento Critical Analysis ..............................................................................................................................5
Prestashop...............................................................................................................................................6
Prestashop Features......................................................................................................................................6
Prestashop Examples.....................................................................................................................................6
Prestashop Critical Analysis...........................................................................................................................7
VirtueMart ..............................................................................................................................................7
VirtueMart Features......................................................................................................................................7
Virtuemart Examples.....................................................................................................................................8
VirtueMart Critical Analysis...........................................................................................................................8
Statistics – Regional Interest ....................................................................................................................9
Statistics – Distribution among top Industry ........................................................................................... 10
Statistics – Numbers .............................................................................................................................. 10
References............................................................................................................................................. 11

3. www.ifour-consultancy.com
E-Commerce and Benefits
1. Virtual mall with online catalog
2. Electronic fund transfer
3. Overcome Geographical Limitation
4. Lower Cost
5. Comparison Shopping
6. Better organization and promotion
7. Eliminate travel and cost
Standard E-Commerce flow
Ref: webspert

4. www.ifour-consultancy.com
Widely Used Open Source e-commerce
Magento
 Very popular solution
 Range of extensions available
Prestashop
 Old Open Source Solution
 Good design
Virtuemart
 Available as extension of Joomla
 Simple solution with standard e-commerce features.
Magento
Magento Features
 Available in three editions
 Support Multilanguage, Multicurrency, and Multi store/website
 Related Products, Up sells and Cross sells
 Customer Group and price
 Simple, configurable, bundled and grouped products
 Catalog and Product browsing
 Inbuilt checkout and payment facility
 Integrate with real time shipping rates
 Customer Account and Order Management
 Analytics and Reports
 Mobile Commerce

5. www.ifour-consultancy.com
Magento Examples
 OfficeMax - http://www.officemax.com.au/
 OMG Jeans - http://www.omgjeans.com/
 Nike - apps.facebook.com/nikestorerunau/
 Vizio - http://www.vizio.com/
 The North Face - http://eu.thenorthface.com
Magento Critical Analysis
Pros Cons
Open Source Quite Complex
Good Community Support Good developer require
Range of extensions Require Good Hosting
Feature Rich e-commerce
Highly scalable
Built in SEO

6. www.ifour-consultancy.com
Prestashop
Prestashop Features
 Free to download
 Inventory and Advance Stock Management
 Can integrate with eBay, Amazon and Google Shopping
 Catalog and Product browsing
 Web services available for CRM and ERP integration
 One page checkout
 Online payment facility
 Flexible Shipping management
 Client Account with return facility
 Multicurrency and Multilingual support
 Follow up e-mails, Loyalty program, and friend referral program
 Analytics and Reporting
Prestashop Examples
 Decoriastyl - http://www.decoriastyl.pl/
 Artic North - http://www.arcticnorth.ca/en/
 Coffeebiz - http://www.coffeebiz.kiev.ua/en/
 Speedy Zoo - http://www.speedyzoo.it/

7. www.ifour-consultancy.com
 Record Shoes - http://recordshoes.com/
Prestashop Critical Analysis
Pros Cons
Open Source Not for mid-large business
Good Community Support Paid modules
Flexible Administration
Light weight
Easy theme integration
VirtueMart
VirtueMart Features
 Free to download as an extension of Joomla
 Unlimited category and products management
 Shopper group facility
 Catalog and Product browsing
 Marketing Promotion through coupon and product referral
 In built checkout and payment facility
 Client Account for order tracking
 Multicurrency support
 Inventory and Order management
 Tax management

8. www.ifour-consultancy.com
Virtuemart Examples
 Truckslight - www.trucklights.nl
 Bodhi Skincare - http://www.bodhi.uk.com/
 Bax Shop - http://www.bax-shop.nl/
VirtueMart Critical Analysis
Pros Cons
Open Source Not for mid-large business
Quick and Easy setup Difficult to manage thousands of products
Cost Effective Less support

9. www.ifour-consultancy.com
Statistics – Search Interest
Statistics – Regional Interest

10. www.ifour-consultancy.com
Statistics – Distribution among top Industry
Statistics – Numbers
 Magento – 150,000+ live
 Prestashop – 68,000+ live
 VirtueMart – 213,267+ live

11. www.ifour-consultancy.com
References
Google Trends. (n.d.). Retrieved 10 15, 2013, from Google Trends: http://www.google.com/trends
W3 Tech CMS Survey. (n.d.). Retrieved 10 15, 2015, from W3Tech: http://www.w3techs.com/
www.ifour-consultancy.com – a custom software development company India