Evento online del PUG Romagna - 1 Dicembre 2020 Magento 2 è davvero la migliore piattaforma ecommerce nel mondo open source? Quali sono le alternative open source a livello enterprise? (wordpress non è nella lista) Avevo un Magento 1 e con Magento 2 non mi trovo bene, che faccio? Abbiamo davvero bisogno del codice sorgente? SaaS vs Open Source

1. Alternative a Magento2
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2. Who am I
● eCommerce Backend Developer (Sylius,
Shopware, ex Magento Developer)
● Node.js newbie
● DevOps when needed
● extra info: giuseppemorelli.net
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3. Index
Alternatives to Magento2
● Magento2 is the best open source
platform right now? My point of view
● Yes! there are some opens source
alternative
● From Magento1 to Magento2: bad
experience. Now what?
● Do we always need source code?
Saas vs Open Source
● Why I left Magento
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4. Magento2 is the
best open source
platform right now?
My point of view
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5. Magento2 is the
best open source
platform right now?
My point of view
1/2
YES! :) before 2020
NO! :( after 2020
● Adobe do not want to support (or
seems) open source version in the
same way as Magento Inc. in the past
● No clear roadmap
● Frontend is a mess
● Out of any standard de facto for PHP
(too much custom code for no quick
solutions)
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6. Magento2 is the
best open source
platform right now?
My point of view
2/2
● Testing suite is like a monster (right
MFTF?)
● Deploy is not easy as you can imagine
● Too much server resources needed
● Fast removing support for “old version”.
Lifecycle for each version is about 3
years.
● Remove from marketplace “old”
extensions
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7. Yes! there are some
opens source
alternative
Sylius
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8. Yes! there are some
opens source
alternative
Sylius 1/2
● based on symfony
● twig template system
● ready for headless e-commerce (API
first)
● very complete test suite
● Open Source and Plus version (paid
version)
● easy to learn for a symfony developer
● fast growing plugin marketplace
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9. Yes! there are some
opens source
alternative
Sylius 2/2
● base version do not have too much
functionalities
● no, you cannot install plugin via admin
panel (plug-and-play)
● no native layered navigation
● online course available (paid)
● multilanguage
● multiwebsite (only plus)
● you can create a standard and reusable
functionality with no problems
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10. Yes! there are some
opens source
alternative
Shopware
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11. Yes! there are some
opens source
alternative
Shopware 1/2
● based on symfony
● twig template system
● ready for headless e-commerce (API first)
● Vue.js for admin panel
● easy to learn for a symfony developer
● fast growing plugin marketplace
● online course available (paid)
● 3 versions: open source, professional,
enterprise
● cloud edition
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12. Yes! there are some
opens source
alternative
Shopware 2/2
● native “webhook” for admin panel
● base pwa template by Divante
company (with Vue.js)
● module plug-and-play
● easy admin configuration
● admin changes can be voided with a
new deploy
● multilanguage and multiwebsite
● more core functionalities instead of
Sylius
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13. From Magento1 to
Magento2: bad
experience. Now
what?
Spoiler: you’re fuc..d!
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14. From Magento1 to
Magento2: bad
experience. Now
what?
Spoiler: you’re fuc..d!
Bad news for you! You have throw in the trash all
your money.
Few solutions:
● migrate to other open source
alternatives (Sylius, Shopware)
● migrate to Saas (Shopify)
● downgrade to open source not
enterprise if you can (ex Prestashop)
● try to use PWA instead of “classic”
frontend
● only few companies in Italy can help
you and they are expensive and always
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15. Do we always need
source code? Saas
vs Open Source
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16. Do we always need
source code? Saas
vs Open Source
1/4
Saas
PRO
● quick setup
● in most cases you don’t need senior
developers
● some kind of upgrade are included and
you don’t need to do anything (ex.
optimization of speed, new features)
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17. Do we always need
source code? Saas
vs Open Source
2/4
Saas
CONS
● customizations limit
● server configuration limit
● fee on every order transaction (+
payment fee)
● limit of functionality in most cases
● low budget in first period, but fees can
be a big part of your expenses
● cannot export all data in some cases
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18. Do we always need
source code? Saas
vs Open Source
3/4
Open Source
PRO
● full control of code
● full control of server infrastructure
● no fee for order transaction (exclude
payment fee)
● you own all the data
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19. Do we always need
source code? Saas
vs Open Source
4/4
Open Source
CONS
● for enterprise version you need a team
of seniors developers (at least backend
+ frontend)
● need high budget
● you have to pay for bugs
● maintenance is on you
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20. When use Saas
● Saas has 70-80% of features you need
● Temporary shop
● Start-up process
● You need fast integration with 3rd
party services
● Focus only on marketing side
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21. When use Open
Source
● High level of customizations
● Long term project
● Qualified Tech Partner
● High budget
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22. Why I left Magento
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23. Why I left Magento
1/2
● Obsolete tech stack compared to
others
● No clear public roadmap = future not
defined
● Not a platform for mid-small companies
● Adobe do not want (or seems) support
open source version in the same way as
Magento Inc. in the past
● Frontend is a mess
● Out of any standard de facto for PHP
(too much custom code for no quick
solutions)
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24. Why I left Magento
2/2
● Testing suite is like a monster (right
MFTF?)
● Deploy is not easy as you can imagine
● Too much server resources needed
● Fast removing support for “old version”.
Lifecycle for each version is about 3
years = upgrade or die
● Remove from marketplace “old”
exstensions = upgrade or die
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25. Thank you!
Questions?
Twitter: @giuseppemorelli
Github: github.com/giuseppemorelli
www.giuseppemorelli.net
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