OsCommerce versus Magento for ecommerce development
Before Magento’s release, OsCommerce was an extremely popular ecommerce website development solution. Other features of Magento include online order history, search capability, search engine friendliness, and online transactions. According to web development experts, Magento is an improved version of OsCommerce. Some state that while OsCommerce is easier to edit, Magento is easier to manage.
> While Magento needs dedicated servers from hosting providers, OsCommerce runs on a shared web hosting account. Magento is easy to use and supports features like navigation, customization, admin panel, payment gateway, etc. Because of its user friendly features, you can convert Magento into a fully functional ecommerce website with an online shopping cart without requiring any programming expertise.
> OsCommerce has been around a while and has a well-established support network. OsCommerce modules can be easily customized and added without difficulty. What separate OsCommerce from other web platforms is its ability to be translated and localized into any language. The software written in Php, which means all text on a OsCommerce store is stored in reference files. This minimizes any risk of corruption by a web page translator.
> Magento on the other hand, scores over osCommerce for its richer overall features. The back end is well organized and most components (including re-writable URLs) are thoroughly optimized. Magento has a “Store View” where store owners can set up multiple stores with the same products at different prices, in different languages from a single admin area. In addition, a Magento store can be translated into many languages due to the integration of language packs. All static content and navigation like ‘Add to basket’, invoices, check outs, etc, are accessible with a single mouse click; while keeping the admin panel in your native language.
Disadvantages of OsCommerce and Magento
> The primary disadvantage of using Magento is that only the limited community edition is free. The full-scale commercial product has to be purchased and it’s not exactly a cost-effective choice. However if you want a product with full eCommerce capabilities, Magento is worth every dollar.
> On the other hand, OsCommerce doesn't have the most attractive shopping cart and is difficult installing most components. OsCommerce also needs additional plug-ins for product photo galleries or SEO. In a nutshell, OsCommerce pales in comparison with Magento.
Undoubtedly, Magento due to its flexibility and versatility is the de-facto platform for developing ecommerce websites in today’s times. Magento is Web 2.0 compliant and is a serious threat to other web platforms.
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