Magento
I have been testing Magento e-commerce for a few months now and I really like it. This open-source solution is growing in popularity and is a long way ahead of the competition (both open-source and paying.) One of the things that I particularly like is the separation of content from structure/layout/design. It takes a while to get your head around but in the long run I think the advantages outweigh the steep learning curve. I’m not a developer but as a manager of web projects I’m always looking for solutions that give me a choice of agency. As long as I insist that agencies don’t touch the core elements of Magento then I have maximum flexibility to change agencies should I have any problems. This is a true open-source approach for me. Some of my colleagues argue that this can be done with anything open-source but this is not really the case. Why? Because if an agency or freelancer has really played around with the code then it becomes almost proprietary and thus very difficult for someone else to pick up and carry on with.
Tags: e-commerce, Magento E-commerce, open-source