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For more than a decade, e-commerce has taken off in incredible ways, being one of the fastest growing sectors in the world today. Today, there are online stores for practically anything and every week thousands of new ecommerce sites are added to the existing ones. Among the most popular options today to create your online store are cloud platforms or a virtual store installed on your own hosting with its own programming.
However, before starting to configure your online store, it is important that you are clear about the characteristics that ecommerce should have.
With this information in hand, it will be easier to choose the best platform for your needs.
Take into consideration the type of products you are going to sell, how much you want to customize the store, how wide your catalog will be, how you are going to promote the online store and what is your budget for this project.
Here is a list of the 10 best platforms to create and manage a virtual store in 2020.
WooCommerce is very easy to configure because it is a plugin for WordPress. It is ideal for small projects and it also has numerous tutorials and documentation that will help you manage it effectively.
If you have a small or medium product catalog, WooCommerce will serve you very well. In addition, it will allow you to manage your inventory, banners, coupons, and more. And the best part is that it's free, except for some associated plugins and templates.
In Spain it is the most used online store platform at the moment. It is also perfect for small to medium size projects and is very easy to install and learn to use. In addition, it has the plus that it is made with Open Source, so it can be customized in an advanced way.
Like the previous software, this one is also free and integrates very well with search engines. However, the advantage over WooCommerce is that Prestashop is multi-store.
For those who run a small business, Shopify is great. It's in the cloud, so you don't have to buy a server or install anything at all. It's easy to set up and get started.
However, personalization is low, and Shopify subtracts a percentage of more than 2% from each of your sales. It is not a multi-store either, but they offer a free 14-day trial to confirm that you like it and that you want to continue with the service.
This platform for online stores is perfect for large projects. It is a fairly complete tool but difficult to configure, so it will require the support of a programmer.
With Magento you can customize what you want thanks to its open source. In addition, it allows you to work on SEO optimization and market physical and digital products.
This tool is mainly recommended for medium projects. Despite the fact that its administration panel is simple, its installation is not so simple. However, it allows modifying the code and works fine on shared servers.
Perhaps it is a tool not as well known as the ones already mentioned, but it is very useful and does not require installation. They do not charge commissions per sale, only one monthly payment and also has various payment modules available.
3DCart is a very simple platform and is perfect for ecommerce beginners. However, the storage space is only 300Mb, but you have 70 free templates and an integrated blog at your disposal.
This platform is ideal for medium-sized online stores and is very easy to configure and install. It is also open source, supports multiple forms of payment, and can be installed on a shared server.
OsCommerce is a veteran in the world of online store platforms. That is why it requires an expert to install, but once configured, it is easy to administer. It has a number of modules, a multitude of payment methods and supports an unlimited number of products.
The last platform on our list is Volusion, useful for small and medium projects. It has a strong security and anti-fraud system, SEO positioning, compatibility with Facebook and mobile devices.
We invite you to stop by our blog for you to read other articles of interest and if you need support to create your own online store, The Cloud Group is ready to serve you. We will wait for you!
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