Are you looking to enhance your online presence and confused about what platform to choose for your online shop?
If you want to open a new online shop or move your existing store online, you have multiple options such as Woocommerce, Magento, Shopify, Prestashop, Opencart, etc. In the previous article, we discussed a comparison between Shopify and Magento. In this article, we will discuss a comparison between Magento and Woocommerce.
WooCommerce vs Magento – Detailed Comparison
Woocommerce and Magento are open-source eCommerce platforms and are known for their features. Both have the ability to extend the functionalities as per your requirements. It is very difficult to say which one is better because both have some benefits and limitations, so you have to choose any one platform as per your requirements.
Both platforms are free open source platforms, so you have to pay only for domains, hosting, etc. The total cost of developing a site on Magento and Woocommerce platforms depends on many factors like which features do you need for your store and how large is your store?
| WOOCOMMERCE | MAGENTO |
|---|---|
| Woocommerce is an open source and free platform. | Magento Community version is free, but has several premium services also. |
| You need to purchase hosting to run Woocommerce store. | If you use the Community version, that is self-hosted, but they offer hosting with their premium offerings. |
| It supports unlimited products. | You can also add unlimited products. |
| A large repository for free plugins and themes, you can also use premium themes also. | It also offers a theme-based system, You can use custom or free and premium themes. |
| You can extend functionalities by installing free and paid plugins. | It also supports extensions and offers a wide variety of them too. |
| It includes basic security features to protect your store, you can install free security plugins like Wordfence for enhancing your store security.. | Magento offers advanced security features, They also release dedicated patches to close any vulnerabilities to tighten up your store security. |
| Woocommerce is an easy-to-use platform. | You should have a basic level of web development knowledge. |
Athos Technologies offer Magento development service at an affordable price. You can contact us to develop your online store. We also offer Woocommerce development services and maintenance.