An E-commerce store is a necessity for any small or medium sized business nowadays and it needs to have some of the basic features such as-

  Faster loading and functioning

 Secure

 Compatible

 Flexible

and many others. If we have a look, there is a wide variety of platforms available on which the business can be started immediately. But, such a variety creates confusion, so here we have some of the selected E-commerce platforms for businesses which would help start earning revenue in a short time.

Bigcommerce Factors

Ease of use	Easy to use and has most of the necessary tools to setup and manage any online store.
Category	Standalone + Subscription based software.
Customer Support	24*7 customer through phone, mail, live chat, forums and tutorials (large community base).
Pricing	• Bigcommerce Standard: $29.95 per month. • Bigcommerce Plus: $79.95 per month. • Bigcommerce Pro: $249.95 per month.
Business size suited for	For medium and large sized business.
Features (Pros)	• Integration with business softwares like Salesforce, Mailchimp,Olark, Google,Zendesk. • Available on Windows, Android, Apple and other web based devices. • No transaction fees even if using a third party payment gateway. • A unique facility is of the 'abandoned cart saver’ tool. • SEO and marketing facilities are available.
Cons	• The starter plan is little expensive in comparison to other ones. • No mobile apps available. • No RSS Feeds present for blogs. • Annual online sales are big crowd catcher, but there is a limit placed on it, which, when crossed, plan needs to be upgraded.

Woocommerce Factors

Ease of use	Easy to use with knowledge of HTML (for experienced developers)
Category	Standalone (Wordpress plugin required) software.
Customer Support	Limited support through forums and tutorials.
Pricing	Free plugins on Wordpress. Extra costs for web hosting.
Business size suited for	For small and medium sized business.
Features (Pros)	• Integration with business softwares like Salesforce, Mailchimp, Google,Zendesk, Slack, Trello,Zoho etc. • It offers features like anti-fraud, subscription management, membership system management, shipping calculators for the specific country.
Cons	• Themes, domain name and hosting are very expensive. • It is cost effective if the person knows has basic ideas on SEO, security and caching.

Shopify Factors

Ease of use	Easy to use even by a non-technical person
Category	Subscription based software
Customer Support	24*7 customer through phone, mail, live chat, forums and tutorials (large community base)
Pricing	Monthly plan starts at $29
Business size suited for	For small and medium sized business
Features (Pros)	• Mobile friendly along with integration to platforms like Facebook,Amazon, Etsy,Mailchimo Ebay etc. Many extensions also available. • Number of themes to select from. • Free SSL certificate, domain name, ready for mobile commerce, web based website builder.
Cons	• The URLs are not totally customizable. • API call volume restriction. • High transaction fees if built-in POS is not used.

Wix Factors

Ease of use	Easy to use drag-and –drop.
Category	Subscription based software
Customer Support	24*7 customer through ticket raising, mail and forums and tutorials (large community base)
Pricing	• Freemium paid extensions available on Wix site, monthly plans start at $8. • Special plan called “eCommerce”, starting at $16.50/month.
Business size suited for	Best All-Around Website Builder
Features (Pros)	• Integration with business softwares like Salesforce, Mailchimp,Twitter, Dropbox, Zendesk,RSS Feeds,Weebly etc. • Themes and extensions for easy customization. • Options of payment gateways.
Cons	• Templates cannot be changed easily. • Its paid plans do not remove ads from the site. • SEO is a bit lagging behind.

Magento Factors

Ease of use	Technical knowledge of PHP is required.
Category	Subscription based software.
Customer Support	Limited support through forums and tutorials.
Pricing	• Magento Community Edition : Free • Magento Enterprise Edition: $1,988.00/month.
Business size suited for	Small business for community edition & large business for enterprise edition.
Features (Pros)	• Plenty of extensions available, Integration with all major softwares and E-Commerce, Accounting , Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) etc. • SEO, mobile commerce. • Coupons facility. • Bulk import/export available
Cons	• Manual Patches & Bug updates frequently. • Expensive for Community edition considering themes, hosting and domain.

PrestaShop Factors

Ease of use	Easy to use. Customisations increase the complexity
Category	Standalone software
Customer Support	Paid Customer Support
Pricing	Free
Business size suited for	Suitable for businesses of all sizes
Features (Pros)	• Coupons, promo codes, subscriptions, follow up automation. • Integration with major CRM & ERP softwares , Odoo, Dolibarr, Zapier, Accounting software etc.
Cons	• Not as robust as Magento. • Marketing feature lags. E.g. cross selling facility is unavailable.

3d cart Factors

Ease of use	Easy to learn and understand with help of tutorials.
Category	Hosted software.
Customer Support	24*7 customer through phone, mail, live chat, forums and tutorials (large community base).
Pricing	• $19(after promo) for 1 staff member. • No Transaction fees.
Business size suited for	Suitable for businesses of all sizes.
Features (Pros)	• Marketing features with integration to social media and other e-commerce platforms. • Bulk import/export. • Secure admin interface.
Cons	• Issues arise when upgraded. • Templates are not very good.

Opencart Factors

Ease of use	Sharp Learning Curve
Category	Standalone software
Customer Support	Limited support through phone, mail, forums and tutorials
Pricing	Free
Business size suited for	For small and medium sized business
Features (Pros)	• Multiple payment gateway support • Multiple language support • More than 13000 extensions available
Cons	• Features are not as many as the previous e-commerce platforms. • A lot of add-ons are required for smooth functioning, which makes it expensive.

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