osCommerce and PrestaShop are well known shopping carts that power thousands of online stores worldwide. Which of them is better and why? Definitely it is impossible to give a straightforward answer. However, let’s try to compare all the factors related to both solutions to get small recommendations about who and why may want to use the shopping platforms.
osCommerce is a legendary open source solution that started back in early 2000. It became popular right away because of high flexibility and scalability. However, the platform now loses popularity. Current stable osCommerce version 2.3 was released in 2010. It is quite a long time ago when you speak about fast growing and developing eCommerce industry. Version 3.0 is not yet stable even though it was released in 2011. Nevertheless, osCommerce powers nearly 13 000 online shops and have a vast community.
PrestaShop is definitely younger solution. It was launched in 2007. However, currently it powers more than 125 000 web shops and considered to be a true rising star of eCommerce. The platform combines both powerful set of functions and intuitive admin panel. The newest PrestaShop version 1.5 was released in 2012.
There is a number of advantages that may encourage you to use one of the platforms. Here are some benefits that you will get from implementing each of the shopping cart:
Even though the platforms shared some advantages there is a core difference between two shopping carts.
Due to the peculiarities of platforms that were mentioned above we can make some conclusions. osCommerce will be a better solution in case if you have middle or high level programming skills and ready to jump into the core programming in order to create your store. If you need a packaged with features and easy to use solution that won’t require any extensive technical skills don’t hesitate and create your PrestaShop shop.
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