A guide to the top eCommerce picks for 2017

If you’ve been thinking about setting up an eCommerce website, or updating the one you already have, you may be wondering which eCommerce option is the best fit for your business needs. At Voltage, we build and refine eCommerce websites using a variety of the top platforms by companies like Craft, Laravel, Magento and WordPress. Check out our comparison of platforms at WordPress vs Craft vs Laravel+Voyager if you would like to know more about which system would fit your business needs the best. Now that you have a platform in mind, lets look at some of our eCommerce picks for 2017.

Go directly to a framework section:

• Craft eCommerce top pick in 2017
• Laravel eCommerce top pick in 2017
• WordPress eCommerce top pick in 2017

Craft eCommerce top pick in 2017

Craft Commerce

Craft Commerce, developed by the team behind Craft CMS, is super extensible. With Craft Commerce you can run a basic click and buy online shop or ramp it up to a full enterprise store with enhanced features.

Click here to go to the Craft Commerce home page

Features include:

• product management
• sales and promotions
• storefront and cart
• checkout and shipping
• order management
• design and extensibility

If you would like to see how Craft compares to Laravel and WordPress, checkout out comparison of the platforms here: WordPress vs Craft vs Laravel+Voyager

Laravel eCommerce top pick in 2017

AIMEOS ECOMMERCE PACKAGE

The Aimeos eCommerce package extends Laravel to build an online shop or B2B marketplace website. It is a full-featured online shop solution that is highly customizable to your requirements.

Click here to go to the Aiemos home page

Features include:

• over 2,500 configuration options
• extremely flexible and configurable
• product catalogs, baskets, checkout
• payment, order management and e-mails
• scales well from one product to several million
• multi-store capable within one installation

If you would like to see how Laravel compares to Craft and WordPress, checkout out comparison of the platforms here: WordPress vs Craft vs Laravel+Voyager

WordPress eCommerce top pick in 2017

WOOCOMMERCE

WooCommerce is built to integrate seamlessly with any WordPress site and has been a formidable eCommerce solution for WordPress for many years. With WooCommerce, you can get an online store setup with a core set of powerful features and options that are extendable by hundreds of free and paid plugins.

Click here to go to the WooCommerce home page

Features include:

• integrates with WordPress content
• pre-installed payment gateways
• inventory management
• shipping calculations
• custom tax calculations
• analyze products and orders

If you would like to see how WordPress compares to Craft and Laravel, checkout out comparison of the platformss here: WordPress vs Craft vs Laravel+Voyager

Wrap Up

There are many eCommerce enabled platforms out there with their own benefits and drawbacks. If you need help with that assessment or want more information, feel free to reach out. Get started by calling us at 303.664.1687 or emailing us at info@voltagead.com.