Top 16+ Open Source E-Commerce Applications

By Partho, Gaea News Network
Friday, February 20, 2009

E commerce has grown into one of the most feasible ways to establish a market presence. For those already reining the market it’s a channel for cheaper and more efficient distribution chain for products services. There are a good number of firms who have tasted success with eCommerce. Especially the Open source ecommerce applications are being largely used to fillip businesses. The whole game is how to fit the ecommerce app to your benefit. 

1. Zen Cart

It’s a free and compatible open source shopping cart software.  Developed by a group of shop owners, programmers, designers and  consultants  Zen Cart seems to be more user friendly.

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2. Ubercart

This is a feature packed app installed as a module to Drupal, combining it with best CMS application. It serves in selling physical goods; file downloads as well as site access/membership with auto renewal. It works with a number of payment systems like Cyber Source, Authorize.net, PayPal & more.

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3. Magneto

For user as well as admin, this software has some strong features to support e-commerce. It allows multiple stores to be managed from a single admin interface. It has some appealing marketing/promotional options like buy 1 get 1 free or multi-tier pricing for quantity discounts.

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4. Apache OFBiz

This open source automation software is largely used for e commerce.  It includes advanced features for e-commerce.

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5. dasCommerce

It’s a multilingual and fully customizable app. dasCommerce offers theming support with unlimited categories and unlimited images to be added to the product.

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6. Simplecart(js)

As the name suggest, it’s a simple and easy to use shopping cart. The products are displayed in a single page with an outstanding interface.  For the check update and checkout it has the PayPal.

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7. osCommerce

It is one of the oldest free e-commerce apps that offer several marketing options and supports most of the payment system. This multilingual and SEO friendly app works with PHP/MySQL.

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8. Prestashop

What attracts most is it’s sleek interface. With this open source you can create special deals such as gift vouchers, price reductions, tag products, sell virtual goods and service.

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9. Wordpress

It’s a plugin that includes all the vital features of wordpress for managing content.  The app has can be used for social networking support.  Those who are acquainted with wordpress  themeing can do lot for their  store.

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10. OXID esales

The app encloses most of the essential ecommerce features as well as other additions such as powerful marketing integration, B2C, B2B and social commerce scenarios, integrated CMS, SEO friendly URLs etc.

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11. VirtueMart

This is an ecommerce system for Mambo and Joomla. Those in the currency market can take advantage of its functional features that ranges from stock management  to instant currency conversion.

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12. Substruct

Essentially a Ruby on Rails e-commerce system, it supports Authorize.net & PayPal as payment processors.  Apart from being an e-commerce app it also offers an integrated CMS feature for content.

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13. Freeway

This app has some innovative ideas for selling. It’s can be used to sell a guitar lesson or rent a tennis court on a given date and time. Moreover it has some exciting selling features like get3x product and get 2 y products free.

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14. Spree

Another ecommerce platform using Ruby on Rails. Spree allows improvement and customization. With the Active Merchant plugin it supports most of the payment processors.

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15. Ecommr

This app offers the website presenting interface and design elements of e-commerce websites in a categorized way. It includes vivid collection of elements that includes cart buttons, banners, product detail pages and shopping arts and much more.

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15. Digistore

This is developed from the osCommerce engine with improvements in front end and admin of app. It provides a platform for selling physical & virtual goods. The app supports several gateways for payment. Further it offers a newsletter support for promotional features.

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16. Satchmo

That’s an popular ecommerce app developed with Django. It supports a number of payment processes and its integrated with popular shipping providers. This offers a platform for selling downloadable products, subscriptions or gift certificates.

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Open Source Rails and Flex eCommerce App

This is a Rails built open source system that supports a B2B ecommerce system. The interface richness granted by Flex adds an extra appeal.  It is expected to be a Production ready system with better customer relationship management and inventory management.

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Discussion
November 18, 2010: 6:36 am

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October 27, 2010: 10:30 am

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October 22, 2010: 11:03 am

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August 31, 2010: 1:25 am

Thanks for this knowledgeable information

August 28, 2010: 11:39 am

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August 28, 2010: 11:38 am

I have used osCommerce and I find it very practical to use, easy and simple. I have learnt basic html by using this script.

August 28, 2010: 11:37 am

thats good article thank you

August 28, 2010: 11:36 am

thanks i have used commerce

August 1, 2010: 4:13 pm

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July 7, 2010: 4:32 am

Will keep a check out for your content just for latest posts.

July 5, 2010: 6:49 am

Thank you for this post. I also use some of them.

June 1, 2010: 6:23 am

not magneto
right magento

May 28, 2010: 2:22 am

Excellent Post. Just wanted to say thanks for taking the time to write it!

May 15, 2010: 4:20 am

Thanks for this post…..

May 10, 2010: 1:16 am

Anybody have any idea of travel e commerce open saurce.I looking for it but cannot find.
JO

March 30, 2010: 8:19 am

osCMax is an excellent fork of osCommerce which you have left off your list.

Good forums and documentation. Recent release of 2.0.25 and upcoming release of v2.1 will make it a class winner …

March 20, 2010: 1:32 pm

I have used osCommerce and I find it very practical to use, easy and simple. I have learnt basic html by using this scrip

February 11, 2010: 4:44 am

hello,
nice post .
i like this post.
keep sharing such a nice post with us.

January 18, 2010: 2:31 am

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user
November 27, 2009: 12:05 am

Let me meet the ui designer of this site


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Jagpreet Singh
November 12, 2009: 6:39 am

I want to know which open source software is best for an ecommerce website.

October 28, 2009: 5:55 am

the site very lager …but having fun while browsing


venu
October 28, 2009: 4:02 am

hi…this is the complex site i have ever seen

October 27, 2009: 2:27 am

Hi… This application is bit clumsy…..


aa
October 27, 2009: 1:23 am

This application is interesting.

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