The Best Quick-Start Ecommerce Platforms

E-commerce is becoming a bigger and more important part of the economy every day, and that means more small businesses are trying to get in on the action. If you’re one of them, which platform should you use? There are many different e-commerce platforms out there, each with its own strengths and weaknesses. Here’s what we think:

Shopify

Shopify is an open source, hosted solution that offers a free trial and a developer community. Shopify also has its own app store where you can find apps to help you create your online store. The platform integrates with other services such as MailChimp and PayPal, so you don’t have to worry about setting up those integrations yourself.

BigCommerce

BigCommerce is a popular e-commerce platform that lets you sell online and in-store. It has a large number of features, including a mobile app and an API. BigCommerce also offers free training, support and tools for merchants to manage their business more effectively.

The biggest advantage of BigCommerce is its low cost of entry: You can get started with the lowest tier package (at $29/month) without having to pay anything up front or commit long term with any contracts.

Magento

Magento is a feature-rich e-commerce platform that’s been around since 2008. It’s open source, which means it’s free to use and install on your own server. It’s popular with large retailers and brands like Walmart, Nike and Macy’s because of its flexibility and scalability.

Magento has a large community of developers, designers and other experts who contribute to the software via its forums or GitHub repository (which hosts all of the code). This ensures that you’ll never lack for help when you need it–and if you’re willing to pay someone else to do the work for you, there are plenty of freelancers available …