Once you have decided to get your business online then the next question is which e-commerce platform is best for me. The best one is always the one that is custom build for you. You could get the e-commerce website developed using html5, php, java and mysql as database. But even though you are using open source softwares you will still needs to spend lot of hours researching and planning to get your website ready. All this hours will add up, and will cost you a lot, to get your very own custom build e-commerce website.
Now, why go through all this process and spend huge hard earned money on an ecommerce website, when you can use the opensource ecommerce platform that specializes in ecommerce website. That is where opencart comes in. It has all the features that you will need, Some of them are listed below.
- You can add, edit and delete unlimited categories, brands, products etc
- It support multi language and multi currency
- In built product review and rating system
- Multiple tax rates and shipping rates
- Deal or related products list
- Search engine optimized
- Discount or promotional coupon system
- Sales report and error logs
Out of the above the most prominent feature is that it could be used with multiple payment gateways and most of the well known payment gateways has integration modules for opencart. There is a lot of industry specific customization modules available for purchase for opencart as well. But at the same time you will need the support of an experienced programer and a designer to set it all up for you.
