Comparison of nopCommerce with its competitors By: Maor Almog Comparison of nopCommerce with its competitors

What are we going to talk about? The comparison of nopComemrce to WooCommerce (wordpress plugin) From a Project manager point of view General Review KEY Points Pros & Cons Questions & Ideas HM SOFT TECH LTD.

Built from the ground up as a full featured eCommerce dedicated system General Review Basic points Based on: Microsoft ASP.NET MVC Microsoft SQL Server Built from the ground up as a full featured eCommerce dedicated system Based on: PHP Oracle MySQL Is a plugin addition for the Wordpress platform Many features are not free and need to be purchased separately Totally free with a vast amount of features right out of the box HM SOFT TECH LTD.

PHP vs #C based open source General Review PHP vs #C based open source Open source cart solutions in the ASP.NET world (are there any?) nopCommerce against the world HM SOFT TECH LTD.

Performance Manageability Flexibility Costs Key Points HM SOFT TECH LTD.

Lets talk about it Performances Standalone system Plugin Must have wordpress installed Lets talk about it HM SOFT TECH LTD.

Managing HM SOFT TECH LTD.

Complex mission that will take much time to complete Flexibility > Can be updated by a professional only > No theme updates > Updates for core plugins only Complex mission that will take much time to complete Easy updates can be done by the user from the admin panel HM SOFT TECH LTD.

Costs TIME IS MONEY ! HM SOFT TECH LTD.

Pros & Cons Performances Managing Flexibility Costs Install One install 2 installs Plugin > Needs to be uploaded to directory > Install within the wordpress interface ADD-ONS Comes with full ecommerce build-in add-ons (payments, shipments etc.) Add-ons installation needed , the add-ons is installed over the plugin Seo Meta tags for every product, category and more… don't have, meta tags for product need code customization Url Friendly url , can be modified easily Generic URL, to achieve friendly URL - customization is needed (source : https://docs.woocommerce.com/document/permalinks/) Shipping Full featured shipping methods None A plugin is needed (source: https://woocommerce.com/product-category/woocommerce-extensions/shipping-methods/) CMS Managed from nopcommerce The actual site is managed from the wordpress panel Theme Good basic theme, easy to start your own design. Not enough free themes Very poor basic design, to start you have to download and install a theme Many free themes Updates Complicated to accomplish Very easy, directly from admin, no need of data base work / changing files. DataBase MSSQL MYSQL Performances Managing Flexibility Costs HM SOFT TECH LTD.

Comparing nopCommerce to WooCommerce Bottom line Comparing nopCommerce to WooCommerce woocommerce is a plugin! A great one maybe, gets the job done, but still – (only) a plugin… > Better for small shop owners who already use wordpress HM SOFT TECH LTD.

Comparing nopCommerce to WooCommerce Bottom line Comparing nopCommerce to WooCommerce nopCommerce is a full featured eCommerce solution > Compatible to run any sized shop > Great developing flexibility HM SOFT TECH LTD.

HOW CAN WE MAKE NOPCOMMECE BETTER ? COMMUNITY DISCUSSION 1 WHY WOOCOMMERCE IS SO POPULAR? 2 HOW CAN WE MAKE NOPCOMMECE BETTER ? HM SOFT TECH LTD.

<Theme Customizer Demo/> We need Free Themes & Design help tools <Theme Customizer Demo/>

<To make an easier user experience/> We need Tutorials & and articles <To make an easier user experience/>

<Help developers to solve issue /> Share Our Knowledge <Help developers to solve issue />

<Sell & Buy themes and plugins of each other/> Encourage Nopcommerce partners working together <Sell & Buy themes and plugins of each other/>

<Lets make nopCommerce more popular/> THANK YOU ! <Lets make nopCommerce more popular/>