Open Source e-Commerce Solutions
There are a lot of e-commerce solutions available online. Some of them will either require you to host your content on their server, while some would require you to pay the license fee. Of course, if you would like to bring down the cost there are free e-Commerce solutions that you can use.
All of the e-Commerce solutions listed below are developed using open source technologies (PHP/MySQL).
osCommerce
This is one of the most popular e-Commerce Solutions even though its back-end interface is not really sleek. Although osCommerce has all the functions that you would probably look for, osCommerce is not easy to upgrade after adding modules. Most Modules in osCommerce will require you to modify the code.
Zen Cart
Zen Cart is a fork from OsCommerce. However, the admin interface looks better than that of osCommerce. But still, you would still notice the similarities like on how you add a product, make configurations, etc.
UberCart
UberCart is an e-Commerce solution for Drupal, an open source CMS. What’s nice about this one is that Drupal + UberCart gives you the total flexibility like adding additional product information. In addition, your website can have more features such as forums, photo gallery, etc.
VirtueMart
VirtueMart is designed to work with Joomla!, an open source content management system. If you already have an existing Joomla site, integration is easily done since you just need to download it and install it.
Magento
Magento is one of the new players in open source e-Commerce solutions. Admin interface is very sleek. You may add pages without having to install a module. Multiple images with zoom is also included while some would require to install another module to have this kind of feature. Theming system is also impressive.
http://www.magentocommerce.com
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