Shopify or Magento : What is best for you NOW?

As a developer you have to work on all the different platforms available!I have worked on many including woocommerce,prestashop,opencart,drupal,Magento and the best of all Shopify!

In present days where Covid pandemic is running the world ,bringing in the new normal,everyone wants to open up an online store and my reason of mentioning Shopify as the best platform proves right here.Shopify is by far the most easy to use platform for any merchant who can concentrate on his business rather than being worried about the bug or a new update that will stop his store from working!

Many tech lovers might still want to argue that Magento is the best Open source platform for any ecommerce store with endless functionalities built in,sure for them its correct too because they know how to code,but what about the merchant who does not!

Here are some comparisons which will help you choose you platform and make your journey from offfline to online smooth in these times

Easy SETUP : Shopify is well known for its easy to use interface as well as giving more priority to business rather than juggling constantly in technology and sales!You can set up a basic Shopify store in a matter of 60 mins all you need is your products and a domain!Magento on the other hand involves a fullfledged work of installation on the server setting up authorisations then an admin dashboard is created this takes 60 mins leaving aside a go LIVE store in that time!So which one will you want to choose in these times of Covid?

Quick Apps for required Functionalities : Shopify as a platform has a fully functional App Store ,Apps are like plugins which give you the flexibility of adding features which you migh need and which might not be available in your theme ,everything is possible using apps,you can use free ones or paid ones Shopify appstore gives the flexibility of adding any functionality to your amazing store in a matter of few clicks,Magento on the other hand needs index clearance and plugins installations through the black screen of root files which may leave you scared as a businessman.

Scale without any downtime or hassles:Getting great sales want to expand your business?Just one click willlet you achieve that in Shopify ,whereas in Magento thought the enterprise version works wonders but you just cannot do it on your own,get a full team of developers and wait for them to complete it for you

Easy on Pocket : Tech geeks must say that Magento is open source and cost effective ,but to be honest just being open source doesnt mean that the platform is free.There is a hosting cost SSl cost ,email cost attached to it ,which in shopify comes with the plan and with the COVID pandemic Shopify is offering most of its features in all its plans Starting USD 29.Leaving aside this cost Shopify also saves you on hiring tens of developrs or freelancers and helps you DIY!

24*7 customer care support : This is a feature which Magento can never match!Shopify has a CUstomer care service 24*7 which means whenever you are stuck you know where to go unlike in Magento where you keep Googling the errors ,keep checking the forums for your simplest answers!

Thus we are clear on what choice to make.Stay Safe ,Stay Home!