The correct choice of CMS for an online store depends on the speed of page loading, its functionality, and the performance of the site as a whole. The cost of developing a resource also depends on the choice of the engine.
Free CMS programs that can be used to create an online store include Joomla, OpenCMS, Drupal, WordPress and others. The most convenient free engine for an online store is Joomla. It is more complex than WordPress, but it allows you to significantly expand the capabilities of developers. Many additional modules have been written for this CMS, including an online store. This allows you to create the most complex sites based on Joomla. In addition, this engine, in comparison with its counterparts, provides great opportunities for experiments with design. When it comes to WordPress, it is not the best choice for building online stores. Despite its great popularity, the program is better suited for creating small information sites and blogs. Drupal is another good CMS, but also not very suitable for creating an online store based on it. It is more complex than WordPress and is more suitable for developing forums, multi-user blogs, encyclopedias, and community sites. In the case of Drupal, to get a site that meets all the technical requirements, you will have to painstakingly and for a long time building the structure of the future project. Choosing a free CMS, you should know that no one will give you guarantees of the successful operation of the site on this engine. Also, sometimes failures can be observed, in the case of high traffic to the site, and paid systems are developing at a much faster pace. Among the paid universal engines used for the development of online stores, 1C-Bitrix and UMI. CMS are the most in demand. 1C-Bitrix is used by many large companies in the development of websites. To create an online store, you can purchase one of 3 editions: "Business", "Small Business" or "Business Web Cluster". The priority of this or that configuration depends on what tasks the site should solve. The second most popular use is UMI. CMS. This program provides great convenience for the content manager and site developers, makes it possible to integrate, but is somewhat inferior in functionality to CMS 1C-Bitrix. To create an online store, it is better to purchase the "Shop" or "Commerce" versions. In addition to universal CMS, there are systems specifically designed for online stores. One of them is Shop-Script. It has several design templates, a large set of functionality that is necessary in an online store. Some online stores are easier to rent: you can purchase a similar resource for a specified period, after which you can renew or not renew the license. Among such ready-made solutions are online stores from Storeland and Insales. Using this option, you save on terms and cost of website development. Such programs, as a rule, have a demo version, thanks to which you can evaluate the functionality of the CMS you are interested in.
