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Shopify vs. PrestaShop

Choosing the right store system is almost as important to e-commerce success as the products. If the technical setup is not right, selling online can become a burden rather than a blessing. In the following com­par­i­son “Shopify vs. PrestaShop”, we compare two solutions in more…

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PrestaShop

The search for the perfect software to meet your re­quire­ments of design and func­tion­al­i­ty for e-commerce can be a long and tedious affair. Some platforms just don’t quite give you the design you’re after, while others might look great but lack important shop functions like…

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Square­space al­ter­na­tives

Square­space is not the only website builder for designing websites and online stores. There are free and paid Square­space al­ter­na­tives that offer similar features for anyone looking to build a strong online platform with eCommerce features. We compare different solutions and…

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The best Magento al­ter­na­tives

Magento is one of the most widely used eCommerce solutions. However, there are a few com­pet­i­tive providers that can keep up with the top dog in terms of func­tion­al­i­ty. In­di­vid­ual providers differ in func­tion­al scope and pricing. For a com­pre­hen­sive overview, we have compiled the…

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The best WooCom­merce al­ter­na­tives

The demands that different-sized stores place on a good e-commerce software vary greatly. As such, in addition to the popular software WooCom­merce, there may be other al­ter­na­tives that are better suited to in­di­vid­ual stores. In this article you will find out what al­ter­na­tives…

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What makes Magento a powerful e-commerce platform?

Many common content man­age­ment systems like WordPress or TYPO3 can be expanded with shop functions via plugins, but these solutions quickly reach their limits for larger projects. E-commerce platforms like Magento, by contrast, are purpose-built for online sales and provide a far…

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What is Contao?

The foun­da­tion for many suc­cess­ful web projects is the right content man­age­ment system. Well-known names like WordPress or TYPO3 dominate the market. However, there are al­ter­na­tives that offer a leaner yet suf­fi­cient­ly func­tion­al scope and often present a better solution. One of…

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What makes Plone an ac­ces­si­ble and secure CMS for web projects?

The open-source CMS Plone is con­sid­ered by experts as one of the best systems for de­vel­op­ing the web presence of a public in­sti­tu­tion. This is partly due to the high security standard of the content man­age­ment system, and partly to its excellent tools for creating ac­ces­si­ble…

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Is papaya CMS the right content man­age­ment system for your project?

The de­vel­op­ers advertise papaya as a CMS designed for high-per­for­mance content man­age­ment, and this claim is backed by its powerful features and robust ca­pa­bil­i­ties. However, does this imply that papaya CMS is only suitable for ex­pe­ri­enced ad­min­is­tra­tors and web­mas­ters? And what…

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What is TYPO3? Features, examples and templates for your website

TYPO3, while rel­a­tive­ly unknown in the US, is one of the most popular content man­age­ment systems in Europe. This is because the CMS offers prac­ti­cal­ly endless solutions for web design, although it is quite complex to use. As part of our series on content man­age­ment systems, we…

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