Comparison between Magento and X Cart eCommerce System
Recently we (Ezeelive Technologies) have group discussion meeting with Designing Team and E-commerce Development Team on Magento and X-Cart workflow, development, design implementation, develop custom modules, integration custom responsive design, handling database object and integrate third-party API etc.
We found there is the major difference in feature wise both the PHP e-commerce system Magento and x-cart. Please check here the main feature wise comparison between the two best eCommerce system Magento (version 1.7.0) and XCart (version 4.6.0) :
| A. Basic | Magento | X-Cart |
| 1. Open source | Yes(100%) | Yes(100%) |
| 2. Framework | Zend | X-Cart |
| 3. MVC Structure | Good | Not bad |
| 4. Frontend Speed | Good | Pretty well |
| 5. Backend Speed | Good | Pretty well |
| 6. Mobile | Good | Good |
| 7. Multi-store | Pretty well | Average |
| 8. Multi-vendor | None | Not bad |
| B. UED (User Environment Design) | Magento | X-Cart |
| 9. Frontend Design | Pretty well | Good |
| 10. Backend Design | Good | Bad |
| 11. Responsive/Adaptive | Good | Good |
| 12. Easy Design | None | Good |
| 13. AJAX-based | Good | Average |
| 14. Shopping Experience | Good | Not bad |
| 15. Admin Experience | Good | Bad |
| C. Catalog | Magento | X-Cart |
| 16. Cross Selling | Good | Average |
| 17. Product Comparison | Pretty well | Good |
| 18. Wishlist | Good | Good |
| 19. Intelligent Recommendations | Not bad | None |
| 20. Product Reviews | Pretty well | Pretty well |
| 21. Product Filters | None | Good |
| 22. HTML5 Image Uploader | Pretty well | None |
| 23. Import/Export | Pretty well | Good |
| 24. Bulk Product Update | Good | Good |
| D. SEO | Magento | X-Cart |
| 25. SEO Score | 78% | 95% |
| 26. URL Rewrite | Pretty well | Good |
| 27. Canonical URL | None | Not bad |
| E. Promotions | Magento | X-Cart |
| 28. Coupons | Good | Average |
| 29. Gift Certificates | None | Average |
| 30. Free Shipping | Not bad | Not bad |
| 31. Discounts | Not bad | Average |
| 32. Affiliates | None | Average |
| 33. Newsletters | Pretty well | Average |
| 34. Reward Points | None | None |
| 35. Sell On Ebay | None | Good |
| F. CMS | Magento | X-Cart |
| 36. News or Blog | None | Not bad |
| 37. Custom Contact Form | None | None |
| 38. Polls | Pretty well | Average |
| 39. Banners Management | None | Good |
| 40. Testimonials | Not bad | Not bad |
| 41. Email Templates | Bad | Not bad |
| G. Order | Magento | X-Cart |
| 42. Return Requests | Good | Average |
| 43. Recurring Plans | Good | None |
| 44. Packing Slips | Pretty well | None |
| 45. Order Statuses | Good | Bad |
| 46. Abandoned Cart | None | Average |
| G. Localization | Magento | X-Cart |
| 47. Multi-languages | Average | Not bad |
| 48. Multi-currencies | Pretty well | Not bad |
| 49. Multi-warehouse | None | None |
| 50. Taxes | Pretty well | Average |
| 51. Store Locator | None | None |
| Note: The feature list and rating according in-house design, development, and testing team. | ||
Ezeelive Technologies (X Cart Customization India) is leading x-cart customization service company in India provided responsive theme design, x-cart website design, development, custom modules, plugins, third-party API integration services in affordable prices.
Comments (2)
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