April 30, 2021 / Angelo Rosati / 1 Comment

The Best E-commerce Platforms for 2021

The need for businesses to be able to set up an online store is becoming more important by the minute. A large portion of the retail industry is becoming digital, with many stores opting to have a solely online presence, like popular clothing website Asos.

But when it comes to moving physical stores online, a lot of business owners simply don’t know where to start. It can seem daunting, but with the right tools, it can be nothing but smooth sailing.

The first step in setting up an online store is choosing an e-commerce platform to power it. And it goes without saying that the platform you choose needs suit the needs of your business (and the needs of your customers, of course), so making the choice can take a lot of time and consideration.

To make life easier, we’ve rounded up the best e-commerce platforms on the market to help you choose the best solution for your business.

So without further ado, let’s dive in!

Shopify
Core dna
Woocommerce
Yo!Kart
nopCommerce
BigCommerce
Ecwid
Salesforce Commerce Cloud
Fastspring
PayKickstart
Pinnaclecart
Selify
PayPro Global

Shopify

Shopify is a cloud-based, multichannel e-commerce platform designed for small and medium-sized businesses. Merchants can use the software to design, set up, and manage their stores across multiple sales channels, including web, mobile, social media, marketplaces, brick-and-mortar locations, and pop-up shops. The platform also provides merchants with tons of great apps, a powerful back-office and a single view of their business.

Note: For some, the platform might get expensive over time and not be as intuitive as it seems to be. In such cases, exploring Shopify alternatives is an option.

Core dna

Core dna is a complete content and commerce platform. With Core dna’s digital experience platform, you can create, manage, build, and combine all of your digital properties (eCommerce, blog, landing pages, micro-sites, intranet) in one platform without having to manage the back-end.

Woocommerce

WooCommerce is another one of the best e-commerce platforms on the market and is available for free. It’s packed full of features, perfectly integrated into your self-hosted WordPress website and allows you to add powerful shop facilities to your WordPress website with our free eCommerce plugin.

Yo!Kart

Yo!Kart is a well-known multi-vendor eCommerce platform to build online ecommerce marketplaces similar to Amazon, eBay, or Etsy. It is a license-based ecommerce platform suitable for both B2B and B2C businesses. From the product catalog system to payment gateway integrations the platform is embedded with the latest features to launch a cost-effective eCommerce marketplace for start-ups, SMBs, & even large scale enterprises. It offers ready-to-launch buyers and sellers apps to deliver a unified shopping experience across devices. Plus, it is fully customizable so clients enjoy scalability for their eCommerce marketplace.

nopCommerce

nopCommerce is a free eCommerce platform that in its functionality, security and stability correspond to expensive enterprise solutions. It allows you to upload an unlimited number of products, use built-in marketing and SEO tools, and sell globally with multi-languages and multi-currencies support. It also supports the multi-store feature. Due to the open-source code, you can make any customizations to meet your business requirements.

BigCommerce

Create differentiated commerce experiences with a versatile e-commerce solution. BigCommerce combines enterprise functionality, an open architecture and app ecosystem, and market-leading performance, enabling businesses to grow online sales with 80% less cost, time and complexity than on-premise software.

Ecwid

Ecwid is a hosted cloud commerce platform and offers the easiest way to add an online store to any website, social site or multiple sites simultaneously. With Ecwid, you get everything you need to start selling online in minutes. Easily embedded into any web presence and leading POS systems, you can market, merchandise and sell products and services from multiple online stores with mobile management and point-of-sale integration anywhere at any time.

Salesforce Commerce Cloud

Demandware Commerce delivers the speed, agility, innovation and superior economics required to master the new retail reality of constant and unpredictable change. Their enterprise retail solution is powered by a central cloud platform to drive consumer engagement across all devices, channels and geographies. Their cloud platform is open and extensible, and provides retailers with the enterprise-scale required for complex operations.

Fastspring

FastSpring is a trusted ecommerce partner for companies that sell software around the world. Companies using FastSpring’s full-service ecommerce solution sell more, stay lean, and compete big.

PayKickstart

PayKickstart is a billing and affiliate management platform powering subscription-based business, without the technical hurdles. Leverage a modern commerce platform armed with the tools, flexibility and automation to maximize revenue, increase conversions and minimize churn.

Pinnaclecart

Robust, all-in-one eCommerce platform that provides you everything you need to create, manage and grow your online business. Designed from a marketing perspective, their innovative platform combines best in breed technology with a feature set specifically designed to increase visibility and grow top-line revenue. Engage your customers everywhere with our set of omnichannel sales tools that allow you to syndicate your offerings via web, mobile, marketplaces, social media and more.

Sellfy

Sellfy is intuitive and easy to use eCommerce platform made for people who want to sell their own products, but hate complexity. You can sell physical, digital or subscription products all within Sellfy interface, without adding expensive 3rd party apps.

PayPro Global

PayPro Global’s user-friendly e-commerce solution offers multiple specialized features for your online commerce business needs (Product Management, Marketing, Campaigns, Order Management, Advanced Sales Tactics, Business Reporting, etc.) and plenty of localization and customization options to start building your global e-commerce success in just a few easy clicks.

So there you have it, a consolidated list of the best e-commerce platforms for you to choose from. Have you found success with any of the platforms above, or used another one that we haven’t mentioned? Let us know — we’d love to hear from you in the comments!

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