If you are someone looking to build an eCommerce store, selection of the right shopping cart software is one of the most crucial decisions you need to take. The software you choose should not only be suitable for your business unique requirements but also needs to be easy to use, should be well-supported, and needs to offer high quality & high performance.
You have likely that you have heard of the names WooCommerce and Drupal Commerce. These are two of the most popular software which enjoy a very high user satisfaction feedback rate. No one size fits all. The selection of technology purely depends on your business requirements. In this blog, let us try to understand the difference between the two.
Drupal plus Drupal Commerce is one among the best solutions for an eCommerce platform. When it comes to choosing the best and flexible CMS for your site, it is undeniably Drupal! Drupal commerce enforces strict development standards as well as leverages the greatest features of Drupal for maximum flexibility. Hire Drupal developers and utilize all the functions and features of Drupal commerce, which contributes to the overall success of the business.
WooCommerce is another preferred choice for businesses who want to develop the online store, whether using their existing WordPress platform or building from scratch. It is developed using the best practice of WordPress on the front & back end. This robust eCommerce plugin boasts enterprise-level quality & features.
You can explore the real difference of Drupal and WordPress.
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WooCommerce
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Drupal Commerce |
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Product Information |
WooCommerce is an eCommerce toolkit, which helps you transform any WordPress website into an online store.
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Drupal Commerce is designed to help you create versatile eCommerce websites and applications based on Drupal. |
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Slogan |
Toolkit that helps you sell anything. Beautifully.
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The Drop is Always Moving. |
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Ease of Use |
WooCommerce is extremely easy to use and does not require familiarity with WordPress. |
The use of Drupal Commerce requires basic understanding and knowledge of Drupal. For those who do not have Drupal understanding can use Drupal Commerce distribution, Drupal Kickstart, which comes with default store settings and content types.
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Who is it for? |
WooCommerce is considered to be more suitable for the Small/medium size businesses.
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Drupal Commerce can be considered for enterprise Commerce applications as Drupal can be used as the Content Management Framework along with Drupal Commerce.
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Core Features |
Rating, Review, Shipping, and Discount are the core features. It also offers flexible customization of these features as per the business need. |
Drupal Commerce comes with default features such as Custom Product type with Custom Attributes, Tax Calculation, and VAT Support. Since Drupal Commerce is built as an application, it is highly customizable.
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Price |
WooCommerce is a free shopping cart plugin. If your eCommerce site requires more than basic features, there are also priced license upgrades, extensions, and updates.
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Drupal Commerce is open-source and is free to use.
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Supported Operating Systems |
Web-based, iPhone/ iPad, Android, Windows, Mac |
Web-based, iPhone/ iPad, Android, Windows, Mac
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SEO Support |
Both Drupal Commerce and WooCommerce are SEO friendly with additional plugins/modules contributed by the community. The various SEO plugins/modules supported include Google Analytics, URL management meta-tag systems and a site map generator.
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Integrations |
With their extensible nature, both WooCommerce and Drupal Commerce integrate with a variety of service providers such as Xero, SagePay, FreshBooks, Stripe, PayPal, Amazon Payments, FedEx, USPS, and UPS
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Key Features |
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Support |
Ticket-based
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Ticket-based and phone support |
Hope the above comparison helps you in selecting the right platform for your requirements. Both platforms are new and continuously developing. They both offer basic eCommerce features and continue to add advanced functionality regularly.