All great points! -------- Original Message -------- Subject: RE: Ofbiz vs Shopify or Magento From: Taher Alkhateeb <slidingfilame...@gmail.com> Date: Fri, September 15, 2017 1:16 pm To: user@ofbiz.apache.org
No experience with shopify, but I list my comparison (personal subjective opinion) of OFBiz and magento below. I could be wrong in some points so please feel free to correct me. Magento Pros: - Large eco-system with lots of plugins - Refined user interface with provisions of themes both free and paid - Backed up by a strong firm and development partners - Smooth workflows for ecommerce - Beginner friendly - Usable out of the box as a deployment solution. Magento Cons: - Focused exclusively on ecommerce with little functionality outside of it. - License is restrictive - Considerable amount of functionality only in enterprise edition or paid proprietary plugins - Programming language is PHP ( performance / security issues ). Again my own opinion. - Steering the project is dominated by magento the company. OFBiz pros: - Much more than an ecommerce solution (ERP, CRM, Business Automation, and lots of other functionality). In fact it can even act as a backend to solutions like magento - One of the best domain models I've seen with hundreds of well thought out entities and relationships. - Solid and rich architecture for all kinds of requirements (services, entities, transaction management, caching, internationalization and lots more) - Very flexible and extensible due to the above two points. - A large suite of existing services saving time and effort in development. - Excellent DSL for managing almost everything - Supports multiple programming languages including Java and Groovy - Developer friendly - Business friendly license - A healthy thriving community. OFBiz cons: - User interface is in need of upgrade - Steeper learning curve - Not very usable out of the box and requires customization (more of a framework than an application) - Heavier on resources (it's a big system) - Limited plugin eco-system (work in progress) I tried to put a fair comparison, feel free to amend it and / or use it anywhere. On Sep 15, 2017 8:53 PM, <ja...@productive1.com> wrote: I agree. I believe when you look at all the functionality of ofbiz vs the other two point solutions there is no comparison. However there are tons of shoes that are better than Nike but the marketing machine and popularity of Nike make competing difficult. In our ERP/eCommerce market there are cost conscious buyers who when you can sit down with them and explain the value of Ofbiz they will get it. Thanks, James -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: Ofbiz vs Shopify or Magento From: Todd Thorner <tthor...@infotinuum.com> Date: Fri, September 15, 2017 9:58 am To: user@ofbiz.apache.org Comparing features & capabilities is one thing. Calling popularity a form of competition is irrelevant to this or that enterprise's business imperative. That said, I have no clue regarding a features matrix. Perhaps that'd be a good addition to the web page. On 17-09-15 09:44 AM, ja...@productive1.com wrote: > I was recently asked this question..."How does Ofbiz compare to Shopify > and Magento. > > I was a bit bias as I have been exploring ofbiz for a few months but it > seems that OFbiz offers so much more than the both of them even though > Shopify and Magento have done a great marketing job. > > My question to the group. What are the major strengths and weakness of > OFbiz compared to the two and can Ofbiz REALLY compete against them? > > GO! > > Thanks, > > James >
