Very well written, Taher. Thanks so much! -- Kind Regards Ashish Vijaywargiya HotWax Systems - est. 1997 <http://www.hotwaxsystems.com/>
On Sat, Sep 16, 2017 at 1:46 AM, Taher Alkhateeb <slidingfilame...@gmail.com > wrote: > 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 > > >
