Which is the best ecommerce website builder

When it comes to website builders there is a lot to choose from. Some of them are free and others are not. Today we will let you know which is the best eCommerce websites builders.

The best eCommerce website builders

1. Shopify
2. Magento
3. Wordpress
4. Opencart
5. Squarespace

You may be thinking some of these aren't technically website builders. When you think of a website builder you think of easy to use. The drag and drop type of website. While some may be easy to use they may not even be worth your time. That is why we aren't going to mention others on this list. While the list itself is in no particular order we find that these are the top 5.

Shopify

Shopify is a great eCommerce website builder. It has lots of add-ons and templates to choose from. There are a lot of tutorials on youtube that you can use to get started. You can start off with Shopify using a free 14-day trial. With Shopify they let you use your domain or you can get a free Shopify domain. To me, Shopify gives you a WordPress type of feel. Right after you sign up you can get started by choosing your theme. There are paid themes and Free themes that you can choose from. With Shopify they allow you to take payments directly from your website. They take a % of sales. There are 4 different plans to choose from.

Here are the plans and price list below

• Lite Plan – $9 per month + a Buy button
• Basic Shopify Plan – $29 per month + 2.9% and 30¢ per transaction
• Shopify Plan- $79 per month + 2.6% and 30¢ per transaction
• Advanced Shopify Plan – $299 per month + 2.4% and 30¢ per transaction

Shopify has a lot of different add-ons which might be useful to you especially if you sell products like custom t-shirts. There are dropship companies that will take your orders and print and ship directly to your customers. That means more time for you to sell your products without needing to worry about the physical labor.

Magento

Magento is not going to be for everyone. With a price tag that starts at around $50,000-$250,000. I am sure that you can find other things to do with your money. Magento is the best option for an online eCommerce store if you can afford it. There is a Free version for website developers.

Major Brands that use Magento 

• Coca-Cola
• Ford
• Nike
• 3M Co.
• Cisco Systems.
• Honeywell International.

There are of course more but we don't want to take up too much of your time. So if you are a high-end retailer looking to expand to the best eCommerce platform look no further. 

Wordpress

Wordpress is the most popular Content management system that is out. It makes blogging extremely easy and by clicking on some of the free add-ons you can turn your website into an eCommerce store. Wordpress is a user-friendly platform and has lots of video tutorial to look at. It's also SEO Friendly. Some of the perks that come with Using WordPress is that its Open source. If you don't know what that means, it means it Free. Not only is it free there are a lot of developers that are very familiar with WordPress so fixing your site or may customizations can be done in a breeze. Most website hosting providers also have 1 click setups making WordPress extremely easy to install. You can also operate your website on the WordPress system by using their domain instead of your own. I would not recommend that for an eCommerce website though.

WordPress has a lot of different templates to choose from. A lot of them are free but there are a lot of paid ones also. WordPress also has Free and Paid Plugins. The plugin to make your site an eCommerce store is called. WP eCommerce. You can also choose a cool eCommerce theme that matches your niche. Wordpress is just a simple and easy platform to use.

Opencart

Opencart is an awesome open source eCommerce platform. It is not that hard to use but will require some developer skills to get started and maintain. Once you get the hang of it you'll find yourself not wanting to ever switch. Opencart is constantly being updated with new versions and has a lot of different extensions to make your website how you would like. Just like other open source websites, Opencart is Free. Its back end interface is easy to use. It is already set up for multi-language.

Squarespace

Squarespace is a truly easy to use eCommerce website builder. If you search online you will find a lot of comparisons that are trying to get you to choose between WordPress and Squarespace. When using Squarespace just like Shopify there is a monthly subscription price that you will need to pay. There are 3 different plans to choose from. 

Squarespace Pricing and Packages