Top 3 Joomla e-Commerce Extensions

 

E-Commerce definitely is the need of the hour. There was a time when Joomla did not have many powerful E-Commerce extensions on board. Now we have a lot of extensions available for building a feature-rich E-Commerce store using Joomla. To assist users to understand which ones are the best and what features they offer, below are the top 3 extensions Joomla has for E-commerce. Lets get started:

Hikashop

Hikashop is simple and easy to use to set up a basic shop quickly. You need to have basic knowledge of code to set it up. However if you want your shop to be little advanced, you have to go for one of the commercial versions or hire joomla developer India to put things together for you. Hikashop has garnered rave reviews from its customers because it is a powerful all-in-one package with features like analytics, marketing tools, multi-vendor etc. You do not have to separately install extensions above it. Cost:

• HikaShop Starter: Free
• HikaShop Essential: €45.95
 • HikaShop Business: €99.90

Compatible with the latest Joomla version: Yes
JED link: http://demo.hikashop.com

Virtuemart

Virtuemart is the pioneer for E-Commerce in Joomla. It has ruled being the sole stable E-Commerce extension for almost a decade. Good thing about Virtuemart is that it has constantly kept improvising itself in terms of UI, performance as well as code. Virtuemart 3 is quite powerful and has some new features too for both the shop owners and developers. It has a wide forum with lot of members to support your queries.

• Cost: Free
• Compatible with the latest Joomla version: Yes
• Demo link: http://demo.virtuemart.net

Mijoshop

 
 As compared to the two above, Mijoshop is relatively new but has gained popularity over the past 2 years because of its clean UI and ease of management in the backend. It extremely feature rich, supports multiple domains and has wide range of extensions including 30+ payment gateways. The only drawback is that it is little expensive but once you have it, you do not need to purchase any other third-party extensions.

• Cost: Plans start from $59
• Compatible with the latest Joomla version: Yes
• Demo link: http://demo.miwisoft.com/joomla/

All 3 extensions have their own strong and weak points. Depending on the kind of store you want to set up and kind of features you want to build, you can evaluate and choose the best extension wisely. To get professional help, contact Joomla Web Development Company India and get your store set up done.