The e-commerce world is bubbling as never seen before and so are the open source e-commerce platforms which help in establishing online stores. For a budding online entrepreneur, there are some good open source e-commerce solutions available on the web. These include – magneto, zen cart, x-cart, Oscommerce, virtuemart and many more. This article provides a quick comparison between zen cart and magento.
However, before comparing these two popular e-commerce frameworks, you need to bear in mind the following aspects. Magento and Zen Cart, both, offer features like

• Product management
• Variety of payment and shipping modules
• Order receipt emails
• Customer management
• SSL secure layers for ordering process

Zen Cart

Powered by Php and MySQL, Zen cart is a good option for those online store owners who sell around 20 products. It is easy to install and has some brilliant navigation options.

Features

• XHTML 1.0 template system
• Supports multiple languages and payment options
• Newsletter manager
• Unlimited category depth
• Quantity discounts
• Multiple ad banner controllers
• Discount options
• PhpBB integration via external module
• Multiple sales and discounts
• Multiple shipping options

Negative points about Zen Cart

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