Magento

Magento is an established e-commerce platform for mid-market and enterprise retailers. It offers a broad set of functions and customisation options.

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Core concept

Comprehensive multi-store and multi-currency management. Magento is designed for highly complex catalogue structures and B2B requirements. It is available both as an open-source edition and as a cloud offering (Adobe Commerce).

Assessment

• Use case: Large online retailers requiring a highly customised platform and with a dedicated development team.
• Advantage: High customisability, a large plugin ecosystem, and B2B features.
• Limitation: High TCO (total cost of ownership), demanding hosting requirements, and a complex codebase.

Related topics

• E-Commerce Architecture, the commerce architecture context for Magento.
• Shopware, the service comparison point for Magento.