E-Commerce Platforms
Large Catalog Commerce
Magento
A heavy-duty online store platform, now owned by Adobe, built for big catalogs and complex selling.
- Category
- E-Commerce Platforms
- Stack role
- Core Platform
- Tool type
- Open Source
- Best suited for
- Large Catalog Retailers
- Hosting model
- Self-Hosted
- Software price
- Free
- Made by
- Adobe
- License
- OSL 3.0
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What is Magento?
Magento, in plain English.
Magento is an online store platform for businesses with a large or complicated catalog. Today it comes in two forms from Adobe: Magento Open Source, the free base version, and Adobe Commerce, the paid, fuller version that includes cloud hosting.
It is built for things a typical store never needs, such as running several storefronts from one back office, handling thousands of products, and setting up B2B pricing for wholesale customers. It is not a WordPress plugin. It is a separate system with its own hosting and its own developers.
That power comes with weight. Magento costs more to set up and maintain than WooCommerce or SureCart, and most small businesses will never use what it offers. Choose it when your catalog or sales process has outgrown simpler tools.
In our stack
Why we use Magento.
Magento is more than most businesses we work with need, and we'll say so. We keep it on our radar for the rare client with a very large catalog, several stores or complex wholesale selling.
Built for Scale
Handles large catalogs and several storefronts from a single back office.
Wholesale Ready
Supports business buyers with the pricing and ordering rules they expect.
Room to Upgrade
Start with the free edition and move to Adobe Commerce as needs grow.
Related tools
Works well with Magento.
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