Selling With WordPressan overview of e-commerce solutions for WordPress

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PROJECT

TWITTER HTTP@CKLOSOWSKI

CHRIS KLOSOWSKICO-LEAD DEVELOPER - EASY DIGITAL DOWNLOADS

A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME

2008 2009 2011 2012 2013

COMPARING SOLUTIONS

• Downloads

• Extensions

• Themes

• Open Source

• Hosted

• Licensing

• Mobile App

• Multi-Currency

• Support

• Unit Tests

• Shipping

• Recurring

• Commissions

• Marketplace

• Stripe

COMPARING SOLUTIONS

• Downloads

• Extensions

• Themes

• Open Source

• Hosted

• Licensing

• Mobile App

• Multi-Currency

• Support

• Unit Tests

• Shipping

• Recurring

• Commissions

• Marketplace

• Stripe

COMPARING SOLUTIONS

• Downloads

• Extensions

• Themes

• Mobile Apps

• Support

• Unit Tests

• Shipping

• Recurring

• Commissions

• Licensing

Woo

WPEC

EDD

Cart66

Exchange

Shopp

29,22057,558165,798519,668

2,997,662

6,035,007

DOWNLOADSAS OF SUNDAY, FEB 8TH (THANKS WOO)

* Download counts are broken, but these are our best estimates

EXTENSIONS

Official WordPress.org

WooCommerce 330 1269

Easy Digital Downloads 150 188

WP eCommerce 28 633

iThemes Exchange 31 + 19 3rd Party 22

Shopp 63 58

Cart66 Lite, Pro, Cloud

* All extension licenses are yearly, except WP eCommerce (unlimited)

THEMES

WooCommerce ✓Easy Digital Downloads ✓

WP eCommerce ✓iThemes Exchange ✓

Shopp ✓Cart66 ✓

* Some plugins, while ‘compatible’ may just not work perfect

MOBILE APPS

iOS Android

WooCommerce ✓ ✘Easy Digital Downloads ✓ ✓

WP eCommerce ✘ ✘iThemes Exchange ✘ ✘

Shopp ✘ ✘Cart66 ✘ ✘

* These apps typically incur additional costs

SUPPORT

Forum Tickets

WooCommerce ✓ ✓Easy Digital Downloads ✓ ✓

WP eCommerce ✘ ✓iThemes Exchange ✓ ✓

Shopp ✓ ✓Cart66 ✘ ✓

UNIT TESTS

WooCommerce ✓Easy Digital Downloads ✓

WP eCommerce ✓iThemes Exchange —

Shopp ✓Cart66 ✘

SHIPPING

WooCommerce ✓*Easy Digital Downloads —

WP eCommerce ✓*iThemes Exchange ✓*

Shopp ✓Cart66 ✓*

RECURRING

WooCommerce ✓Easy Digital Downloads ✓

WP eCommerce ✓iThemes Exchange ✓

Shopp ✓Cart66 ✓

COMMISSIONS

WooCommerce ✓Easy Digital Downloads ✓

WP eCommerce ✘

iThemes Exchange ✓Shopp ✘

Cart66 ✘

LICENSING (SOFTWARE)

WooCommerce ✓Easy Digital Downloads ✓

WP eCommerce ✘

iThemes Exchange ✓Shopp ✘

Cart66 ✘

SO WHAT ONE IS BEST FOR YOU?THIS IS A DECISION YOU’LL HAVE TO MAKE.

START WITH A STAGINGALWAYS TEST AND CHECK CHANGES ON A STAGING SITE

TRY A FEW SOLUTIONS BEFORE COMMITTINGALL THE SAME, BUT ALL DIFFERENT