[arkitaip]

I did community work on Magento when it was about to blow up and even then it was kinda obvious that it was over-engineered, slow af and not suited for the shared hosting landscape (this was before it was branded as an "enterprise" solution). I'm surprised that anyone would recommend Magento to a new business in 2021.

[mobilemidget]

Just installed and testing Magento for a client, and I cant say I'm having a good experience. But what I miss in the rage registered domain, fuckmagento.com, are proper alternatives. I don't mind the rage posts about something being bad, but point out some proper alternatives too :)

[warpspin]

> Just installed and testing Magento for a client, and I cant say I'm having a good experience. But what I miss in the rage registered domain, fuckmagento.com, are proper alternatives. I don't mind the rage posts about something being bad, but point out some proper alternatives too :)

Shopware, if actually need something self hosted. In fact most people probably do not need a self hosted shop at all in reality.

[GTP]

He suggests shopify

[mobilemidget]

oh missed that, though that's just as bad imho.

[arkitaip]

It depends on the needs of the business of course, but for small companies Shopify is pretty good considering how much value you get for a couple of dollars per month.

WooCommerce exists for businesses with complex needs or when a business needs to be in control of their store and data. It's a complex software on top of another complex software but for what it enables businesses to do, I understand why even mid and large size businesses pick WooCommerce for their e-commerce stores. Some of the complexity can be countered by using a managed WordPress hosting like Kinsta or WP Engine, which are surprisingly affordable these days.