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by mobilemidget 1897 days ago
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 :)
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> 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.

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