VirtueMart

Review:

VirtueMart provides robust and easy-to-use e-commerce solutions for shoppers and merchants to efficiently manage products, orders, and customer experience. The platform integrates seamlessly with Joomla, a CMS platform, to ensure great flexibility and scalability of users' online stores and shopping carts.

Thanks to VirtueMart free open-source software, it is a valuable resource for users on tight budgets. However, the platform lacks 24/7 email and phone customer support.

Pros:

• The software is based on the Joomla MVC framework, which includes template overriding and robust plugin implementations.
• The platform is completely free to install and use.
• Available categories include meta tags for SEO, product descriptions and dimensions, and customer reviews.
• The software features a customizable shopper input form, anonymous checkout, and default payment methods.
• The inventory management tool includes stock warnings and virtual stock orders.
• VirtueMart offers multicurrency support and multilingual components.
• The software has a wide range of extensions available to simplify tax, order management, and design processes.

Cons:

• VirtueMart does not offer 24/7 email or phone customer support.
• The platform has limited themes and marketing tools.

Reputation:

On G2, VirtueMart has a 3.6-star rating based on more than a dozen reviews. Many users praised its robust customization options, easy setup, and variety of categories. However, one user noted that the site's UI is clunky.