Trends Report

Is An Open Source Platform Right For You?

Evaluating Magento And Open Source Solutions For Enterprise Commerce Needs

June 29th, 2011
Brian Walker, null
Brian Walker
With contributors:
Lily Varon , Zia Daniell Wigder , Peter Sheldon

Summary

It is hard not to be impressed with the growth of open source eCommerce platforms and Magento in particular. Forrester has been tracking these solutions since their inception, watching as the solutions evolved from nascent, small-business-oriented solutions to ones that larger companies with emerging online businesses or niche eCommerce needs are implementing or considering. Indeed, Magento's offering in particular has become compelling, with a very modest licensing cost, the appearance of feature parity, and a growing ecosystem of service providers working with the platform. But time has shown that open source platform implementations present a number of challenges for mid- to large-size businesses. eBusiness leaders operating high-growth or maturing businesses must exercise caution and be clear on limitations they will likely face in implementing and using these solutions today.

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