The document compares features of different ecommerce solutions for Joomla including SimpleCaddy, RokQuickCart, redSHOP, Virtuemart 2.0 RC2, and Tienda 2.0 RC2. It outlines various aspects such as price, compatibility, support, updates, payment options, tax support, and other features to help determine the best solution. In general, redSHOP and Virtuemart provide more full-featured stores while SimpleCaddy and RokQuickCart are more basic plugin-based systems.

1. Joomla
Simple solutions
eCommer
A comparison of
ce
Joomla Shop Solutions
Presented by: Gabe Wahhab
Savvy Panda - Owner
gabe@savvypanda.com | @gswahhab

2. Why watch
this
Presentatio
n?

3. Simple Complexity
Store
RokQuickCart SimpleCaddy
Creator Rocket Theme Atlantic Intelligence
Price Free Free
Compatibility 1.5 / 1.7 1.5 / 1.7

4. Simple Complexity
Store
• Both Plugin Based Systems
• Both Paypal only for Payment
• Both have Sandbox Mode
• Simple Caddy gives more Options

5. Full Featured Stores
redSHOP Virtuemart Tienda
2.0 RC2
Creator redComponent Virtuemart Dioscouri
Price Free / 29€ / 69€ Free Free / $
/ 249€ Addons
Compatibility 1.5 / 1.7 1.5 / 1.7 1.5

6. Support
redSHOP Virtuemart Tienda
2.0 RC2
Type Forum - Staff Forum - Peer Ticket
Price Included w/ Sub Free $99 p/m

7. Updates / New
Features
redSHOP Virtuemart Tienda
2.0 RC2
Bug Fixes Very Frequent Occasional Occasional
New Features Frequent Occasional Occasional

8. Extendibility / Code
Base
redSHOP Virtuemart Tienda
2.0 RC2
Extendibility Poor Good Unknown
Code Base Poor Good Unknown

9. Payment Plugins
redSHOP Virtuemart Tienda
2.0 RC2
Free Paypal / Bank Tr Paypal as of PayPal, 2CO,
now Auth.net,
Google
Paid 20+ N/A 4

10. Shipping Plugins
redSHOP Virtuemart Tienda
2.0 RC2
Free Self Pickup / Basic UPS, FedEX /
Basic Basic
Paid 8 N/A 2

11. Templating
redSHOP Virtuemart Tienda
2.0 RC2
Difficulty Very Easy Medium Simple /
Medium
Method Label Based in Change Modify View
CMS Joomla
Template /
Modify View

12. SEO
redSHOP Virtuemart Tienda
2.0 RC2
SEF Urls SH404 Yes – but SH404 but
unknown removing -
Buggy
Control Over Excellent Poor Good
SEO

13. Admin Usability
redSHOP Virtuemart 2.0 RC2 Tienda
Poor Excellent Good

14. Taxation
redSHOP Virtuemart Tienda
2.0 RC2
US Poor Poor Good
Europe Good Good Good

15. Custom Fields
redSHOP Virtuemart Tienda
2.0 RC2
Products Good Good Good
Fields
Attributes Good Good Good
Shopper N/A Excellent N/A
Fields

16. Child Products
redSHOP Virtuemart 2.0 RC2 Tienda
Good Good Good

17. Reporting & Stats
redSHOP Virtuemart 2.0 RC2 Tienda
Good Fair Good

18. Couponing
redSHOP Virtuemart 2.0 RC2 Tienda
Flexible Standard Excellent

19. Gift Certificates
redSHOP Virtuemart 2.0 RC2 Tienda
Yes No No

20. SHOPPER Groups
redSHOP Virtuemart Tienda
2.0 RC2
Price Levels Yes Yes Yes
Shipping / Yes Yes No
Payment
Restrictions
Category ACL Yes No No

21. Digital Sales
redSHOP Virtuemart Tienda
2.0 RC2
Digital Yes Yes Yes
Products
Subscriptions No No Yes

22. One Page Checkout
redSHOP Virtuemart 2.0 RC2 Tienda
Yes Yes Yes

23. Inventory
Management
redSHOP Virtuemart 2.0 RC2 Tienda
Yes Yes Yes

24. Reviews & Ratings
redSHOP Virtuemart 2.0 RC2 Tienda
Yes Yes Yes

25. Filtering / Drill Down
redSHOP Virtuemart 2.0 RC2 Tienda
Yes Yes No

26. Product Comparison
redSHOP Virtuemart 2.0 RC2 Tienda
Yes No No

27. WishLists
redSHOP Virtuemart 2.0 RC2 Tienda
Yes No Yes

28. Quotations / BackEnd
Ordering
redSHOP Virtuemart 2.0 RC2 Tienda
Yes No Yes

29. Multi Launguage
redSHOP Virtuemart 2.0 RC2 Tienda
No Yes No

30. Imports
redSHOP Virtuemart 2.0 RC2 Tienda
VM / Tienda (1.5) VM 1.0 VM / Xcart

31. Questions??

32. THANK
Simple solutions
YOU
gabe@savvypanda.com
@gswahhab