Agency Web Services

When it comes to eCommerce development there are two solutions, Open Source and Proprietor software.

These days eCommerce will play a huge part in bringing your products to market and awareness of products online, whether business to business or business to consumer Tristar can supply the right Open Source eCommerce solution to meet your needs.

There are many platforms out there today from propitiatory software, where you pay the developer a monthly licence fee to use their solution. This works for some and is often a good way of trialling if eCommerce will work for you. The downside is that you don’t own your website if you want to move you will need to start again and there are limitations on functionality and if you have bespoke requirements.

Examples of these re individual web developers platforms, Shopify and Big Commerce.

The second option is Open Source eCommerce. Open Source solutions are developed by many developers to create and enhance the platforms with modules being created on a regular basis to enhance the functionality available.

The advantage is that when you ask a developer to help you create a website on one of these platforms, you own the code! If you wish to move away from the developer for any reason, no support, can’t contact them or you have reached the extent of their expertise, then you can move your site elsewhere, no need to start again.

The platforms also allow for lots more functionality especially if your product offering is a little more unique and you require something a little more bespoke.

OpenSource platforms include OpenCart, WooCommerce, ZenCart and Magento.