Square­space al­ter­na­tives

With the IONOS eCommerce Website Builder you can design your online store with a re­spon­sive web design with little effort and in no time. Ad­di­tion­al software is not required because the setup occurs in the browser without any pro­gram­ming knowledge. The store can be set up in up to 15 languages (Plus plan or higher) and linked to other sales platforms and mar­ket­places such as Amazon, eBay, Facebook, or Google Shopping.

Design and man­age­ment are intuitive and can be con­fig­ured via the mobile eCommerce app. A domain and email address are included. All the major payment and shipping methods are supported and sales data can be analyzed using in­te­grat­ed sta­tis­tics tools.

Shopify is one of the most suc­cess­ful cloud-based eCommerce systems for online stores and, as SaaS (Software-as-a-Service), offers plenty of flex­i­bil­i­ty and ease of use. Shopify can be used to create a modern online store and can be expanded through apps and ex­ten­sions without prior pro­gram­ming knowledge. The system makes it easy to manage inventory, sta­tis­tics, payment pro­cess­ing and product data as well as marketing strate­gies from a single interface. It’s easy to create an appealing store tapping into the large selection of store building and man­age­ment tools and pro­fes­sion­al­ly designed templates.

Big­Com­merce much like Shopify, is a practical SaaS solution for creating a powerful, scalable online store. Design tools make it easy to create store and sales pages in the theme of your choice. Numerous other tools for SEO, sta­tis­tics and sales pro­cess­ing are included. The backend is very user-friendly for managing sales options and offers built-in con­nec­tiv­i­ty to popular sales platforms. Support is excellent and use of the system is rec­om­mend­ed for both beginners and large merchants.

Strik­ing­ly is a website builder that lets you create com­pre­hen­sive websites in no time. The software offers both a low-cost plan with standard features and templates for beginners and a Pro plan for up to three websites, ad­di­tion­al themes, and per­son­al­ized domains. Creation is intuitive and in­cor­po­rates drag-and-drop, with no prior pro­gram­ming skills required; blog features for content marketing and mobile op­ti­miza­tion are in­te­grat­ed.

PrestaShop is a free open-source software to create an optimally scalable online store based on PHP. However, basic pro­gram­ming skills are required to create and manage a store, and customize functions. Thanks to a large selection of designs, templates, ex­ten­sions, and SEO tools on the PrestaShop mar­ket­place, the use of PrestaShop can be adapted to suit your eCommerce plans. Since the system is modular, you can include or remove tools for payment pro­cess­ing and shipping.

WooCom­merce is a free WordPress plugin with plenty of ad­di­tion­al features (e.g. POS or widgets) to turn your WordPress website into a powerful online store. It is easy to use because WooCom­merce draws upon all the ad­van­tages of the CMS.

Even though the plugin is tech­ni­cal­ly free, you should factor in some costs with WooCom­merce when creating a highly per­son­al­ized store.

Volusion is a cloud-based eCommerce software for creating online stores that offers numerous features such as a website builder and com­pelling analytics, marketing, sales, and business tools. In­te­grat­ed features include drop­ship­ping, mul­ti­chan­nel sales, and POS support, among others.