Comparison between Magento and Prestashop.

Magento versus PrestaShop

How to know which is the best e-Commerce platform?

In market there are lots of e-commerce platform rather than these two such as Virtuemart, Lemonstand, Volusion, Merchandizer, Big Commerce, Shopify, Opencart, Cubecart, Storesprite but which fits in your needs and pocket that depends on respective requirements.

But most widely used in market are Magento and PrestaShop.

Most merchants are confusing about to select which platform. We have done comparison between Prestashop and Magento along with the details. It contains the features, customization, functionality, themes related etc.

Topic	PrestaShop	Magento
Release	Mid 2007	2008
Products /Edition	One software contains more than 300 features.	Editions like Magento go, enterprise edition, community edition.
Pricing	Basic version is free but additionally has paid modules.	Community edition is free but enterprise and go is paid. Good enough to set up for an online store with rich features
Written Language(Coding Framework)	PHP and Smarty Template Engine	PHP and Zend  Framework and MVC architecture
Database engine	MySQL	MYSQL, use EAV to store data
Language Support	More than 50 Language, need API	API needed.
No of Downloads	Above 3 Million	Above 5 Million
SEO Compatibility	Useful for small biz	Better support compare to PS Rich SEO implementation and features
Tech support	PrestaShop community and its forums	Magento having large tech support and community help
Design integration/Theme Integration	Ease compare to Magento	Complicated
Open source License	Yes under OSL ( Open Software License  ) 3.0	Under OSL 3.0
Payment Gateway	Paypal, Authorize .Net, Google Check out, Direct Pay,	Paypal, Authorize .Net, Google Check out, Direct Pay and additionally Authorize Emulator.
Currency	Supportive	Supports
Android/iPad/iPod – Responsive purpose	Ease of use and implementation	Little complex

  

The above blog will help you to judge out between two platforms mentioned. It’s totally based on

 needs of the user/customer. Above mention data may be vary is only for information.

Sources:

           Magento       - http://www.magentocommerce.com/

           Magento       - http://www.magento.com/

           Prestashop    - http://www.prestashop.com/en/