With all the information all over the internet, dropshipping may seem easy. However, it isn’t that easy, especially if you don’t have the factual information to make the journey an easy one. There are a lot of reasons that could hinder the success of dropshipping or why one may not find dropshipping business profitable; most of them are relatively technical problems.

One of them is choosing the best ecommerce platform that will suit your dropshipping business. Get it right, and the chances of succeeding in the business will be high. Below are some of the best ecommerce platforms and their features for your dropshipping business.

WooCommerce

Reports have it that WooCommerce is the most widely used ecommerce platform out there. Thanks to its easy installation process and being a free platform, its market share is more than 28% in overall ecommerce platforms. It doesn’t require a high form of technicality at all.

The platform is user-friendly as it comes with the simplest of GUI interfaces that a newbie in dropshipping business can understand. It is built on WordPress, and this is why it is a popular choice among bloggers. It allows them to add multiple add-ons for free easily.

Talking about support, the platform has a large base of designers and developers who are ever ready to provide answers to all your needs. The support system is excellent, there are also loads of material on the internet regarding WooCommerce.

As mentioned earlier, the platform is built on WordPress, so users of WordPress can easily install WooCommerce as a plugin without having to pay anything. It is completely free!

Shopify

Hosting around 500,000 ecommerce stores and dropshipping websites, Shopify remains one of the best ecommerce platforms out there. With Shopify, almost everything about your dropshipping business becomes easy. It has a plugin, Oberlo, that can make product import as easy as pie, the same with the fulfillment process.

Shopify seems to be the best in terms of user-friendliness. It is so easy to use, as you can just sign up and start adding products to your store immediately. Also, it has templates with pre-populated pages and add-ons for the easy set-up of your dropshipping store.

Its support system is great; there is an around the clock email, phone, and chat support system. Also, there is a forum where all the users can come together to get help. In terms of price, Shopify is not free. The platform has three plans, with the price ranging from $29 to $299.

Magento

On the scale of how they are being used, we can say Magento is the second most used ecommerce platform out there as it hosts thousands of ecommerce websites. While the first on the scale – WooCommerce – is relatively easy to use, Magento is a bit complex to use, and may not be the ideal choice for newbies.

It is more suitable for developers, or people with at least basic programming knowledge. This is why most of the dropshippers using this platform are developers or have hired developers on ground. Magento is user-friendly, so does its design. Although a bit advanced, anybody with basic programming knowledge could use it to create their ecommerce store.

The support system is excellent too. It has a large base of developers, designers, and the Magento officials ready to offer support to the newcomers. What’s more? There are multiple off-Magento channels like YouTube channels, forums, blogs where users can get help, tutorials, and materials in case of any problem while developing their dropshipping store. It is a free platform that can be launched by anyone with little help.

BigCommerce

BigCommerce is another great platform worthy of being on the list of best ecommerce platforms for dropshipping. Currently, the platform host over 52,000 websites, with more than 50,000 being small businesses and 2000+ enterprise companies. The setting up process on BigCommerce is straightforward and quick, and the user interface is friendly and straightforward. 

Talking about the price, BigCommerce is more affordable than the likes of Shopify as it doesn’t charge any transaction fee. However, they offer basic packages like that of Shopify, and the price range is $29 to $250 for small business, while you may need to contact BigCommerce support for enterprise companies.

Most of its themes are free, and customization is easy. The support system is topnotch; there’s an email option, chat, and phone option. Also, there’s a forum of BigCommerce users for any challenges.

OpenCart

OpenCart is more like Magento in terms of functionality. They share many similarities – open source, free, more advanced, and of course, more suitable for people with at least basic programming knowledge than the newbies.

OpenCart is a free platform; therefore, it includes lifetime free support and free software updates. Although, due to it being a more advanced platform, users that are not very good with programming may need to hire website developers and designers to build their store, which may be pricey.

Some of its features are the multi-currency support, integrated payment gateways, detailed sales report, unlimited products and categories, and some other tools that will benefit your business. Their support system is top-notch too, you can contact the support team through email, and there’s a forum to ask other members and developers for help, so it isn’t that hard even if you are a beginner.

There you have it! There are many amazing ecommerce platforms out there. The one you will go for may depend on what you are looking to get from them. Luckily, above are five (5) best ecommerce platform with all their features explained!   

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