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The compared features are those related to the standard versions of the two e-commerce software and can be expanded through additional modules already available or through the development of additional functionalities by Arte e Informatica. VirtueMart Italy is an excellent solution for integrating a product showcase and/or a small e-commerce site into a website built with Joomla! It is worth noting that projects like Joomla! Shop and Red Shop can be valid alternatives to VirtueMart for managing and creating small e-commerce sites integrated into corporate websites based on the Joomla! CMS. PrestaShop is the ideal Open Source solution for creating advanced e-commerce sites.
Starting from version 1.5: PrestaShop integrates multi-store management and advanced inventory management, competing on equal terms with Magento, while remaining less demanding on hardware resources.
| Feature and Functionality | VirtueMart | PrestaShop |
| Need for Joomla! CMS | YES | NO |
| Integration with Joomla! CMS | YES | NO |
| Choice of product status | YES* | YES |
| Catalog Mode (Product Showcase) | YES | YES |
| Management of UPC codes (USA, Canada) | NO | YES |
| Stock history (sales, restocks...) | NO | YES |
| Improved stock management | NO | YES |
| Minimum purchase quantity | YES | YES |
| Unlimited categories and subcategories | YES | YES |
| Unlimited series of attributes (sizes, colors…) | YES* | YES |
| Unlimited number of combinations (red, green, S, M, L…) | NO | YES |
| Unlimited product combinations (e.g., red t-shirt, XL) | NO | YES |
| Automatic combination creation program | NO | YES |
| Unlimited product features | NO | YES |
| Unlimited number of images with automatic resizing | NO | YES |
| Multiple images per product | NO | YES |
| Choice of number of products per page | YES | YES |
| Display of available quantities on the product sheet | YES | YES |
| Product selection by relevance, price, date… | YES* | YES |
| Print product sheets | YES | YES |
| Monitoring anomalies related to categories or products (empty, deactivated…) | NO | YES |
| Categories reserved for customer groups | YES | YES |
| Product and accessory bundles | NO | YES |
| Discounts expressed as a percentage or fixed amount | YES | YES |
| Identification of product codes, suppliers, ISBN-EAN13 | NO | YES |
| Monitoring products purchased in gift lists (who, when) | NO | YES |
| Management of manufacturers, brands | YES* | YES |
| Supplier management | NO | YES |
| Management of the eco-contribution | NO | YES |
| Customizable products (images, texts...) | YES | YES |
| Downloadable products (MP3, PDF, software...) | YES | YES |
| Cross-selling | NO | YES |
| Ability to export products to eBay | NO | YES |
| Ability to export products to Twenga | NO | YES |
| Product comparison | NO | YES |
| Zoom and thickbox on product photos | NO | YES |
| Protective watermark on product images | NO | YES |
| Quick search for a product | YES | YES |
| Ajax search | NO | YES |
| Customer comments on products | YES | YES |
| Customer opinions | YES | YES |
| Dual price display: VAT included and excluded | YES | YES |
| Email notification of minimum stock | NO | YES |
| Filter product features (red, xl), price range, etc.. | NO | YES |
| Adding attachments to products (user guide, instructions, etc.) | YES* | YES |
| Adding products to the wishlist | NO | YES |
| Sending the wishlist via email | NO | YES |
| Option "Send to a friend" | YES | YES |
| Display of products corresponding to the same category | YES | YES |
| Product discount for user groups, purchase conditions, etc.. | NO | YES |
| Product discount for validity period (from dd/mm/yyyy to dd/mm/yyyy) | NO | YES |
| Creation of a group of favorite products | NO | YES |
| Display of cart content | YES | YES |
| Display of product categories | YES | YES |
| Store customization without modifying the core | NO | YES |
| Localization of physical stores (store locator) | NO | YES |
| Activation/deactivation of modules with one click | YES* | YES |
| Unlimited addition of modules in the front office and back office | YES | YES |
| Showcasing featured products on the homepage | YES | YES |
| Contact form with multiple recipients | NO | YES |
| Canonical URL: avoid duplicate content | YES* | YES |
| Showcasing bestsellers | YES | YES |
| Newsletter subscription box | NO | YES |
| Complete display of customer account | YES* | YES |
| Legal notes and acceptance of sales conditions | YES | YES |
| Choice of currency | YES | YES |
| Database backup | NO | YES |
| Management of subdomains | NO | YES |
| Choice of languages | YES* | YES |
| Maintenance mode | YES | YES |
| Authorization of specific IP addresses in maintenance mode | NO | YES |
| Theme modification from the front office | NO | YES |
| Store import module | NO | YES |
| Compatible with all browsers | YES | YES |
| Integration with CRM or ERP via Web Service | NO | YES |
| Contextual help function in the back office | NO | YES |
| Creation of custom links in the back office | NO | YES |
| Text editor | YES | YES |
| Optimized access for search engines | YES | YES |
| URL rewriting | YES | YES |
| Custom URL for each product | YES* | YES |
| Automatically generated sitemap | NO | YES |
| Automatic robot.txt and .htaccess files | NO | YES |
| Title tags, meta, meta description | YES | YES |
| Reduction of product loading time | NO | YES |
| Orders on one page (one-page checkout) | NO | YES |
| Orders associated with invitations (guest checkout) | NO | YES |
| One-click order renewal | NO | YES |
| Customizable order status | NO | YES |
| Default messages for order tracking | NO | YES |
| Configurable minimum order amount | YES | YES |
| Ability to order products not available in stock | YES | YES |
| Invoices and delivery notes available in PDF format | NO | YES |
| Gift wrapping | YES | YES |
| Mandatory acceptance of general sales conditions | YES | YES |
| Unlimited number of couriers | YES | YES |
| Unlimited number of destinations | YES | YES |
| Email notifications regarding order delivery status | YES | YES |
| Possibility of free shipping | YES | YES |
| Distinct delivery and billing addresses | YES | YES |
| Management of taxes by country, state, and region | YES | YES |
| Cash on delivery payment | YES | YES |
| PayPal payment | YES | YES |
| Advance Bank Transfer payment | YES | YES |
| Loyalty programs | NO | YES |
| Coupons and discount vouchers | YES* | YES |
| Affiliate programs | NO | YES |
| Return management | NO | YES |
| Ability to send messages through a customer account | NO | YES |
| Ability to export newsletter subscriber lists | NO | YES |
| Notifications in the back office | NO | YES |
| Statistics on orders and sales | YES* | YES |
| Affiliate statistics | NO | YES |
| Courier statistics | NO | YES |
| Best supplier statistics | NO | YES |
| Best results statistics by category, coupon, product, etc. | NO | YES |
| Centralized management of multiple stores from a single back office | NO | YES |
| Catalog management by store and groups of stores | NO | YES |
| A different graphic theme for each store | NO | YES |
| Management of multiple warehouses | NO | YES |
| Management of orders to suppliers | NO | YES |
| Warehouse movements with history and simplified modification | NO | YES |
| Management of abandoned carts | NO | YES |
| Management of shipments to multiple destinations for a single order | NO | YES |
*) The functionality is partial; for example, VirtueMart does not allow sorting products by available quantity like PrestaShop does. The management of sizes and colors in VirtueMart is complex and requires the addition of child products, which takes more time to input and makes management more difficult.