In this article we will list the most important pros and cons of osCommerce and CRE Loaded Standard. Hopefully, this will help you in your choice of a free shopping cart application.
pros:
- very easy to use;
- the standard installation includes a lot of extra modules;
- well-organized admin area;
- better templates and template management;
- easy to upgrade;
cons:
- some of the default modules are rarely used;
- on the other hand, some useful modules are part of the paid CRE Loaded package;
pros:
- easy installation;
- a lot of additional contributions which greatly expand the application's functionality;
- sufficient documentation and forum support;
cons:
- the installation of most contributions requires changes in the application's code and this may lead to problems;
- new versions and upgrades are released very rarely;
- older versions do not work properly with MySQL 5;
- the installation of a new template is actually a complete new osCommerce installation;
- upgrading osCommerce is not an easy task;