Many sellers with insufficient funds want to build independent websites, so they will consider building websites through free open source systems in the hope of reducing the cost of building websites. What are the free open source website building systems? Is it really cheaper to use the open source website building system?
WordPress
It is the most popular and used CMS website building system today, and more than 1/3 of the websites in the world are built using it. Its biggest advantage lies in its relatively simple construction and high expansion. For beginners, even without programming knowledge, they can quickly start.
But the problem is that its security is low. Because of the large number of users, it is easy to be targeted by criminals. In particular, if the seller uses the cracked version of the theme and plug-in, it will lead to a larger security vulnerability on the website. In addition, if the seller does not update with the official update frequency, it will also cause security problems on the website.
Joomla
It has 105 million downloads worldwide and is the second largest open source website building system in the world. The difficulty is higher than the above, but lower than Drupal. It is not friendly for beginners. Its biggest advantage is that it has a strong developer community and a lot of free open source plug-ins and extensions.
But at the same time, these plug-ins are also its problem. After its version is updated, plug-in bugs may appear. Without relevant technical reserves, it is difficult to solve these problems.
OpenCart
It is also a world famous open source e-commerce system. Its advantages lie in its powerful functions and excellent design, and its plug-ins are also very rich. In addition, its backstage is also relatively simple, and novices can quickly get started.
However, its problem lies in its poor compatibility and many system bugs. If there are many modules, it is likely to directly affect the performance of the system. In addition, because of its strong expansibility, the seller also needs to maintain and update the program regularly, otherwise it is easy to cause the website crash.
Magento
Its advantage is that its security is very high. At present, we have not heard that its website has been hacked. However, it is difficult to get started, and the seller needs to have relevant experience to complete the construction of the website. If the seller has no experience at all, it will take a long time to learn.
PrestaShop
Its advantages are that it is easy to download, install and update, and it is also fast to start. However, if there is no relevant knowledge reserve, the overall customization level will be relatively low.
Although the open source website building system is free of charge, when using the open source website building system, the seller also needs to pay for the purchase of domain names, purchase or rent servers. In addition, if there is no relevant experience, the seller may also need to hire professional programmers to successfully complete the website building. A series of down, the cost is not low.
For sellers without relevant experience, SaaS website building company is actually a better choice. We provide SaaS website building services to handle all matters in the process of website building. Compared with a well-known website building platform in foreign countries, our advantage is that there is no commission. No matter what the seller's order amount is, we only need to pay the annual fee for website building.
While a well-known foreign station building company needs to pay the annual fee for station building as well as the transaction commission. For sellers with large orders, the cost will be much higher.
