Frequent security breaches, sluggish website performance, limited community support, a scarcity of developers, and high hosting costs are among the common challenges faced by businesses utilizing OpenCart. While it initially showed promise and was ahead of its time, OpenCart has struggled to keep pace with the rapid advancements of other ecommerce platforms.
Despite powering over 450,000 global websites, OpenCart faces widespread criticism online. Key issues include a cumbersome checkout process, difficulties in customizing the checkout flow, a slow response from the open-source community, and persistent security threats.
For businesses deeply entrenched in the OpenCart ecosystem, the decision to switch to a more robust platform presents a complex dilemma. While the straightforward answer may be migration, the labor-intensive, time-consuming, and costly nature of such a transition, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), makes it a challenging proposition. Consequently, a blanket recommendation for switching is not extended to everyone.
However, there are redeeming qualities to OpenCart that may offer a lifeline:
- Effortless Internationalization:
- Implementation of multi-currency and multilingual capabilities.