Ask HN: Choosing an e-commerce platform

[aaossa]

Hi HN,

I need your advice. I have a client that wants to use an e-commerce platform. How do you choose an e-commerce platform? What are the risks of a bad choice?

I could use Ruby or Python. What platforms do you recommend? Is there one that uses Flask (Python)?

Also, I'm in the "API team", do we really need to use an e-commerce platform just to create the API?

Thanks!

[FormFollowsFunc]

I'm also looking for an e-commerce platform. This is what I've discovered researching it so far.

For Rails there is Spree Commerce. But since they have been bought they have reduced the commitment to the open source project. Hence a fork called Solidus.

For Django there is Oscar Commerce. There is also Cartridge which integrates with Mezzanine CMS.

Personally I would go with Spree Commerce or Solidus. If you need e-commerce functionality attached to a website I would go with Wagtail CMS and Oscar Commerce - there is an integration project called django-oscar-wagtail.

[aaossa → FormFollowsFunc]

Thanks! I found some of them too. Good luck in your project @FormFollowsFunc :)

[mjhea0]

If you're looking at Flask, you may just want to connect to Stripe and then design your own basic platform.

https://github.com/realpython/flask-paywall