--- title: Magento Open Source Reviews meta\_title: 'Magento Open Source Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 268 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how Magento Open Source works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.0 review\_count: 268 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-09' parent\_category: name: E-Commerce url: https://www.g2.com/categories/e-commerce --- # Magento Open Source Reviews & Product Details Claimed ###### Profile Status This profile is currently managed by Magento Open Source but has limited features. Are you part of the Magento Open Source team? [Upgrade your plan](https://sell.g2.com) to enhance your branding and engage with visitors to your profile! Magento Open Source is a robust, PHP-based e-commerce platform that empowers businesses to create and manage online stores with flexibility and control. Initially developed by Varien Inc. and now maintained by Adobe Inc., it offers a comprehensive suite of tools for merchants to build customized digital storefronts. With its modular architecture, Magento Open Source supports extensive customization, allowing businesses to tailor their online presence to meet specific needs. The platform's scalability makes it suitable for a wide range of enterprises, from small startups to large multinational corporations. Key Features and Functionality: - Catalog Management: Supports various product types, including simple, configurable, grouped, bundled, and virtual products, enabling merchants to manage extensive inventories efficiently. - Promotions and Pricing: Offers advanced pricing rules and promotions, such as discounts, coupons, and special offers, to enhance customer engagement and boost sales. - Search Engine Optimization (SEO): Provides tools to optimize product pages and content for search engines, improving visibility and driving organic traffic. - Progressive Web Application (PWA) Support: Facilitates the development of PWAs, ensuring fast, responsive, and app-like experiences for users across various devices. - Extension Marketplace: Access to a vast marketplace of third-party extensions and templates allows for further customization and functionality enhancements. Primary Value and Solutions: Magento Open Source addresses the need for a flexible and scalable e-commerce solution that can adapt to the unique requirements of diverse businesses. By offering a customizable platform with a rich set of features, it enables merchants to create engaging and personalized shopping experiences for their customers. The open-source nature of Magento fosters a collaborative community, providing continuous improvements, security updates, and a wealth of resources for users. This ensures that businesses can maintain a competitive edge in the ever-evolving digital marketplace. * * * Seller [Adobe](https://www.g2.com/sellers/adobe) Discussions [Magento Open Source Community](https://www.g2.com/products/magento-open-source/discuss) Solution Type Best-of-Breed Overview by Craig Peasley (Product Marketing Leader at Magento Commerce) Show More ## Value at a Glance Averages based on real user reviews. ### Time to Implement 4 months ### Return on Investment 15 months [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/magento-open-source/pricing) ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![Shopify Plus](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Shopify Plus") Shopify Plus 4.4/5(872) ](https://www.g2.com/products/shopify-plus/reviews) [ ![Salesforce B2C Commerce](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Salesforce B2C Commerce") Salesforce B2C Commerce 4.3/5(593) ](https://www.g2.com/products/salesforce-b2c-commerce/reviews) [ ![BigCommerce](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "BigCommerce") BigCommerce 4.2/5(580) ](https://www.g2.com/products/bigcommerce/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/magento-open-source/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 268 real user reviews. Implementation Time 4 months Perceived Cost $$$$$ [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) ## Magento Open Source Integrations (17) What do users say about integrations? Integration information sourced from real user reviews. [ ![Product Avatar Image](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Product Avatar Image") Adobe Acrobat ](https://www.g2.com/products/adobe-acrobat/reviews)[ ![Product Avatar Image](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Product Avatar Image") dbt ](https://www.g2.com/products/dbt/reviews)[ ![Product Avatar Image](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Product Avatar Image") Fivetran ](https://www.g2.com/products/fivetran/reviews)[ ![Product Avatar Image](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Product Avatar Image") Google Cloud BigQuery ](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-bigquery/reviews)[ ![Product Avatar Image](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Product Avatar Image") Grab for Business ](https://www.g2.com/products/grab-for-business/reviews)[ ![Product Avatar Image](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Product Avatar Image") LiteSpeed Web Server ](https://www.g2.com/products/litespeed-web-server/reviews)[ ![Product Avatar Image](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Product Avatar Image") Magento 2 One Step Checkout ](https://www.g2.com/products/magento-2-one-step-checkout/reviews)[ ![Product Avatar Image](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Product Avatar Image") odo ](https://www.g2.com/products/odo-io-odo/reviews)[ ![Product Avatar Image](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Product Avatar Image") Odoo ERP ](https://www.g2.com/products/odoo-odoo-erp/reviews)[ ![Product Avatar Image](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Product Avatar Image") Openpay ](https://www.g2.com/products/openpay/reviews)[ ![Product Avatar Image](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Product Avatar Image") QuickBooks Online ](https://www.g2.com/products/quickbooks-online/reviews)[ ![Product Avatar Image](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Product Avatar Image") Razorpay ](https://www.g2.com/products/razorpay/reviews)[ ![Product Avatar Image](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Product Avatar Image") Rocket.Chat ](https://www.g2.com/products/rocket-chat/reviews)[ ![Product Avatar Image](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Product Avatar Image") ShipRocket ](https://www.g2.com/products/shiprocket/reviews)[ ![Product Avatar Image](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Product Avatar Image") ShipStation ](https://www.g2.com/products/shipstation/reviews)[ ![Product Avatar Image](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Product Avatar Image") SKULaunch ](https://www.g2.com/products/skulaunch/reviews)[ ![Product Avatar Image](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Product Avatar Image") Zaapi ](https://www.g2.com/products/zaapi/reviews) Show More ![Tom l.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Tom l.") TL Tom l. sales and marketing Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 3/2/2026 "Flexible Yet Costly and Complicated to Maintain" 2.5/5 What do you like best about Magento Open Source? I used Magento Open Source to host and run my e-commerce store for four years. I found it to be a packaged backend with a very robust feature list and full customization. I liked the price and the fully customizable features that allowed us to make our store look however we wanted. We were able to do things like create a custom loyalty points app and other customizations that you would generally purchase an app for. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Magento Open Source? The general upkeep of Magento caused us to leave. The issue that I have with Magento is that you need a developer on staff to be able to make changes and fix issues or you need to hire a developer a la carte. Overall, it became more expensive to use. First of all, we needed hosting off-site using a different provider, and a lot of the time you are managing a handshake between two services, and it sometimes does not work. Also, issues would arise like a broken link or banner missing. Because of the heavy code aspect of Magento, these issues were not able to be resolved ourselves. It was nowhere near as easy as Shopify - we required an onboarding team and marketing company to handle the setup. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Magento Open Source solving and how is that benefiting you? I found Magento Open Source offered a robust backend for my ecommerce store with full customization, enabling us to make our store look however we wanted. We implemented features like a custom loyalty points app without purchasing additional software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Derek H.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Derek H.") DH Derek H. Senior IT Manager Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 9/24/2024 "Pretty good but requires a lot of customization" 2.5/5 What do you like best about Magento Open Source? It's totally open, can become whatever you want it to be Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Magento Open Source? Requires a development team to really get the most out of it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Magento Open Source solving and how is that benefiting you? E-commerce and marketing needs Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 4/14/2026 Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Aayushi S.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Aayushi S.") AS Aayushi S. Freelancer Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 5/13/2025 "Magento2 : To choose or not for your e-commerce." 2.5/5 What do you like best about Magento Open Source? Magento is a great tool to quickly set up your e-commerce online as the base for any e-commerce is already built. It allows extending the frontend of your website according to your design needs with ease. It allows easy integration of must-have e-commerce functionalities like Google reviews, customer rewards, Bulk price request, Affiliate marketing through third-party modules. Best part is, we can also extend and customize the functionality of these third-party modules according to our requirement. It gives great user experience for the admin side for your e-commerce. Overall, it is a good open source tool to develop and maintain e-commerce with minimum developer requirement. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Magento Open Source? From the point of view of performance, it is not as good to choose Magento, because many other frameworks are developed which are somewhat more optimised and performance friendly than Magento. Magento2 is not good to choose, if someone is a fresher in development, as all the basic building code is already there. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Magento Open Source solving and how is that benefiting you? Since the platform provides a basic building of any e-commerce in it, we are using and maintaining it with more customisation and integration with lesser development cost . Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 5/15/2025 Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Verified User in Marketing and Advertising](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Marketing and Advertising") UM Verified User in Marketing and Advertising Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 4/30/2026 "Great for B2B Inventory, but Not Suited for B2C" 2.5/5 What do you like best about Magento Open Source? I like how the system is built for b2b managing inventory and the availability of designs format it has Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Magento Open Source? I dislike that it doesn’t suit a company focused on B2C. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Magento Open Source solving and how is that benefiting you? Helps us manage our inventory Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Adrianna T.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Adrianna T.") AT Adrianna T. IT Support Analyst Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 5/2/2024 "Magento Works" 2.5/5 What do you like best about Magento Open Source? - Easy to Use and Navigate - Excellent Reporting Capabilities - High number of features available within the program - Works well when there are no issues Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Magento Open Source? Our CRM and ERP sycronization do not always work with Magento, which has caused on-going issues externally for customers. The instability of the 3 programs working together can cause negative customer experiences. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Magento Open Source solving and how is that benefiting you? We did not have a website before getting Magento, and now we do! This has been the biggest benefit of all. Our Sales reps have been freed up to gain new business, as they no longer need to enter their customers orders manually. The customer has this option themselves! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 11/4/2024 Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Retail](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Retail") UR Verified User in Retail Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 5/21/2024 "Established platform but not a great interface for marketers" 2.5/5 What do you like best about Magento Open Source? Integrations with our ERP and other services are quite stable Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Magento Open Source? It can be clunky and also not the straightforward to use as a marketer. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Magento Open Source solving and how is that benefiting you? A robust, all round ecommerce solution. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Gary H.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Gary H.") GH Gary H. Owner Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 9/14/2023 "Ownership makes it very hard to love Magento" 2.5/5 What do you like best about Magento Open Source? Was using Magento in 2006 1.xx days and it really, really great. Very robust and dependable... couldn't ask for more, But when eBay bought it and went to the 2.xx foundation it was a complete disaster, nothing was compatible and for me to make the move to 2.xx would have been insanely costly. I ended up switching to WooCommerce and I've been happy, but miss the versatility of Magento. I've used 2.xx in other appications with Adobe at the helm, and it's good, but won't make the leap until i'm forced to. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Magento Open Source? It can be costly if you need outside plugins, Seems like Magento developers think they're mightier than god and charge like it. If you don't need anything outside of a base install, you'll be ok. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Magento Open Source solving and how is that benefiting you? It was a great solution until a forced upgrade made me move to WooCommerce Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Prince K.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Prince K.") PK Prince K. QA Engineer Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 1/13/2024 "Good Option With Open Source with Rest & Soap Api Features" 3/5 What do you like best about Magento Open Source? Order Management Handling Invoice & Inventory & Billing & Products Mapping On Website, Valid Transactions Easy Platform Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Magento Open Source? Its loading very slowly and server are too slow Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Magento Open Source solving and how is that benefiting you? Basically, everything okay but the main issue is the server loading which is very slow also some integration feature with creating user and giving acess to rest files is too tough to understand how it wil work accodigly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite DH David H. SEO Analyst Retail Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 5/31/2023 "Fairly good CMS, though a little clumsy" 3/5 What do you like best about Magento Open Source? WYSIWYG, or direct HTML coding options for creating pages. Order creation, retention, and metrics. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Magento Open Source? Difficult to traverse through the systems to get to each module. THe naming scheme can make finding things a bit confusing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Magento Open Source solving and how is that benefiting you? Made it very easy to create organic content pages, and manage EComm. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 9/19/2023 Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Jamie L.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Jamie L.") JL Jamie L. Marketplace Manager Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 6/12/2022 "Magento Open Source allows you to build a online store and has the basic ecommerce capabilities" 3/5 What do you like best about Magento Open Source? Magento Open Source was used when the company was first founded. It had the ecommerce solutions we needed. From shopping carts, to website management, it was really easy to navigate and maintain. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Magento Open Source? Magento Open Source requires you to have the knowledge to upgrade and update your website. Developer knowledge is key and not all companies have that ability. We must outsource in order to update and grow the existing websites. Meanwhile, other Ecommerce platforms can easily help us transition. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Magento Open Source: Great tool for Ecommerce Websites. Its strength lies in SEO if you can fully optimize your website. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Magento Open Source solving and how is that benefiting you? Mangeto Open Source hosts our first website and it still functions in this day an age even though the website itself looks and feels outdated. It still works and solves the problem of basic Ecommerce store. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 12/15/2022 Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ## Questions about Magento Open Source? Ask real users or explore answers from the community Get practical answers, real workflows, and honest pros and cons from the G2 community or share your insights. [ Ask about Magento Open Source ](https://www.g2.com/products/magento-open-source/discussions/new) ![Juan M.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Juan M.") JM Juan Morán • Last activity over 4 years ago How can I use Magento without the burdensome administrative load of keeping it updated? 1 Upvote 1 [ Join the conversation ](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-can-i-use-magento-without-the-burdensome-administrative-load-of-keeping-it-updated) ![Lwakhe S.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Lwakhe S.") LS Lwakhe Sangweni • Last activity over 6 years ago Is there an option to use it on Learner Management System? Currently i know of Moodle. 1 Upvote 1 [ Join the conversation ](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-there-an-option-to-use-it-on-learner-management-system-currently-i-know-of-moodle) [ View all Discussions ](https://www.g2.com/products/magento-open-source/discuss) ## Pricing Insights Averages based on real user reviews. ### Time to Implement 4 months ### Return on Investment 15 months ### Average Discount 6% [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/magento-open-source/pricing) Magento Open Source Comparisons ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/small_square/small_square_84fd5bd582809f20ff5682d2746ffa82/shopify.png "Product Avatar Image") Shopify 4.4/5(5,127) [ Compare Now ](https://www.g2.com/compare/magento-open-source-vs-shopify) ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/small_square/small_square_d7a53e3f1d29e84ae00193a07789a2e4/sap-commerce-cloud.jpg "Product Avatar Image") SAP Commerce Cloud 4.3/5(334) [ Compare Now ](https://www.g2.com/compare/magento-open-source-vs-sap-commerce-cloud) ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/small_square/small_square_4b28e3cdd2631bee0e36ddcf3ebd77c3/bigcommerce.png "Product Avatar Image") BigCommerce 4.2/5(580) [ Compare Now ](https://www.g2.com/compare/bigcommerce-vs-magento-open-source) ##### ##### Magento Open Source Features Merchandising/Marketing Storefront Design Tools Promotions and Discounts SEO Product Catalog Content Management Product Search and Filtering Order Process Checkout Process Shipping Options Tax Display and Processing Platform Customization User Management Security [ View More Features ](https://www.g2.com/products/magento-open-source/features) ##### Categories on G2 [E-Commerce Platforms](https://www.g2.com/categories/e-commerce-platforms)[Omnichannel Commerce](https://www.g2.com/categories/omnichannel-commerce) ##### Explore More [What insurance agency management platforms work best for life and health brokers managing growing client bases?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-insurance-agency-management-platforms-work-best-for-life-and-health-brokers-managing-growing-client-bases)[Cymulate vs Picus Security vs Pentera for a security team validating detection and response controls: which gives the most actionable results?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/cymulate-vs-picus-security-vs-pentera-for-a-security-team-validating-detection-and-response-controls-which-gives-the-most-actionable-results%20)[Duck Creek Policy vs Guidewire PolicyCenter for a mid-sized carrier evaluating underwriting and rating platforms: which is worth building the core policy administration workflow around long-term?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/duck-creek-policy-vs-guidewire-policycenter-for-a-mid-sized-carrier-evaluating-underwriting-and-rating-platforms-which-is-worth-building-the-core-policy-administration-workflow-around-long-term) [Is Ramco Aviation Solutions actually worth it for aviation MRO teams needing mobile technician access and real-time compliance tracking?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-ramco-aviation-solutions-actually-worth-it-for-aviation-mro-teams-needing-mobile-technician-access-and-real-time-compliance-tracking)[Which cloud workload protection tools are actually good at cutting alert noise while still maintaining a security posture that can survive an audit?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/which-cloud-workload-protection-tools-are-actually-good-at-cutting-alert-noise-while-still-maintaining-a-security-posture-that-can-survive-an-audit%20)[Pros and Cons Details](https://www.g2.com/products/magento-open-source/reviews?qs=pros-and-cons) [Show MoreShow Less](javascript:void(0);)