Setup and overall use was pretty easy. Very little reading up necessary, and I was able to pick up using Virtuemart for the first time every very quickly. Documentation is also easy to find. Integration into Joomla is nice though, and you can use many Joomla built in features to supplement VM and make it easier to manage. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Joomla can be clunky and slow, which can impede the use of plugins. Virtuemart suffers because of this. Additionally, at the time of use there was no integration with the inventory management software we were using. This was a challenge as inventory had to be manually managed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Lots of flexibility with product features Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Some of the code makes it difficult to modify and customize. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It has a clean backend interface and easy to use Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is too difficult to add attributes... should have a better UI Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

VirtueMart holds the distinction of being the free Joomla eCommerce extension with the most longevity. For people who need to add Joomla eCommerce to their sites, it's worth consideration, but be sure to compare other options! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

VM over the last few years has stripped out features that used to be core, and turned them into paid plugins. I get that the author(s) need to make a living, but this is frustrating for clients who want to upgrade from earlier versions and suddenly find themselves having to assemble a large number of different plugins and addons from other vendors to get the same functionality VM used to include by default in earlier versions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The framework is great. Super powerful php based backend with javascript. Supports loads of apis and is completely customizable. So many plugins and components, from simple to complex. Ecommerce component Virtuemart is top notch. Continued development. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Could be faster. Is a bit of a server hog. Some templates mess up your website and need high levels of tweaking. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

This system is easy to install and configure and works with most of the common open source content management systems (Joomla, etc.) This system is very easy to set up and administer and has more features than some of its commercial competitors. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

For smaller sites that don't need a full eCommerce suite, VirtueMart might be overkill. Otherwise it's a great product. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.