# Zen Cart Reviews
**Vendor:** Zen Ventures  
**Category:** [Shopping Cart Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/shopping-cart)  
**Average Rating:** 3.9/5.0  
**Total Reviews:** 42
## About Zen Cart
Zen Cart is truly is the art of e-commerce; free, user-friendly, open source shopping cart software. The ecommerce web site design program is developed by a group of like-minded shop owners, programmers, designers, and consultants that think ecommerce web design could be, and should be, done differently.




## Zen Cart Reviews
  ### 1. Good for large businesses, I wouldn't recommend for smaller ones

**Rating:** 2.5/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Bianca M. | Marketing Representative, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** January 22, 2021

  ### 2. Zencart is great product but it lacks the responsiveness which is required in today's market place.

**Rating:** 2.5/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Waqas Y. | Web Application Developer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** January 27, 2021

**What do you like best about Zen Cart?**

can customize it templates pretty easily. also its open source.

**What do you dislike about Zen Cart?**

Really have to findout stuff when stuck somewhere.

**What problems is Zen Cart solving and how is that benefiting you?**

Its somewhat flexible so you can customize it and also there is a plugin for every thing so benefits are huge imo

  ### 3. my friend nadeem to share this post

**Rating:** 2.5/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** amir s. | CCTV CONTROLLER, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** February 11, 2021

**What do you like best about Zen Cart?**

zend cart is most reliable platform for online shoping

**What do you dislike about Zen Cart?**

some bugs here in this cart to support shopping

**What problems is Zen Cart solving and how is that benefiting you?**

it will make sure after online transaction

  ### 4. Worked in a couple of projects in Zan Cart and found it a bit unorganised code.

**Rating:** 3.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** mahesh s. | Software Engineer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** January 28, 2021

**What do you like best about Zen Cart?**

Settings available are very useful and very little bugs.

**What do you dislike about Zen Cart?**

Organisation of code is not good. Difficult to understand what is where.

**What problems is Zen Cart solving and how is that benefiting you?**

Zen card makes easy to build e-commerce websites.

  ### 5. I had somehow good expereince with zen cart.

**Rating:** 2.5/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Verified User in Arts and Crafts | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** January 23, 2021

**What do you like best about Zen Cart?**

Zen Cart is lightweight and easy to use.

**What do you dislike about Zen Cart?**

Not many tools and plugins available, so to get any task done, will need to create a module.

**What problems is Zen Cart solving and how is that benefiting you?**

I create the solutions for the clients, so I help them to set up e-commerce stores.


## Zen Cart Discussions
  - [What improvements have been done in the last few years?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/36900-what-improvements-have-been-done-in-the-last-few-years) - 1 comment, 1 upvote
  - [How much does Zen Cart cost?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-much-does-zen-cart-cost) - 1 comment
  - [Why use Zen Cart?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/why-use-zen-cart) - 1 comment

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## Zen Cart Features
**Administration**
- Reporting
- Cart Management
- Shipping Information Collection

**Integrations**
- Payment Gateway Integration
- E-commerce Platform Integration
- Email Integration

**Cart Management**
- Multi Cart
- Products
- Templates
- Embed

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