WooCommerce, one of the top 5 platforms for eCommerce. Built as an addition to WordPress, has steady growth and a large user group. The first release was in 2011.
Because it’s an addition to WordPress, WooCommerce can use and integrate with a lot of plugins and automation tools. Because WordPress has a strong development community, integrating WooCommerce with any plugin is fast and easy.
On top of the existing WordPress plugins, WooCommerce has a marketplace of its own with a large selection of plugins and additions that will transform any online store to a powerful eCommerce platform.
So, if you are starting an online business or want to extend your existing business, the setup will probably be $200 – $ 300 per year.
PROS: It supports up to 10 000 products, and if you are familiar with WordPress, the learning curve won’t be steep.
CONS: It’s an addition to an existing platform, WordPress, meaning, you need a hosted site that will be upgraded. Although WordPress offers hosting and plans, any potential store owners have to work their way through to set this up. This adds additional startup expenses and might get tricky.