Each platform comes with its set of pros and cons. The decision to choose the one that is in sync with your business is a tedious process. Here we’ll draw parallels between the two widely used platforms Volusion and WooCommerce and see how Volusion holds the edge in some areas.

WooCommerce due to the open source nature is a free eCommerce platform and can be customized. Turn your WordPress site into an exhaustive business by incorporating the WooCommerce add-on, besides the numerous other extensions available to customize the store and add more functionalities. Hosting is left to you, however.

Volusion a fully hosted eCommerce solution that is easy to use due to the convenience of not needing any technical know-how of heavy coding. Also comes furnished with a range of tools to expand your site.

Overall running costs of both will depend on how much you wish to enhance the website.

Let’s look at some of the distinct advantages that Volusion holds over WooCommerce:

Hosting

You may set up your Store on WooCommerce; however, you can’t get it up and running until you set up a secure server host. Which then leads to additional costs, that includes paying for SSL certificates and domain registrations. However free it may seem at first.

Volusion manages hosting by itself; therefore, you do not need to invest in any 3rd party hosts. This comes with excellent back end support for in the form of updates, security, and maintenance.

All in one storage hosting of Volusion means you no longer need to worry about server faults at all. Get the dedicated bandwidth you need.

Themes

Volusion comes with a wide variety of built-in themes, a good load of them won’t cost a dime. Some of the themes are so small, yet vibrant that it guarantees a faster load on any webpage, hence a better user experience.

Some themes in WooCommerce require customization via coding due to which your store slows down considerably. Keeping in mind Responsive designs that are the key to sustaining your site, volusion delivers a seamless experience across all devices.

Volusion even brings robust, low-cost premium templates that will transform your store and add a whole host of features to improve your browsing sessions.

Interface

The volusion dashboard is the easiest to use for even novice users. Adding products, images, descriptions and integrating with Social Media happens effortlessly. The built-in on page SEO functions mean not a lot of optimization is needed.  Get ranked higher with ease. See all the analytics in the back end.

The basic frontend features on WooCommerce only allows displaying products, calculating shipping and product reviews. Features are theme dependent. Even social media is restricted on some themes.

Support

When it comes to assistance, Volusion’s tech support is available 24/7 to address any immediate concerns. Having representatives in the back end when you are facing an issue gives you a sense of comfort in case of any lags, crashes or any other critical error that disrupts the site flow.

Live chat, phone or email. Connecting to the experts will not be a hurdle. Reach out and see a solution appear in no time.

WooCommerce, due to its nature of open source, the support seems to be non-existent. Except, the community which often is helpful but most of the time, you’d be by yourself.

Marketing tools

Volusion offers the best marketing centric features to ensure your site is never left back in any race.

Built-in SEO, an easy slideshow of the bestselling products on the home page, abandoned cart reports, social media sharing and integrations makes this the preferred platform for any new eCommerce merchant.

Even comes with tools that help you to create coupons, vouchers and discount codes.