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Now Magento 1 is no longer supported. As a Magento user, your first thought might be to migrate to Magento 2. But is that the right decision? This post will lay down the key points you must consider before making this decision.
According to a thread on Magento Forum, migration for a typical Magento 1 store to Magento 2, with minimum third-party integrations can cost anything between $30,000 to $60,000.When it comes to the cost, the critical thing to remember is that the cost for Magento 2 depends not only on the edition & hosting option you choose but also on your sales revenue, third-party extensions and customizations in your existing Magento 1 store.
Magento has prescribed a process to do this upgrade yourself. But if you have customized your store and have integrated third-party extensions, the upgrade is not going to be simple or adhere to the prescribed process.
Even a site with minimum third-party extensions and customizations can take up to 6 months to migrate and be fully functional. This means your business would have to function without your online store for up to 6 months. How will this impact your sales? The time, cost, and potential loss of revenue are key factors to think about it before you make a decision.
One of the primary reasons behind Magento’s popularity is its vast ecosystem of developers and implementation partners. This very structure has caused a lot of problems for Magento and its users, like vulnerability to hacking and malware, lack of support for original developers, etc.
One such incident was the Guruincsite malware, where Google had to blacklist almost 7,000 retailers who were using Magento, for the first 90 days of the breach.
Due to Magento’s complex architecture, you will have to commission an implementation partner to complete your migration from Magento 1 to 2 successfully. Even after your migration is complete, to keep your store up and running, you will be dependent on multiple parties.
Adobe Magento – Developer of Magento platform
Implementation Partner – For regular maintenance of your site
Support Partner – In this case, it would be the Magento Forum, as like most of the open sources software, getting support from the original developers is almost impossible
This coordination is time-consuming and at times, challenging.
Given the challenges, it will be useful to research options. There are new-age platforms that are built to avoid the issues associated with Magento.
There are B2B eCommerce Platforms providers like BigCommerce, ewiz commerce, Shopify Plus, etc. who are on par with Magento in terms of technology. Some of these are even better when it comes to features and pricing. It makes sense to check out the alternatives as well before making a crucial decision like this for your business.
(Need help in looking for Magento Alternatives? You can start your research with ewiz commerce)
As a Magento 1 user, your first thought might be to migrate from Magento 1 to Magento 2. But is that the right decision? This post will lay down the key points you must consider before making this decision.
