| Traditional business | e commerce |
| 1. Generally, one needs shop, office, godown, etc. at specific location to conduct business. | 1. One can do business from anywhere that too without the need of shop, or office, godown, etc. |
| 2. Business can be done even without computer and internet. | 2. Business cannot be done without computer and internet |
| 3. One needs a heavy capital investment. | 3. E commerce can be done even with quite a less capital investment. |
| 4. Most tradition businesses are confined within the state or country. | 4. It is quite easy to do business at international level and so e commerce is not confined by geographical boundaries. |
| 5. The means and speed of communication are slower. | 5. Communication is extremely fast. |
| 6. Business transactions are slower. | 6. Business transactions are quite fast. |
