In this we will list the most important pros and cons of osCommerce and CRE Loaded Standard. Hopefully, this will help you in your choice of a free shopping cart application.

CRE Loaded:

pros:

• very easy to use;
• the standard INSTALLATION INCLUDES a lot of extra modules;
• well-organized admin area;
• better templates and template management;
• easy to upgrade;

cons:

• some of the default modules are rarely used;
• on the other hand, some useful modules are part of the paid CRE Loaded package;

osCommerce:

pros:

• easy installation;
• a lot of additional CONTRIBUTIONS which greatly expand the application's functionality;
• sufficient documentation and forum support;

 cons:

• the installation of most contributions requires changes in the application's code and this may lead to problems;
• new VERSIONS and UPGRADES are released very rarely;
• older versions do not work properly with MySQL 5;
• the installation of a new template is actually a complete new osCommerce installation;
• upgrading osCommerce is not an easy task;

In this we will list the most important pros and cons of osCommerce and CRE Loaded Standard. Hopefully, this will help you in your choice of a free shopping cart application.

CRE Loaded:

pros:

cons:

osCommerce:

pros:

 cons: