Magento eCommerce
The Pixel has been developing with Magento eCommerce since the platform launched in 2008 and we've seen continued growth in both our business and that of our clients ever since. During that time, Magento has cemented its position as the market leading eCommerce platform.
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Why Magento?
In an era when so many high street retailers are falling behind their sales projections and eCommerce is driving more growth to market than any other sector, there's never been a better time for retailers to bolster their online profile or web start-up companies to flourish. As the leading eCommerce platform – more Googled than the term eCommerce itself - Magento is by far the most fertile soil to foster online growth for your company.
Why The Pixel?
Our clients range from global brands to web start-ups and, as a versatile and tractable company, our expertise is in aligning the ideal Magento eCommerce package to each client's specific needs. It's why we've enjoyed such long-standing relationships with so many of our clients after initially developing their Magento site, from continued support onto hosting services and online marketing to suit the demands of their particular business.
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What is Magento?
Simply explained, Magento is an open source content management system (CMS) for eCommerce that offers feature rich methods of selling and promoting products, organising customers, and retaining secure payment methods. From the perspective of a trained Magento developer, the platform can also be easily adjusted through additional coding to provide specific customisations to suit the needs of any given client.
Magento Key Features
- Integration – web merchants migrating from competing platforms can easily import their existing customer and product databases to the Magento architecture.
- Open Source – Magento's entry-level Community Edition is free of charge, allowing companies to build their site through the platform without the risk of a costly license fee.
- Secure Payments – With the option of over 50 payment gateways (including Paypal), Magento provides a checkout infrastructure to suit all customers.
- Streamlined Products – Even the most complex catalogue of products can be seamlessly integrated into Magento through a variety of intuitively designed product categories.
- Calculated Shipping – Set a wide range of customisations and rules for shipping to ensure that prices and parameters are consistent across your site.
- Marketing – Configure newsletters, apply voucher promotions, and reach out to social networks through Magento's feature rich tool-set.
- Analytics - Magento provides in-application features that allow you to monitor site traffic, track sales trends, and easily identify your most popular products.
- Multiple Languages – Build Magento sites in a wide variety of languages, and operate each territory separately through a helpful multi-store feature.
Magento Versions
One of the biggest reasons for Magento's success has been its range of Editions, from the license-free Community Edition to its two premium Editions, Professional and Enterprise. The tools and feature-sets across each Edition are scaled to reflect the needs of different sizes of business, whether you're an independent web merchant, growing company, or large online retailer.
Magento Go brings a fourth solution to the table under a 'Software as a Service' (SaaS) license. Payment is subscription-based across four separate streams of service, providing an affordable plan for any small business. Magento then hosts the site and provides its expert support service at no additional cost to your monthly plan.
Whether your particular business suits the open source Magento Community Edition, top-tiered Magento Enterprise package, or agile Magento Go service, The Pixel is ideally positioned to offer expert advice and dedicated service across the board.
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| Ideal For | Small businesses in the market for a low-cost path to eCommerce, and a low maintenance solution for ongoing development. | Development expertise is required, although as an open source solution it remains appealing to small companies and start-ups. | As Magento's premium Edition, Enterprise includes the platform's full library of tools and support. |
| Support | Two levels of support are offered depending on your monthly plan, from online Q&A and e-mail support to 24/7 phone support. | The only Magento Edition without support as standard, although additional support can be sought from The Pixel. | Support is offered from both Magento's in-house developers and the team hear at The Pixel. |
Compare Magento Editions
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| Development Model | Open Source | Open Source | Open Source |
| License | SaaS | Open Source (OSL 3.0) | Commercial |
| PCI Data Security Standard (PA-DSS) | Level 1 PCI-DSS Compliant | Not Included | Supported with Secure Payment Bridge |
| Support | Phone and Email Support Available | Not Supported | Complete Product Support via Service Level Agreements |
| Warranty | Not Warranted | Not Warranted | Included |
| Indemnification | No indemnification | No indemnification | Included |
| Functionality | Basic | Basic | Enterprise Level Functionality / Features |
Since it was established in 2000, The Pixel has been dedicated to web design from its Bristol HQ in the UK. We immediately realised the potential of Magento when it emerged in 2007 and, since then, we've built the company around the platform, not only offering the highest standards of Magento development and support, but additional services from over a decade of industry experience such as online marketing, SEO, and tailored Magento Hosting to complement bespoke client packages.
