What is Shopware? The basis for successful online stores!

Shopware stores are the basis for successful e-commerce projects and online stores in many industries and with the most diverse requirements.

What are Shopware stores?

Shopware stores are online stores based on the Shopware AG software. Shopware AG(https://www.shopware.com/de/) is a leading provider of store software from Germany. More than 100,000 customers already use the product with the same name in their online stores. The company from Münsterland employs over 450 people and has over 1200 sales partners. For example, scope01 from Frankfurt am Main is one of these partners.

Shopware is the technological basis for realizing a successful online store. Typical components of an online store are included:

Components of a Shopware store

• Homepage with new products, top sellers, promotions
• Product search
• Product categories as an overview of all products in a category. With the option of filtering and sorting items.
• Product detail view with all product information. And the option to add an item to the shopping cart.
• Order process with registration or login. Specification of shipping and billing address as well as selection of shipping and payment method.
• Customer area with overview of orders, addresses

Shopware’s standard store software already offers all the options for offering these and many other functions to customers and visitors online. You can find out more in the demo store  https://shopware-demo.scope01.com (basic version 6) to get an impression of the variety of functions. Of course, Shopware stores are responsive, i.e. they can be easily operated with smartphones, tablets and desktop computers. The new version 6 also provides the option of connecting other sales channels in addition to the online store. For example, marketplaces or retailer portals. Of course, the stores meet all the requirements for successful online marketing, such as search engine marketing (SEO). Google will be delighted.

Extension of stores

In addition, the functional scope of Shopware stores can be extended by third-party solutions. The Shopware Store offers a variety of layouts (themes) and extensions (plugins) for this purpose: https://store.shopware.com/. scope01 from Frankfurt also offers its solutions on this marketplace. For example, our interfaces to Pimcore for managing product data (PIM) and integration into the store. Or our plugin (extension) for managing redirects with almost 4000 downloads.

Finally, customer data and orders can be managed and products and categories maintained in the administration of Shopware stores. In addition, all important settings for the online store are made in the backend.

What do Shopware stores cost?

Shopware is an open source, non-encrypted open source software. The store software is offered in several different versions:

• One is the free Shopware Community Edition. This is installed on your own server or hosting package. No manufacturer support is offered for this version. Support can be provided by a Shopware agency such as scope01 or via the community.
• On the other hand, there are the commercial plans Shopware Rise, Evolve and Beyond. These are associated with monthly costs, which are calculated depending on external sales (GMV). Manufacturer support and the provision of updates are included in these plans. The versions are available both as a cloud solution and as a self-hosted solution for your own servers.

We would be happy to advise you on how you can use Shopware optimally for your e-commerce project. We are experts in the software with many years of experience.