CMS + Ecommerce - Which opensource program is best?

We have to develop an Ecommerce site with 20+ pages of static content which needs a CMS and a store or 30+ products.
We use Magento or Cubecart for Ecommerce and Wordpress or Joomla for CMS sites.

Which has the best of both worlds - a good CMS with Store management? I am not sure if a Wordpress CMS site with an Shopping cart plugin will be a scalable solution.. Any advice?

Since it seems you're already comfortable with Joomla and since your store is pretty small, you might want to simply add an E-Comm extension:

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It's not open source, but I'd recommend checking out Verb CMS (

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), which is a hosted CMS service with fully integrated eCommerce. It's super cool.

WordPress with e-Commerce plugin seems to be a simple and elegant solution:

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Joomla with VirtueMart is a fairly feature heavy combination:

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I'm a big fan of [Drupal][1] for a full-featured CMS, and though it has a bit of learning curve, it's worth it for its flexibility and power. Its [e-Commerce module][2] is excellent as well, and integrates nicely to create online stores. Both are totally free, open-source goodness, with a large, supportive community.


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I generally prefer to use the open source [DashCommerce][1]. I have installed and use this across many small sites and I get nothing but rave reviews for it. The key here is that non-technical people are able to get around in it and manage the content without any problem at all. And it is great for geeks too in that you have full access to everything...read - tweak till your hearts content!


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I would use Magento, it is based on the Zend Framework and it is the best PHP solution, well documented, OO.

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And based on your needs you can select.


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Use **[Magento][1]**. You can have both **CMS and Ecommerce** facility in it.

> Magento eCommerce Platforms provide
> the scalability, flexibility and
> features for business growth. Magento
> provides feature-rich eCommerce
> platforms that offer merchants
> complete flexibility and control over
> the presentation, content, and
> functionality of their online channel.
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> The Magento Community Edition is
> available as a free download under the
> open source OSL 3.0 license and is
> recommended for expert developers and
> highly technical enthusiasts and
> hobbyists in non-mission critical
> environments.


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There's a new product called [Caribou CMS][1] which is a content management system (CMS) with e-commerce functionality (online storefront, subscriptions, etc.).


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