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I think I should now shift to an .NET shopping cart. Can anyone name a good .NET shopping cart?

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This thread is from 2011, and the .NET e‑commerce landscape has changed a lot since then. Choosing a .NET cart should be driven by concrete reasons (existing C#/.NET skillset, need to integrate with Microsoft systems, or corporate hosting/policy requirements) rather than platform bias — which is what was getting at when asking “What’s wrong with PHP?”

Several suggestions in the replies are still relevant but deserve an update. ’s recommendation, nopCommerce, remains a widely used, actively maintained open‑source .NET store and has been migrated to modern ASP.NET Core runtimes — a good first candidate to evaluate for plugins, community support, and extensibility. (dotnet.microsoft.com)

mentioned Zen Cart and questioned that — Zen Cart is a PHP/MySQL (LAMP) application, not a .NET solution, so it won’t provide a native .NET codebase for integrations. (docs.zen-cart.com)

Other directions worth checking today: ’s AbleCommerce is still a commercial .NET product with hosted and on‑prem options; Virto Commerce targets enterprise, composable/headless .NET scenarios; and SimplCommerce is a lighter open‑source .NET Core starter if a minimal, developer‑friendly base is preferred. Each has different licensing, hosting and integration models, so validate those against project constraints. (ablecommerce.com)

Quick checklist (practical gaps found in the thread):

  • Match platform choice to team skills and long‑term maintenance model (in‑house vs vendor).
  • Confirm runtime/hosting (Windows vs Linux/Docker and cloud); verify required .NET version and DB support.
  • Verify payment gateways, tax/shipping integrations, and PCI support before committing.
  • Check extensibility (plugins/API) and marketplace activity — fewer plugins means more custom dev.
  • Migration essentials: export a sample of SKUs, preserve URLs and implement 301s, test full checkout and reconciliation on staging.

A short hands‑on POC (install demo, import a subset of products, run orders and refunds) exposes most hidden risks before a full migration.

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nopcommerce

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Try zen cart

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You can use 'Able Commerce 7 Shopping Cart' software, which is a complete shopping cart system at a value price. It helps you to manage orders, process payments, manage your customers and maintain an organized product catalog. As well as easy configuration menus for payments, shipping, and taxes.

AbleCommerce 7 Shopping Cart System includes:
* AbleCommerce 7 software
* One (1) LIVE production license
* One (1) FREE development license
* 30 days of technical support and installation assistance

System Requirements:
* Windows 2000 through 2008 server operating systems
* A website that can run Asp.Net applications (version 2.0 or 3.5)
* Database support for MS-SQL 2000, 2005, 2008, and the free Express version.

Member Avatar for LABC

Why do you want to try out a .NET Ecommerce solution? What's wrong with the ones written in PHP?

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"aspdotnetstorefront" - it's compatible to asp.net and offers some exciting features.

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php is the best as far as my knowledge is concerned. so go for it

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: zen cart is dot net platform?i dont think so?

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