Josh, I've read all the bad reviews of AbleCommerce and have to suggest you check out the AbleCommerce forms for some positive reviews: http://forums.topsites.com
Personally I've only worked with AbleComemrce 3.x (breifly) and 5.5 CFMX - extensively. The latest version is a HUGE improvement over previous versions. While it is true that much of the back-end code is contained in Java objects, I've found that this has actually helped the development process. The store is designed in ColdFusion mainly for display, design, and some functionality. Most of the database integration is done through the Java objects. Regarding scalability: I've developed about 2 dozen (maybe a few more) sites using AbleCommerce 5.5 and have been very impressed with the ability to customize AbleCommerce to work with just about any situation I've come across. My company (Web 2 Market) has integrated AbleCommerce with a variety of third party applications (Mail Order Manager, AccPac, Great Plains, etc.) and also created a variety of plugins and enhancements, including a Call Center Application, Reviews Module, and more (See http://www.web2market.com for mor information). Regarding stability: AC 5.5 CFMX has greatly improved in stability, reliability, and speed. With the latest release we've had very few stability issues related to AbleCommerce. We currently have AbleCommerce sites running on both dedicated servers and shared servers. One of our shared servers has about 18 live sites running on it without problems. Regarding coding: Admittedly, this is an area that could be improved a bit. The coding in the source pages is not very clean and not very well commented, however, I've had no great difficulty in figuring out what portions of the pages perform what actions. Hopefully future releases will have improvements in the documentation and commenting of the code (keep in mind that the public release of AC 5.5 CFMX is only a few months old). I can't speak for other applications like CFWebstore (their site has an impressive feature list and Mary Jo's posts here have been informative and helpful), but I am pretty sure that you won't be disappointed with the latest version of AbleCommerce. It is definitely a more mature application with the release of 5.5. And the support and help in the AbleCommerce Community Forums is outstanding. For more information about AbleCommerce and Web 2 Market (an official AC Hosting and Development Partner) see the following sites: http://www.web2market.com http://forums.topsites.com http://www.ablecommerce.com >Hello All, > >I'm wondering if anyone has experience working with the AbleCommerce >shopping cart, specifically the CFMX version (they also offer JSP/ASP >versions). Any rants, raves, installation/usage issues? > >I would rather use CFWebstore, but my boss saw that AbleCommerce syncs up >with a module (StoneEdge Order Manager) that he likes on our current >shopping cart. We have been battling back and forth over using CF on our >next store (I want to, he doesn't), so AbleCommerce may be a way for us to >meet in the middle. Any info is appreciated, as I had never heard of >AbleCommerce before, let alone worked with it. > >-- Josh Nathanson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:230073 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
