5 Laravel E-commerce Packages

In general, building/developing a webshop or an online store is not easy. There are many tasks on our list, and more to come when stepping forward. So it’s good if we do have a starting point and there is a package that we can use already as an online store provider.

Let’s take a brief look at some of the popular packages and then our package, Bazar.

Aimeos

Clearly, this is the biggest system by the numbers. It has a quite big ecosystem. It also has Laravel, TYPO3, and Symfony drivers.

Features:

• Drop-in, you can start fast and inside any project
• Detailed documentation
• Wide range of payment gateways
• JSON REST API
• Modular

If you are planning or already maintaining a smaller scale webshop, Aimeos might not be the best choice for you, however, for a bigger scale, this can be a considerable option.

Bagisto

Bagisto is a standalone shop application with a lot of features. If you want an integration with a running application, this might not be the best choice for you. But if you’re willing to build a store from scratch, you might give it a shot.

Features:

• Easy package development
• Detailed documentation
• Custom themes
• Translation management
• JSON REST API

Vanilo

Vanilo is a modular e-commerce platform for Laravel. The code is way smaller than Aimeos’ or Bagisto’s source code. This is not a disadvantage, it makes the package more flexible and easier to integrate.

Features:

• Modular
• Detailed documentation
• Product properties
• Flexible cart
• Settings module

GetCandy

This is a bit different than the other platforms. GetCandy is headless, which means it provides an interface that lets you build your custom store on top of it easily.

Features:

• Headless
• JSON REST API
• Easy custom store integration
• Detailed documentation
• Flexible admin hub

Bazar

No surprise, Bazar is our project. It is a very young one, so it is still taking its shape. However, there are some things already that might encourage you to give it a shot.

Features:

• Drop-in – works as a package
• Detailed documentation
• Nice and intuitive admin UI
• Flexible and extendable core
• Modular, contract-based integrations