Shopware Universe 12.10.2021
Welcome, Kathleen Claes!
Kathleen Claes is our new Director of Partnerships & Alliances. In this interview, she talks about her new position, her thoughts on open commerce and what this means for merchants.
Build the Exceptional with the leading Open Commerce Platform
Shopware offers you cutting-edge, highly adaptable ecommerce solutions trusted by the world's most acclaimed brands. Create outstanding customer experiences, innovate fast, and accelerate your growth in the ever-evolving space of digital commerce. You decide how far you want to go, and we'll be by your side.
Close to 100.000 renowned brands trust in Shopware
The future of
ecommerce is open
Based on our unique approach to open transparency, we've built Shopware on three core pillars – independent, limitless, outstanding. With these, we give you the necessary edge to stand out in today’s highly competitive market conditions:
Independent
Open Commerce Platform
Steer every aspect of your business with the collective power of open commerce
Limitless
Business Model Composer
Pioneer into new territory and scale your business in unlimited ways
Outstanding
Composable Customer Experience
Create unforgettable customer experiences and establish lasting brand loyalty
One solution,
maximum flexibility
Elevate your business with ultra-modern features and state-of-the art technology
API-first
Our powerful APIs have been developed to guarantee full flexibility when you’re integrating Shopware into your technology infrastructure. Building a solid API-ecosystem is imperative if you want to take your business further and succeed in today's world of automation, decentralisation and unlimited availability.
Headless Core
While older ecommerce platforms often suffer from a technological "lock-in" on certain technologies, Shopware provides a complete, consistent and documented API. Our headless core enables you to deliver exceptional digital commerce experiences to your customers. You decide, where and how you want your customers to engage with your brand.
B2C · B2B · D2C
Shopware's innovative, fully flexible ecommerce solutions will effortlessly suit and support your specific business needs, regardless of your business model. Choose your preferred operating mode, whether cloud or self-managed, and switch if needed. Test different business models on-time, and build your own platform infrastructure according to your individual requirements.
Content & Commerce
Consumers need to know, like and trust you in order to make a purchase decision. Thanks to our seamless integration of content and commerce you can forge that indispensable trust-factor and build a solid, customer-focused brand identity. Create outstanding digital commerce experiences, increase your reach organically, and keep your customers engaged across all sales channels.
Unbeatable TCO
Direct market comparisons have proven time and again: Shopware has an unbeatable TCO – thanks to our ultra-modern technology, wide range of innovative features, and the "one-time purchase license model." We offer full transparency, no hidden costs, and continuous technological improvements to give you the competitive edge necessary to succeed.
Fastest Time-To-Market
Benefit from greatly reduced project cycles - for your smooth and successful take-off in digital commerce. Start and scale your business immediately. Shopware offers you maximum flexibility and unlimited growth potential thanks to the combination of cloud and self-managed ecommerce solutions. Our support team, as well as our expert partner agencies, are always at your disposal shall you require any assistance.
We need a flexible, intuitive and future-oriented ecommerce solution that allows us to run our customer-focused and creative business in the most sustainable way. This is exactly what we’ve found in Shopware 6 – be it in Shopware’s expressive storytelling feature, in the performance, or in the exceptionally high degree of automation.
Kristof Kruse
System Owner Webshop - ARMEDANGELS
We‘d like to offer apple fans a new approach to ecommerce and provide a unique online experience: With a platform that informs and introduces customers to the colourful world and different flavours of the apple. Shopware allows us to present our apples, and consequently our brand, in exactly this unique way.
Benjamin Laimer
Head of Marketing VI.P - La Saporeria
Shopware enables the perfect integration from our ERP-system into our store system. Via API, all important data is seamlessly synchronised. This greatly simplifies and speeds up the daily workflow for our admin managers as well as for our team in logistics.
Viktor Franz
Management - Team Dr. Joseph
Recognised by
Mentioned in the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Digital Commerce 2021
Ranked as the No.1 provider for commercial and open source ecommerce solutions
Included as one of the fastest growing startups of significance in open source
Awarded 6 times in a row: One of the fastest growing tech companies
Gartner Peer Insights: Rated 4.8 out of 5 based on eight reviews as of 15th July 2021
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