Magento 2 was announced on Nov 17, 2015, since then there have been additional version releases and the new platform is continuing to be strongly adopted.
Differences Between Magento 1 and Magento 2
| Magento 1.0+ | Magento 2.0+ |
| API Added Retroactively | API is Core to the technology |
| Flexible Architecture | New Architecture for Speed |
| Open Source (CE) | Open Source (CE) |
| No Front-end Library | Ships with LESS |
| Legacy PHP | PHP5.6+ / 7.0 |
| No Support for HTML5/CSS3 | Native Support HTML5/CSS3 |
| RWD Theme Included | Default Theme Included in vendor |
| Weak Content Staging | Advanced Content Staging |
| Sub-Par Search (SOLR) | Elastic Search (EE) |
| External PayPal | In-Site PayPal Experience |
| Secure Bridge | PCI Compliance Hosted Fields |
| Minimal Video Features | Integrated Video (PDP)* |
| Full Page Cache (EE) | FPC (EE)/Varnish |
| Severe DB Locking Issues | Zero Table Locking (Checkout) |
| Decent Automated Tests | Better Automated Tests |
| JS – Prototype | JS – Jquery |
| Huge Extension Marketplace | Minimal Extensions for 2.0 |
| Stale Admin Panel (Backoffice) | Fresh New Design in Admin |
| No Data Grid | Customizable Data Grid for Catalog |
| Admin Non-Responsive | Responsive Admin Panel |
| EE Pricing by License | EE Pricing by Order Volume |
| 5-12 Month Project Cycle | Claimed 4-8 Month Project Cycle* |
| Legacy Checkout | Streamlined Checkout Process |
| Popular Payment & Shipping Methods | Same Payment & Shipping Methods |
| “Wild West” Extension Market | Rigorous Extension Testing |
| Connect Store | New “Marketplace” |
- Magento 2 offers 50% faster page load speed than Magento 1
- Magento 2 empowers its merchants by providing much more efficient experience that enhances growth.
- Magento 2 offers built-in integration of payment gateways like PayPal, Braintree and Authorize.net.
- Magento 2 checkout is more faster than Magento 1. Its capable of taking much more orders as compared to magento 1
- Magento 2 is developed with boosted security features compared to Magento 1.
- Magento 2 Supports latest versions of PHP (7 & 5.6)
- Enterprise edition allows the merchants to createe multiple databases into order to distribute server load
- Magento 2 has full page cache and Varnish for caching built in the system.
Costing
The pricing for Enterprise has been a very hot topic while thinking of enterprise edition of Magento 2. With the release of 2.0, Magento removed the yearly license pricing model that proved so popular with Magento 1 and it implemented a new, revenue-based model instead.
Latest Version
Magento 2.2
My Verdict
Magento has improved it's native functionality, security, user/merchant experience by introducing Magento 2. In highly competitive world it's good to move ahead with advancement in eCommerce technology. Magento 2 is valuable solution. Magento 2 gives data migration tool to migrate from Magento 1 to Magento 2. This new version of magento is ultra-fast, secure and more reliable.
Author
Ahmad Vaqas Khan is Sr Magento Devloper and Magento Certified Developer working for Magento Website Development. Accomplished some of the most challenging tasks in magento with ease and self confidence.
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