So far the only somewhat sane alternative is prestashop.
At least I don't worry what breaks this time on a security update, which is a real PITA with magento. For updates to magento shops I schedule time, for updates to prestashop I press a button..
At least I don't worry what breaks this time on a security update, which is a real PITA with magento. For updates to magento shops I schedule time, for updates to prestashop I press a button..
I'm not saying magento is better, but prestashop isn't in any way sane.
Prestashop is probably easier to administer than Magento, but that comes with tradeoffs because of its smaller developer ecosystem.
I guess that it wasn't so much that the add-on came at a cost, but more that it was:
a) a 3rd party developer
b) the only option
As you said it was just one of your issues.