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Ask HN: Best E-commerce Platforms

2 points by bsbechtel ↗ HN
My startup is looking into adding e-commerce functionality to our business. I've been exploring different e-commerce platform options, and they all look like they have different pros and cons. We're using meteor.js for some internal software already, so I've been looking closely at Reaction Commerce (https://reactioncommerce.com), and also Moltin (YC backed, pure API). Shopify is a big player in this space, but I think you give up some control and customizability with them. I'm curious to get other's thoughts on their experiences. Thanks!

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dhalarewich
Hey there. I'm the founder of LemonStand, a cloud-based eCommerce platform that's aimed at innovative companies who need to customize the shopping experience from end to end.

In terms of front-end, you can pretty much do anything in LemonStand, including customizing the checkout. For pushing data around, we have an API (http://docs.api.lemonstand.com) you can use. For also offer quite a bit in terms of product merchandising, shipping calculation, etc.

We have a bit of a landing page for developers (more on our partner program, but it has some high level info) over here: https://lemonstand.com/developers

If you have any questions, feel free to email me direct: danny at lemonstand dot com