Hello OC Friends,
There are many different kinds of classifieds scripts on the market and obviously we at Open Classifieds think that ours is best. For people who are just getting started with a classifieds website or are thinking about switching providers, this might not be that obvious. In this article we want to compare the Open Classifieds software with the products that our competitors are offering. We will not only have a look at the script itself, but also at services and products that are offered next to it. Think of themes, support, hosting, etc.
Open Source
First of all we would like to mention that Open Classifieds is Free Open Source Software (FOSS). This means that everyone can download our script for free and use it, adapt it where necessary, redistribute it or help improving it. Whereas there are also providers who provide a free version of their software, this mostly concerns a version with limited options. If you want certain extra’s you will need to pay to get them. Next to that you won’t have the possibility to look at the code of the software and change it if you want to. This might limit you very much in your possibilities. With Open Source software you won’t have these problems.
Pricing
As already mentioned Open Classifieds can be used completely for free. You won’t have any limitations in the use of the software. No maximum of ads, traffic, or what so ever. Many of our competitors don’t have this possibility. You will need to pay for the use of their software with prices up to 600 US dollar. At Open Classifieds the maximum you pay won’t exceed 185 US dollars. In this case you have complete access to all the premium themes that have been developed especially for Open Classifieds. Besides that you will have professional support from our in-house team of experienced developers. Next to that you will have access to premium features like social login, making it possible for users to use their Facebook, Twitter or Google+ account to create an account.
Support
Something that we find very important at Open Classifieds is good support for the user that want and need it. Not everyone might be a website building expert and for those we have a fully qualified support team available. In case you opt for the premium version you will have support included for the first 3 months. If you decide to download the free version you can also separately purchase support for only 200 US dollar per year. Compared to most other classifieds script providers this is a very low price. With the support package you are able to ask any related question to the OC-software using the ticket system. We will do anything in our possibilities to help you to your satisfaction.
Languages
As our script is available for anyone in the world, we try to offer the software in as many languages as possible. Currently more than 30 languages are supported, which is far more than all the other classifieds scripts are offering. Here you can see an overview of the languages that are supported. As can be seen from the list, all major languages are supported.
Hosting
To have an optimal user experience, a good hosting company is vital. A provider that is reliable, flexible and consistent. Inmotion Hosting is a tested provider of which we can guarantee that the Open Classifieds software works like a charm on their servers. There won’t be any compatibility problems and all functions will work properly. In case you decide starting to use the services of Inmotion Hosting via Open Classifieds, you will get a premium free for free, support for 3 months, free installation and a 90 days money back guarantee.
Extensive package of features
Above all Open Classifieds offers a very broad selection of features. The list is actually too long to mention here, but some main features that are offered by us but not by most of the competition are: supporting right to left input, allowing to send newsletters to users, possibility to create a FAQ section, enabling blog posting, allowing to create a forum, using interactive maps created by users and many payment gateways. For a complete overview of all the features included in Open Classifieds check this overview
Complete comparison
To have a clear overview of everything that Open Classifieds offers and other classifieds script, check this page where everything is put nicely in a table.
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