Magento 1 VS. Magento 2 – Why Change If Everything Is Working with Magento 1 [Infographic]

Magento users are often found conflicted when it comes to Magento migration process. Ever since Magento 2 hit the market, merchants have argued if migrating to the new platform is the wisest option, or staying with the old one when everything is already working stellar. This infographic is designed & compiled by FMEextensions -  a premium Magento website development company, which clearly describes all the facts that you need to know in order to consider migrating to Magento 2.

Faster Speed Always Wins the Battle

To start it off, the first thing that has set a distinction between the two older versions and Magento 2 is the Speed. Magento 2 can now load pages 50% faster than than its predecessors. Due to the genius coding and design improvements, Magento 2 has really stepped on the pedal allowing it run 38% faster checkout process compared to Magento 1x. with this major improvement, the new platform can run assured that its conversion remain tuned without any abandonment due to loading delays. Thanks to Magento developers, page loading time is now reduced to 2 seconds making it ideal to flourish with e-commerce trends. Higher speeds also mean greater load handling. With Magento 2 as e-commerce platform, merchants can take on cart orders 117% more than they use to in Magento 1x. Similarly, it can also handle 2.1 million more page views per hour.

However, speed is not the only thing Magento has improved in its new platform. Magento 2 gives sturdier security through better modular structure and safe payment gateway methods. The SEO features are more user friendly and produce better results in rankings, while the admin panel has been simplified to uncomplicated daily tasks done from the back office. The checkout page is streamlined to eliminate any confusion on the user’s end and the support team for Enterprise Edition is just impeccable. To our final verdict, Magento 1 doesn’t stand a chance against the superior features and functionalities of Magento 2.

Simon Walker

Simon Walker has more than 7 years of experience in e-Commerce development. He currently works for FMEextensions – a Magento website development company, where he has developed several Magento extensions & themes. He is also consulting businesses to help increase their online exposure and reach. You can reach him on Twitter and Facebook.