Aimeos Features

• Cloud-native and API-first e-commerce framework
• Ultra fast and scalable to 1,000,000,000+ items
• Extremely flexible, not only for online shops
• Unlimited number of shops per installation
• Optimized for smartphones and tablets
• Secure and reviewed implementation
• Optimized usability via crowd testing
• Free & Open Source (LGPLv3)

• Ultra fast: Only 20ms render time with block level caching
• Extremely scalable from single to very large distributed installations
• Support for MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, MS SQL Server and DB2
• Data distributable over several and different databases
• Proved to handle 10,000 and more orders per day
• Up to 100,000 products out of the box with standard MySQL
• More than 1,000,000,000 products with SOLR/ElasticSearch

• Written in PHP 8
• Low resource usage (3-6MB/request)
• Installable on most web hosting platforms
• Hassle-free database update from any previous version
• Native integration into applications and frameworks
• Offered as easy to install distribution

• Multi-language, multi-currency capable
• Localized price, number and date formats
• Translations in 30 different languages
• Extremely simple and comfortable translation to new languages via Transifex

• Fully SEO optimized
• Google readable product data
• Deep links to all products and categories
• Readable URLs including product/category names
• Custom and translatable URL segments for products/categories
• Product and category names as part of the HTML title
• Custom HTML meta tags for categories and products
• Canonical URLs to avoid duplicate content
• XML sitemap generation

• Strictly reviewed code
• Excellent code quality testified
• Security layer with white lists against SQL injection
• Supports Content Security Policy against cross site scripting attacks (XSS)
• Frontend works also without Javascript enabled

• World class JSON REST API
• Sophisticated GraphQL admin API
• Highly configurable: ca. 2,500 options
• Native integration in any PHP application
• Framework is easily adaptable to own needs
• Based on exchangeable components
• All components can be dynamically extended or replaced
• Features can be added by decorators without extending the classes

• Extremely structured code including ca. 280,000 lines
• Well documented code with ca. 150,000 lines of comments
• High quality code (9/10 points)
• Open Source (LGPLv3 license)
• Public development on GitHub
• Easy to contribute
• Object oriented PHP 8 code
• Design patterns for optimal solutions
• More than 6,000 tests with over 17,500 assertions

• Responsive web design (down to 320px)
• Optimized for smartphones and tablets
• Supports responsive images of multiple formats
• Fully HTML5 and CSS3 based
• Highly customizable via CSS
• Each category and product can be styled individually

• Modular templates
• Standard template for quick setup
• Templates can be easily overwritten in own extension
• Modern JavaScript framework integration (Vue.js, React) and lightweight scripting

• Unlimited number of products and categories
• Unlimited category tree depth
• Configurable options per category
• Multiple texts, images and attributes per category
• Products and categories can be temporarily deactivated
• Time based texts, media and attributes
• Stage image per category (inheritable)

• Menus with configurable limits for category levels
• Configurable number of shown category levels
• Breadcrumb navigation
• Browse previous/next products of last search
• Back to last search results

• Faceted search with product counts
• Based on categories and product attributes
• Split faceted search possible
• High speed full text search
• Auto suggestion while typing

• Combined category and search result list
• Configurable number of product list items
• Sort by relevance, newest, name and prices (ascending, descending)
• Highly configurable list and detail views
• Last seen products per user
• Pinned products per user
• Favorite products per user
• Watched products per user

• Articles
• Selection products with variants
• Bundle products for several articles
• Voucher products with custom prices
• Event products for time based events
• Group products for offering of list of articles
• Configurable options for all product types
• Product variant attributes
• Dependent product variant attributes
• Download products

• Unlimited number of product texts (64KB each)
• Unlimited number of product attributes and attribute types
• Unlimited number of pictures
• Image zoom and slider
• Time based texts, media, attributes and prices
• Supplier information
• Additional downloads per product
• Multimedia support: Images, PDF, video, audio

Social network integration

• Facebook
• Pinterest
• X (formerly Twitter)
• more via configuration

• Dynamic stock level information in all list and detail views
• Pre-order out of stock products
• Back in stock details
• Expected delivery time
• Hints for customers regarding low stock level
• Show out of stock products

Price features

• Block pricing
• Additional cost for configurable options
• Additional cost per item
• Individual tax rates per price item
• Multiple tax types per price item
• Special offers with reduced prices

Tax features

• Individual tax rates per product, rebate and payment/delivery option
• VAT per tax rate in basket and summary
• Tax optimized rebates

• Cross selling (suggested products)
• Products bought together like Amazon
• Promoted products per category
• Time-based product offers

• Articles
• Selection products with variants
• Configurable options for all product types
• Product variant attributes
• Dependent product variant attributes
• Download products
• Subscriptions
• Vouchers

• Unlimited number of product texts (64KB each)
• Unlimited number of product attributes and attribute types
• Unlimited number of pictures
• Image zoom and slider
• Time based texts, media, attributes and prices
• Supplier information
• Additional downloads per product
• Multimedia support: Images, PDF, video, audio

Social network integration

• Facebook
• Pinterest
• X (formerly Twitter)
• more via configuration

• Dynamic stock level information in all list and detail views
• Pre-order out of stock products
• Back in stock details
• Hints for customers regarding low stock level
• Show out of stock products

• Block pricing
• Additional cost for configurable options
• Additional cost per item
• Individual tax rates per item
• Special offers with reduced prices

• Standard basket
• Small basket on all pages
• Ajax support for adding, updating or deleting products in the basket
• Adds delivery and/or payment option automatically when adding a product
• Add hidden attributes to ordered products for ERP systems
• Hidden products in basket
• Redeem coupon code
• Configurable number of coupon codes per order

• Product image and name
• Product variant attributes
• Chosen product options
• Price per unit and total
• Separate lines for shipping and/or payment costs
• Separate lines for rebates
• VAT per tax rate and type
• Included rebates

Configurable limits

• Free shipping limit
• Minimum and maximum order value
• Minimum and maximum number of all ordered products
• Minimum and maximum number per product

Basket checks

• Check if product is still available
• Update if product price has changed
• Check if product is still in stock
• Rebates get constantly updated on basket changes

Available rebates

• Fixed price rebate
• Percentage rebate
• Free shipping
• Present products

Couponing

• Coupon codes with configurable counts
• Customer specific coupon codes
• Codes with start and expiration dates
• Multiple discount limitations can be configured

• Individual tax rates per product, rebate and payment/delivery option
• VAT per tax rate and type in basket and summary
• Multiple tax rates per product
• Tax optimized rebates

• Logged in customers can order with two clicks
• One page checkout with configurable group of steps
• Checkout steps can be reordered
• Unnecessary checkout steps can be removed
• Steps which do not require any user action are automatically skipped
• Customers can go back to any previous step
• Progress navigation at the top of the checkout process

Address fields

• Personal, address, contact and business related input fields
• Configurable list of mandatory, optional and hidden fields
• Address fields can be used for specific parts by adapting the translation
• Configurable list of countries and their states
• Configurable list of salutations
• Customers can select a different language for order e-mails

Integrated usability

• Several delivery addresses per customer
• Billing address is stored in host application tables if available
• New addresses are added automatically for logged in customers
• Addresses can be added, edited and deleted directly in the checkout process
• Client and server side error checking
• AJAX for improved usability

Delivery provider

• Standard XML provider for interfacing ERP systems
• Flexible interface for implementing adapters to logistic partners or ERP systems
• Additional user input per delivery method possible

Availability of delivery methods

• Address country dependent
• Basket content dependent
• Dependent on the number of previous orders
• Dependent on product properties
• And many more ...

Delivery costs

• Configurable discounts per delivery method
• Configurable costs per delivery method
• Fixed and percentage discounts and costs
• Delivery costs calculated on the basket content
• And many more ...

Delivery provider interface

• Process deliveries locally
• Send orders to remote systems
• Export orders for asynchronous processing
• Receive single delivery status updates from remote
• Process batch files with delivery status updates
• Query the current delivery status from remote

Payment provider

• Invoice
• Cash on delivery
• Direct debit
• Pre-payment
• PayPal Express
• Authorize.net
• Mollie
• Stripe
• 100+ payment providers via Omnipay
• PCI compliant via payment gateways

Availability of payment methods

• Address country dependent
• Basket content dependent
• Dependent on the number of previous orders
• Dependent on customer scoring via external services
• And many more ...

Payment costs

• Configurable discounts per payment method
• Configurable costs per payment method
• Fixed and percentage discounts and costs
• Payment costs calculated on the basket content
• And many more ...

Payment provider interface

• Process payments locally
• Forward to remote payment gateways
• Receive single payment status updates from remote
• Process batch files with payment status updates
• Query the current payment status from remote
• Authorize and capture payments separately
• Cancel pending payments
• Refund payments

Configurable parts

• Summary page extendable by further options (e.g. newsletter)
• Term & conditions and privacy policy linked on summary page
• Conforms to US/European/German law

Checkout checks

• Configurable check for required or prohibited addresses types
• Configurable check for required or prohibited delivery or payment option
• Delivery and payment costs are constantly updated on basket changes
• Reserves products until payment is authorized or received

• Uses native CMS or application customer accounts
• Manageable via CMS infrastructure or administration interface
• Full order history with list and detail view
• Watch list for products (back in stock, price reduction)
• Product favorite list

E-Mail types

• Order confirmation e-mail
• Payment status change e-mail for refunds, pending, authorization and received
• Delivery status change e-mail for dispatched, delivered and returned
• Notification e-mails for watched products

E-Mail features

• HTML and text versions of each e-mail
• E-Mail composed of several parts that can be reordered, replaced or removed
• Individual texts for each status in payment/delivery status e-mails
• Individually styleable via embedded CSS template
• Language specific salutations and formats
• Fully translateable

• Modern, easy to use admin interface
• Embedded into the admin interface of the application or framework
• Access and rights management via application or framework
• Asynchronous jobs for long running tasks

• Dashboard with latest orders and sales graphs
• Catalog and product management including stock levels
• Full customer management
• Management of subscriptions
• Full order management
• Management of suppliers
• Coupon management and mass upload of codes
• Plug-in management for basket actions

• Flexible possibilities for searching and sorting in all panels
• Automatic image scaling with configurable sizes
• Copy products including associated items
• CSV imports and exports
• Action log of all changes
• WYSIWYG editor

• Flexible product import using CSV files
• Subscription handling and automatic renewal
• Send notification e-mails for watched products
• Import delivery/payment status batch updates
• Send delivery and payment status update e-mails
• Capture authorized payments
• Send paid orders to ERP system or logistic partners
• Release reserved product stock of unpaid orders
• Release redeemed coupon codes of unpaid orders
• Calculate products bought together like Amazon
• Create site maps for search engines

• Execute admin interface jobs
• Catalog index rebuild
• Optimize catalog index
• Cleanup expired cache entries
• Cleanup unfinished and unpaid orders
• Archive old logs