MoDX/Foxycart or something else

Hello,
I've built a couple of smaller online shops using MODX/Foxycart. I have been very pleased (so have my clients) with the results. However, I have a slightly larger e-commerce project coming up that will have 1500-2k plus products and I'm wondering if this is the right direction or if I should look at a dedicated e-commerce solution? I'm really comfortable with MODX and I use it for most of my development these days and integrating FC is a breeze. I just want to make sure I vet my decision rather than just automatically going to my comfort zone.

Has anyone used an open source e-comm solution that comes close to MODX for development? From what I've gathered Magento seems like a beast and there's a lot of back and forth over Opencart & Prestashop. My biggest concerns are "themes". It's so easy to make a MODX site look how I want it to look and I don't want to fight with another solution to get the design I want. Also, SEO. Not sure if any e-comm touches MODX for friendly urls.

Sorry for the ramble, but it would be a big help to bounce this off of other MODX users.

thanks

So I'm the same boat as you. I've used MODX + Foxy Cart since Foxy Cart launched. Foxy Cart is an amazing platform for customization as you've found, but the only challenge I've found with it is managing product inventory and such as more purchases are made. I know there's some development being done at the moment to make an amazing MODX + Foxy Cart plugin to get close to the functionality found here: http://www.foxy-shop.com, but it's not complete yet. I do MODX work for another design firm and the solution they've used with companies that do a lot of sales is Shopify. While Shopify doesn't work the same way that Foxy Cart works, Shopify can be used along side MODX in a way that works great. Shopify is it's own CMS, so the client will have 2 login areas to work with. It's a bit of a hack working them together, but the upside is that your client will get a very nice backend to maintain products, sales and inventory. Basically you just have to create the form code, put it on MODX and when a customer clicks "add to cart", you'll just pass them over to Shopify. By the way, Shopify is really easy to customize to get it to look identical to your site. Just their checkout page is not really as customizable as Foxy Cart. They say in their docs their checkout page is designed a certain way to ensure you get high conversions, but otherwise the system is really nice. If you'd like to see some examples of sites where I've integrated the 2 together, just PM me and I'll send you those links.

Never used Foxy cart as my company uses dedicated eCommerce software for our shops so can't really comment on if it will suit your needs, however I think that you don't think it will as you've asked the question

Do you actually need MODx and the cart to talk to each other ?, if not I would go for a separate cart system until there is a add on that can do everything you need, eCommerce is a massive add on for inventory tracking, payment gateways, google shopping, delivery options etc.

I have a lot of experience with Interspire / Big Commerce and would be happy to help if needed, just drop me a PM

Thank you both for the feedback. As you've both pointed out, backend and inventory are also huge concerns with MODX/FC. I've looked into Shopify and as this site is more e-commerce driven I'd prefer not to have a separate CMS. I think if I went that route I would do the whole thing on Shopify. I've also looked at Big Commerce. I'm not sure if a hosted solution is the right call or not. I realize there are some real upsides. Have either of you encountered any major downsides using hosted solutions?