Jimdo has firmly established itself as one of the go-to solutions for small online stores. Why ? For starters, it makes life easier for online sellers by making store management a breeze. Today, 150,000 e-commerce sites around the world use the Jimdo system.

ToolTester’s review of Jimdo

In our opinion, Jimdo is a good online store builder: it is certainly not as feature-rich as Prestashop, Magento or xt:Commerce, but it was never intended to be full of tools and other gadgets. Jimdo has always wanted one thing: to be an easy-to-use e-commerce system, allowing everyone to sell online. Without having to hire a technical team, of course.

Find out if Jimdo lives up to its goal in our review.

Has all the SEO options you’ll ever need.

Allows you to sell an unlimited number of products and use discount codes.

Price per month, domain included.

Jimdo E-store in detail

Criteria Evaluation Comments

Ease of use

Adding products to your page really isn’t complicated. You will find clear instructions on the configuration page.

Choice and flexibility of design (models)

All Jimdo templates can be used in the online store. They are responsive, but we would like a little more flexibility. The display is optimized for smartphones and tablets (like the iPad) and is fully compatible with the checkout process.

Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

It is possible to customize the title, description and URL of your pages. If you need 301 redirects, you will have to upgrade to the Business package.

Basic functions

Presentation of the products

Powerful zoom function, ability to use any type of element flexibly, including video.

Product variations

This function allows you to create several variations of an item, with different colors or sizes.

Shopping cart function

A basket function worthy of the name, allowing you to combine products at will.Possibility of assigning a unique reference to each product.

Customer reviews

Nope

Possible by adding comments (guestbook). However, no rating scale.

Order validation, payment and shipping

payment methods

PayPal, on invoice, cash in advance, cash on delivery, cash on collection, check, etc. Credit card payments are handled via PayPal and Stripe.

Sale of digital productsThe entire website and shop benefits from an SSL encrypted connection (HTTPS) and meets all current security andards.

Fixed amount or percentage reductions are possible.

Setting up delivery charges

Shipping costs can be set separately for each country in the world. Possibility to set a maximum amount per order for delivery costs, depending on price or weight. You can only offer one delivery service

You can set only one global VAT rate, which may limit you if you sell internationally. However, it is possible to display the VAT amount on the product pages, a legal obligation in most European countries. You can also set a different VAT rate at the product level, for food products, for example.

Management

Item management

Jimdo provides inventory tracking.

Customizable order confirmation emails

Fully customizable. Emails are sent automatically as soon as an order is marked as “shipped”.

Product data import

The order confirmation page is customizable. So you can integrate e-commerce tracking by Google Analytics, or other functions.

Ability to create CSV files to import into billing or accounting software.

Email, wiki and forums. In general, the assistance provided is of good quality, but could sometimes be faster.

Good value for money. Very easy to use thanks to the limited number of functions. Additional advantage for users based in France: Jimdo complies with European legislation on e-commerce.

Conclusion

Indeed, Jimdo allows small sellers to do e-commerce. If you were only selling on eBay or Amazon , you can now consider setting up a more personal platform. Main advantage: you are in control. You set the rules yourself and have no selling fees to pay other than fees related to payment methods.

Moreover, the online store integrates very well with the rest of the website editor. Everything is very smooth and consistent. You can also use Jimdo’s blog function for content marketing and avoid having to advertise.

Finally, it is important to note that unlike most of its competitors, Jimdo is 100% compliant with French e-commerce legislation.

The Jimdo Business package offers a wide range of features for SEO. Highly recommended for small and medium-sized online shops!