| Features |
Improved Import and Export |
Native Magento 2 import tool |
| An open code Magento 2 extension |
Open code with customization end-points and customization extension |
Native Magento 2 Commerce feature |
| Fully operational from the administrator panel |
Full spectrum of features available in UI |
No |
| Can be scheduled |
Using cron manager from the administrator panel |
Custom administrator panel scheduler
Lacks flexibility
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| Index and cache management |
Supported |
No |
| Custom logic |
XSLT templates for XML files |
No |
| Supported entities |
Orders, cart price rules, products, customers, customer finance, CMS pages, categories, advanced pricing |
Products, customers, customer finance, advanced pricing |
| File types |
CSV, XML, Json, XLSX, ODS |
CSV |
| Sources |
File, FTP, SFTP, Google Sheets, Dropbox, direct URL, Soap API, Rest API, HTTPS |
File, FTP |
| Behavior |
Add/update, only add, only update, replace, delete |
Add/update, Replace, Delete |
| Attribute mapping for all entities |
Map by attribute name, set default or clear attribute value |
No |
| Import file separators mapping |
All file types, either separator table or XSLT templates |
CSV only |
| Attribute import |
V |
No |
| Documentation |
Explicit documentation covering every entity both import and export |
Documentation is lacking on attributes and how they behave |
| User friendly |
No programming skills required |
No programming skills required |
| Migration from other e-commerce platforms |
Magento 1, Shopify, Prestashop presets |
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