Oscar Commerce: e-commerce with open source
Flexible, scalable and licence-free: Oscar Commerce on Django for shops that follow your business processes and grow with your company.
Why Python, Django and Oscar with Turing 42?
Why Python, Django and Oscar with Turing 42?
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Tailored delivery
E-commerce on Django that fits your processes and business rules.
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Technology integration
APIs for ERP, CRM, payments and more. Your platform as the hub of your digital stack, including omni-channel where needed.
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Scalability and longevity
Oscar grows with your business: a scalable Python-based foundation for the years ahead.
Oscar Commerce: a tailored e-commerce solution
You need a shop that follows your business processes and scales with you. The modular Django Oscar framework keeps commerce flexible, scalable and future-proof.
Why companies choose Oscar Commerce
Built on Django, Oscar combines modern e-commerce capabilities with deep customisation, so you model your rules and data, not a generic template.
See whether Oscar could work for you.
Strategic advantages
- High flexibility: modular design and bespoke behaviour.
- Scalability: grows with traffic, catalogue and features.
- Integration: API-first connectivity to ERP, CRM and more.
- Cost control: open source without licence fees; you own delivery choices.
- Security: benefits from Django’s security process and ecosystem.
- Independence: control over code and data, no mandatory SaaS lock-in.
Scalability
- Adapt to growing traffic and usage patterns.
- Extend features and sales channels.
- Integrate into existing landscapes (e.g. SAP, Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics).
Cost efficiency through open source
- No hidden licence fees; often cheaper than proprietary suites at similar depth.
- Transparent total cost of ownership.
- You decide where to invest in the platform.
Enterprise-grade security
- Django ecosystem and established practices.
- Regular updates and project-specific hardening.
- GDPR-aligned handling of personal data, defined per engagement.
How Oscar differs from off-the-shelf platforms
Tailored flexibility instead of one-size-fits-all
Unlike rigid SaaS-only paths, Oscar can follow your processes and evolve with you.
Technology independence
Open architecture: you retain ownership of data and roadmap, with partners you choose.
Oscar vs typical platforms
| Typical platform | Oscar Commerce |
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| Standardised shops | Tailored solutions with high flexibility |
| High licence cost | Cost control through open source |
| Limited scalability | Architecture designed to grow |
| Vendor dependency | Full control over code and data |
| Security as a black box | Transparent codebase, Django security model |
Why Oscar and Turing 42?
We support you from conception through ongoing operations:
- Tailored development and strategy: shops that fit your processes.
- Integration: commerce and data on one platform where it makes sense.
- Customisation: from APIs to omni-channel, delivered, not just described.
What we aim for:
- Scalable systems that grow with you
- A robust product, within budget and timeline
- Long-term partnership for sustainable success
Wagtail CMS as a complement
If you already use Wagtail as a CMS, Oscar is a natural complement: both are Django-based and can form one platform for content and commerce.
Neither Wagtail nor Django is mandatory: Oscar can be integrated flexibly into existing IT.
Learn more about Wagtail CMS with Django »
Typical e-commerce challenges
- Inflexible shop platforms
- Limited scalability as you grow
- Painful integration with ERP or CRM
- High licence cost of proprietary stacks
- Dependency on a single vendor
- Security requirements legacy stacks no longer meet
Oscar is more than a shopping cart. It is built to represent complex business models and integrate into existing IT landscapes.
Holger Gelhausen
Next step
See whether Oscar fits your next commerce phase: get in touch or back to the e-commerce overview.
Frequently asked questions about Oscar Commerce
Answers to common questions about implementing Oscar Commerce: implementation, benefits, and support.
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How do we get started with Oscar Commerce?
After an initial conversation we align goals and scope for implementation together.
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How long does implementation take?
Depending on complexity, typically 3–6 months from conception to go-live, with our support throughout.
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What makes Oscar different from other systems?
Flexibility instead of rigid defaults. Oscar can grow with your company and be improved continuously.
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Is Oscar suitable for B2B and B2C?
Yes. Both are supported, including pricing, roles and order flows where needed.
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What are the advantages vs licenced platforms?
Oscar is licence-free for the framework itself: no hidden licence line items, full control over code and data. Savings vs proprietary suites depend on scope.
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How does Oscar fit into existing IT?
ERP, CRM and other integrations are core to typical projects. We plan interfaces and operations together with you.
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What is omni-channel and how does Oscar help?
Omni-channel connects web, app, stores and more into a coherent experience. Oscar can act as central commerce logic when architecture and data models are designed for it.
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How does Oscar help scalability?
The platform can grow with traffic, catalogue size and features. Architecture and infrastructure need to evolve alongside; that is part of our work.
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How secure is Oscar Commerce?
Built on Django with established security mechanisms, regular updates and project-specific measures (including OWASP-oriented reviews where appropriate).
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What support does Turing 42 offer?
Consulting, implementation, evolution and operations, from first idea through ongoing work.
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How do we work with Turing 42?
We support conception and implementation and can stay on as a partner for growth and scaling.
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Oscar vs other open-source e-commerce options?
Oscar stands out for process fit and pairs well with Wagtail. The right choice depends on domain, team and roadmap. We clarify that in conversation.