6 Product Types in Magento 2 Explained & Examples
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Adobe Commerce and Magento Open Source are flexible with many kinds of products, even with a custom one, which can meet all your needs in business.
To help you choose the best products for your stores, this tutorial will introduce particularly to you the explanation and examples of 6 product types in Magento 2 as follows:
Simple Product
Configurable Product
Virtual Product
Grouped Product
Bundle Product
Downloadable Product
Explanation: Simple Product is the most popular product type of a store. In Magento, it is also defined as its name, which means that this kind of product is sold in each single item ( non-variation). Every single product has its own SKU (Store Keeping Unit) code
Example: The kind of Compete Track Tote Bags which is only sold in a fixed size, weight, material etc.
Explanation: This kind of product includes many simple products. The collection of various products with different options of colors and sizes but each single product has a separate SKU
Example: For instant, one of Configurable Products is a kind of clothes coat such as following Stark Fundamental Hoodie product with 3 colors and different options size to choose, compare between them
Explanation: Different from visible and physical products, Virtual Product is a type of service, membership, warranty or subscription. It does not require shippers or delivery
Example: The following picture shows you one of the Virtual Product is Mageplaza membership, you will buy the service not any kind of visible things
Explanation: It is a group of Simple products or Virtual Product which shares the same characteristics or are related to each other. It can save more than buying separately, increase the sale
Example: Set of Sprite Yoga Straps under is example for Grouped Product, the buyers can choose to buy all 3 separated yoga straps or just one of them
Explanation: Which products customized are Bundle Product which includes various Simple products or Virtual Product
Example: Sprite Yoga Companion Kit which contains diffrerent items such as Ball, Yoga Brick, Yoga Strap and Foam Roller. Customers have no choice except for buying ALL items in that kit
Explanation: Anything you are able to download such as software, files, ebook, video, etc. After customers watch the trailers, sample for testing, they will purchase, they just need download then can use the product
Example: A kind of following Yoga video for learners is a Downloadable Product. There are 3 trailers for buyers can overview the products before buying