shopping cart types. pros and cons
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Shopping Cart comparision: pros and cons of the most popular shopping cart. See advantages and disadvantages and choose the most suitable shopping cart for you. Use Cart2Cart to migrate you store to the shopping cart of your dream. Cart2Cart is an online shopping cart migration service which helps you move data from your current shopping cart to a desirable one automatically.TRANSCRIPT
Shopping Cart Types
Main features, advantages and disadvantages
Prepared by Cart2Cart TeamNovember, 2012
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1. Shopping Cart Types● Open Source Shopping Carts● Hosted Shopping Carts● CMS + eCommerce Plug-in
2. Shopping Cart Pros and Cons
3. Cart2Cart Migration Service
Plan
Shopping Cart Types
Shopping cart is software used in e-commerce to assist people making purchases online.
Shopping Cart Types
Shopping Cart Types:
1. Open Source○ Free○ Paid
2. Hosted
3. CMS + eCommerce Plugin
1. Full access to source code+ Customizable and flexible- Difficult to manage without programming skills2. Free+ Low or even zero costs+ Big variety of extensions, modules, templates- Support is often available for extra money- Known for issues with upgrades, bugs and data security3. Paid+ Support charges are already included+ High data security- Paid solutions may cost up to several thousands of US dollars- Lack of extensions
Open Source Shopping Carts
Turnkey solution
+ No hosting and installation issues+ Easy to use+ Flexible design opportunities+ Simple upgrade process, high stability+ High data security+ Professional Support
- Paid- Less customizable- Small number of extensions (most of them are paid)
Hosted Shopping Carts
Content Management System (CMS) is the application that allows to manage, add and modify the website content.
CMS + eCommerce Plugin
+ Open Source+ eCommerce plugin inherits all the advantages of CMS (integration with templates, SEO, admin panel, integration with other extensions)
- Lack of top end features (multi-store, separate admin zone for vendors, affiliate programs, Social Media Marketing tools, etc.)
- Founded in 2008 by Varien (USA) - Powers over 125 000 stores - Open source (free and paid editions) - Recently released own hosted solution Magento GO
Shopping Cart Pros and Cons
Advantages
● Flexible and customizable● Fully loaded with features
(product management, inventory, marketing,SEO,etc)
● Multiple storefronts, languages, currencies, taxes
● Numerous payment and shipment options
● Big community, huge number of extensions
Disadvantages
● Difficult to use (even for programmers)
● Resource consuming (slow)● Buggy, full of errors
● Official support and some features are available only with paid editions
● Initial release 2007 (France)● Downloaded more than 2 000 000 times● Powers 125 000 Internet shops● Open source (totally free)
Shopping Cart Pros and Cons
Advantages
● Has all the same features as Magento but much easier to use
● Less resource consuming and faster than Magento
● Large number of extensions, modules and addons
● Support available
Disadvantages
● Not stable after major upgrades, buggy
● Some important extensions available only for additional costs (social media, mCommerce)
● Launched in 2001 (Russia)● 25 000 online stores are using X-Cart● Open source solution, offers both hosted and self-hosted
solutions (unlimited trial period)
Shopping Cart Pros and Cons
Advantages
● Customizable (PHP and WYSIWYG)
● Fits any type of business● Security, shipment, payment● CMS capabilities● Almost no bugs, new editions
are stable
Disadvantages
● Advanced features available with highly priced plans (MailChimp, Google Analytics, SMM)
● Lack of top end features (multi-store, multi-vendor, etc.)
● Requires some technical expertize to set up
● Started in 2004 (Russia)● 30 000 users● 30 days free trial● Open source (only paid)
Shopping Cart Pros and Cons
Advantages
● Fast due to use of AJAX technology● Mobile commerce● Multi-Vendor Store● Multiple storefronts● Block management● Support main payment and shipment
gateways● Reasonably priced, support and data
security
Disadvantages
● Lack of extensions
● No SMM options
● Closed Community Edition
● First released in 1999 (Germany)● Joomla native● Open source (free)
Shopping Cart Pros and Cons
Advantages
● All the benefits of Joomla (advanced CMS, user-friendly, SEO, etc.)
● Customizable● Great localization options● Feature-rich● Big number of extensions● Payment/Shipment ● Coupons and discounts
Disadvantages
● Lack of advanced eCommerce features
● No support
● May not meet all the demands of middle-large scale business
● Founded in 1999 (USA)● Powers 40 000 stores● Hosted paid solution (14 days free trial)
Shopping Cart Pros and Cons
Advantages
● Easy to use, intuitive● Feature rich (cross-sells,
discounts, SEO, etc.)● eBay and Facebook integration● Free templates (120)● Security and support● Reasonable pricing● No extra fees
Disadvantages
● Has less customization options than OS
● No user-friendly template editor (only HTML and CSS)
● Small number of extensions
● Date of inception 2005● More than 30 000 stores● Hosted paid solution 30 days free trial
Shopping Cart Pros and Cons
Advantages
● 100+ free templates● Themes can be customized via
user-friendly editor and CSS/HTML files
● Feature rich● CMS capabilities● Mobile commerce● Security and support
Disadvantages
● 1-2% extra fee for each transaction
● Lack of free extensions
● Less customizable than OS
● Started in 2009 (USA)● Serves 25 000 shops in 65 countries● Hosted paid solution (15 days free trial)
Shopping Cart Pros and Cons
Advantages
● Intuitive and user-friendly● One of the most feature-rich
hosted carts (SEO, marketing, product management, SMM, mobile commerce, design, save abandoned carts, etc.)
● Security, support, extensions● Stable, no bugs● Built-in business analytics +
integration with Google Analytics
Disadvantages
● Pricing
● Some advanced features are absent
● Less customizable
● Automated shopping cart migration service● Launched in 2009 (Ukraine)● More than 11 000 of successful migrations● http://www.shopping-cart-migration.com
Cart2Cart Migration Service
Advantages
● User-friendly (no software to download, no programming skills)
● Allows products, orders and clients data transfer from and to 40+ shopping carts
● Sell even during the migration● Numerous additional options● Reasonable pricing● Free Demo Migration● Total data security and free
support
Disadvantages
● Do not migrate website design
● Do not migrate customer testemonials, news and other site content
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