Ecommerce shopping cart software solutions Comparison

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Compare all the features of main ecommerce shopping cart software with this collaborative comparison table

Currently you can compare 3dcart vs Ashop Commerce vs Avactis vs Big Commerce vs CS-cart vs Dupral Commerce vs Instant Store vs Magento vs OpenCart vs Pinnacle Cart vs Prestashop vs Tomato Cart vs Volusion

Usually, you can test the solution with a free trial plan, before choosing and deciding which one is the best for you.

Feel free to participate, add other ecommerce solution or comparison criteria (features...)

Big CommercePinnacle CartVolusionCS-CartPrestashopDrupal CommerceMagentoOpencartTomato CartAshop Commerce3dcartAvactisSoftware ProjectsInstanteStoreAmeriCommerceJugem CartIzzonet
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Websitehttp://www.bigcommerce.com/http://pinnaclecart.comhttp://volusion.comhttp://www.cs-cart.comhttp://www.prestashop.com/http://www.drupalcommerce.org/http://www.magentocommerce.com/http://www.opencart.com/http://www.tomatocart.com/http://www.ashopcommerce.comhttp://www.3dcart.com/http://avactis.comhttp://softwareprojects.comhttp://InstanteStore.comhttp://www.americommerce.com/http://jugemcart.com/http://izzonet.com
Video tourhttp://youtu.be/7T0jg05UG3whttp://vimeo.com/26970553http://www.prestashop.com/tpl/en/video-en.htmlhttp://youtu.be/hZod3JocAZshttp://youtu.be/DwMIIdXiKUIhttp://youtu.be/3md8tE0rf6Qhttp://vimeo.com/25886804http://youtu.be/ctyw2aFoRzkhttp://youtu.be/O7DEHoRUGp4http://youtu.be/AUdDnUFeBFIhttp://youtu.be/rrm_OhkmUXkhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgkKZ3JhTSI
Latest version2.2.31.5.11.11.7.0.21.5.0.51.1.8.1V342.1.1
Release date2011-09-282012-10-042012-07-052012-10-142011-10-032011-07-072007-08-252012-10-01
Supported databasesMySQLMySQLMySQLMySQLMySQLMySQLWeb Hosted solutionMySQLMySQL, CassandraWeb Hosted solution
Open sourceNo- Commercial software with open source codeYesYesYesYesYesNoNo- Commercial software with opensource code and free versionNoNo
LicenseCommercial licenseOpen-Source Licence 3.0 (OSL)Open-Source Licence 3.0 (OSL)GNU General Public License version 3 (GPLv3)GNU General Public License version 3 (GPLv3)No License: Hosted Software, SSL includedNo license: Hosted ecommerce solutionCommercial license, Free version availableCommercialNo license required as solution is web-hostedNo license: Hosted ecommerce solution
PlatformPHP 5.1 & MySQL 4.1PHP5PHP, Drupal 7.0PHP, Zend frameworkPHP (at least 5.2)PHP 5.0 - MVCWeb Hosted: ASP.Net C#Web Hosted solutionPHPPHP, JavaWeb-Hosted SolutionWeb Hosted solutionWeb Hosted Solution
Community members440003500003197337000
Pricing
Free trial periodYes 1 monthYes free to downloadYes free to downloadYes free to downloadYes free to downloadYes free to downloadYes free basic optionYes free version availableYes Free for up to $5,000 in monthly salesYes 30 daysYes 14 daysYes 30-dayYes 15 Days
Pricing
  • Free trial for a month
  • Professional is $295 for life
  • Advanced Multi-vendor is $985
  • Free Community edition
Free to download (but you need to install and host the solution yourself) and also you need to buy a lot of tier-applications, componentsFree to download (but you need to install and host the solution yourself)Free to download (but you need to install and host the solution yourself)Free to download (but you need to install and host the solution yourself)Free to download (but you need to install and host the solution yourself)
  • Free basic option
  • Apps sold separately
  • Alternatively bundled plans start at $25 and go up to $249/month
Between 19.99$/mo and 129.99/mo
  • Avactis Premium: $449.00
  • Avactis Owned: $249.00
  • Avactis Lite: $149.00
  • Private Label license: $399.00
  • SaaS (Hosted) Edition with Total Support and hosting: $19.95 - $99.95/month
  • Free version available
7.5% of gross sales30 days free trial. Lowest package is $14.97 per month inclusive of hosting.
  • $24.95/mo (100 products)
  • $39/mo (500 products)
  • $99/mo (5000 products)
  • $149/mo (10000 products)
  • $299/mo (unlimited products)
Only 9.00$/mo No transaction fee• 19$/month-99$/month Depending on the features
FrontOffice Features
Multi-languageYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes- Coming Soon
Multi-stores- This feature is coming soonYesYesYesNoNoYesYesYesYes
Multi-currencyYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Multiple Tax RatesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Product FeaturesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Product Variants & OptionsYesYes Product Variants lets you create options on your products like size or color and modify the price, shipping weight, and item number based on the selections made by the customer.Yes
Product ReviewsYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Product Image ZoomYesYes
Number of product photosUnlimitedUnlimited
Related ProductsYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Free ShippingYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Sales ReportsYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Printable InvoicesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Backup & RestoreYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes Web-Hosted SolutionYes
WholesaleYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Wish ListYesYesYesYesYes since v1.5.0YesYesYesYesYes
TestimonialsYesYesNo- optional modulesYesYesYes CMSYesYesYes
Track orderYesNoNoNoYesYesYesYesYes
F.A.QYesYesNoNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
Recently ViewedYesYesYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
PointsYesYesNoYes since v1.5.0Yes Credits in StoreNoYesYesYes
Product ComparisonYesYesYesYesYes since v1.5.0YesNoYesYes
AffiliateYesNo- pluginYes since v1.5.0NoYesYesYesYes- Coming Soon
MembershipsYesYesNoNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
One-page CheckoutYesYesYesNoNoYesNo Streamlined checkout with less issues than 1pageYesYesYesYes
Order BarcodeYesNoNoNoNoNoNoYes
Merchandise return (RMAs)YesYesNoYes since v1.5.0YesYesYesYes
TagsYesYesYes- optional moduleYesYesYesYesYesYes
Downloadable ProductsYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Promotional Tools
Live Chat Software- Currently in betaYesNo- optional modules- Coming In Soon in 1.2 versionYes Built in free with product search and pushYes ModulesYes Free for download and integrated with every storeYes Diamond Package
Facebook Social StoreYesYes Create and promote as an appYes no additional feeYes
Ebay IntegrationYesYesYes
Post on twitterYesYesYesYes
Post on facebookYesYesYesYes
Gift CertificateYesYesNoYes since v1.5.0YesYesYesYesYesYes
Discount Coupon SystemYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Cross Sell ProductsYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Built in Google AdwordsYes Pulls keywords from site and automatically creates groups and adsYes
Send to friendYesYesYesNoYesYesYesYesYes
Best SellersYesYesYesYesYes
News & EventsYesNoNoNoYesYesYes CMSYesYesYes
NewslettersYesYesYesYesYesYesYes Built in listsYesYesYes
Daily dealsYesYes
PollsYesYesYesYesYes
RSS FeedYesYesYesNoYesYesYesYes
SEO Tools
Search Engine Optimization (SEO)YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes SEO WizardYesYesYes
Redirect Dead URLs with 301YesYesYes
Custom URLsYesYesYes
Google Site MapYesYesYesYesYesYesYes Automatic XML for Google, Yahoo and BingYesYes
Meta-information for products and categories and homepageYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Mobile VersionYesYes no additional costYes generated automaticallyYes
BackOffice Features
Templates systemSmartySmartyZend frameworkPHPFriendly. Just Upload New Theme and Change the template in fews clicksReal-time preview, drag and drop. CSS and HTML access. 50+ Professional free templatesEasy to use visual CSS editor, layout editor, simple HTML templatesProprietary template systemDrag and drop new template system along with fresh new template designsAmeriCommerce offers highly customizable design, allowing you to define your own templates and take advantage of the point-and-click, WYSIWYG abilities of the storefront design Theme Manager.Free Templete
Access RestrictionsYesYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
Bulk Product AddYes- Can be done with the Store Manager applicationNoNo Optional free moduleYesYesYesYesYes
Bulk Category AddYes- Can be done with the Store Manager ApplicationNoYes Optional free moduleYesYesYesYesYes
Bulk Approve OrdersYes
StatisticsYesYesYesNoNoYes Piwik And Google AnalyticsYes Both built in and Google AnalyticsYesYesYes Google AnalyticsYes
Shipping MethodsUPS, FedEx, USPS, Canada Post, Australia Post, DHL and custom shipping methodsUPS, FedEx, USPS, Canada PostCitylink, Flat rate, Free shipping, Per item, Parcelforce 48, Pickup From Store, Royal Mail, UPS, United States Postal Service, Weight Based ShippingFlat Rate, Table Rate, Citylink, Flat rate, Free shipping, Per item, Pickup From Store, UPS, United States Postal Service, Weight Based Shipping, Correios Brazil, etcRealtime options: UPS, USPS, FedEx, Aust Post. Custom options: By weight, By Price, COD, Flat FeeUSPS, UPS, FedEx, Canada post, Australia post, custom shipping methodsUPS, FedEx, USPSFedEx, UPS, USPS, and DHL.Fedex
Shopping XML feedsYesYes Submit daily updates for your catalog to over 40 of the web's most popular shopping feeds such as Froogle, Google Base, Yahoo Shopping, ShopZilla, BizRate and many others.
Payment gateways
PaypalYesYesYesYesYesYesYes CertifiedYesYesYesYes
ChequesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Bank TransferYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Cash On DeliveryYes- via pluginsYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Other Payment GatewaysGoogle Checkout, 2Checkout, Authorize.Net, SagePay, eWay, LinkPoint, MoneyBookers, HSBC and over 70 more. The complete list is here http://www.cs-cart.com/payment-systems.htmlAuthorize.Net, Moneybookers2Checkout, LiqPay, WorldPay, Authorize.Net, Moneybookers, PayPoint, eWay (UK, AU, NZ), SagePay, Authorize.Net (AIM), Paymate, AlertPay, Perpetual Payments, Collect in storeAmazon IPN, Authorize.net, PagaSeguro, Pagamento Digital (Brazilians Payment Gateway) and more80+ gateways and direct bank integrations. Some include; Google Checkout, 2CheckOut, Authorize.net, HSBC, MoneyBookers, SagePay, Eway, StGeorge http://www.ashopcommerce.com/g/1027693/supported-payment-systems.htmlPayPal, Google Checkout, SagePay, 2Checkout, Authorize.Net, eWay, MoneyBookers, HSBC, Pivotal, Realex, Camtech, RBS WorldPay. Full list: http://www.avactis.com/payment_methods.phpAuthorize.net, Linkpoint, Amazon, Google Checkout, AlertPay, Paymate, Worldpay, MoneybookersOver 50 payment gateways that are used worldwide are integrated with our shopping cart with popular ones like Google Checkout, 2CheckOut,Authorize.net and many more.Google Checkout, Authorize.Net, 3 Delta Systems, ACH Payments, Bank of America, Cyber Source, ECHOnline, eProcessing, FirstData / CardService International, Innovative Gateway, iTransact RediCharge HTML, LinkPoint, Merchant Partners, Merchant e-Solutions, Network Merchants, Paymentech Orbital (Salem / Tampa), PayPal PayFlow Pro, PayPay Website Payments Pro, Plug 'n Pay, PSIGate XML Interface, RTWare, SkipJack, USA ePay, YourPaycredit card
Other
Websitehttp://www.bigcommerce.com/http://pinnaclecart.comhttp://volusion.comhttp://www.cs-cart.comhttp://www.prestashop.com/http://www.drupalcommerce.org/http://www.magentocommerce.com/http://www.opencart.com/http://www.tomatocart.com/http://www.ashopcommerce.comhttp://www.3dcart.com/http://avactis.comhttp://softwareprojects.comhttp://InstanteStore.comhttp://www.americommerce.com/http://jugemcart.com/http://izzonet.com
Twitterhttp://twitter.com/pinnaclecarthttp://twitter.com/volusionhttp://www.twitter.com/cscarthttp://twitter.com/PrestaShophttp://twitter.com/magentoconnecthttp://twitter.com/tomatocarthttp://twitter.com/ashopcommercehttp://twitter.com/3dcarthttp://twitter.com/avactishttp://twitter.com/softprojhttp://twitter.com/instantestorehttp://twitter.com/americommercehttps://twitter.com/jugemcarthttps://twitter.com/IzzonetPlatform
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Comments

  • This is a well presented comparison of shopping carts. I think voting for any shopping cart at this level of comparison may not be justifiable, for a more detailed comparison of these shopping carts check out thier features here: http://www.shoppingcart-program.com/2010/11/shopping-cart-comparison/
    Posted 2013-02-02 20:29:19 by Eric Johnson
  • Hello @faboulaws, that is true that Dupral Commerce data are quite empty for the moment, if you know this software, please do not hesitate to update this collaborative comparison table (crowdsourced like wikipedia). When there is not the feature available by default, but possible with a plugin, you can use the orange checkbox like done for other solutions of this comparison.. Thanks.
    Posted 2013-01-26 23:40:00 by Vanina
  • The information for Drupal Commerce is incomplete. Drupal Commerce does not come by default with all features compared to the other commerce packages.However, it has a lot of additional module to improve it functionality.Also since it is base on Drupal there are a lot of other tool that it has available that the other commerce packages might not have.For example Drupal already offer FAQ,Blogs,Forums different ways to display products,the option to have only one page for specific product category without a sweat .Drupal offers full control on menu on the site from admin interface without the need of a developer.There a lot more to Drupal that I have to say....
    Posted 2013-01-26 09:16:07 by faboulaws
  • I'd vote for Magento! Comparative table migt be confusing but the facts speak for themselves - Magento is definitely on top. Just check the features, and the figures http://www.shopping-cart-migration.com/blog/42-magento/5822-magento-gets-on-top
    Posted 2013-01-23 18:20:42 by GJay
  • suggested on Jugem Cart to set Bank Transfer to yes
    Posted 2012-12-25 01:54:36 by Osamu Takahashi
  • suggested on Jugem Cart to set Bank Transfer to no
    Posted 2012-12-25 01:54:21 by Osamu Takahashi
  • voted for Jugem Cart (Like)
    Posted 2012-10-23 10:35:05 by Osamu Takahashi
  • voted for this Comparison (Like)
    Posted 2012-10-22 09:41:33 by Alexis
  • voted for Magento (Like)
    25% of e-commerce sites
    Posted 2012-07-27 14:23:43 by Ricardo Martins
  • voted for 3dcart (Like)
    Great cart - easy to use, and 24/7 phone support!
    Posted 2011-12-02 01:34:08 by snazyshoes
  • voted for Ashop Commerce (Like)
    Ashop Commerce brought together a top class product with personalised support. Of all the products I have looked at over the years this was by far the easiest one to use. I loved the range of free templates and the SEO functions - my rankings have just got better along with my sales. All in all Ashop Commerce shopping cart is a solid product and I highly recommend it.
    Posted 2011-11-01 08:04:17 by bootlala
  • voted for this Comparison (Like)
    Posted 2011-11-01 07:18:31 by musicahead
  • voted for Ashop Commerce (Like)
    Posted 2011-11-01 07:17:06 by musicahead
  • voted for Avactis (Like)
    Avactis shopping cart is fully customizable and has lots of great features.
    Posted 2011-10-25 10:32:23 by Linda
  • voted for Avactis (Like)
    Excellent solution! Really easy to use
    Posted 2011-10-25 10:24:24 by JohnR
  • voted for Avactis (Like)
    Posted 2011-10-25 10:01:31 by nick.j
  • voted for Drupal Commerce (Like)
    Posted 2011-10-19 20:47:16 by Sri
  • voted for CS-Cart (Like)
    Great cart system!
    Posted 2011-10-18 10:06:03 by TOS
  • voted for this Comparison (Like)
    Posted 2011-10-17 15:23:37 by Killboy Powerhead
  • Stay away from Magento! Its a nightmare! Its full of bugs and you must update it every week when a new patch comes out. Also when you update (witch isn't an easy task) some features may break. Performance is very poor (unless you have few dedicated servers just for your site). I think CS cart is the best solution. There is a free version that works very good for small and mid businesses. If you need more you can get the pro version (295$) and offers tons of more features from the other "stock" shopping carts. PrestaShop and OpenCart may look "free" but their plugins are very expensive. So better pay for a CScart license and get all of the features at once.
    Posted 2011-10-17 15:21:15 by Killboy Powerhead
  • voted for CS-Cart (Like)
    As a web developer who works for a company that deploys low cost solutions for small and medium sized businesses, CS Cart has been my go to ecommerce platform. Great features and easy to modify from a developer perspective. Great support as well. Keep up the good work CS Cart
    Posted 2011-10-17 13:59:13 by Chris P
  • voted for CS-Cart (Like)
    Great solution for small- and mid-sized businesses
    Posted 2011-10-17 10:50:44 by CS-Cart
  • voted for Prestashop (Like)
    Posted 2011-10-12 08:55:41 by doi3y
  • voted for this Comparison (Like)
    Posted 2011-10-11 23:52:20 by Seralive
  • voted for Prestashop (Like)
    Posted 2011-10-11 21:42:48 by mkranzler
  • voted for Tomato Cart (Like)
    Simple and Complete! Fast and Light! The evolution of OsCommerce. The best! Test and comprove!
    Posted 2011-10-11 17:34:21 by valmy
  • voted for Prestashop (Like)
    Posted 2011-08-22 18:58:46 by Knorc
  • voted for Opencart (Like)
    Excellent and forward thinking eCommerce Cart - much more modern structured object coding than osCOmmerce and the like
    Posted 2011-07-06 20:11:19 by Keith Bernard

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