There are a handful of exquisite eCommerce platforms available for business of all shapes, sizes, and industries. We would like to give you a bit of information about each one and how Magento and Orange Collar Media may be the right choice for your business. Please trust in our expertise and extensive knowledge about all of these platforms.
Magento
Magento is a feature-rich, professional open-source eCommerce solution that offers merchants complete flexibility and control over the look, content, and functionality of their online store. Magento’s powerful marketing, search engine optimization, and catalog-management tools give merchants the power to create eCommerce sites that are tailored to their unique business needs. Magento was founded in 2001 and has made a recent partnership with eBay that has enhanced its growing community of developers who are constantly improving and creating new features, extensions, and modules.
3DCart
3DCart has been around for more than 10 years. After starting out as an eCommerce solutions provider for medium to large businesses, 3DCart decided to create a simple and affordable shopping cart solution for smaller companies.
3DCart (vs. Magento)
- 3DCart charges a monthly fee.
- You do not own your site; 3DCart does.
- Cannot run multiple stores at the same time.
- Tiered pricing unavailable from 3DCart.
- Poor quality customer service.
osCommerce
osCommerce is also an open-source eCommerce solution for businesses that was founded in 2000. osCommerce boasts high quality out-of-the-box shopping cart functionality with simplicity as its guiding principle.
osCommerce (vs. Magento)
- Old company without a large community behind it creating improvements.
- Difficult to customize and configure.
- Limited amount of extensions for shipping and accounting.
- Magento has a cleaner, more professional look.
- Better security available from Magento.
Volusion
Volusion is an all-in-one shopping cart solution that includes ready-to-use templates, built-in marketing tools, and social / mobile commerce capabilties. Based out of Austin, TX and London, Volusion was started in 1999.
Volusion (vs. Magento)
- Volusion is not a professional, full eCommerce and CMS solution.
- Charges a monthly service fee.
- Difficult to manage products without a webmaster.
- Poor customer support team.
- Unable to create product attributes with Volusion.
ChannelAdvisor
ChannelAdvisor is a software as a solution (SaaS) provider that offers a multichannel platform that offers services for eBay, Amazon, and other channels. Founded in 2001, ChannelAdvisor focuses on helping businesses manage sales on multiple online channels.
ChannelAdvisor (vs. Magento)
- ChannelAdvisor is really an eBay auction / inventory management system.
- Little to no custom design abilities.
- Limited functionality.
- Low cost to set up, but charges ongoing fees.
Infopia
Infopia is a leader in SaaS eCommerce solutions for businesses. Infopia was founded in 1999 in Salt Lake City, UT, but was recently purchased and their development has been outsourced to India.
Infopia (vs. Magento)
- Yearly license and maintenance fees can cost up to $30,000.
- Diminishing customer loyalty and support due to outsourcing.
- Infopia has nearly fallen off the map in the last year – lacks community of developers.
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