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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    CS-Cart Multi-Vendor

    Score8.6 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    CS-Cart Multi-Vendor is an eCommerce marketplace software for SMBs available in cloud (No-Code) and self-hosted (On-Premises) versions. It allows users to open an online marketplace, where the user is the admin, and all the others—invited sellers. Each seller has his or her own micro-store with a customizable storefront, categories, filters, and search. Just like in Amazon. In the CS-Cart Multi-Vendor marketplace platform, managing vendors is designed to be simple:…

    $660

    per year

    Shopify

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/AShopify is a commerce platform designed for both online stores and retail locations. Shopify offers a professional online storefront, a payment solution to accept credit cards, and the Shopify POS application to power retail sales.

    $39

    per month

    Pricing
    CS-Cart Multi-VendorShopify
    Editions & Modules
    Standard
    $660
    per year
    Plus
    $1,320
    per year
    Ultimate
    $3,300
    per year
    Unlimited
    Contact Sales
    one-time fee
    Basic Shopify
    $39
    per month
    Grow
    $105
    per month
    Advanced
    $399
    per month
    Shopify Plus
    2,000
    per month
    Shopify Plus
    2,300
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    CS-Cart Multi-VendorShopify
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional Details—A 25% discount is offered for annual billing.
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    CS-Cart Multi-VendorShopify
    Considered Both Products
    CS-Cart
    Chose CS-Cart Multi-Vendor
    Shopify is less expensive than Mirakl and probably more feature-rich. Shopify is probably the cheapest upfront to get started and the best user experience (at least the easiest to get to a point where customers like it). MultiVendor is still an excellent product but it's tricky …
    Incentivized
    Chose CS-Cart Multi-Vendor
    For big vision in doing something in online marketplace, I think CS-Cart can help to scale up and run business smoothly. CS-Cart started their business in 2005 and since [then has been] running successfully worldwide. It means they have a large scale of experience in …
    Incentivized
    Chose CS-Cart Multi-Vendor
    We selected CS-Cart Multi-Vendor Marketplace Platform because we actually control the shopping cart. I would hate to get into a subscription model where a third party can take over your hard work because you didn't pay a monthly fee (or missed it). I also dislike the idea of …
    Incentivized
    Chose CS-Cart Multi-Vendor
    The software has been on the market for years and is therefore mature.
    Incentivized
    Shopify
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    CS-Cart Multi-VendorShopify
    Online Storefront
    Comparison of Online Storefront features of CS-Cart Multi-Vendor and Shopify
    Feature
    CS-Cart Multi-Vendor
    8.6
    10 Ratings
    Shopify
    8.7
    136 Ratings
    Product catalog & listings8.810 Ratings9.5136 Ratings
    Product management8.910 Ratings8.7134 Ratings
    Bulk product upload8.39 Ratings8.6115 Ratings
    Branding8.710 Ratings8.8134 Ratings
    Mobile storefront8.08 Ratings8.9130 Ratings
    Product variations8.59 Ratings9.0127 Ratings
    Website integration8.69 Ratings8.6127 Ratings
    Visual customization8.710 Ratings8.0133 Ratings
    CMS8.810 Ratings8.1109 Ratings
    Online Shopping Cart
    Comparison of Online Shopping Cart features of CS-Cart Multi-Vendor and Shopify
    Feature
    CS-Cart Multi-Vendor
    8.4
    10 Ratings
    Shopify
    7.9
    129 Ratings
    Abandoned cart recovery8.29 Ratings7.9120 Ratings
    Checkout user experience8.510 Ratings7.8127 Ratings
    Online Payment System
    Comparison of Online Payment System features of CS-Cart Multi-Vendor and Shopify
    Feature
    CS-Cart Multi-Vendor
    8.9
    9 Ratings
    Shopify
    9.6
    131 Ratings
    eCommerce security8.99 Ratings9.6131 Ratings
    eCommerce Marketing
    Comparison of eCommerce Marketing features of CS-Cart Multi-Vendor and Shopify
    Feature
    CS-Cart Multi-Vendor
    8.4
    9 Ratings
    Shopify
    8.4
    133 Ratings
    Promotions & discounts8.89 Ratings9.2128 Ratings
    Personalized recommendations8.09 Ratings8.432 Ratings
    SEO8.49 Ratings7.6124 Ratings
    eCommerce Business Management
    Comparison of eCommerce Business Management features of CS-Cart Multi-Vendor and Shopify
    Feature
    CS-Cart Multi-Vendor
    8.0
    10 Ratings
    Shopify
    8.2
    134 Ratings
    Multi-site management8.78 Ratings6.719 Ratings
    Order processing8.510 Ratings9.8132 Ratings
    Inventory management6.510 Ratings7.8131 Ratings
    Shipping7.39 Ratings7.8124 Ratings
    Custom functionality8.99 Ratings8.6124 Ratings
    User Ratings
    CS-Cart Multi-VendorShopify
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.6
    (10 ratings)
    8.2
    (149 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.2
    (15 ratings)
    Usability
    8.3
    (7 ratings)
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.2
    (7 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)