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AgoraCart - A free shopping cart software with
a long history. There are many storefronts based on this e-commerce
solution and the community of users is quite large and active. This
e-commerce software is constantly being develop and the new releases become
available several times a year.
AgoraCart
can be
fine solution for beginners and for small e-shops with few
products, limited needs and functionality. However, this software falls
short in comparison with more complex shopping cart solutions.
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Features
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AgoraCart
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ViArt Enterprise
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License fee
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Free
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299.00 USD
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Multi-site
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No
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Yes
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Trial period
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Unlimited
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Free version with restriction
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Technical support
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No authorized technical support service. Only forums and online articles.
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Authorized technical support
service, forums, FAQ, online manual, free unlimited support
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Installation service
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Only third-party services
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Installation service 50.00 USD. Free installation service for paid hosted clients.
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Design & development
services
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Only third-party services
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Comes with 20 pre-define templates plus 97% of source code, Custom development service and web design service
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Store Operation Features
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Support for downloadable
egoods
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Yes
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Yes
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Affiliate system
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Add-on available
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Yes
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Real time shipping rates calculation
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UPS, FedEx & USPS
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Fedex, UPS, USPS V3, Customizable
shipping modules and methods
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Moderated product reviews
and ratings
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No
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Yes
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Statistics tools
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No built-in components
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General statistics and shop summary, Shop statistics, Top Paths Through
Site, Top Pages Views, Shopping Cart Conversion Funnel,
Visitors environment statistics, Search statistics. customized reports available.
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Taxes
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Manual taxes configuration based
on location
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Ability to set tax by state, country,
product type, advanced tax structures including VAT.
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Orders management
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Automated order notifications, automated and manual credit card processing, only manual order processing supported
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Order status system, automated
order notifications, automated and manual credit card processing, order search
and filtering, possibility to export/import all and filtered orders, support of
recurring orders, PDF invoices and packing slips
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Inventory tracking
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Number of each item in stock
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Reports for number of orders,
number of products, options, product /category
views sorted by date period, bestsellers, Out of stock messages, number of
products/options in stock for every item.
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Security
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Encrypted customer data, PGP-encrypted e-mail notifications, Stop list can be implemented only
by manual editing of .htaccess
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Full HTTPS/SSL support
Encrypted customer data (Blowfish encryption)
PGP-encrypted e-mail notifications
Customer/admin access restriction by IP
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For complete details
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Catalog & Storefront
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Number of products in
catalogue
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Unlimited
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Unlimited
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Storefront customization
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Only header and footer are 100% customizable, only basic design scheme
changes via admin interface, more complex changes require source code
modifications, no standard support for CSS included
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100% template-based storefront
100% CSS-based
Customizable menus
Customizable logo and
templates layout from browser
Built-in text editor
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Multi-language support
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Not available
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Store interface, messages
completely multi-lingual
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Extended product
specifications
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Product options
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Extra custom fields, product
options and components, dependant options, filters for products.
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Marketing & Promotion
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SEO Tools
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No built-in configurable
components
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Catalog, title and meta tags definition, URLs, site map generator
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Marketing and promotion
tools
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Discounts, Featured products
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Merchant Module, Rewards and
Bonus Points Functionalities, Call Centre modules,
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Added Features
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HelpDesk Modular
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No built-in components
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Included
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Forum Modular
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No built-in components
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Included
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Classified Ads
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No built-in components
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Included
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