VP-ASP - Open-source ASP-based software for online business. It is offered via several distribution packages varying in price and features (in our review we examine the features of the most powerful package).

In comparison with ViArt, this software is much less cost-effective if we speak about license cost and support costs as well. This ecommerce product is based on ASP  requiing windows hosting service which is less flexible and easy to use in comparison with PHP which has much more open sourced documentation and hosting options.

Features

VP-ASP

ViArt Enterprise

License fee

  495.00 USD

  299.00 USD

Multi-site

No

Yes

Trial period

Free version with restriction

Free version with restriction

Technical support

Overpriced point-based system, forum, free points package for every license

Authorized technical support service, forums, FAQ, online manual, free unlimited support

Installation service

Installation service 100.00 USD
or free if purchase hosting package.

Installation service 50.00 USD. Free installation service for paid hosted clients.

Design & development
services

Templates offer for sale service, custom modifications for support points offered.

Comes with  20 pre-define templates plus 97% of source code, Custom development service and web design service

Store Operation Features

Support for downloadable
egoods

Not available

Yes

Affiliate system

Available

Yes

Real time shipping rates calculation

UPS, FedEx, Australia Post,
Canada Post, Thai Post,
Intershipper

Fedex, UPS, USPS V3, Customizable shipping modules and methods

Moderated product reviews
and ratings

Product rating and reviews

Yes

 Statistics tools

Sales reports, search query report, total sales by product and supplier

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.

 Taxes

EU VAT, Canadian GST, Australian GST

Ability to set tax by state, country, product type, advanced tax structures including VAT.

 Orders management

Order statuses, order notifications system, order history

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

 Inventory tracking

Sales reports, search queries
report, total sales narrowed by product or supplier

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.

 Security

Full SSL support Access restriction by IP Security notices to admin

Full HTTPS/SSL support
Encrypted customer data (Blowfish encryption)
PGP-encrypted e-mail notifications
Customer/admin access restriction by IP

For complete details

Catalog & Storefront

Number of products in
catalogue

Unlimited

Unlimited

Storefront customization

Templates-based, CSS-compatible storefront, dynamic headings,
display options

100% template-based storefront
100% CSS-based
Customizable menus
Customizable logo and
templates layout from browser
Built-in text editor

Multi-language support

Only supports multilingual store interface

Store interface, messages
completely multi-lingual

Extended product
specifications

Product options, product variants

Extra custom fields, product options and components, dependant options, filters for products.

Marketing & Promotion

SEO Tools

Static HTML generation

Catalog, title and meta tags definition, URLs, site map generator

Marketing and promotion
tools

Discounts, Gift Certificates,
Coupons

Merchant Module, Rewards and Bonus Points Functionalities, Call Centre modules, 

Added Features

 HelpDesk Modular

No built-in components

Included

 Forum Modular

No built-in components

Included

 Classified Ads

No built-in components

Included