CS-Cart Multi-Vendor vs. EvolutionX

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
CS-Cart Multi-Vendor
Score 8.6 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:…
$1,250
per year
EvolutionX
Score 8.2 out of 10
N/A
EvolutionX is a B2B ecommerce solution from ECI Software Solutions, built for distributors, manufacturers, and wholesalers in markets including business supplies, industrial, electrical, plumbing, gas and welding, and medical supplies.N/A
Pricing
CS-Cart Multi-VendorEvolutionX
Editions & Modules
Standard
$1,250
per year
Plus
$3,150
per year
Ultimate
$6,950
per year
Ultimate Lifetime
Contact Sales
one-time fee
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
CS-Cart Multi-VendorEvolutionX
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalRequired
Additional DetailsThe cost of EvolutionX varies based on a number of factors including the scope of implementation, company size, desired integrations, and customizations. The best way to receive an accurate quote is to schedule an EvolutionX demo.
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Features
CS-Cart Multi-VendorEvolutionX
Online Storefront
Comparison of Online Storefront features of Product A and Product B
CS-Cart Multi-Vendor
8.6
10 Ratings
11% above category average
EvolutionX
7.5
12 Ratings
2% below category average
Product catalog & listings8.810 Ratings8.312 Ratings
Product management8.910 Ratings8.212 Ratings
Bulk product upload8.39 Ratings7.411 Ratings
Branding8.710 Ratings6.312 Ratings
Mobile storefront8.08 Ratings6.911 Ratings
Product variations8.59 Ratings7.512 Ratings
Website integration8.69 Ratings7.911 Ratings
Visual customization8.710 Ratings7.212 Ratings
CMS8.810 Ratings7.310 Ratings
Online Shopping Cart
Comparison of Online Shopping Cart features of Product A and Product B
CS-Cart Multi-Vendor
8.4
10 Ratings
10% above category average
EvolutionX
7.6
12 Ratings
0% above category average
Abandoned cart recovery8.29 Ratings7.511 Ratings
Checkout user experience8.510 Ratings7.612 Ratings
Online Payment System
Comparison of Online Payment System features of Product A and Product B
CS-Cart Multi-Vendor
8.9
9 Ratings
7% above category average
EvolutionX
8.6
9 Ratings
3% above category average
eCommerce security8.99 Ratings8.69 Ratings
eCommerce Marketing
Comparison of eCommerce Marketing features of Product A and Product B
CS-Cart Multi-Vendor
8.4
9 Ratings
11% above category average
EvolutionX
7.9
12 Ratings
5% above category average
Promotions & discounts8.89 Ratings7.711 Ratings
Personalized recommendations8.09 Ratings7.610 Ratings
SEO8.49 Ratings8.311 Ratings
eCommerce Business Management
Comparison of eCommerce Business Management features of Product A and Product B
CS-Cart Multi-Vendor
8.0
10 Ratings
2% above category average
EvolutionX
8.1
12 Ratings
4% above category average
Multi-site management8.78 Ratings8.37 Ratings
Order processing8.510 Ratings8.512 Ratings
Inventory management6.510 Ratings8.69 Ratings
Shipping7.39 Ratings7.711 Ratings
Custom functionality8.99 Ratings7.212 Ratings
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User Ratings
CS-Cart Multi-VendorEvolutionX
Likelihood to Recommend
8.6
(10 ratings)
8.2
(12 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Usability
8.3
(7 ratings)
7.3
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
8.2
(7 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.2
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
CS-Cart Multi-VendorEvolutionX
Likelihood to Recommend
CS-Cart
For quickly setting up a most intuitive online marketplace, CS-Cart Multi-Vendor is the best one. The software is very well suited for those who have some basic knowledge about backend customization, installation, server setup, proper server configuration etc. Though I'm sure the support team will get you up and running. Only few third-party service providers are very professional, provide honest service and will help you to run your business smoothly. I would highly recommend to use CS-Cart Multi-Vendor.
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ECI Software Solutions
If you're looking to build an online presence and are able to be profitable while paying for this platform, it's a great platform that typically ranks pretty high on google if you do your SEO well.
I would say if you are a real tiny business with only a select few items, you may not need a platform like EVOx but, you still could utilize it if it seems fitting for your business. It really depends on the business and what they are trying to do.
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Pros
CS-Cart
  • Quick and easy set up of a multi-vendor marketplace
  • Very easy-to-use page designer
  • Huge marketplace of add-ons to cover pretty much anything you need
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ECI Software Solutions
  • Very easy to onboard products
  • Pricing updates are easy due to bulk editing (export to excel -> import back to EvoX)
  • It's easy to run promotions / sales with just a few clicks
  • SEO options with ready to grab site map
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Cons
CS-Cart
  • The high cost of the platform itself and plugins.
  • Unavailability of the mobile application in the basic version of the platform.
  • Relatively difficult process of installing updates if you are new to IT.
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ECI Software Solutions
  • As I already mentioned some testing button for email templates would be great.
  • It would be great that there are more themes that people can choose from.
  • Even thought there are lots of training videos I would like to see even more especially on some advanced features and capabilities.
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Likelihood to Renew
CS-Cart
No answers on this topic
ECI Software Solutions
It is a good platform with good customizable features for our customers.
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Usability
CS-Cart
The software consists of most of all e-commerce related features. Also, there are plenty of third party addons are available in the market which can improve our business. There are a lot of powerful themes available in the cs cart market which improve the look and feel on the front store. If CS-cart adjusted the price on their software license cost, controlling the third party addon cost and provide more freelancers with cheaper hourly rate for the customization on the cs-cart multi vendor software, the cs-cart company can be a master among other e-commerce software companies in the world.
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ECI Software Solutions
It is easy to use and as they have been updating their platform, it has gotten even much more easier to utilize and navigate.
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Support Rating
CS-Cart
inside of the support subscription, they give me all the time a fast answer and you can ask in a community forum also other users. But i miss a free support/chat like other solutions.
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ECI Software Solutions
They are extremely efficient and quick to answer/respond to all of my questions an concerns. They also provided me with support articles that I can save and look back on in the future.
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Implementation Rating
CS-Cart
Mostly extremely easy to implement, both back-end logic as well as styling. Great addon marketplace helped, particularly around payment options.
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ECI Software Solutions
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Alternatives Considered
CS-Cart
It's a one-time payment and the entire CMS is in your control, can list unlimited products and vendors. no need to depend on an e-commerce platform to pay huge commissions. promote your own brand globally. change the looks of your listing with multiple themes, there are vast add on and page themes to enhance look and controls.
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ECI Software Solutions
Evolution X feels better built specifically for our industry and helps to provide relevant supplier catalogues, it also opens us up to dialogue with new suppliers and partnerships to form around this. For instance our ACCO account has grown by x8 since we started adding their catalogue by Fusion Data via EVOX. PrestaShop is all added by spreadsheet and there is no pre-populated catalogue ready to add which means it relies on our in-house capabilities or the supplier to provide feeds to import which not many of them have
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Return on Investment
CS-Cart
  • Positive impact in learning to set up a shopping cart
  • ROI is questionable, as we are still building our business model
  • Positive impact on our business model and direction
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ECI Software Solutions
  • With account setup this has saved a lot of time, where typically it may have taken 10 minutes to setup an account, customer can now do this themselves and even make changes, our old site relied entirely on a staff member and this has therefore reduced overhead
  • With exposure to Fusion Data our categories have grown hugely, particularly Beeswift into workwear where we never sold any workwear but the rare incidental from VOW Wholesale, we've been allowed to grow into other categories more frequently with returning customers and new.
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ScreenShots

CS-Cart Multi-Vendor Screenshots

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EvolutionX Screenshots

Screenshot of EvolutionX admin and customizable dashboardScreenshot of EvolutionX user rolesScreenshot of EvolutionX product overlay featureScreenshot of EvolutionX marketing badgesScreenshot of EvolutionX labels for segmentationScreenshot of EvolutionX pricing tools