3dcart vs Squarespace

3dcart

3dcart works well for small to medium size businesses that want to take care of their own website and product uploads and have the time to stay on top of inventory management. It does not work as well for a business who wants to just "turn it on" and forget about it unless they are able to integrate their POS system with 3dcart to manage inventory.

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Tracy Beers

Owner

Snowsports Marketing GroupMarketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees

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Squarespace

Squarespace has great templates for displaying a portfolio or pictures. I imagine it would suit photographers and I think restaurants would benefit from Squarespace's features as well to display bold food pictures and capture attention with full screen images. For a site more focused on eCommerce another site might do better with payment, shipping, and coupon options. I do think it would be well suited for smaller businesses with interactive scrolling pages and good mobile adaptability which an individual or a small team could easily maintain

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Kelly Troyer

Sales Support

Mrs. Miller's Homemade NoodlesFood & Beverages, 11-50 employees

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Feature Rating Comparison

3dcart

7.3

8.0

Squarespace

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Checkout user experience

8.0

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3dcart

9.0

Squarespace

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eCommerce security

9.0

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3dcart

8.0

Squarespace

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Promotions & discounts

8.0

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Personalized recommendations

7.0

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SEO

9.0

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3dcart

6.8

Squarespace

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Order processing

8.0

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Inventory management

7.4

Internationalization / multi-language

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7.4

3dcart

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8.5

3dcart

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SEO - 3dcart is built in such a way that even if you do no SEO work at all, as long as you use the meta description wizard on each page or product you wind up still searching pretty well in Google.
Product uploads - Product uploads are easy to do with 3dcart's .csv import/export feature. No need to struggle with messy simple and variable uploads like on WooCommerce, 3dcart takes the guesswork and hassle out of uploading different product types.
Media uploads - Media uploads are quick and simple and the uploader always works.

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Tracy Beers

Owner

Snowsports Marketing GroupMarketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees

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Integrated blog with website.
No need for additional hosting.
Simple to use layouts and customizing without having to deal with any jquery or java, etc.
Easy to control and even edit on the go via their app.

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Mandy Cramer

Graphic Designer

Miss Mandible DesignsHealth, Wellness and Fitness, 1-10 employees

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Cons

3dcart does not connect to many of the POS systems my clients use so we need to manually update inventory daily/weekly.
There are many modules available to do many different things, but it makes you feel like you are being tickled and died to death to get the site to do exactly what you want. Also can be confusing if you don't know what you actually need.
It's a little difficult/confusing to upload products with multiple variations - ie: color and size - especially if there are multiples colors and multiple sizes.

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Tracy Beers

Owner

Snowsports Marketing GroupMarketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees

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I'd love to see new templates being offered.
While I appreciate the responsive design format, there are times I would like the ability to hide content from the mobile/tablet versions.
On certain templates there are elements that can not be formatted in the style guide, in particular logo size or placement.
Add the scroll lover/zoom function to the eCommerce platform.
The Google email add on has been problematic. I do not recommend this to users.

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Sharon Reaves

Owner/Founder/Design Guru

Reaves ProjectsDesign, 1-10 employees

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Likelihood to Renew

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Not applicable - as a franchisee, the franchiser took over the web site and shopping cart capabilities, so I no longer need the tool. But I would recommend it.

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Mark Madans

Owner

HOCOA North AtlantaConsumer Services, 1-10 employees

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Squarespace10.0

Based on 2 answers

I've renewed my Squarespace 3 years in a row

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Mandy Cramer

Graphic Designer

Miss Mandible DesignsHealth, Wellness and Fitness, 1-10 employees

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Usability

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Squarespace10.0

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It's simple to use for someone who is really good with computers as well as those who are not. I've been using my personal squarespace for years and have also helped clients build a starting page which they are later able to manage theirselves.

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Mandy Cramer

Graphic Designer

Miss Mandible DesignsHealth, Wellness and Fitness, 1-10 employees

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Support

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Squarespace10.0

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Easy to find support on their website.

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Mandy Cramer

Graphic Designer

Miss Mandible DesignsHealth, Wellness and Fitness, 1-10 employees

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Alternatives Considered

I found 3dcart to be the most cost effective and easiest to use for my smaller to medium sized business clients.

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Tracy Beers

Owner

Snowsports Marketing GroupMarketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees

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Squarespace is superior in its design and cost. Other solutions do not offer templates and customization at the same level and quality as Squarespace. The cost and ability to perform updates myself is of tremendous value. The other services we used and considered became very frustrating. Technical issues were difficult to resolve with that service while Squarespace has always been simple and responsive during the couple of times I have had issues or questions.

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Verified User

C-Level Executive in Corporate

Investment Management Company, 1-10 employees

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Return on Investment

3dcart has enabled my clients to quickly and easily get up and running with an online store giving them an almost immediate ROI.

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Tracy Beers

Owner

Snowsports Marketing GroupMarketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees

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Squarespace saved us a significant monthly expense when we took control and launched our new website and discontinued the third party site designer and manager.
It has saved us time and allowed for much more timely updates since Squarespace is simple and intuitive, I can do most things myself.

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Verified User

C-Level Executive in Corporate

Investment Management Company, 1-10 employees

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