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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

    Duda

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ADuda, the eponymous platform from the company in Palo Alto, is a web design platform for companies that offer web design services to small businesses. The company serves customers from freelance web professionals to digital agencies, all the way up to the large hosting companies, SaaS platforms and online publishers.

    $25

    per month

    Wix

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/AWix is a website builder used to grown an online presence. The platform allows users to build their website from scratch, choose from designer-made templates, or use an AI website builder to add sections, images, and text.

    $17

    per month

    Pricing
    CS-Cart Multi-VendorDudaWix
    Editions & Modules
    Standard
    $660
    per year
    Plus
    $1,320
    per year
    Ultimate
    $3,300
    per year
    Unlimited
    Contact Sales
    one-time fee
    Basic
    $25
    per month
    Team
    $39
    per month
    Agency
    $69
    per month
    White Label
    $199
    per month
    Custom
    Contact Sales
    Free
    $0
    Light
    $17
    per month
    Core
    $29
    per month
    Business
    $39
    per month
    Business Elite
    $159
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    CS-Cart Multi-VendorDudaWix
    Free Trial
    YesYesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details25% discount available for annual pricing.
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    CS-Cart Multi-VendorDudaWix
    Considered Multiple Products
    CS-Cart
    No answer on this topic
    Duda
    Chose Duda
    When comparing Wix to Duda, Duda is a breeze. Duda is better in every aspect I can think of from customizing, designing, to hosting. I am proud to use Duda as our website builder, we have built well over 200 different sites on Duda.
    Incentivized
    Chose Duda
    Duda lets me customize the entire page. With Squarespace, many of the templates were limiting on editing the header and footer. Also in the past, I couldn't change the page title and page header to be different in Squarespace. This was not good for SEO. Wix is good but also a …
    Incentivized
    Chose Duda
    Really good visual editor. Easy to use, predesigned templates and sections that are easy to add and update. White labeling for previewing sites with clients.
    Incentivized
    Chose Duda
    I can't speak to why my agency selected Duda, but I can say from personal experience that building a website in Duda is much easier, and backed by better support than any other website builder I've used.

    Duda allows me, as a web designer, to still create great looking and unique …
    Incentivized
    Chose Duda
    Duda is miles ahead, the competitors are all trying to steal their marketshare.
    Incentivized
    Wix
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    10 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    9 Answers
    87%
    Would buy again
    27 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    90%
    Delivers good value for the price
    9 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    9 Answers
    93%
    Delivers good value for the price
    28 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    10 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    9 Answers
    84%
    Happy with the feature set
    26 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    78%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    7 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    8 Answers
    89%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    24 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    10 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    8 Answers
    93%
    Implementation went as expected
    28 Answers
    Features
    CS-Cart Multi-VendorDudaWix
    Online Storefront
    Comparison of Online Storefront features of CS-Cart Multi-Vendor and Duda and Wix
    Feature
    CS-Cart Multi-Vendor
    8.6
    10 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Duda
    -
    Ratings
    Wix
    -
    Ratings
    Product catalog & listings8.810 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product management8.910 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bulk product upload8.39 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Branding8.710 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile storefront8.08 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product variations8.59 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Website integration8.69 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Visual customization8.710 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    CMS8.810 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Shopping Cart
    Comparison of Online Shopping Cart features of CS-Cart Multi-Vendor and Duda and Wix
    Feature
    CS-Cart Multi-Vendor
    8.4
    10 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Duda
    -
    Ratings
    Wix
    -
    Ratings
    Abandoned cart recovery8.29 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Checkout user experience8.510 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Payment System
    Comparison of Online Payment System features of CS-Cart Multi-Vendor and Duda and Wix
    Feature
    CS-Cart Multi-Vendor
    8.9
    9 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Duda
    -
    Ratings
    Wix
    -
    Ratings
    eCommerce security8.99 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    eCommerce Marketing
    Comparison of eCommerce Marketing features of CS-Cart Multi-Vendor and Duda and Wix
    Feature
    CS-Cart Multi-Vendor
    8.4
    9 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Duda
    -
    Ratings
    Wix
    -
    Ratings
    Promotions & discounts8.89 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Personalized recommendations8.09 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    SEO8.49 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    eCommerce Business Management
    Comparison of eCommerce Business Management features of CS-Cart Multi-Vendor and Duda and Wix
    Feature
    CS-Cart Multi-Vendor
    8.0
    10 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Duda
    -
    Ratings
    Wix
    -
    Ratings
    Multi-site management8.78 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order processing8.510 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory management6.510 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Shipping7.39 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom functionality8.99 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of CS-Cart Multi-Vendor and Duda and Wix
    Feature
    CS-Cart Multi-Vendor
    -
    Ratings
    Duda
    8.6
    9 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Wix
    -
    Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.69 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of CS-Cart Multi-Vendor and Duda and Wix
    Feature
    CS-Cart Multi-Vendor
    -
    Ratings
    Duda
    9.2
    8 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Wix
    -
    Ratings
    API00 Ratings9.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Internationalization / multi-language00 Ratings9.37 Ratings00 Ratings
    Web Content Creation
    Comparison of Web Content Creation features of CS-Cart Multi-Vendor and Duda and Wix
    Feature
    CS-Cart Multi-Vendor
    -
    Ratings
    Duda
    8.8
    9 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Wix
    -
    Ratings
    WYSIWYG editor00 Ratings9.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Code quality / cleanliness00 Ratings9.38 Ratings00 Ratings
    Admin section00 Ratings9.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Page templates00 Ratings8.89 Ratings00 Ratings
    Library of website themes00 Ratings9.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile optimization / responsive design00 Ratings8.29 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publishing workflow00 Ratings8.88 Ratings00 Ratings
    Form generator00 Ratings8.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    Web Content Management
    Comparison of Web Content Management features of CS-Cart Multi-Vendor and Duda and Wix
    Feature
    CS-Cart Multi-Vendor
    -
    Ratings
    Duda
    7.7
    9 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Wix
    -
    Ratings
    Content taxonomy00 Ratings7.49 Ratings00 Ratings
    SEO support00 Ratings8.69 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bulk management00 Ratings6.88 Ratings00 Ratings
    Availability / breadth of extensions00 Ratings7.29 Ratings00 Ratings
    Community / comment management00 Ratings8.37 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Score10 out of 10
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    Score6.9 out of 10
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    Score9.5 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Shopify
    Score8.7 out of 10
    Square Online
    Score7.7 out of 10
    10Web
    Score7.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
    IBM Digital Commerce
    Score9 out of 10
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    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    CS-Cart Multi-VendorDudaWix
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.6
    (10 ratings)
    9.0
    (9 ratings)
    7.5
    (101 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    8.3
    (7 ratings)
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    7.7
    (10 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.2
    (7 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    CS-Cart Multi-VendorDudaWix
    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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    Duda
    Duda is great for agencies. There is a good client management area. It's even good for small businesses. They can choose a template and build out their own site. It's easy to customizes a website from a barebones template. There are many customizations in the each widget. The pricing is good for all size businesses. There is no tech headache with updates and backups.
    Incentivized
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    Wix
    I would recommend Wix if you're more website-savvy; it is more customizable than Squarespace. However, Squarespace's modules look more polished than Wix's, which you drag and drop onto the site. With Wix, you need to do a lot more work, and it allows for more customizations, but I am a lot quicker on Squarespace.
    Incentivized
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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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    Duda
    • Very easy to learn and master
    • Builds beautiful, feature rich and easy to maintain cool websites
    • Provides an efficient management platform for agencies
    • Has a very good and responsive support team
    • Is continually expanding features and new add-on partners
    Incentivized
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    Wix
    • Easy to create and duplicate website, and web pages for similar products, services and campaigns, so you do not have to start from scratch
    • Find features such as video, image and button, and templates to customise your website's feel and look. For example, recently, I was able to add a countdown timer for the sale of tickets to our online conference.
    • Creating website Anchors - making it easy for you to take a visitor to a particular part of a page so that they do not need to scroll through the entire webpage making it more user-friendly.
    • The SEO part of Wix makes it easy for you to set up meta data, create fully functional social media shares that are on brand and looks professional in the Google search engine..
    Incentivized
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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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    Duda
    • Ecommerce can use some improvement--but this should be taken care of in 2023
    • A more robust app marketplace
    • More custom widgets
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    Wix
    • In my opinion, with the removal of the ADI web-building tool in favor of editor, user-friendliness has suffered tremendously.
    • In my opinion, the removal of the ADI web-building tool in favor of editor makes that a big portion of a website has to be redesigned, as items are now linked to each other in a different way than before.
    • In my opinion, the removal of the ADI web-building tool in favor of editor makes Wix only usable for professional website builders and no longer for the general public.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    CS-Cart
    No answers on this topic
    Duda
    No answers on this topic
    Wix
    We will definitely renew Wix. The ability to completely control our website has been invaluable to us. We will maintain this service as long as we are an incorporated organization, we've tried several other software options and this has been the best solution by far for all of our needs.
    Incentivized
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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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    Duda
    Again, this platform has to be one of the easiest web development sites I have ever used in my life. From creating pages to linking buttons, hiding pages, and more, it makes it so much easier to develop websites for clients, including forms and custom membership login portals. It really is the best.
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    Wix
    Great customization, but a pain to backtrack. They recently added the ability to set fonts etc as headings, title, body etc, but if you did not begin your build with these presets you are screwed if you ever try to change font/ colors/layout etc.
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    Reliability and Availability
    CS-Cart
    No answers on this topic
    Duda
    No answers on this topic
    Wix
    I never had an outage issue per say. I would say it was very reliable of a website building platform and as a marketing source there was never any issues connecting it to the server. I don’t recall there being any editing tools or hosting issues. Nothing went down when using it.
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    Performance
    CS-Cart
    No answers on this topic
    Duda
    No answers on this topic
    Wix
    Not complex at all. It teaches you how to use their platform in a dynamic way. Each tutorial offers an explanation that can be reviewed later on. The connection speed of a web page has been smooth so far, with no major problems regarding this subject. Overall, Wix can manage 10+ pages with great connection speed.
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Duda
    No answers on this topic
    Wix
    As stated before I didn’t use the support as I did not have the feature and did not often enough need the help. I was able to figure it out mostly on my own by exploring the site. I’ve found exploring and playing on it told me how to do most things.
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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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    Duda
    No answers on this topic
    Wix
    Like I said I was a beginner so it was fun to navigate and teach myself how to implement the features when building and maintaining my site. It was a fairly easy place to host my domain, and creat something simple.
    Incentivized
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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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    Duda
    I can't speak to why my agency selected Duda, but I can say from personal experience that building a website in Duda is much easier, and backed by better support than any other website builder I've used. Duda allows me, as a web designer, to still create great looking and unique websites. I find that other platforms, while they may provide nice templates, make it very difficult to deviate from the guardrails they put in place. Through the years, even the most basic site that I've built in Duda is significantly better than those built in other platforms
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    Wix
    Wix is a great starting platform for anyone looking to create a website. It definitely holds its own against any other all in one website creation platform. The one thing I would say is if your main focus is solely on eCommerce you may be better off using something like Squarespace which is specifically designed for that market.
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    Scalability
    CS-Cart
    No answers on this topic
    Duda
    No answers on this topic
    Wix
    I give this rating to Wix because it's a great content creator. It has a great platform and also offers great customer service. If you encounter any technical issues, with Wix you will find a solution. For premium members or domain holders, this is the same as for Trial members or non-domain holders.
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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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    Duda
    • Much faster project turnaround
    • Easy for non-tech staff to handle some of the work
    • Costs are lower than we were paying for less capabilities before we switched to Duda
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    Wix
    • Wix has helped the companies I've worked with to promote their products and events. Without Wix, it would be extremely difficult to create landing pages for email campaigns or advertisements so, Wix has enabled us to save a lot of marketing and design labor.
    • As a marketer for a non-profit (and previously for a startup), Wix has helped the companies I've served to build marketing campaigns despite having little to no marketing budget. Because many of its features are free or affordable, small businesses and non-profits receive a huge ROI since there isn't much investment required.
    Incentivized
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    CS-Cart Multi-Vendor Screenshots

    Screenshot of Multi-Vendor marketplace storefrontScreenshot of Multi-Vendor marketplace product pageProduct screenshot