CS-Cart Multi-Vendor vs. Elastic Path

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
CS-Cart Multi-Vendor
ScoreĀ 8.6Ā outĀ ofĀ 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 othersā€”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:ā€¦
$1,250
per year
Elastic Path
ScoreĀ 8.0Ā outĀ ofĀ 10
N/A
Elastic Path is a privately held company that provides an enterprise level Java ecommerce platform. It is meant to integrate with many commonly used content management systems, like Adobe Marketing Cloud, OpenText, and Hippo.N/A
Pricing
CS-Cart Multi-VendorElastic Path
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-VendorElastic Path
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional Detailsā€”ā€”
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Community Pulse
CS-Cart Multi-VendorElastic Path
Top Pros

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Top Cons

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Features
CS-Cart Multi-VendorElastic Path
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
Elastic Path
7.6
1 Ratings
1% below category average
Product catalog & listings8.810 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Product management8.910 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Bulk product upload8.39 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Branding8.710 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Mobile storefront8.08 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Product variations8.59 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Website integration8.69 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Visual customization8.710 Ratings10.01 Ratings
CMS8.810 Ratings8.01 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
Elastic Path
7.0
1 Ratings
8% below category average
Abandoned cart recovery8.29 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Checkout user experience8.510 Ratings7.01 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
Elastic Path
8.0
1 Ratings
4% below category average
eCommerce security8.99 Ratings8.01 Ratings
eCommerce Marketing
Comparison of eCommerce Marketing features of Product A and Product B
CS-Cart Multi-Vendor
8.4
9 Ratings
12% above category average
Elastic Path
9.7
1 Ratings
26% above category average
Promotions & discounts8.89 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Personalized recommendations8.09 Ratings10.01 Ratings
SEO8.49 Ratings10.01 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
Elastic Path
8.4
1 Ratings
7% above category average
Multi-site management8.78 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Order processing8.510 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Inventory management6.510 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Shipping7.39 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Custom functionality8.99 Ratings9.01 Ratings
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ScoreĀ 8.9Ā outĀ ofĀ 10
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ScoreĀ 8.9Ā outĀ ofĀ 10
Medium-sized Companies
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ScoreĀ 9.0Ā outĀ ofĀ 10
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ScoreĀ 9.0Ā outĀ ofĀ 10
Enterprises
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User Ratings
CS-Cart Multi-VendorElastic Path
Likelihood to Recommend
8.6
(10 ratings)
8.0
(2 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
8.3
(7 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.2
(7 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.2
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
CS-Cart Multi-VendorElastic Path
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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Elastic Path
Elastic path is a cost-effectively product which bring the advanced capabilities to enable business to drive a better customer experience. The ecommerce solution is very clean and it is built heavily using open source tools.Elastic path ecommerce is definitely a strong competitor which would fit for any retailers / telco's .
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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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Elastic Path
  • Easy for non-Java programmers to understand
  • Comes with a lot of built-in functionality
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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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Elastic Path
  • Product management tool should be assesible over web.
  • Versioning of catalog items would a nice feature to have.
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Likelihood to Renew
CS-Cart
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Elastic Path
Team now has skill using Elastic Path
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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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Elastic Path
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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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Elastic Path
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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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Elastic Path
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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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Elastic Path
As a system integrator here are my thoughts -- Elastic path is one of best ecommerce tools, which would fit any retailer/ telcos business needs. The software architecture is well thought through and it is built with open source tools, the Ecommerce application is easily extensible and it enables clients to get there E-commerce application in less time. We have evaluated other products like ATG ecommerce, WCS, Magento. Elastic path is definitely a briliant ecommerce product which I would recommend to any clients.
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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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Elastic Path
  • The positive impact was quick development time
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ScreenShots

CS-Cart Multi-Vendor Screenshots

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