CS-Cart Multi-Vendor vs. IBM Cloud Managed Istio

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
IBM Cloud Managed Istio
Score 8.7 out of 10
N/A
The IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service provides the Managed Istio installation add on, designed to provide additonal control over clusters and the microservices they comprise via automatic updates and lifecycle management of control plane components, and integration with platform logging and monitoring tools.N/A
Pricing
CS-Cart Multi-VendorIBM Cloud Managed Istio
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-VendorIBM Cloud Managed Istio
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
CS-Cart Multi-VendorIBM Cloud Managed Istio
Top Pros

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Top Cons

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Features
CS-Cart Multi-VendorIBM Cloud Managed Istio
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
IBM Cloud Managed Istio
-
Ratings
Product catalog & listings8.810 Ratings00 Ratings
Product management8.910 Ratings00 Ratings
Bulk product upload8.39 Ratings00 Ratings
Branding8.710 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile storefront8.08 Ratings00 Ratings
Product variations8.59 Ratings00 Ratings
Website integration8.69 Ratings00 Ratings
Visual customization8.710 Ratings00 Ratings
CMS8.810 Ratings00 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
IBM Cloud Managed Istio
-
Ratings
Abandoned cart recovery8.29 Ratings00 Ratings
Checkout user experience8.510 Ratings00 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
IBM Cloud Managed Istio
-
Ratings
eCommerce security8.99 Ratings00 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
IBM Cloud Managed Istio
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Ratings
Promotions & discounts8.89 Ratings00 Ratings
Personalized recommendations8.09 Ratings00 Ratings
SEO8.49 Ratings00 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
IBM Cloud Managed Istio
-
Ratings
Multi-site management8.78 Ratings00 Ratings
Order processing8.510 Ratings00 Ratings
Inventory management6.510 Ratings00 Ratings
Shipping7.39 Ratings00 Ratings
Custom functionality8.99 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform-as-a-Service
Comparison of Platform-as-a-Service features of Product A and Product B
CS-Cart Multi-Vendor
-
Ratings
IBM Cloud Managed Istio
8.0
5 Ratings
2% below category average
Ease of building user interfaces00 Ratings6.95 Ratings
Scalability00 Ratings7.95 Ratings
Platform management overhead00 Ratings7.85 Ratings
Workflow engine capability00 Ratings8.05 Ratings
Platform access control00 Ratings8.75 Ratings
Services-enabled integration00 Ratings8.55 Ratings
Development environment creation00 Ratings8.05 Ratings
Development environment replication00 Ratings8.05 Ratings
Issue monitoring and notification00 Ratings8.15 Ratings
Issue recovery00 Ratings8.95 Ratings
Upgrades and platform fixes00 Ratings7.25 Ratings
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User Ratings
CS-Cart Multi-VendorIBM Cloud Managed Istio
Likelihood to Recommend
8.6
(10 ratings)
8.7
(5 ratings)
Usability
8.3
(7 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.2
(7 ratings)
6.4
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.2
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
CS-Cart Multi-VendorIBM Cloud Managed Istio
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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IBM
Clearly, the [IBM Cloud Managed Istio] tool is very useful when you have multiple services and each service is connecting with other services through APIs in different networks. To manage this type of complex network, [IBM Cloud Managed Istio] is very useful. It comes with a license that can increase the billing of your project so make sure if your application network mesh, monitoring cannot be managed on your own then you can use it. If your application is not very complex then you have many tools available like Grafana, Prometheus, Sumo Logic, which you can integrate individually with your cluster and implement. In this type of scenario, it is better to not use [IBM Cloud Managed Istio] and it will serve your purpose as well.
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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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IBM
  • Layers transparently onto existing applications
  • Allows control of access and rules to be developed
  • Creates metrics for usage
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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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IBM
  • Some more functionalities added could improve it better.
  • Better technical user guidance.
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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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IBM
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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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IBM
Training and usage support available
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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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IBM
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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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IBM
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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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IBM
  • It reduced the complexity of network mesh (ingress/egress services).
  • One tool with many solutions. No need to integrate monitoring tools or notification tools.
  • It reduced the number of lines of YAML code.
  • It reduced the number of labor hours.
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ScreenShots

CS-Cart Multi-Vendor Screenshots

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