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Feature Set Ratings
- CS-Cart Multi-Vendor Marketplace Platform ranks higher in 1 feature set: eCommerce Business Management
Online Storefront
8.4
CS-Cart Multi-Vendor Marketplace Platform
84%

Miva
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
CS-Cart Multi-Vendor Marketplace Platform ranks higher in 9/9 features
CS-Cart Multi-Vendor Marketplace Platform ranks higher in 9/9 features
Product catalog & listings
8.7
87%
10 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Product management
8.7
87%
10 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Bulk product upload
8.0
80%
9 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Branding
8.5
85%
10 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Mobile storefront
7.8
78%
8 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Product variations
8.2
82%
9 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Website integration
8.6
86%
9 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Visual customization
8.5
85%
10 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
CMS
8.6
86%
10 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Online Shopping Cart
8.0
CS-Cart Multi-Vendor Marketplace Platform
80%

Miva
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
CS-Cart Multi-Vendor Marketplace Platform ranks higher in 2/2 features
CS-Cart Multi-Vendor Marketplace Platform ranks higher in 2/2 features
Abandoned cart recovery
7.8
78%
9 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Checkout user experience
8.3
83%
10 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Online Payment System
8.7
CS-Cart Multi-Vendor Marketplace Platform
87%

Miva
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
CS-Cart Multi-Vendor Marketplace Platform ranks higher in 1/1 features
CS-Cart Multi-Vendor Marketplace Platform ranks higher in 1/1 features
eCommerce security
8.7
87%
9 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
eCommerce Marketing
8.1
CS-Cart Multi-Vendor Marketplace Platform
81%

Miva
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
CS-Cart Multi-Vendor Marketplace Platform ranks higher in 3/3 features
CS-Cart Multi-Vendor Marketplace Platform ranks higher in 3/3 features
Promotions & discounts
8.5
85%
9 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Personalized recommendations
7.6
76%
9 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
SEO
8.1
81%
9 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
eCommerce Business Management
8.0
CS-Cart Multi-Vendor Marketplace Platform
80%

7.9
Miva
79%
CS-Cart Multi-Vendor Marketplace Platform ranks higher in 5/5 features
CS-Cart Multi-Vendor Marketplace Platform ranks higher in 5/5 features
Multi-site management
8.7
87%
8 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Order processing
8.3
83%
10 Ratings

7.9
79%
4 Ratings
Inventory management
6.8
68%
10 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Shipping
7.3
73%
9 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Custom functionality
8.7
87%
9 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Attribute Ratings
- CS-Cart Multi-Vendor Marketplace Platform is rated higher in 4 areas: Likelihood to Recommend, Usability, Support Rating, Implementation Rating
Likelihood to Recommend
8.3
CS-Cart Multi-Vendor Marketplace Platform
83%
10 Ratings

5.6
Miva
56%
19 Ratings
Likelihood to Renew
CS-Cart Multi-Vendor Marketplace Platform
N/A
0 Ratings

7.7
Miva
77%
15 Ratings
Usability
8.3
CS-Cart Multi-Vendor Marketplace Platform
83%
7 Ratings

4.4
Miva
44%
5 Ratings
Availability
CS-Cart Multi-Vendor Marketplace Platform
N/A
0 Ratings

9.0
Miva
90%
2 Ratings
Support Rating
8.2
CS-Cart Multi-Vendor Marketplace Platform
82%
7 Ratings

7.3
Miva
73%
5 Ratings
Online Training
CS-Cart Multi-Vendor Marketplace Platform
N/A
0 Ratings

9.0
Miva
90%
1 Rating
Implementation Rating
8.2
CS-Cart Multi-Vendor Marketplace Platform
82%
1 Rating

6.0
Miva
60%
8 Ratings
Product Scalability
CS-Cart Multi-Vendor Marketplace Platform
N/A
0 Ratings

10.0
Miva
100%
1 Rating
Likelihood to Recommend
CS-Cart Multi-Vendor Marketplace Platform
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.
Founder
M Dot MediaMarketing & Advertising, 1-10 employees
Miva
If you are familiar with online retail, you will find it easy to use and love the diverse way of arranging your store and products. If you are brand new to online retail, Miva Merchant has partners that can help you design the perfect present that is easy to maintain.
COO (Chief Operations Officer)
GlitzOnlineApparel & Fashion, 1-10 employees
Pros
CS-Cart Multi-Vendor Marketplace Platform
- 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

Verified User
C-Level Executive in Information Technology
Automotive Company, 1-10 employeesMiva
- The ability to quickly change the look and feel of any given page in the store. The storefront, category, product description, and all checkout pages are easily customize-able using simple HTML language.
- With minimal effort, more sophisticated changes and behaviors of the store can be modified using MivaScript, the language Miva Merchant is built upon.
- New features are very easy to add using a huge selection of 3rd party feature modules that typically sell for less that $100. Miva has so many features already built in, but if there is a major common feature not already in the code, it's almost a sure bet that there is a affordable and easy to install module that will meet your e-commerce business requirements.
- Miva corporation provides a high level of free support 7 days a week and 24 hours a day.
Senior Solution Architect / Technical Project Manager
WFH SystemsInformation Technology and Services, 1-10 employees
Cons
CS-Cart Multi-Vendor Marketplace Platform
- 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.
Founder & CEO
WabrumApparel & Fashion, 1-10 employees
Miva
- The Miva admin area hasn't been the most user-friendly in the past. However, the admin in the the upcoming new Miva Merchant 9 Release has been completely revamped, is VERY user-friendly, and is formatted for desktop as well as mobile devices.
- Some fairly standard ecommerce functionality like Gift Certificates, Coupons, Sale Prices, etc have previously required third-party modules or template customization. However, many of these features are being built into Miva Merchant upcoming releases.
Owner, Developer
Janus DesignDesign, 1-10 employees
Pricing Details
CS-Cart Multi-Vendor Marketplace Platform
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level set up fee?
Optional
Starting Price
—Miva
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Likelihood to Renew
CS-Cart Multi-Vendor Marketplace Platform
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Miva
Miva 7.7
Based on 15 answers
For most clients, the MIVA Merchant platform, in combination with 3rd party plugins from ADS, Emporium Plus, eMediaSales and Sebenza, has all of the bells and whistles they need. While MIVA is lacking in a mobile friendly option and the ability to easily sell soft goods like mp3's or eBooks, these additions are coming to MIVA soon. The lack of connectivity to popular POS systems is also a negative for us. We will certainly continue to offer MIVA Merchant to clients.
Co-founder/Multimedia Producer
Pixel Juice ProductionsInternet, 1-10 employees
Usability
CS-Cart Multi-Vendor Marketplace Platform
CS-Cart Multi-Vendor Marketplace Platform 8.3
Based on 7 answers
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.
DIRECTOR
OISIA PRIVATE LIMITEDComputer Software, 1-10 employees
Miva
Miva 4.4
Based on 5 answers
I won't say usability is all bad with Miva; basic product configuration isn't complicated and assigning products to categories works well. However, when you go beyond the most elementary tasks, things almost always become needlessly cumbersome and the information stored by the platform is inherently poorly organized. They've really hyped that Miva 9 released last year features a re-worked admin interface, but from our perspective they've simply given it a fresh coat of paint, made the layout passably mobile friendly, but yet still have not in a substantive way addressed the glaring deficiencies at the core of the platform itself. Adding custom admin area bookmarks is a band aid, not a proper fix.

Verified User
Manager in Information Technology
Retail Company, 11-50 employeesReliability and Availability
CS-Cart Multi-Vendor Marketplace Platform
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Miva
Miva 9.0
Based on 2 answers
I work with multiple Miva sites daily, and uptime is fantastic. Outages are rare from my experience, and any issues have generally been short and handled quickly.
Owner, Developer
Janus DesignDesign, 1-10 employees
Support Rating
CS-Cart Multi-Vendor Marketplace Platform
CS-Cart Multi-Vendor Marketplace Platform 8.2
Based on 7 answers
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.

Verified User
Manager in Other
Luxury Goods & Jewelry Company, 1-10 employeesMiva
Miva 7.3
Based on 5 answers
I would give 10, but there were a couple of times when I was misinformed and I had to do some unnecessary work. When you have to work on every product individually and then you discover you could have done it in bulk it kind of makes you roll your eyes back. I also have an issue still with some shipping settings that no one seems to understand. But the support team is super friendly, they are trying
Imports
Alexander's Tractor PartsAutomotive, 11-50 employees
Implementation Rating
CS-Cart Multi-Vendor Marketplace Platform
CS-Cart Multi-Vendor Marketplace Platform 8.2
Based on 1 answer
Mostly extremely easy to implement, both back-end logic as well as styling. Great addon marketplace helped, particularly around payment options.

Verified User
C-Level Executive in Information Technology
Automotive Company, 1-10 employeesMiva
Miva 6.0
Based on 8 answers
Creating the Miva store originally took a reasonable amount of time, 2-3 months, but we were unable to migrate our orders and customer accounts from the old platform. Additional refinements were required over the following 6 months to refine the functionality and features so that they worked properly for our store and fulfillment process.

Verified User
Manager in Information Technology
Retail Company, 11-50 employeesAlternatives Considered
CS-Cart Multi-Vendor Marketplace Platform
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.
Md
LehbazaarBusiness Supplies & Equipment, 1-10 employees
Miva
Miva is more costly than its competitors. [In my opinion] it's harder to set up and use and user interface is cumbersome. Requires costly customization for integration to services you get from Big Commerce or Shopify right out of the box. No Google Shopping integration. No Trust Pilot, no Zendesk, etc. [I think] Product Catalog management is not well thought out. [In my experience] you'll spend much more time tweaking Miva to get what you want out of it compared to Shopify, which is frankly, a joy to use.

Verified User
Administrator in Corporate
Retail Company, 11-50 employeesScalability
CS-Cart Multi-Vendor Marketplace Platform
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Miva
Miva 10.0
Based on 1 answer
Miva has proven to be a great solution for smaller mom-and-pop stores through large enterprise-class businesses with tens of thousands of products. Performance is just as strong on enterprise-class stores as on considerably smaller stores, and an increasing number of marketing/sales tools are continually being added to the core Miva functionality to keep up with current marketplace demands.
Owner, Developer
Janus DesignDesign, 1-10 employees
Return on Investment
CS-Cart Multi-Vendor Marketplace Platform
- 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

Verified User
Engineer in Corporate
Marketing & Advertising Company, 1-10 employeesMiva
- Running a business in general (and this applies to e-commerce of course) involves not enough time to do too many things. Any place one can automate/streamline/ simplify some of these myriad things, you gain more time to focus on high value activities. We have found that the more we have been able to leverage Miva's capabilities (often with our own tools), the more time we can spend on marketing, sales and product development.
Owner
Phosphor MediaOnline Media, 1-10 employees