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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

    Optimizely Commerce Connect

    Score6.6 out of 10
    N/AOptimizely Commerce Connect is a PaaS e-commerce backend solution coupled with Optimizely's PaaS CMS to help e-commerce organizations, of any type, create highly customized websites and buying experiences with a two-in-one content and commerce solution.N/A
    Pricing
    CS-Cart Multi-VendorOptimizely Commerce Connect
    Editions & Modules
    Standard
    $660
    per year
    Plus
    $1,320
    per year
    Ultimate
    $3,300
    per year
    Unlimited
    Contact Sales
    one-time fee
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    CS-Cart Multi-VendorOptimizely Commerce Connect
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalRequired
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    Community Pulse
    CS-Cart Multi-VendorOptimizely Commerce Connect
    Considered Both Products
    CS-Cart
    No answer on this topic
    Optimizely
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    10 Answers
    86%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    90%
    Delivers good value for the price
    9 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    10 Answers
    71%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    78%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    7 Answers
    86%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    6 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    10 Answers
    71%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    Features
    CS-Cart Multi-VendorOptimizely Commerce Connect
    Online Storefront
    Comparison of Online Storefront features of CS-Cart Multi-Vendor and Optimizely Commerce Connect
    Feature
    CS-Cart Multi-Vendor
    8.6
    10 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Optimizely Commerce Connect
    8.8
    27 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Product catalog & listings8.810 Ratings9.126 Ratings
    Product management8.910 Ratings9.126 Ratings
    Bulk product upload8.39 Ratings6.422 Ratings
    Branding8.710 Ratings9.124 Ratings
    Mobile storefront8.08 Ratings9.121 Ratings
    Product variations8.59 Ratings9.122 Ratings
    Website integration8.69 Ratings9.125 Ratings
    Visual customization8.710 Ratings9.124 Ratings
    CMS8.810 Ratings9.126 Ratings
    Online Shopping Cart
    Comparison of Online Shopping Cart features of CS-Cart Multi-Vendor and Optimizely Commerce Connect
    Feature
    CS-Cart Multi-Vendor
    8.4
    10 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Optimizely Commerce Connect
    8.2
    20 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Abandoned cart recovery8.29 Ratings8.216 Ratings
    Checkout user experience8.510 Ratings8.220 Ratings
    Online Payment System
    Comparison of Online Payment System features of CS-Cart Multi-Vendor and Optimizely Commerce Connect
    Feature
    CS-Cart Multi-Vendor
    8.9
    9 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Optimizely Commerce Connect
    8.2
    18 Ratings
    2% below category average
    eCommerce security8.99 Ratings8.218 Ratings
    eCommerce Marketing
    Comparison of eCommerce Marketing features of CS-Cart Multi-Vendor and Optimizely Commerce Connect
    Feature
    CS-Cart Multi-Vendor
    8.4
    9 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Optimizely Commerce Connect
    8.8
    26 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Promotions & discounts8.89 Ratings8.222 Ratings
    Personalized recommendations8.09 Ratings9.122 Ratings
    SEO8.49 Ratings9.122 Ratings
    eCommerce Business Management
    Comparison of eCommerce Business Management features of CS-Cart Multi-Vendor and Optimizely Commerce Connect
    Feature
    CS-Cart Multi-Vendor
    8.0
    10 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Optimizely Commerce Connect
    8.0
    26 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Multi-site management8.78 Ratings9.121 Ratings
    Order processing8.510 Ratings7.320 Ratings
    Inventory management6.510 Ratings7.316 Ratings
    Shipping7.39 Ratings7.317 Ratings
    Custom functionality8.99 Ratings9.124 Ratings
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    Medium-sized Companies
    Shopify
    Score8.7 out of 10
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    Score8.7 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-VendorOptimizely Commerce Connect
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.6
    (10 ratings)
    7.1
    (27 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    4.6
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    8.3
    (7 ratings)
    7.7
    (8 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.2
    (7 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    2.7
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    CS-Cart Multi-VendorOptimizely Commerce Connect
    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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    Optimizely
    Our experience may be unique because we opted for an Optimizely team to implement our website/console set-up and connection to our PIM and ERP. The experience may have been different with a 3rd party or it may not have. That said, we have been live with our primary website for almost 2 years and I still do not consider it was ever "done". We have been going back and forth on functionality issues and bugs since launch. I have low confidence that changes made the previous day will 100% be online the next - so my team rechecks the work they did the previous day to ensure everything is online. The addition of a second channel and enhancement requests have compounded the issues. I feel this product would work fine with singular or less complex market SKU offerings.
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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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    Optimizely
    • Episerver has a robust discount engine. This engine, combined with "visitor groups" allow our marketing department to categorize customers and offer a variety of discounts to targeted customers at specific times.
    • Episerver has a full-featured, storefront experience that can handle everything you might want for an e-commerce website.
    • Episerver offers A/B testing that can be helpful for trying out new content ideas and tracking the results.
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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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    Optimizely
    • Support. Episerver used to have direct support and access to the tech team to discuss and resolve issues. The new support portal is not enough for developer needs.
    • Quality Assurance. We find issues in the Episerver code that should have been resolved in QA before release.
    • Sales. Episervers sells the framework as a solution while showing Alloy. While it helps Episerver sell more, it puts the implementation partner into trouble as the client thinks they bought the solution. Episerver does not provide a solution. It provides a framework that you can build a solution on.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    CS-Cart
    No answers on this topic
    Optimizely
    Really want to be able to spend more time and resources on rolling out new things with Episerver but at the moment we seem to be fixing alot of issues and pain points with the way our system was setup.
    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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    Optimizely
    The administrative interface is largely intuitive and relatively easy to use. The complexity of business needs and ability to customize can affect this (i.e. you have to set up and develop with the user in mind), but the basic structure is largely solid. There are some areas of redundancy (such as Commerce Manager overlapping with other administrative areas) that can sometimes cause confusion or offer some functions in one place, whereas other related functions are managed on a completely different page.
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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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    Optimizely
    We had an incredible team at Episerver Supporting us with the go live, reviewing our integration, and pushing our integration partner to deliver a quality product
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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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    Optimizely
    Fully understand what is OOTB feature of the platform before proceeding to develop. Then implement a customization of key features once you can prove they are working as OOTB to make them more user friendly and productive for the business. Eg pre order and e gift card
    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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    Optimizely
    Optimizely Commerce Connect offers a very wide range of features for admin users. There is less a need for an IT specialist or programmer to be involved when changes need to be made.
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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
    Incentivized
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    Optimizely
    • Positive: We have a usable website - better than what we had before and we are seeing a constant increase in adoption.
    • Positive: Counter associates are using the website to help customers.
    • Negative: Too much time being spent QCing previous work.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    CS-Cart Multi-Vendor Screenshots

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

    Optimizely Commerce Connect Screenshots

    Screenshot of the customizable checkout workflow, used to tailor the customer checkout experience.Screenshot of where catalogs, custom attributes, UOM, catalog restrictions, and multiple sites are managed at once.Screenshot of an example of a personalized promotion based on user web activity, used to drive conversion and increase average order value.Screenshot of customized recommendations reportingScreenshot of Optimizely Commerce Connect's personalizationScreenshot of Optimizely Opal, available within Commerce Connect to automate promotion creation by mapping products and variants from your existing product data. Turn tedious campaign work into high velocity scalable promotions.