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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 Configured Commerce

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AOptimizely Configured Commerce is a SaaS, headless, and composable e-commerce platform that helps manufacturers and distributors scale e-commerce growth using as much or as little out-of-the-box functionality as they prefer; saving organizations time to deploy meaningful buying experiences.N/A
    Pricing
    CS-Cart Multi-VendorOptimizely Configured Commerce
    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 Configured Commerce
    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 Configured Commerce
    Considered Both Products
    CS-Cart
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    Optimizely
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    10 Answers
    67%
    Would buy again
    8 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    90%
    Delivers good value for the price
    9 Answers
    67%
    Delivers good value for the price
    4 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    10 Answers
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    11 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    78%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    7 Answers
    29%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    2 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    10 Answers
    40%
    Implementation went as expected
    4 Answers
    Features
    CS-Cart Multi-VendorOptimizely Configured Commerce
    Online Storefront
    Comparison of Online Storefront features of CS-Cart Multi-Vendor and Optimizely Configured Commerce
    Feature
    CS-Cart Multi-Vendor
    8.6
    10 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Optimizely Configured Commerce
    7.4
    12 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Product catalog & listings8.810 Ratings7.312 Ratings
    Product management8.910 Ratings8.012 Ratings
    Bulk product upload8.39 Ratings7.612 Ratings
    Branding8.710 Ratings7.211 Ratings
    Mobile storefront8.08 Ratings7.69 Ratings
    Product variations8.59 Ratings00 Ratings
    Website integration8.69 Ratings7.511 Ratings
    Visual customization8.710 Ratings7.010 Ratings
    CMS8.810 Ratings7.112 Ratings
    Online Shopping Cart
    Comparison of Online Shopping Cart features of CS-Cart Multi-Vendor and Optimizely Configured Commerce
    Feature
    CS-Cart Multi-Vendor
    8.4
    10 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Optimizely Configured Commerce
    8.2
    11 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Abandoned cart recovery8.29 Ratings8.110 Ratings
    Checkout user experience8.510 Ratings8.211 Ratings
    Online Payment System
    Comparison of Online Payment System features of CS-Cart Multi-Vendor and Optimizely Configured Commerce
    Feature
    CS-Cart Multi-Vendor
    8.9
    9 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Optimizely Configured Commerce
    8.7
    12 Ratings
    4% above category average
    eCommerce security8.99 Ratings8.712 Ratings
    eCommerce Marketing
    Comparison of eCommerce Marketing features of CS-Cart Multi-Vendor and Optimizely Configured Commerce
    Feature
    CS-Cart Multi-Vendor
    8.4
    9 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Optimizely Configured Commerce
    7.2
    12 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Promotions & discounts8.89 Ratings7.110 Ratings
    Personalized recommendations8.09 Ratings7.312 Ratings
    SEO8.49 Ratings7.111 Ratings
    eCommerce Business Management
    Comparison of eCommerce Business Management features of CS-Cart Multi-Vendor and Optimizely Configured Commerce
    Feature
    CS-Cart Multi-Vendor
    8.0
    10 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Optimizely Configured Commerce
    7.7
    12 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Multi-site management8.78 Ratings7.48 Ratings
    Order processing8.510 Ratings8.212 Ratings
    Inventory management6.510 Ratings7.211 Ratings
    Shipping7.39 Ratings8.310 Ratings
    Custom functionality8.99 Ratings7.511 Ratings
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    Shopify
    Score8.7 out of 10
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    Score8.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    IBM Digital Commerce
    Score9 out of 10
    IBM Digital Commerce
    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    CS-Cart Multi-VendorOptimizely Configured Commerce
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.6
    (10 ratings)
    6.4
    (12 ratings)
    Usability
    8.3
    (7 ratings)
    7.1
    (12 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.2
    (7 ratings)
    7.5
    (12 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    CS-Cart Multi-VendorOptimizely Configured Commerce
    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
    The eCommerce catalog side has a lot of benefits to it and has been much easier to work with and customize than the CMS side. It is this integration and using both for a branded marketing website that has the user journey from browsing and leading into the eCommerce side that has been the bigger challenge, outside of the overall stability of the releases with the bugs we have encountered. I think the solution is well suited if you are mainly a catalog site. We, however, sell machinery and solutions that are not sold via the eCommerce site and we need to showcase them on the website. However, we have a core industrial catalog of consumable products that support the machine and solutions purchases which are very well suited for the eCommerce catalog. It is the CMS/Catalog integration that has caused a need for more customizations to the platform and as a result increased costs to maintain, lowering our overall ROI from the solution. We are also a bit hamstrung by having to rely on our development partner to make changes that our digital agency is better suited to do for us in the CMS. It is requiring extra cost and resources as a result. If more functionality could be surfaced, it would be much better.
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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
    • Integration Jobs/Connections - Providing a good out-of-the-box solution to hook into ERPs and common endpoints.
    • Design and Development Partner Network to work with - If you have customizations in mind, the Optimizely partner network will give you the chance to find a suitable partner to meet your needs.
    • Good layout/flow/settings breakdown - There are a lot of "redundant" settings, but the more management access, the better.
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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
    • Need the ability to look at more of our user data
    • Need the ability to refresh our sandbox environment with production data in quicker, more efficient ways
    • Classic CMS is very limited in ways end users like myself can edit widget content
    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
    Quite flexible and easy to use for daily marketing user tasks, like updating page listings, promotions, and copy. More in-depth tasks like managing product attributes, rearranging product taxonomy placement, and CMS editing are not user-friendly and require a careful and detailed process to follow.
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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
    It's a mixed bag. The team has been very nice, but there has been an underlying feeling of condescension because we have complained or "caused trouble" over the inadequacy of the CMS component. Also, support for modifications or UI changes has been terribly slow. Understandably, COVID has made life hard for everyone, but there is an expectation that we complete our work immediately, but their team will "put it in queue" when we have a request or find a bug. Further, we certainly feel that we were sold a list of capabilities that we have not seen come to fruition. Finally, the change of ownership 3 times (Insite -> Epi -> Opti) over our implementation period has been both confusing and disruptive.
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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
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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
    I was not very involved with this process. It has been 3 years since we made a decision and I can't even remember the name of the other companies we were considering. I was in a different role then so I was less involved with the eCommerce department. I do remember really liking the people we were working with. That played a huge role in our selection since we would be working with them for years on the site.
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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
    • Automation of updates and integration with ERP has saved time and provides reliable data for the website in sync with ERP
    • Integration with external PIM has saved time and provides reliable sync with content data for the website. Changes and improvements have been slow and difficult.
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    ScreenShots

    CS-Cart Multi-Vendor Screenshots

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

    Optimizely Configured Commerce Screenshots

    Screenshot of Catalog and Content Management for simplified purchasing.Screenshot of Customer-specific pricing for seamless re-ordering.Screenshot of Personalized promotions and recommendations for customer engagement.Screenshot of Robust targeting and segmentation to drive continuous purchasing.Screenshot of Payment gateways for seamless customer checkout.Screenshot of Embedded Product Information Management for organizing and harmonizing product data.