CS-Cart Multi-Vendor vs. Shopify Plus

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:…
$660
per year
Shopify Plus
Score 9.1 out of 10
N/A
Shopify Plus is an eCommerce solution built for enterprise-level companies that enables them to sell online and offline across social channels like Facebook , Pinterest, and marketplaces like Amazon and eBay.
$2,300
per month with a 3-year commitment
Pricing
CS-Cart Multi-VendorShopify Plus
Editions & Modules
Standard
$660
per year
Plus
$1,320
per year
Ultimate
$3,300
per year
Unlimited
Contact Sales
one-time fee
3-year term
$2300
per month
1-year term
$2500
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
CS-Cart Multi-VendorShopify Plus
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
CS-Cart Multi-VendorShopify Plus
Considered Both Products
CS-Cart Multi-Vendor
Chose CS-Cart Multi-Vendor
Shopify is less expensive than Mirakl and probably more feature-rich. Shopify is probably the cheapest upfront to get started and the best user experience (at least the easiest to get to a point where customers like it). MultiVendor is still an excellent product but it's tricky …
Shopify Plus

No answer on this topic

Features
CS-Cart Multi-VendorShopify Plus
Online Storefront
Comparison of Online Storefront features of Product A and Product B
CS-Cart Multi-Vendor
8.6
10 Ratings
10% above category average
Shopify Plus
8.4
45 Ratings
8% above category average
Product catalog & listings8.810 Ratings8.843 Ratings
Product management8.910 Ratings8.444 Ratings
Bulk product upload8.39 Ratings7.940 Ratings
Branding8.710 Ratings8.242 Ratings
Mobile storefront8.08 Ratings8.743 Ratings
Product variations8.59 Ratings7.943 Ratings
Website integration8.69 Ratings8.239 Ratings
Visual customization8.710 Ratings8.543 Ratings
CMS8.810 Ratings8.540 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
Shopify Plus
8.6
44 Ratings
12% above category average
Abandoned cart recovery8.29 Ratings8.442 Ratings
Checkout user experience8.510 Ratings8.943 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
Shopify Plus
8.8
42 Ratings
6% above category average
eCommerce security8.99 Ratings8.842 Ratings
eCommerce Marketing
Comparison of eCommerce Marketing features of Product A and Product B
CS-Cart Multi-Vendor
8.4
9 Ratings
9% above category average
Shopify Plus
8.4
44 Ratings
9% above category average
Promotions & discounts8.89 Ratings8.543 Ratings
Personalized recommendations8.09 Ratings8.438 Ratings
SEO8.49 Ratings8.343 Ratings
eCommerce Business Management
Comparison of eCommerce Business Management features of Product A and Product B
CS-Cart Multi-Vendor
8.0
10 Ratings
0% above category average
Shopify Plus
8.2
43 Ratings
3% above category average
Multi-site management8.78 Ratings00 Ratings
Order processing8.510 Ratings8.743 Ratings
Inventory management6.510 Ratings7.742 Ratings
Shipping7.39 Ratings8.142 Ratings
Custom functionality8.99 Ratings8.342 Ratings
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Score 9.1 out of 10
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Score 9.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
CS-Cart Multi-VendorShopify Plus
Likelihood to Recommend
8.6
(10 ratings)
9.1
(45 ratings)
Usability
8.3
(7 ratings)
8.8
(12 ratings)
Support Rating
8.2
(7 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.2
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
CS-Cart Multi-VendorShopify Plus
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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Shopify
Shopify Plus makes order management simple and less error prone. Connecting our ERP allows us to seamlessly manage our product listings, fulfill orders, and sync customer data. Limitations to the number of product variants requires attention from our staff to make sure our products sync without issue. Other than being arbitrary, there's really no need to limit the number of product variants.
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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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Shopify
  • Syncs directly with ShipBob WMS.
  • Shopify Scripts and the Script Editors allows us to tailor our checkout screen.
  • Gives us advanced sales reporting, showing trends, performance, year to year, and even projections.
  • Scalable for high volume, handles spikes in traffic without downtime.
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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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Shopify
  • When linking to our communication service some customers have several emails with orders and only one email generates orders. It would be nice if we could combine all of this information into one account.
  • If a customer has multiple accounts you are also unable to edit the email address as it is already used, another reason merging accounts would be helpful.
  • Some of the processes in Shopify are too easy to complete. I’m certain scenarios a peony of “are you sure you would like to complete(this action)” would be extremely helpful and avoid mistakes that are not reversible.
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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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Shopify
It is extremely easy for merchants to get to know how Shopify Plus works. Comparitive to other platforms such as Magento and WooCommerce it is extremely lean and easy to operate, meaning clients who migrate over to it find it very intuitive to use. There is also a lot of guides and up to date information online
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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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Shopify
Always are quick to answer our questions and help us find a solution
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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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Shopify
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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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Shopify
Shopify had the quickest go-to-market and most robust API among the products we compared. CommerceCloud required a VERY LONG integration phase that we just didn't have time for. BigCommerce fell short on the number of features and API coverage that we needed. Overall Shopify gave us the most bang for the buck.
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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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Shopify
  • The pricing of Shopify Plus over the regular Shopify Account solution is about 10x if not 20x the cost. But with this cost comes the increased reliability and trust you have in your eCommerce Software solution/website. We still have a great ROI with the Shopify Plus Pricing.
  • With Shopify Plus, we have been able to drill deeper into a more robust eCommerce experience for our customers
  • With Shopify Plus, we have been able to customize our Website further with recommended apps, features, and customizations based on our Dedicated Account Reps expertise.
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ScreenShots

CS-Cart Multi-Vendor Screenshots

Screenshot of Multi-Vendor marketplace storefrontScreenshot of Multi-Vendor marketplace product pageScreenshot of

Shopify Plus Screenshots

Screenshot of The home screen of your Shopify admin, including proactive home cards and reporting and live view insights.Screenshot of Your Shopify Plus store is ready for mobile commerce. Customers can browse and buy from your store with an optimized experience on device.Screenshot of Editing products across sales channels.Screenshot of Easily edit colours, typography, settings, and drag and drop sections for each of your store's templates with the theme editor.