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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

    Squarespace

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/ASquarespace is a CMS platform that allows users to create a DIY blog, eCommerce store, and/or portfolio (visual art or music). Some Squarespace website and shop templates are industry or use case-specific, such as menu builders for restaurant sites.

    $25

    per month

    Pricing
    CS-Cart Multi-VendorSquarespace
    Editions & Modules
    Standard
    $660
    per year
    Plus
    $1,320
    per year
    Ultimate
    $3,300
    per year
    Unlimited
    Contact Sales
    one-time fee
    Basic
    $25
    per month
    Core
    $36
    per month
    Plus
    $56
    per month
    Advanced
    $139
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    CS-Cart Multi-VendorSquarespace
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional Details—28% to 36% discount available for annual pricing.
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    CS-Cart Multi-VendorSquarespace
    Considered Both Products
    CS-Cart
    No answer on this topic
    Squarespace
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    10 Answers
    97%
    Would buy again
    35 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    90%
    Delivers good value for the price
    9 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    35 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    10 Answers
    94%
    Happy with the feature set
    34 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    78%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    7 Answers
    97%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    31 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    10 Answers
    97%
    Implementation went as expected
    33 Answers
    Features
    CS-Cart Multi-VendorSquarespace
    Online Storefront
    Comparison of Online Storefront features of CS-Cart Multi-Vendor and Squarespace
    Feature
    CS-Cart Multi-Vendor
    8.6
    10 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Squarespace
    -
    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 CS-Cart Multi-Vendor and Squarespace
    Feature
    CS-Cart Multi-Vendor
    8.4
    10 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Squarespace
    -
    Ratings
    Abandoned cart recovery8.29 Ratings00 Ratings
    Checkout user experience8.510 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Payment System
    Comparison of Online Payment System features of CS-Cart Multi-Vendor and Squarespace
    Feature
    CS-Cart Multi-Vendor
    8.9
    9 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Squarespace
    -
    Ratings
    eCommerce security8.99 Ratings00 Ratings
    eCommerce Marketing
    Comparison of eCommerce Marketing features of CS-Cart Multi-Vendor and Squarespace
    Feature
    CS-Cart Multi-Vendor
    8.4
    9 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Squarespace
    -
    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 CS-Cart Multi-Vendor and Squarespace
    Feature
    CS-Cart Multi-Vendor
    8.0
    10 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Squarespace
    -
    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
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of CS-Cart Multi-Vendor and Squarespace
    Feature
    CS-Cart Multi-Vendor
    -
    Ratings
    Squarespace
    8.4
    67 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.467 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of CS-Cart Multi-Vendor and Squarespace
    Feature
    CS-Cart Multi-Vendor
    -
    Ratings
    Squarespace
    6.6
    58 Ratings
    17% below category average
    API00 Ratings7.051 Ratings
    Internationalization / multi-language00 Ratings6.237 Ratings
    Web Content Creation
    Comparison of Web Content Creation features of CS-Cart Multi-Vendor and Squarespace
    Feature
    CS-Cart Multi-Vendor
    -
    Ratings
    Squarespace
    7.5
    99 Ratings
    4% below category average
    WYSIWYG editor00 Ratings9.284 Ratings
    Code quality / cleanliness00 Ratings6.778 Ratings
    Admin section00 Ratings7.398 Ratings
    Page templates00 Ratings7.099 Ratings
    Library of website themes00 Ratings7.296 Ratings
    Mobile optimization / responsive design00 Ratings8.195 Ratings
    Publishing workflow00 Ratings8.386 Ratings
    Form generator00 Ratings6.580 Ratings
    Web Content Management
    Comparison of Web Content Management features of CS-Cart Multi-Vendor and Squarespace
    Feature
    CS-Cart Multi-Vendor
    -
    Ratings
    Squarespace
    6.1
    89 Ratings
    21% below category average
    Content taxonomy00 Ratings7.376 Ratings
    SEO support00 Ratings6.380 Ratings
    Bulk management00 Ratings5.851 Ratings
    Availability / breadth of extensions00 Ratings5.565 Ratings
    Community / comment management00 Ratings5.567 Ratings
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    Score8.7 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    CS-Cart Multi-VendorSquarespace
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.6
    (10 ratings)
    8.6
    (100 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    8.3
    (7 ratings)
    8.5
    (14 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.2
    (7 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    CS-Cart Multi-VendorSquarespace
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Squarespace
    Squarespace is one of the best solutions out there for building a website or web experience that looks good, has great functionality and is cost-effective, even for smaller businesses. Although most people in marketing will find most of the elements intuitive, if the creator is struggling with any of the functionality, there are many, many support options and other users who can offer assistance.
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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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    Squarespace
    • Stupid simple to use. I know very creative people who cannot code and this is probably the easiest ever platform for them!
    • Pretty website templates and great functionality with showing off portfolios.
    • They've already figured out what are the problems that non-coding people have when creating websites and they've figured out a simple solution for all of it.
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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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    Squarespace
    • Customizing the sites can be highly UN intuitive
    • Navigation for editing the sites can be difficult and frustrating
    • Squarespace has different versions and it's hard to know which version you're on. You can't switch after you start making a site with one version.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    CS-Cart
    No answers on this topic
    Squarespace
    Unless our website requires significantly more functionality in the future, I can't see us terminating our contract
    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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    Squarespace
    It's simple to use for someone who is really good with computers as well as those who are not. I've been using my personal squarespace for years and have also helped clients build a starting page which they are later able to manage theirselves.
    Incentivized
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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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    Squarespace
    Help is available directly from the back end and uses full sentence searching to find answers to questions others may have asked before. With a ton of articles and support questions documents, it is very likely that your question has been answered. If not each page has the ability to open a direct email to support. Each case has a number and can be followed. Responses are often quick and have links and directions clearly stated
    Incentivized
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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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    Squarespace
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Squarespace
    Squarespace was quicker to set up and more accessible to manipulate the theme, pictures, and content. The page layouts are more versatile and fluid. With WordPress, more time-consuming efforts go into making a template work the way you want it to (because of the lack of the drag-and-drop grids that Squarespace has).
    Incentivized
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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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    Squarespace
    • The cost is reasonably decent. My client says they spent about $20 a month or $240 a year. I asked her if she could add Google AdSense to her blog one day, and they believe they can. They said a custom site would cost them $3000-10,000 depending on who does it. And I agreed, but I found the website they created was on the lower end of that range.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    CS-Cart Multi-Vendor Screenshots

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