CS-Cart Multi-Vendor vs. Volusion

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:…
$1,250
per year
Volusion
Score 4.9 out of 10
N/A
Volusion is a cloud-based ecommerce solution from the company of the same name in Austin, TX. It features an intuitive dashboard, built-in marketing and promos, SEO, templates, and tools to customize look and appearance.
$29
per month
Pricing
CS-Cart Multi-VendorVolusion
Editions & Modules
Standard
$1,250
per year
Plus
$3,150
per year
Ultimate
$6,950
per year
Ultimate Lifetime
Contact Sales
one-time fee
Personal
$29
per month
Pro
$79
per month
Startup
$179
per month
Business
$299
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
CS-Cart Multi-VendorVolusion
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
CS-Cart Multi-VendorVolusion
Top Pros

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Top Cons

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Features
CS-Cart Multi-VendorVolusion
Online Storefront
Comparison of Online Storefront features of Product A and Product B
CS-Cart Multi-Vendor
8.6
10 Ratings
11% above category average
Volusion
3.6
9 Ratings
72% below category average
Product catalog & listings8.810 Ratings4.39 Ratings
Product management8.910 Ratings4.39 Ratings
Bulk product upload8.39 Ratings4.28 Ratings
Branding8.710 Ratings3.69 Ratings
Mobile storefront8.08 Ratings1.28 Ratings
Product variations8.59 Ratings4.78 Ratings
Website integration8.69 Ratings3.38 Ratings
Visual customization8.710 Ratings5.19 Ratings
CMS8.810 Ratings2.27 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
Volusion
3.6
9 Ratings
71% below category average
Abandoned cart recovery8.29 Ratings3.67 Ratings
Checkout user experience8.510 Ratings3.79 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
Volusion
4.1
8 Ratings
68% below category average
eCommerce security8.99 Ratings4.18 Ratings
eCommerce Marketing
Comparison of eCommerce Marketing features of Product A and Product B
CS-Cart Multi-Vendor
8.4
9 Ratings
12% above category average
Volusion
2.6
9 Ratings
97% below category average
Promotions & discounts8.89 Ratings4.89 Ratings
Personalized recommendations8.09 Ratings1.88 Ratings
SEO8.49 Ratings1.28 Ratings
eCommerce Business Management
Comparison of eCommerce Business Management features of Product A and Product B
CS-Cart Multi-Vendor
8.0
10 Ratings
3% above category average
Volusion
2.9
9 Ratings
91% below category average
Multi-site management8.78 Ratings3.02 Ratings
Order processing8.510 Ratings3.69 Ratings
Inventory management6.510 Ratings2.28 Ratings
Shipping7.39 Ratings3.08 Ratings
Custom functionality8.99 Ratings2.67 Ratings
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User Ratings
CS-Cart Multi-VendorVolusion
Likelihood to Recommend
8.6
(10 ratings)
1.5
(20 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
1.0
(12 ratings)
Usability
8.3
(7 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
8.2
(7 ratings)
1.0
(2 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.2
(1 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
CS-Cart Multi-VendorVolusion
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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Volusion LLC
Volusion is a good company if you're starting out. The problem is that, if you want more complexity out of the program, you're kind of stuck. Also the regular time out errors and slow downs can be very frustrating. Packages that miss overnight deadlines because your system stops working can cost you customers. In today's highly competitive market, that's just something that's hard to put up with. If you have a lower volume of business you might be able to work around these issues.
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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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Volusion LLC
  • Templates are pre-built for a good end user experience. I've gone through the process of building custom sites as well as tweaking both free and paid templates that Volusion's design team provides.
  • Their support team didn't use to be as helpful, but in recent years have answered nearly all questions I've had. Their support section within the database provides detailed walkthrus as well.
  • Order processing is easy once you've been trained on the system. We got to a point where nearly the entire process was automated from initial purchase through shipping.
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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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Volusion LLC
  • API calls use the previous call as a reference, even if you weren't the one we made the previous call. Can lead to data gaps, so you often have to set a manual date range to look back to make sure you aren't missing any data.
  • Not as customizable as most ecommerce platforms
  • Not as many integration options as most platforms
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Likelihood to Renew
CS-Cart
No answers on this topic
Volusion LLC
When you spend so much time with a product like this and not only have you witnessed its growth, but you almost feel like you are next those that make the decisions of building features a certain way, you can't help but want to stay and be a part of their continued growth. It's simply a great product. Can it improve? By all means! But it will only improve because of users and avid resellers like me.
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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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Volusion LLC
I know what to do to add a new product, promotion or do an analysis of sales.
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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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Volusion LLC
You have to wait on hold for at least 45 minutes every call—the tech support person never knows the answer right away so they put you on 10 minute holds only to come back and say they're still looking for answers. The chat function could take days to get a response. Our "Dedicated Account Manager" never checks in or answers, nor are they ever in the office when we call. It's like they try to be as unavailable as possible until you forget why you even called in the first place. Insane.
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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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Volusion LLC
It is best to use the built-in features and recommended services for the most turn-key experience (ie. Skipjack for payment processing so that it can all be done from the Volusion backend).
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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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Volusion LLC
While k-eCommerce was very glamorous to us because it integrates with our main workflow, it just didn't have some of the marketing features that are so integral to the way we do business online. The set-up costs were also way too high. Volusion is so affordable and feature heavy, it makes it very difficult for any shopping cart provider to compete. You can find others who are competitively priced and have similar features, but they simply aren't as robust (at least for the way we use it)
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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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Volusion LLC
  • Honestly, when you're in the dashboard, the UX is simply horrendous. I mean, everything that should be 1-2 clicks away is 4-6 clicks away, and each pages takes at least four seconds to load. You just find yourself wasting a lot of time waiting for things to load. This should be more simple.
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ScreenShots

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