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
Startdeliver
Volusion
Editions & Modules
Basic
$445
per month
Personal
$29
per month
Pro
$79
per month
Startup
$179
per month
Business
$299
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Startdeliver
Volusion
Free Trial
Yes
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No
No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No
Yes
Entry-level Setup Fee
No setup fee
No setup fee
Additional Details
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More Pricing Information
Features
Startdeliver
Volusion
Security
Comparison of Security features of Startdeliver and Volusion
Feature
Startdeliver
10.0
1 Ratings
16% above category average
Volusion
-
Ratings
Role-based user permissions
10.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
Platform & Infrastructure
Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Startdeliver and Volusion
Feature
Startdeliver
10.0
1 Ratings
14% above category average
Volusion
-
Ratings
API
10.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
Integration with Salesforce.com
10.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
Customer Data Extraction / Integration
Comparison of Customer Data Extraction / Integration features of Startdeliver and Volusion
Feature
Startdeliver
9.5
1 Ratings
8% above category average
Volusion
-
Ratings
Product usage
10.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
Help desk / support tickets
9.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
Customer Success Management
Comparison of Customer Success Management features of Startdeliver and Volusion
Feature
Startdeliver
9.4
1 Ratings
9% above category average
Volusion
-
Ratings
NPS surveys
9.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
Sponsor tracking
9.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
Customer profiles
10.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
Automated workflow
10.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
Internal collaboration
10.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
Customer health scoring
9.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
Customer segmentation
9.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
CSM Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of CSM Reporting & Analytics features of Startdeliver and Volusion
Feature
Startdeliver
9.8
1 Ratings
16% above category average
Volusion
-
Ratings
Customer health trends
10.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
Engagement analytics
10.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
Revenue forecasting
9.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
Dashboards
10.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
Online Storefront
Comparison of Online Storefront features of Startdeliver and Volusion
Feature
Startdeliver
-
Ratings
Volusion
3.6
9 Ratings
74% below category average
Product catalog & listings
00 Ratings
4.39 Ratings
Product management
00 Ratings
4.39 Ratings
Bulk product upload
00 Ratings
4.28 Ratings
Branding
00 Ratings
3.69 Ratings
Mobile storefront
00 Ratings
1.28 Ratings
Product variations
00 Ratings
4.78 Ratings
Website integration
00 Ratings
3.38 Ratings
Visual customization
00 Ratings
5.19 Ratings
CMS
00 Ratings
2.27 Ratings
Online Shopping Cart
Comparison of Online Shopping Cart features of Startdeliver and Volusion
Feature
Startdeliver
-
Ratings
Volusion
3.6
9 Ratings
72% below category average
Abandoned cart recovery
00 Ratings
3.67 Ratings
Checkout user experience
00 Ratings
3.79 Ratings
Online Payment System
Comparison of Online Payment System features of Startdeliver and Volusion
Feature
Startdeliver
-
Ratings
Volusion
4.1
8 Ratings
68% below category average
eCommerce security
00 Ratings
4.18 Ratings
eCommerce Marketing
Comparison of eCommerce Marketing features of Startdeliver and Volusion
Feature
Startdeliver
-
Ratings
Volusion
2.6
9 Ratings
99% below category average
Promotions & discounts
00 Ratings
4.89 Ratings
Personalized recommendations
00 Ratings
1.88 Ratings
SEO
00 Ratings
1.28 Ratings
eCommerce Business Management
Comparison of eCommerce Business Management features of Startdeliver and Volusion
with Startdeliver, we could instantly know what are clients are doing in our platform, even our salesteam testing out prospects. this is such an invaluable insight to have. And by also adding an integration to a CRM, this is just a cheat code done so simply, that competitors can only look in awe.
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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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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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Not necessarily a bad thing, but being so simple, it could contain even more advanced features for "customer success", but however, the reason you really use Startdeliver is for its simplicity
could be slightly more distinct separation between customers and internal user (you confuse what is what sometimes)
I don't fully understand the naming and logic about their new packages, but this is subjective opinion
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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.
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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.
from its incredible UI/X, to its easy to use features, to its native integrations, and to its overall approach to easily keep track of your customer success function as such - if you are not using Startdeliver as a CS team - you must be doing something wrong, so don't hesitate.
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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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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).
Planhat might be a unicorn headed platform with incredible functions and features as well, but in reality, who will really use all of those features? Most CS teams just wants simplicity, not for things to become rocket science. Stay simple and go for a platform that will keep you grounded to the hardcore basics, and let your CS team do the rest.
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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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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.