Name: Course Merchant
Author: Course Merchant (Connected Shopping Ltd.)

Help Desk

Web and Video Conferencing

Customer Support

Interactive Application Security Testing (IAST)

Kubernetes Monitoring

Software Repositories

WebOps

Development

Academic Advising

Classroom Management

Education

Business Intelligence (BI)

Collaboration

File Sharing

Workspace Planning

Enterprise

Accounting

Invoicing

Finance and Accounting

Applicant Tracking

Background Check

Corporate Learning Management

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)

HR Management

Payroll

Talent Intelligence

Talent Management

Workforce Analytics

Workforce Management

Human Resources

Business Internet Service Providers (ISPs)

Cloud Storage

Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS)

Configuration Management Databases

Content Delivery Networks (CDN)

Data Collaboration

Data Observability

Database Load Balancing

Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS)

Enterprise Architecture Management

Fraud Detection

IT Operations Analytics

Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC)

Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS)

Internet Security

MLOps

Network Monitoring

Network Performance Monitoring

Release Management

SOA Application Gateways

Secret Managers

Technology Scouting Software

Threat Intelligence

WiFi Hotspot

Workload Automation

Information Technology

A/B Testing

AI Writing Assistant Software

Ad Serving & Retargeting

All-in-One Marketing

Content Management

Digital Asset Management

Digital Content Creation

Email Marketing

Landing Page

Marketing Automation

Online Proofing

Retail Media Advertising

Search Engine Marketing (SEM)

Social Media Management

Social Media Marketing

Survey & Forms Building

Swag Management

Video Collaboration

Web Analytics

Marketing

Project Management

Professional Services

Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

Social Commerce

Sales

Video Surveillance

Security

Oil and Gas

Real Estate

Vertical-Specific

Find top rated software and services based on in-depth reviews from verified users. 400+ software categories including PaaS, NoSQL, BI, HR, and more.

Volusion

Volusion LLC

EvolutionX

ECI Software Solutions

Ecwid by Lightspeed

Ecwid

Squarespace

Salesforce Commerce Cloud

Salesforce

Miva

Kentico Xperience

Kentico software

IBM Digital Commerce

SAP Commerce Cloud

Adobe Commerce

Adobe

Authorize.net

Stripe Payments

Moneris

PayPal Payments Pro

2Checkout from Verifone

Opayo by Elavon

PayPal Enterprise Payments

SecurePay

Worldpay from FIS

Recurly

Moodle

Totara LMS

D2L Brightspace

Kallidus Learn

Course Merchant is an e-commerce application, or shopping cart, which integrates with Moodle, Totara, Brightspace by D2L, Kallidus, and other LMS e-learning systems to provide automated student enrollment upon successful online payment and/or registration. Course Merchant is also integrated with a sister product, CourseIndex.com – an affiliate network for the elearning industry.

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.

Personal

Startup

Business

GoDaddy Web Hosting provides users with storage, email addresses, and unlimited bandwith.

Basic

Premium

Commerce

GoDaddy

Course Merchant

Snag a free copy of the Buyer's Guide to Ecommerce Platforms for tips, advice, and product info.

Need help deciding which Ecommerce Platform is best for you?

eCommerce platforms enable businesses to sell products and services online, offering a comprehensive suite of tools for storefront management, payment processing, and order fulfillment. They’re equipped to provide robust analytics, seamless integrations, and scalable architecture to handle high traffic and complex operations. eCommerce solutions are critical for optimizing the customer journey and driving revenue growth. Explore user reviews and comparisons to find the best eCommerce software for your business.

eCommerce

Course Merchant (Connected Shopping Ltd.)

Online Storefront

Features for creating an online storefront with a browse-able product catalog.

Product catalog & listings

Products are easy to browse; listings include descriptions, photos, 360-degree views, and/or videos.

Product management

Bulk product upload

Admins can upload products in bulk using spreadsheets.

Branding

Storefront is part of a unified customer experience of the brand across channels (social media, physical store, website, etc.)

Search & filter

Visitors can easily search for products and filter products based on criteria like type, size, color, etc.

Mobile storefront

Customers can easily shop on mobile devices; storefront is responsive or mobile optimized.

Product variations

Products with variations or configurable options are easy to list and easy to browse.

Subscriptions & downloads

Accommodates intangible “softgood” products like subscriptions, downloads, and free trials.

Website integration

Integrates with an existing company website or blog.

Visual customization

Users can customize the look & feel of the storefront; storefront is visually attractive.

Beyond product catalog, includes basic content creation and management features such as blogging capabilities.

Customer service tools

Includes tools like live chat for providing customer service to eCommerce website visitors.

Online Shopping Cart

Features that facilitate the collection of items so that customers can purchase them as a group.

Abandoned cart recovery

Saves contents of abandoned carts and allows customers to purchase on a future visit; may send a reminder email to the customer and/or a report to the merchant to help convert abandoned carts into sales.

Tax calculator

Shopping cart calculates tax and may also process tax or integrate to 3rd party tax handling solutions.

Shipping calculator

Shopping cart calculates and displays cost of shipping or shipping estimates.

Integration with Amazon

Syncs product catalog to Amazon; customers can find, collect and purchase products on Amazon.

Integration with eBay

Syncs product catalog to eBay; customers can find, collect, and purchase products on eBay.

Checkout user experience

Easy for customers to view shopping cart and checkout; maintains a consistent, trusted look & feel.

Online Payment System

Features related to processing online payment for eCommerce purchases.

PayPal integration

Integrates with PayPal’s online payment system.

Returns & refunds

Includes tools for managing product returns, exchanges, and refunds.

Single-click checkout

Returning customers can checkout, using their registered payment and shipping information, with one click.

eCommerce security

Security measures are in place to prevent a breach of sensitive payment information.

Credit card transaction fee

eCommerce vendor charges a payment processing fee (fixed or percentage) for credit card transactions.

B2B features

Includes features that that are valuable to B2B transactions, such as contract negotiation, pricing, invoicing, etc.

eCommerce Marketing

Features related to marketing for eCommerce websites

Promotions & discounts

Includes tools for offering and redeeming coupons, promotional codes, and time-based discounts.

Personalized recommendations

Display or recommend certain products depending on the customer’s identity or shopping/browsing history.

The platform & templates help users create the right website infrastructure (pagination, page headers, titles, meta tags, url structure, etc.) to increase the site’s visibility in search engine results.

Product reviews

Allows customers to post ratings and reviews for individual products.

Social commerce integration

Integrates with social media to allow customers to share products, shop for products, and view ads within their social media networks.

Customer registration

Customers can register for an account with their email address, saving their contact, shipping and payment information.

eCommerce Business Management

Features related to business management and administration of eCommerce operations

Multi-site management

Administrators can manage multiple storefronts or websites under one umbrella.

Course Merchant

Overview

What is Course Merchant?