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CS-Cart Multi-Vendor

CS-Cart Multi-Vendor

Overview

What is CS-Cart Multi-Vendor?

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…

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Popular Features

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  • Product management (10)
    8.9
    89%
  • Product catalog & listings (10)
    8.8
    88%
  • Branding (10)
    8.7
    87%
  • Visual customization (10)
    8.7
    87%
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Pricing

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Standard

$1,250

On Premise
per year

Plus

$3,150

On Premise
per year

Ultimate

$6,950

On Premise
per year

Entry-level set up fee?

  • Setup fee optional
For the latest information on pricing, visithttps://www.cs-cart.com/compare

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Starting price (does not include set up fee)

  • $1,250 per year
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Features

Online Storefront

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

8.6
Avg 7.7

Online Shopping Cart

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

8.4
Avg 7.6

Online Payment System

Features related to processing online payment for eCommerce purchases.

8.9
Avg 8.3

eCommerce Marketing

Features related to marketing for eCommerce websites

8.4
Avg 7.5

eCommerce Business Management

Features related to business management and administration of eCommerce operations

8
Avg 7.8
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Product Details

What is CS-Cart Multi-Vendor?

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: invite individual sellers, give them access to a marketplace, and they showcase and sell their products in a marketplace platform. The user receives commissions from their sales. They can also offer subscription plans for sellers with different conditions and prices. This marketplace builder also features a payment distribution system that allows for automatic money distribution among vendors and the marketplace admin.

The CS-Cart Multi-Vendor marketplace software boasts over 500 eCommerce features. The vendor says users get a mobile-friendly storefront, powerful SEO, marketing tools, 80 built-in payment and shipping services, and an easy-to-understand admin panel. This solution is an on-premise CMS for the marketplace.

They further state over 1,600 marketplaces work on the CS-Cart Multi-Vendor marketplace CMS.

CS-Cart Multi-Vendor Features

Online Storefront Features

  • Supported: Product catalog & listings
  • Supported: Product management
  • Supported: Bulk product upload
  • Supported: Branding
  • Supported: Search & filter
  • Supported: Mobile storefront
  • Supported: Product variations
  • Supported: Subscriptions & downloads
  • Supported: Website integration
  • Supported: Visual customization
  • Supported: CMS
  • Supported: Customer service tools

Online Shopping Cart Features

  • Supported: Abandoned cart recovery
  • Supported: Tax calculator
  • Supported: Shipping calculator
  • Supported: Integration with eBay
  • Supported: Checkout user experience

Online Payment System Features

  • Supported: PayPal integration
  • Supported: Returns & refunds
  • Supported: Single-click checkout
  • Supported: eCommerce security
  • Supported: Credit card transaction fee
  • Supported: B2B features

eCommerce Marketing Features

  • Supported: Promotions & discounts
  • Supported: Personalized recommendations
  • Supported: SEO
  • Supported: Product reviews
  • Supported: Social commerce integration
  • Supported: Customer registration

eCommerce Business Management Features

  • Supported: Multi-site management
  • Supported: Order processing
  • Supported: Inventory management
  • Supported: Accounting
  • Supported: Shipping
  • Supported: Custom functionality

Additional Features

  • Supported: Admin roles and privileges
  • Supported: Loyalty system (reward points and VIP user groups)
  • Supported: Subscription plans for sellers
  • Supported: Fully customizable checkout page
  • Supported: Warehouses
  • Supported: Customer-to-vendor communicaton
  • Supported: Built-in notification and message center

CS-Cart Multi-Vendor Screenshots

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CS-Cart Multi-Vendor Videos

Discovering CS-Cart
Step-by-step guide on how to create a marketplace

CS-Cart Multi-Vendor Technical Details

Deployment TypesOn-premise
Operating SystemsWindows, Linux, Mac, All Unix-based systems
Mobile ApplicationApple iOS, Android, Mobile Web
Supported CountriesWorldwide
Supported LanguagesEnglish, German, French, Spanish, Russian, Ukrainian, Slovak, Polish, Italiano and 15 others.

Frequently Asked Questions

CS-Cart Multi-Vendor starts at $1250.

Adobe Commerce (Magento Commerce), Mirakl Marketplace Platform, and Yo!Kart are common alternatives for CS-Cart Multi-Vendor.

Reviewers rate Product management and eCommerce security and Custom functionality highest, with a score of 8.9.

The most common users of CS-Cart Multi-Vendor are from Small Businesses (1-50 employees).

CS-Cart Multi-Vendor Customer Size Distribution

Consumers5%
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)40%
Mid-Size Companies (51-500 employees)50%
Enterprises (more than 500 employees)5%
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Reviews and Ratings

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Community Insights

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CS-Cart Multi-Vendor is a versatile software that allows users to easily create and manage online marketplaces without the need for a developer. Users rely on this platform to handle various tasks such as setting up and marketing their marketplace, selling products, and managing inventory. According to customers, the software is the core platform for managing products, sellers, and inventory for their entire business. It has been chosen as the preferred software for expanding online stores into marketplaces. Entrepreneurs in Turkmenistan have found the platform useful in solving the problems of creating a convenient marketplace for small trading businesses.

With its powerful backend settings and user-friendly front-end design, CS-Cart Multi-Vendor facilitates the buying and selling of items through an online portal. Users highlight its ability to build multi-vendor marketplaces, where multiple sellers can cater to multiple buyers. The software enables efficient management of products and their respective vendors. Additionally, it sends order notifications to vendors and issues invoices to customers, streamlining the entire sales process. It is particularly recommended for sellers with large inventories who offer a wide range of products.

Users appreciate the performance of the Apple and Google apps, praising them for being easy to use and user-friendly. The software has been used by start-ups to easily create marketplaces with a vast number of products and categories. Customers value CS-Cart Multi-Vendor for its ease of learning, extension capabilities, styling options, and wide selection of paid and free add-ons. The page designer and REST APIs are highlighted as easy-to-use features that enhance customization options. However, some users suggest that further enhancement of the APIs could provide greater flexibility.

While some users mention that the admin interface may struggle with a large number of categories and products, they note that caching options on the client-facing side ensure a fast site experience. Some users express a desire for the core product to include the option of storing media in a cloud PaaS offering. CS-Cart Multi-Vendor is used to create niche marketplaces, simplifying the marketing and purchasing process for companies presenting their products. It is suitable for retailers and organizations of all levels, with the ability to expand as the business grows.

Customers mention that there is an additional cost for the mobile app, which allows customers to easily order from a mobile phone. This feature expands the reach of businesses and enhances the convenience for buyers. Users also utilize CS-Cart Multi-Vendor to sell goods and generate income for investing in custodial IRAs. Additionally, it serves as the sole marketplace platform for factories to sell directly to consumers. This allows factories to streamline their sales process and establish a direct connection with their target customers.

Overall, CS-Cart Multi-Vendor caters to a wide range of users and addresses various needs in the online marketplace space. It provides a comprehensive solution for managing products, sellers, and inventory, making it an essential tool for businesses looking to expand into marketplaces. The software's user-friendly design, powerful backend settings, and extensive customization options enable users to create and manage their marketplaces with ease. Whether it's creating a niche marketplace, selling a diverse range of products, or simplifying the buying process for customers, CS-Cart Multi-Vendor proves to be a versatile and reliable choice for retailers and organizations at all levels.

Users highly recommend thoroughly researching payment service providers before making a purchasing decision. They suggest trying the trial period and money back guarantee to assess the compatibility of the software. Additionally, users advise listing everything needed before purchasing and watching the videos multiple times to ensure compatibility. Users also find the software easy to implement and user-friendly, with helpful step-by-step tools and integrated SEO options. They praise the exceptional customer service and community help provided by the CS-Cart team. Another recommendation is to try the demo version before making a decision, as well as utilizing the trial offer to gauge how easy it is to set up and use. For any major changes, users suggest having someone knowledgeable about CS-Cart on hand. Overall, CS-Cart stands out for its professional team, well-developed guides, support, ease of use, and helpful features.

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We are currently a small start-up with big plans, and CS-Cart is making it easy to realise those. We are utilising the multi-vendor functionality to quickly and easily create a marketplace with hundreds of thousands of products spread amongst an equally large number of categories. Though we are launching in a single (English-speaking) country, soon after launch we plan to take advantage of the multi-language capabilities to expand easily to other regions.
Technically it has been very easy to learn, extend, and style, and the marketplace has an amazing selection of both paid and free add-ons that we have also utilised. The page designer is extremely easy to use, and the REST APIs make it very easy to work with data, though I feel like these could be further enhanced for greater flexibility as they are an easy way to work with bulk data. Though the admin interface seems to struggle a little with the large number of categories and products (we haven't looked into any optimisation yet) the caching options on the client-facing side mean that the site will still be extremely fast.
One thing I would like to see added to the core product is the option to store media in a cloud PaaS offering such as AWS S3 bucket or Azure blob storage as we have many hundreds of GB of media, but for now this is a customisation we can look into in the future.
  • 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
  • Struggles a bit with 1 million categories / product with dozens of categories assigned
  • Default MyISAM tables meaning conversions is required to move to cloud options like RDS
  • No default option to use cloud storage for media (eg. S3 Bucket / Azure blob storage)
Great for a quick and easy setup of a multi-vendor solution, supporting multiple stores / languages / payment options. Will probably need some tuning if you have 1 million products or so. Great if you have a PHP dev or team, probably not the best option if you don't know the language and need to customise backend logic.
Online Storefront (9)
92.22222222222221%
9.2
Product catalog & listings
100%
10.0
Product management
90%
9.0
Bulk product upload
90%
9.0
Branding
90%
9.0
Mobile storefront
100%
10.0
Product variations
90%
9.0
Website integration
100%
10.0
Visual customization
90%
9.0
CMS
80%
8.0
Online Shopping Cart (2)
40%
4.0
Abandoned cart recovery
N/A
N/A
Checkout user experience
80%
8.0
Online Payment System (1)
N/A
N/A
eCommerce security
N/A
N/A
eCommerce Marketing (3)
N/A
N/A
Promotions & discounts
N/A
N/A
Personalized recommendations
N/A
N/A
SEO
N/A
N/A
eCommerce Business Management (5)
72%
7.2
Multi-site management
100%
10.0
Order processing
90%
9.0
Inventory management
80%
8.0
Shipping
N/A
N/A
Custom functionality
90%
9.0
  • Saved time and money building a custom solution or extending another product
With a most of our previous experience in .NET we have also used nopCommerce and Sitecore Commerce, however neither of these really have the multi-vendor marketplace functionality that we needed out-of-the-box. Though we needed to enhance our PHP capabilities, CS-Cart was the obvious choice.
Super easy to use for developers, admins, and content editors. Could use a bit of a touch up for usability when working with really massive datasets.
Very easy to get in touch with CS-Cart support and good partner network active on the forums and marketplace
  • Implemented in-house
No
  • Skilling up in PHP
  • Importing massive amounts of data as quickly as possible
  • Had to extend the REST API for common products (rather than vendor-specific)
Mostly extremely easy to implement, both back-end logic as well as styling. Great addon marketplace helped, particularly around payment options.
  • no training
Yes very easy to learn without training. Great documentation available online, and free support for the first month or so. Need a base knowledge of PHP for backend customisations, and frontend for styling, but easy to pick up from there.
  • Page designer
  • Working with products
  • Viewing order data
  • Adding additional users / vendors
  • Nothing really, it's all pretty easy
Yes
Really well designed so that it's pretty much just as easy to do things on mobile as it is on desktop!
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