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Easy Shopping Cart to Use
December 17, 2015

Easy Shopping Cart to Use

Mark Madans | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with 3dcart

We used 3DCart as our website and shopping cart. It served as a marketing tool as well.
  • Strong shopping cart capabilities, with all types of promotions and discounting capabilities. Easy to set up the promotion and implement the campaign.
  • Integration with our email provider to be able to segment buyers based on timing of purchase.
  • Easy to use blog, was able to set up each post simply and create SEO/Meta tags associated with each post.
  • Products set up was easy and there are options for categories and classes to make setting up the store easy.
  • Easy to use for someone with no programming skills.
  • Using images on the site and in the blog was a cumbersome process. The upload was easy enough, but finding and using the image after upload was terrible. The navigation of the images was difficult and there were no sort functions.
  • For a simple site without the need for a log in admin or shipping, these functions and capabilities were not easily hidden or removed. You needed to have a programmer go into the code to remove them. For a tool like 3dcart, it seemed to be something they could have taken care of with check boxes in the settings.
  • While expected, the templates available were very basic and simple. To enhance the look of your site, you will need a programmer or pay for the premium templates.
  • Enhanced customer service with ticket system.
  • Was able to quickly set up shop and get started on the web.
Selected 3DCart based on price point and ease of getting started. Gave a two week free trial to make sure I could get it set up. Seemed easier than other options and had room to grow if I need more capabilities. It also integrated with QuckBooks, FaceBook and Auth.net which were all part of the package right from the start.
3dcart is well suited to getting a site up and running quickly with shopping cart capabilities. The merchant account set up was easy and there are inventory and shipping capabilities, as well. It is a very powerful tool for a small business without full time IT support on staff. While I did not have many products, it seemed like a merchant with a large inventory would have to spend a great deal of time on setting up the store.

Shift4Shop Feature Ratings

7.0
Product catalog & listings
8
Product management
8
Bulk product upload
Not Rated
Branding
6
Mobile storefront
6
Product variations
8
Website integration
7
Visual customization
6
9.0
Abandoned cart recovery
Not Rated
Checkout user experience
9
8.0
eCommerce security
8
7.5
Promotions & discounts
10
Personalized recommendations
Not Rated
SEO
5
8.0
Multi-site management
Not Rated
Order processing
Not Rated
Inventory management
Not Rated
Shipping
Not Rated
Custom functionality
8

Using 3dcart

1 - All Business functions - I am the sole employee.
1 - Primarily marketing for using the tool, but I have had to hire outside programmers to get the look and feel of it more to my liking.
  • Selling Products online.
  • Blogging.
  • Complete website with ecommerce and blogging.
  • Integration with Facebook.
  • Integration with Facebook for ecommerce right from the fan page.
  • Contact for created tickets for inquiries to better track responses and response time.
Not applicable - as a franchisee, the franchiser took over the web site and shopping cart capabilities, so I no longer need the tool. But I would recommend it.