What´s the best shopping cart

Paulo · 07-06-2009, 07:08 AM

Hi,

I know of 1SC but thought to hear what warriors
have to say - what you use and your experiences,
good and bad.

So what´s the shopping cart you recommend and why?

subhub-mark · 07-06-2009, 07:27 AM

It all depends on what you need it do. E-Junkie is very simple to implement.

Devan Koshal · 07-06-2009, 07:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by subhub-mark

It all depends on what you need it do. E-Junkie is very simple to implement.

Very true.

1shoppingcart is over complicated, and has a horrible checkout process.

traceye · 07-06-2009, 07:35 AM

Yes I really like e-junkie as well.

I use it alot.

abs007 · 07-06-2009, 07:36 AM

There are a number of open source shopping carts you can use. to name a few joomla - oscommerce and zencart

In my honest opinion I prefer zencart over the rest for many reasons.

its very easy to customise
the support forum is great and you can get immediate free support
the plugins are great
it comes with paypal and google checkout already installed aswell as many other merchant plugins such as netbanx - protex - 2checkout etc
you can get free Sitemap generators
free templates available
free google base plugins
adsense plugins

and much more -

triosolutions · 07-06-2009, 07:38 AM

I am using aMember, its very friendly.

Paulo · 07-06-2009, 09:23 AM

Thanks to all for sharing your recomendations.

I appreciate that very much.

Anybody else?

It´s for both digital and hard goods and we´ll have
a merchant account.

So what´s the shopping cart you recommend and why?

Thanks.

Jason Johns · 07-10-2009, 02:14 AM

That question is like asking "what's the best car"!

You need to know what you want from a shopping cart and what your budget is and then you can find the best one to fit your needs.

I use a paypal shopping cart on a couple of small sites and Zen cart on others. These were chosen because they met my budget and had the features I needed. The first were simple to install. The second met my requirements for digital downloads, security and robustness.

I would suggest you work out what you want from a shopping cart and how much you want to spend on it and then look at the different carts and find one which meets your needs.

All the best

Jason

vual · 07-10-2009, 09:47 AM

I highly suggest Zencart and you can install it from Fantastico, your cpannl hosting should have it.

Michael Paul · 07-13-2009, 05:34 PM

Hi Paolo,

I am also looking for a good and easy shoppingcart (and of course cheap - if possible).
I checked out a couple so far, like 1shopping cart, infusionsoft, zen cart..., but I don't know, they look very complex...

Did you find already a good solution for your business?

Best regards,
Michael

Nick Brighton · 07-24-2009, 04:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Devan Koshal

Very true.

1shoppingcart is over complicated, and has a horrible checkout process.

Yeah, and their autoresponder is truly awful. 70-90% of all my leads got stuck on "unconfirmed" because their system is inept at sending out emails (which is kinda what it is supposed to do).

I'm sure that's not the case for everyone, else they wouldn't get such a good reputation...but that's my experience. (Plus their cart has terrible abandonment rates, despite trying every trick in the book to salvage customers that were ready to pay).

cor3ys · 07-24-2009, 05:21 PM

Hi Guys

I currently use cube cart which is very simple to use, which you can get free and also install through Fantastico in your cpanel... it can be used digital goods not that i use it for digital goods, i use version 4 but version 3 is free and would recommend it for any begginers, i found zen and os a bit complex in the back end.....

radio · 07-24-2009, 11:46 PM

I see someone mentioned amember... didn't really think of that as a shopping cart, but I guess so. I use it too... so funny that I didn't think of it in those terms.

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TelegramSam · 07-25-2009, 07:29 AM

The best shopping cart I ever used was in a Publix store in Florida.

It was brand spanking new and I don't even think it had ever even had a tin of beans in it before.

It cornered real well and the ride was smooth and go through checkout was a breeze.

The Walmart shopping carts are not a patch on them!

Sam

P.S. Use magento or ubercart (drupal)

sentient · 07-25-2009, 07:36 AM

Another suggestion would be Prestashop. Free, open source, really quick and easy to get up and running without a huge amount of modification (although there's plenty of mods you can do if you want!). Some nice inbuilt features, and fairly lightweight. I'm pretty sure you can use it for downloads as well as physical products.

skippybosco · 07-25-2009, 07:49 AM

Third vote for aMember, I use it for digital and physical goods.

Although not for the weak of stomach from a set up and care and feeding perspective, Magento is another offering in the shopping cart market that is gaining serious following.

stevereel · 07-25-2009, 08:26 AM

I'm using DLGuard. Support is excelent. I customized the cart to look just like the rest of my site.

mydatateam007 · 07-31-2009, 09:20 AM

Finding the right shopping cart software for your ecommerce site may not be a high priority for you, but it should be. A bad experience for your potential customer means a lost sale for your business. Finding the best shopping cart for your site can be a tedious research task but it''s important.

Big JP · 07-31-2009, 12:46 PM

I notice a few people have mentioned using open source shopping carts, what would be the disadvantages (if any) of them, is there any charge at all with open source shopping carts?

informom09 · 09-16-2009, 11:23 PM

Has anyone tried Premium Web Cart and if so, how is it? The price seams reasonable.

cullenpowell · 09-18-2009, 03:49 PM

Contrary to what a few warriors posted, 1ShoppingCart is by far one of the easiest, most intuitive and feature rich carts out there. I know this because I've personally used all of the "big name" carts.

Having everything integrated into a single platform (product & order management, autoresponders, digital delivery, affiliate program, cart analytics, recurring charges etc.) is one of the better qualities of 1ShoppingCart.

UltraCart is another good one but it's definitely for the more advanced user. It has a lot of great features and it's highly customizable. The support is great too. If you know your way around configuration screens I'd encourage you to check it out.

I've also heard some really good things about Nanacast. I haven't used it myself so I'll have to stop short of recommending it personally but fellow warrior Josh Anderson might be able to chime in and tell you a thing or two about it.

designerpk.com · 09-18-2009, 10:00 PM

oscommerce is the best forever

Kenster · 09-18-2009, 10:14 PM

Perhaps somebody can name their top three carts.

I am also very interested in a easy all inclusive shopping cart

skippybosco · 09-18-2009, 10:35 PM

@Kenster: There is quite a range depending on what your needs are and what your budget is. I tend to like to have a bit more control than a hosted solution provides, so you'll find my list only has self-hosted solutions.

The ones I find myself implementing more often than not are (in the order of frequency):

aMember ($179) - When you need a solid digital delivery, content protection, 3rd party single signon solution. It has a broad range of 3rd party application support, payment providers. It also has affiliate management and newsletter management.

Magento (open source) - A growing open source solution that provides most things you would expect from a shopping cart and more. Supports multiple storefronts from a single installation, very modern designs (even an iPhone theme is available for free).

CS-Cart ($265) - A cart that I have recently started implementing (and really enjoying).. It has all of the features you would expect and just feels light and easy to implement and use.

deanhanson · 09-19-2009, 05:54 AM

Hi...
Thanks for sharing the post and I am Using aMember still Its to good while using for shopping....

Tumbarumba · 10-13-2009, 07:05 PM

Shopp is the best plugin for Wordpress. $55

Shopp — plugin ecommerce for wordpress

Deep.Arora · 10-13-2009, 07:26 PM

did you check out www.SiteManPro.com yet

Rozzito · 10-13-2009, 09:16 PM

CS-CART for sure. Great support, regular updates and it's PHP.

JBorhez · 10-14-2009, 01:59 AM

If you know code then oscommerce seems to be the best. I started using it mostly because it's free. I'm not too HTML savvy so I let it go because my progress was slow going.

I switched to 3dcart and I've pretty much been able to do anything I've wanted with it thus far! AND I'm learning HTML with it as I go along. It's very flexible. It allows for HTML editing as well as WYSIWYG.

Good luck!

tgronenthal · 10-16-2009, 11:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nick Brighton

Yeah, and their autoresponder is truly awful. 70-90% of all my leads got stuck on "unconfirmed" because their system is inept at sending out emails (which is kinda what it is supposed to do).

I'm sure that's not the case for everyone, else they wouldn't get such a good reputation...but that's my experience. (Plus their cart has terrible abandonment rates, despite trying every trick in the book to salvage customers that were ready to pay).

I am part of a group which shall remain nameless that uses 1shopping cart. They send me emails as if I am not an established customer.

I sent them a response to one of their emails and told them they were sending me solicitation emails on stuff I've already purchased from them. They said it's difficult for them to segregate their files i.e. already a customer versus prospect.

They use 1shoppingcart.

So, I am looking for a shopping cart and automatic email responder too; obviously I am NOT going to buy 1shopping cart.

tgronenthal · 10-16-2009, 11:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by radio

I see someone mentioned amember... didn't really think of that as a shopping cart, but I guess so. I use it too... so funny that I didn't think of it in those terms.

I like WP e-commerce since I happen to really like Wordpress and everything else you can do with the CMS.

Wow! You actually like that? I am trying to use it and am frustrated beyond belief. Here's why:
1. slim support
2. support received is almost as if they are mad at me when responding
3. difficult to implement
4. unstable at best
5. IE issues

goliathseo · 10-16-2009, 06:41 PM

I use OsCommerce as it can easily be customized, and has many modules you can use. The one big problem that I do see with OSC is that you need a programmer on hand if the modules don't install quite right the first time through. Other than that it works great!

BlackBookProject · 10-17-2009, 08:13 PM

By far the best for internet marketers is Nanacast: The Ultimate Shopping Cart

KentM · 10-18-2009, 07:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tgronenthal

They said it's difficult for them to segregate their files i.e. already a customer versus prospect.

They use 1shoppingcart.

So, I am looking for a shopping cart and automatic email responder too; obviously I am NOT going to buy 1shopping cart.

This is incorrect, they can separate their autoresponders by prospects and customers and it is incredibly easy.

07-06-2009, 07:08 AM	#1
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subhub-mark HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: UK & US Posts: 102 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 6 Thanked 78 Times in 19 Posts Social Networking	Re: What´s the best shopping cart It all depends on what you need it do. E-Junkie is very simple to implement.
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traceye HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sydney, Australia. Posts: 275 Thanks: 67 Thanked 73 Times in 29 Posts Social Networking	Re: What´s the best shopping cart Yes I really like e-junkie as well. I use it alot.
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abs007 HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 221 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 1 Thanked 20 Times in 17 Posts	Re: What´s the best shopping cart There are a number of open source shopping carts you can use. to name a few joomla - oscommerce and zencart In my honest opinion I prefer zencart over the rest for many reasons. its very easy to customise the support forum is great and you can get immediate free support the plugins are great it comes with paypal and google checkout already installed aswell as many other merchant plugins such as netbanx - protex - 2checkout etc you can get free Sitemap generators free templates available free google base plugins adsense plugins and much more -
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07-06-2009, 09:23 AM	#7
Paulo Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 551 Thanks: 2 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Re: What´s the best shopping cart Thanks to all for sharing your recomendations. I appreciate that very much. Anybody else? It´s for both digital and hard goods and we´ll have a merchant account. So what´s the shopping cart you recommend and why? Thanks.
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07-10-2009, 02:14 AM	#8
Jason Johns The Video Man War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Stafford, United Kingdom. Posts: 990 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 11 Thanked 26 Times in 22 Posts Contact Info	Re: What´s the best shopping cart That question is like asking "what's the best car"! You need to know what you want from a shopping cart and what your budget is and then you can find the best one to fit your needs. I use a paypal shopping cart on a couple of small sites and Zen cart on others. These were chosen because they met my budget and had the features I needed. The first were simple to install. The second met my requirements for digital downloads, security and robustness. I would suggest you work out what you want from a shopping cart and how much you want to spend on it and then look at the different carts and find one which meets your needs. All the best Jason
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07-13-2009, 05:34 PM	#10
Michael Paul Warrior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Chicago Posts: 9 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: What´s the best shopping cart Hi Paolo, I am also looking for a good and easy shoppingcart (and of course cheap - if possible). I checked out a couple so far, like 1shopping cart, infusionsoft, zen cart..., but I don't know, they look very complex... Did you find already a good solution for your business? Best regards, Michael

07-24-2009, 05:21 PM	#12
cor3ys Warrior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: UK Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: What´s the best shopping cart Hi Guys I currently use cube cart which is very simple to use, which you can get free and also install through Fantastico in your cpanel... it can be used digital goods not that i use it for digital goods, i use version 4 but version 3 is free and would recommend it for any begginers, i found zen and os a bit complex in the back end.....

07-24-2009, 11:46 PM	#13
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07-25-2009, 07:29 AM	#14
TelegramSam Telegram Expert ;-) Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: USA/UK Posts: 421 Thanks: 24 Thanked 93 Times in 50 Posts	Re: What´s the best shopping cart The best shopping cart I ever used was in a Publix store in Florida. It was brand spanking new and I don't even think it had ever even had a tin of beans in it before. It cornered real well and the ride was smooth and go through checkout was a breeze. The Walmart shopping carts are not a patch on them! Sam P.S. Use magento or ubercart (drupal)

07-25-2009, 07:36 AM	#15
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Big JP Welsh Warrior Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: UK Posts: 314 Thanks: 14 Thanked 20 Times in 17 Posts Social Networking	Re: What´s the best shopping cart I notice a few people have mentioned using open source shopping carts, what would be the disadvantages (if any) of them, is there any charge at all with open source shopping carts?

09-16-2009, 11:23 PM	#20
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09-18-2009, 03:49 PM	#21
cullenpowell HyperActive Warrior Join Date: May 2008 Location: Memphis, TN Posts: 130 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 9 Times in 3 Posts Contact Info	Re: What´s the best shopping cart Contrary to what a few warriors posted, 1ShoppingCart is by far one of the easiest, most intuitive and feature rich carts out there. I know this because I've personally used all of the "big name" carts. Having everything integrated into a single platform (product & order management, autoresponders, digital delivery, affiliate program, cart analytics, recurring charges etc.) is one of the better qualities of 1ShoppingCart. UltraCart is another good one but it's definitely for the more advanced user. It has a lot of great features and it's highly customizable. The support is great too. If you know your way around configuration screens I'd encourage you to check it out. I've also heard some really good things about Nanacast. I haven't used it myself so I'll have to stop short of recommending it personally but fellow warrior Josh Anderson might be able to chime in and tell you a thing or two about it.
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09-18-2009, 10:14 PM	#23
Kenster Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: United States...NJ Posts: 538 Thanks: 20 Thanked 62 Times in 54 Posts	Re: What´s the best shopping cart Perhaps somebody can name their top three carts. I am also very interested in a easy all inclusive shopping cart

09-18-2009, 10:35 PM	#24
skippybosco Warrior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 18 Thanks: 3 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: What´s the best shopping cart @Kenster: There is quite a range depending on what your needs are and what your budget is. I tend to like to have a bit more control than a hosted solution provides, so you'll find my list only has self-hosted solutions. The ones I find myself implementing more often than not are (in the order of frequency): aMember ($179) - When you need a solid digital delivery, content protection, 3rd party single signon solution. It has a broad range of 3rd party application support, payment providers. It also has affiliate management and newsletter management. Magento (open source) - A growing open source solution that provides most things you would expect from a shopping cart and more. Supports multiple storefronts from a single installation, very modern designs (even an iPhone theme is available for free). CS-Cart ($265) - A cart that I have recently started implementing (and really enjoying).. It has all of the features you would expect and just feels light and easy to implement and use.

09-19-2009, 05:54 AM	#25
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10-13-2009, 07:05 PM	#26
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10-13-2009, 09:16 PM	#28
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10-14-2009, 01:59 AM	#29
JBorhez HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 110 Thanks: 36 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	Re: What´s the best shopping cart If you know code then oscommerce seems to be the best. I started using it mostly because it's free. I'm not too HTML savvy so I let it go because my progress was slow going. I switched to 3dcart and I've pretty much been able to do anything I've wanted with it thus far! AND I'm learning HTML with it as I go along. It's very flexible. It allows for HTML editing as well as WYSIWYG. Good luck!
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10-16-2009, 06:41 PM	#32
goliathseo Jason Baker Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Fairfax CA Posts: 120 Thanks: 12 Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: What´s the best shopping cart I use OsCommerce as it can easily be customized, and has many modules you can use. The one big problem that I do see with OSC is that you need a programmer on hand if the modules don't install quite right the first time through. Other than that it works great!

10-17-2009, 08:13 PM	#33
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