Web Marketing Today
E-Commerce Award of Merit 2004
Web Commerce Today, Issue 74, November 25, 2003
I've
designated a number of shopping carts as winners of the Web Marketing Today
E-Commerce Award of Merit 2004.
These aren't just the most popular -- though popularity has something to do with my choices. Nor have I limited my selections to the most capable programs, though that was one of my chief criteria. Each of these programs has special features that might make it the right choice for your company.
Just because a cart isn't listed on my E-Commerce Award of Merit list doesn't mean that it isn't good and capable. There are probably 150 e-commerce programs that would give you good service.
Note: The current award medal graphic is temporary. Soon I'll have a spiffy looking graphic that vendors can display on their own site to trumpet their E-Commerce Award of Merit 2004 status. The number on each line indicates the number of users in my October 2003 Cart Popularity Survey.
These are listed in alphabetical order.
| 1ShoppingCart* | 24 | Directory URL | Cart URL | Excellent all-in-one program for businesses with just a few products. Includes a shopping cart, newsletter listserver, autoresponder, ad tracking program, and affiliate program. |
| 2Checkout.com* | 6 | Directory URL | Cart URL | Low-cost way for merchants in the US and abroad to sell products without a merchant account or payment gateway. |
| AbleCommerce* | 3 | Directory URL | Cart URL | A full-featured, veteran application that can be modified to do just about anything. Available in ASP, ColdFusion, and Java versions. |
| Actinic Developer* | 2 | Directory URL | Cart URL | Kept up-to-date with many features to run an entire store Another veteran. Focus on needs of European merchants. |
| Americart* | 12 | Directory URL | Cart URL | Still another veteran, a simple, very flexible order back end. Best for merchants with a few products. Among other things, offers a single page order form. |
| CCNow* | 0 | Directory URL | Cart URL | Here's an order system backend that handles the transaction. Especially good for international merchants. |
| cf_ezcart ColdFusion Shopping Cart Application* | Directory URL | Cart URL | A full featured e-commerce system at a low price. | |
| ClickBank* | 3 | Directory URL | Cart URL | Used by many sellers of information products and e-books. Provides an ordering system and affiliate program. |
| Comersus ASP Shopping Cart* | 1 | Directory URL | Cart URL | Here's an open source (free) application with lots of features built on Active Serve Pages (ASP) . |
| Digital River* | 2 | Directory URL | Cart URL | A veteran program is used by small businesses as well as major corporations who want to outsource their e-commerce functions, especially for digital products. |
| Hazel* | 3 | Directory URL | Cart URL | A veteran program with a number of features, including B2B functions. Can be used with double-bit languages such as Japanese or Chinese. |
| Heavy Metal E-Business Suite* | Directory URL | Cart URL | This was a new application to me, but I was impressed with the many, many features available. | |
| iHTML Merchant* | 1 | Directory URL | Cart URL | A veteran program with lots of flexibility, including a mall edition. |
| Interchange* | 3 | Directory URL | Cart URL | Open source program that can be used for B2B or B2C sales, can be adapted and customized to meet needs of small to large companies. |
| Intershop MultiSite Multi-Channel Sales Solution* | 1 | Directory URL | Cart URL | A veteran program for larger companies, based in Germany. |
| Kagi* | Directory URL | Cart URL | Specializes in handling the transaction, digital download, and licensing of software for small developers. | |
| Mal's e-commerce* | 20 | Directory URL | Cart URL | This UK-based cart has appeared on my radar only in the last couple of years, but has many features, including order management, at a very low price. |
| MFC_commerce* | 3 | Directory URL | Cart URL | Open source PHP software for B2B and B2C e-commerce sites, based in Germany. |
| Microsoft Commerce Server* | 2 | Directory URL | Cart URL | Continues to improve an excellent e-commerce platform for medium to large companies. |
| Miva Merchant* | 41 | Directory URL | Cart URL | Many-featured veteran continues to increase functionality. Quite flexible and popular with many merchants. |
| MonsterCommerce* | 2 | Directory URL | Cart URL | A relatively new contender, but extremely full-featured. |
| osCommerce* | 18 | Directory URL | Cart URL | Another open source PHP e-commerce solution based in Germany. Becoming popular as a starting point from which developers can customize. |
| PayPal Shopping Cart* | 43 | Directory URL | Cart URL | Has opened up e-commerce for many very small merchants with a no set-up fee, low discount fee approach to selling online. |
| PDG Shopping Cart* | 4 | Directory URL | Cart URL | Another veteran, keeps improving with lots of features. |
| Quick Cart* | Directory URL | Cart URL | Many features, including wholesale capabilities, at a low cost. | |
| ShopFactory* | 3 | Directory URL | Cart URL | This Australia-based cart also includes a number of features, especially for international sales. |
| ShopSite* | 10 | Directory URL | Cart URL | One of the earliest store-building programs, it has added many features and is easy to use. I've chosen to use it on my site. |
| StoreFront* | 14 | Directory URL | Cart URL | Full-featured, sophisticated ASP shopping cart. Popular with developers. |
| StoreSense* | 2 | Directory URL | Cart URL | Many features for small and large stores. |
| The Edge eCommerce Shop* | 1 | Directory URL | Cart URL | A newer system with lots of features. |
| UltraCart* | Directory URL | Cart URL | Low cost system with lots of features. | |
| VP-ASP Shopping Cart* | 4 | Directory URL | Cart URL | Increasingly popular, Australian-based, ASP system with a multitude of features. |
| WebDNA Commerce Edition* | Directory URL | Cart URL | A new version of a veteran cart. Lots of features including WAP | |
| X-Cart Gold Shopping Cart Software* | 3 | Directory URL | Cart URL | An extremely full-featured PHP system from a Russian developer at a low cost. |
| Yahoo! Merchant Solutions* | 20 | Directory URL | Cart URL | A popular, veteran cart which has recently moved to a different pricing system. |
| Zoovy Merchant* | Directory URL | Cart URL | Many-featured system that includes auction management. |
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