Comprehensive System
Shopper's Guide to Shopping Cart Programs

You have many tangible or digital products to sell and need a system that will handle both an ordering system but manage your product pages and website as well.

Many carts will meet this need. You'll need to study the description of each cart in the Shopping Cart Directory to see if it will meet your other requirements. Those in boldfaced and marked with * are winners of the E-Commerce Award of Merit. Those marked with § have completed our detailed 92-question survey, so you'll be able to research those in detail.

These stores are of two types: (1) standalone licensed stores (I list an even 100) and (2) hosted ASP store-building programs for which you'll pay a monthly fee (65 listed below).

Standalone Licenses Stores

1. AbleCommerce* § (http://www.ablecommerce.com).
2. A-Cart Pro (http://www.alanward.net/acart/acartpro.asp).
3. ACCPAC eTransact (http://www.accpac.com).
4. Actinic Developer* § (http://www.actinic.co.uk).
5. Advanced Cart (http://www.morosenyc.com/store/productinfo.asp?id=4).
6. Aestiva Cart Pro (http://www.aestiva.com).
7. Agile Shopping Cart (http://www.eastland.com/carts.html).
8. AgoraCart (http://www.agoracart.com).
9. AllCommerce (http://allcommerce.sourceforge.net/).
10. Apple Cart (http://www.spads.com).
11. Ashop Shopping Cart § (http://www.ashopsoftware.com).
12. Avexxis (http://www.avexxis.com).
13. BIZyCart E-Commerce Server (http://bizycart.com).
14. CactuShop ASP Shopping Cart § (http://www.cactushop.com).
15. CandyPress Store § (http://www.candypress.com).
16. Cart32 § (http://www.cart32.com).
17. CartIt Commerce System (http://www.cartit.com).
18. Cartweaver (http://www.cartweaver.com).
19. CatalogIntegrator Cart (http://www.ecatalogbuilders.com).
20. CatalogIntegrator Cart Pro § (http://www.catalogintegrator.com).
21. Cauposhop Classic (http://www.caupo.com/).
22. cf_ezcart ColdFusion Shopping Cart Application* (http://www.cf-ezcart.com).
23. CFWebstore § (http://www.cfwebstore.com).
24. Ch-Ching! (http://www.imacination.com/chching.jsp).
25. CITY Shop (http://www.nightmedia.net/shop/).
26. Click2u Shopping Software (http://www.click2u.com).
27. ClickCartPro (http://www.clickcartpro.com).
28. Clickshop Shopping System (http://www.ecommercesolutions.net).
29. Comergent E-Business System (http://www.comergent.com).
30. Comersus ASP Shopping Cart* § (http://www.comersus.com).
31. Commerce Exchange (http://www.interworld.com).
32. Commerce.cgi (http://www.commerce-cgi.com/).
33. Commission Cart (http://www.siteinteractive.com/comcart/).
34. Cookie Cart Pro (http://www.metromkt.net/ccart/).
35. cpCommerce (http://cpcommerce.org).
36. Credit Card Store Shopping Cart System (http://www.creditcardstore.com).
37. CWStore (http://www.commercialware.com).
38. CyberStrong eShop § (http://www.cyberstrong.com/eshop).
39. Dansie Shopping Cart § (http://www.dansie.net).
40. e.bootis (http://www.ebootis.de).
41. eCart Professional § (http://www.uniwin.com.au/products/eCart2/).
42. e-CAT Catalog Management System (http://www.cypressesolutions.com).
43. ecBuilder § (http://www.maximizer.com).
44. ECmerchant § (http://www.ecware.com).
45. EcommerceTemplates (http://www.ecommercetemplates.com).
46. eController (http://www.controllerplus.com/eController.htm).
47. ECW-Shop (http://www.soft4e.com/shop.html).
48. eDatCat Shopping Cart System (http://www.edatcat.com).
49. Everest (http://www.icode.com/).
50. Glue On E-Commerce Management System (http://www.glueonsoftware.com).
51. iHTML Merchant* § (http://www.ihtmlmerchant.com).
52. iNETstore (http://www.inetstore.com).
53. Interchange* (http://www.icdevgroup.org).
54. Intershop MultiSite Multi-Channel Sales Solution* § (http://www.intershop.com).
55. jetMerchant Store and Catalog Builder (http://www.netliancecorp.com/jetmerchant.html).
56. Key Technology (http://www.keytechnology.com).
57. Kiosk Shopping Cart (http://www.ansur.net/kiosk.shtml).
58. MerchantSpace (http://www.merchantspace.com).
59. MFC_commerce* (http://www.mfc-commerce.de).
60. Microsoft Commerce Server* (http://www.microsoft.com/commerceserver/).
61. Miva Merchant* § (http://www.miva.com).
62. Modular Merchant (http://www.modularmerchant.com).
63. MOFcart (http://www.merchantpal.com).
64. mvWebstore! (http://www.cypressesolutions.com/mvwebstore.htm).
65. NationCart, SellCart, ChargeCart, ExpressCart (http://www.nationcart.com).
66. osCommerce* § (http://www.oscommerce.com).
67. PDG Shopping Cart* § (http://www.pdgsoft.com).
68. Perlshop (http://www.waveridersystems.com/cgi-bin/waverider/perlshop.cgi?ACTION=enter&thispage=framedef.html).
69. PHPay (http://www.phpay.de).
70. phpShop (http://www.phpshop.org/).
71. PowerStore ASP (http://www.powerstoreasp.com).
72. ProductCart § (http://www.earlyimpact.com).
73. QuikStore Shopping Cart Program § (http://www.quikstore.com).
74. SalesCart § (http://www.salescart.com).
75. Selena Sol's WebStore (http://www.extropia.com/applications.html).
76. ShopFactory* § (http://www.shopfactory.com).
77. ShopSite* § (http://www.shopsite.com).
78. ShopZone (http://www.automatedshops.com/shopzone.html).
79. Squirrelcart (http://www.squirrelcart.com).
80. StoreFront* § (http://www.storefront.net).
81. Suite 280 Commerce (http://www.paravance.com/prod_b2c_s280c.html).
82. Synergyx (http://www.synergyx.com).
83. Tek9 Pro § (http://line9.com/tek9.asp?pg=products&specific=jnnnjqg8).
84. uStorekeeper (http://www.uburst.com/uStorekeeper/).
85. ViperCart (http://advanticsdevelopment.net).
86. VirtualShop (http://www.virtualshop.co.uk).
87. VP-ASP Shopping Cart* § (http://www.vpasp.com).
88. Warp 9 (http://www.warp9inc.com).
89. Web+Shop (http://www.talentsoft.com/products/webplusshop/index.en.wml).
90. WebCart Professional Edition § (http://www.mountain-net.com/ecom.htm).
91. WebClerk (http://www.webclerk.com/).
92. WebDNA Commerce Edition* (http://www.smithmicro.com/iss_index.tpl).
93. WebGenie (http://www.webgenie.com).
94. WebShopz (http://www.webdzinz.com).
95. WebSphere Commerce (http://www-3.ibm.com/software/info1/websphere/).
96. WebStores 2000 (http://www.webcortex.com).
97. X-Cart Gold Shopping Cart Software* § (http://www.x-cart.com).
98. XSE.NET (Xtreme Shop .NET Ecommerce) § (http://www.iqservices.com).
99. Yahoo! Merchant Solutions* § (http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/merchant/).
100. Zilron StoreCreator (http://www.zilron.com/storecreator/).

Hosted ASP Store Building Programs

1. @Retail and 800Cart.com (http://atretail.com).
2. 1 A Cart § (http://www.1acart.com).
3. AAcart (http://www.aacart.com).
4. Active C (http://www.activec.com/).
5. bCentral Commerce Manager (http://www.bcentral.com/products/cm/default.asp?LID=33037).
6. Beanbasket (http://www.beanbasket.com).
7. Bigstep (http://go.bigstep.com).
8. Cart Pro Catalog Ordering System (http://www.cart-pro.com).
9. Cart2000 (http://www.techcommerce.net).
10. Click and Build eCommerce Platform (http://www.clickandbuild.com).
11. CustomWebCart.com (http://www.customwebcart.com/).
12. CyberOffice Shopping Cart § (http://www.smartwin.com.au).
13. DREAMcommerce (http://www.dreamtime.net).
14. e2source.com (http://www.e2source.com).
15. EasyCart (http://www.easycart.com).
16. EasyStoreCreator (http://www.easystorecreator.com).
17. eBay (http://www.ebay.com).
18. EC Store (http://www.ecstore.com).
19. eLink (http://flashecom.com).
20. eMerchant Pro Shopping Cart (http://www.emerchantpro.com/).
21. eSite (http://www.netopia.com/ebusiness/products/esite.html).
22. E-Store Builder (http://www.vermotion.com).
23. E-Store Builder § (http://www.epromo.com).
24. eStoreManager (http://www.estoremanager.com).
25. Evocative Commerce (http://www.evocative.com).
26. FastCart WebShop (http://www.fastcart.com/).
27. FreeMerchant (http://www.freemerchant.com/).
28. GlobalWebCart § (http://www.globalwebcart.com).
29. goEmerchant (http://www.goemerchant.com).
30. GoLinQ (http://www.golinq.com/www/).
31. Heavy Metal E-Business Suite* § (http://www.make-a-store.com).
32. Hypercart Gold Storefront System (http://www.hypercart.com).
33. iBuilder (http://www.ibuilder.com).
34. India Exchange Shopping Cart (http://www.indiax.com/shoppingcart/).
35. KingCart E-Commerce Shopping Cart (http://www.king-cart.com).
36. Marketeer § (http://www.marketeer.co.nz).
37. Mcart (http://www.mcart.com).
38. MonsterCommerce* § (http://www.monstercommerce.com).
39. MyCart (http://www.mycart.net).
40. MyWebSiteTool.com (http://mywebsitetool.com/en/shoppingcarts/).
41. NetStores (http://www.netstores.com).
42. Nexternal Solutions § (http://www.nexternal.com).
43. Plug-in Shopping Cart (http://www.plugincart.com).
44. Power Commerce § (http://www.mercantec.com).
45. Powered Commerce (http://www.entrabase.com).
46. Quick Cart* § (http://www.quickcart.com).
47. redtienda § (http://www.redtienda.com).
48. Side Street Shop (http://www.www.sidestreetshop.com).
49. SiteLINK (http://www.dydacomp.com/index-sitelink.asp).
50. SmartCart (http://www.smartcart.com).
51. SoftCart § (http://www.mercantec.com).
52. StarVisor (http://www.starvisor.com/).
53. StoreSense* § (http://www.storesense.com).
54. StoresOnline (http://www.storesonline.com).
55. The Edge eCommerce Shop* § (http://www.theedgeshop.com).
56. U-Cart (http://www.usight.com/products/ubuilder.php).
57. UniStore (http://www.freeruntech.com/solutions/unistore_what.html).
58. USA E-Stores (http://usa-e-stores.us/#http://usa-e-stores.us/).
59. Veracart (http://www.veracart.com).
60. Virtual Shopkeeper (http://www.virtualshopkeeper.com).
61. VisualCart (http://www.youreware.com).
62. Vmerchant (http://www.systemsaxis.co.uk/vmerchant/).
63. Website.Machine (http://www.w3m.com/index.asp?cat=estoremachine).
64. Your eShop (http://www.youreshop.com/).
65. Zoovy Merchant* (http://www.zoovy.com).