MonsterCommerce Shopping Cart Feature Chart

MonsterCommerce v. 4.2 Feature eCart Chart

This chart details a list of MonsterCommerce version 4.2 features that we feel are important to E-commerce merchants and website retailers. This is not meant to be a comprehensive list of all of the features provided by MonsterCommerce's shopping cart. For more information or details of specific MonsterCommerce features listed or not listed here, please contact the MonsterCommerce sales team directly.

This chart is provided for informational purposes only and lists the MonsterCommerce shopping cart features that available at the time this survey was undertaken. The scope of this survey is to review MonsterCommerce features relating to the following specific categories: Store Setup, Inventory Management, General Store Administration, Shopping Cart, Customer Comforts, Email Options, Reporting and analytics, CRM or Customer Relationship Management, SEO or Search Engine Optimization, Payment Options, Shipping, Store Infrastructure, Design, Advertising and Marketing, Security and lastly, Support.

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   MonsterCommerce

Features *

Store

SetUp

   Version

Reviewed : 4.2

     
Entry Level Monthly

Cost

  $99.95
Setup Costs   $99.95
Bulk Uploads   Extra - 19.95

/ Month

Import existing

database

  Extra - 19.95

/ Month

Import Products

from Yahoo! Store

  Free
Full FTP Access

  Not Included
Web based administration   Included
Pricing Structure   Bandwidth Usage
Documentation

Score

  A
Learning Curve   Newbie
     
Inventory

Management

   
     
List availability

options

  X
Related products

and cross selling

  Included
Featured products   Included
Coupon codes,

gift certificates

  Included
Variants w/optional

surcharges

  Included
Backorders allowed   Included
Partial shipments

allowed

  Included
Supports downloadable

goods

  Included
     
General

Store Administration

   
     
QuickBooks Integration   $199.95
Set wholesale

pricing

  Included
Up selling abilities   X
On screen shopping

list

  Included
Process payments

at time of sale OR

during order fulfillment.

  X
Recurring Payments   X
Unlimited photos

per product

  Included
Set quantity

discounts

  Included
RMA system   X
Integrated WYSIWYG

editor

  Included
Integrated POS

System

  X
     
Shopping

Cart

   
     
Shopping Cart

Steps

  2 or 4
Address book

function for easy checkout

  X
Checkout with

or without Registration

  Included
Shipping calculation

Prior to Checkout

  Included
Automatic Pricing

Discounts

  X
Customizable

Checkout Questions

  Included
Checkout Agreement

with link

  X
     
Customer

Comforts

   
     
Wish List   X
Gift Wrapping   X
Customer Reviews   X
Email to Friend

Option

  Included
Stock Availability

Notification

  X
Product Printer

Friendly Page

  X
Forum   X
Loyalty Point

System

  X
Gift Message

on Packing Slip

  X
     
Email

Options

   
     
Multiple OC3

connections

  Included
Browser based

email

  Included
POP 3 email   Included
Spam Filter   X
     
Reporting

and Analytics

   
     
Sales reports   Included
Search query

reports

  Included
Best seller reports   Included
Traffic reports   Included
Abandoned Cart

Report

  Included
PPC ROI Tracking   X
     
CRM    
     
Customers can

view order history

  Included
Automated confirmation

emails

  Included
Repeat customer

recognition

  Included
Newsletter manager   Up to 1000 Names
Affiliate programs   Included
Password restricted

dealer entry

  Included
Password entry

for pricing levels

  Included
Website survey

at Check Out

  X
Search your customers

by demographics

  X
     
SEO    
     
Dynamic Static

HTML page creation

  X
Keywords in page

titles

  X
Keywords in breadcrumb

navigation

  Included
Site map generation   X
Index.html page

optional

  X
Upload custom

optimized HTML files

  Included
Auto Google sitemap

in XML format

  X
     
Payment

Options

   
     
Quickbooks Integration   $199.95
Accept PayPal

Payments

  Included
Offline credit

card processing

  Included
Accept phone

orders

  X
Refund through

admin panel

  X
     
Shipping    
     
Batch Order Printing   X
Live UPS, FedEx

& USPS calculations

  Included
Add handling

charges

  Included
Ship by price

or weight

  Included
Restrict shipping

by location

  Included
Offer free shipping

to certain countries

  X
Multiple warehouse

support

  Included
Ability to print

packing-slips

  X
Real-time order

tracking for customers

  Included
     
Store

Infrastructure

   
     
Core language   ASP
Server OS   Windows
SQL Server 2000

database

  Included
Free upgrades   Included
Uptime Guarantee   99.80%
     
Design    
     
Fully Customizable

Store Design

  Included
Fully Customizable

Product Layout

  X
# of Customizable

Templates Provided

  25
Browse by price,

mfg, category

  Included
Integrated store

search

  Included
Customize CSS

for site

  Included
     
Advertising

and Marketing

   
     
Froogle Feed   Included
Shopping.com

Feed

  X
BizRate Feed   X
Dealtime / Epinions

Feed

  X
Yahoo Shopping

Feed

  X
NexTag Feed   X
PriceGrabber

Feed

  X
Gift Certificates   Included
Coupon System   Included
Affiliate management

system

  Included
Advertisement

tracking module

  X
RSS feed display   X
     
Security    
     
CISP Certification   Included
Full HTTPS/SSL

support

  Included
Secure HTTPS/SSL

admin access

  Included
Administration

Area Access History

  X
Integrated IP

Blocking Security feature

  X
Multiple Administrators

Login

  Included
     
Support    
     
24x7 Toll Free

Phone Support

  Included
24x7 Email Support   Included
Customer Forum   Included
     

User login