osCommerce
osCommerce osCommerce is often referred to as a shopping cart but it is more than that. It does have a built in shopping cart but it is actually a full-featured e-commerce website. Installing osCommerce on your website hosting space results in a complete e-commerce front end complete with database and administration functions. The osCommerce website […]
X-Cart
X-Cart No single pre-made website/shopping cart package can satisfy the needs of every online seller. If you decide on one of the osCommerce-type packages you need to consider your specific needs when choosing a solution. The X-Cart website poses several questions that deal with issues experienced by people looking for a one-source solution such as […]
Virtue Mart
Virtue Mart Virtue Mart is a cart package designed to be integrated, and used in concert, with the content management system (CMS) Joomla. To gether they form a powerful, yet easy to install, e-commerce system. Although Virtue Mart is not as full featured as some of the other osCommerce-type offerings it is, none-the-less a robust, […]
Zen Cart
Zen Cart Zen Cart is another open source project in the spirit and style of osCommerce. Their website claims they are the "Shopping Cart Designed for Online Merchants" and, like most of these osCommerce derivitives, they offer a feature-rich package website with integrated shopping cart, database and administration functions. Zen Cart continues a wide selection […]
Which E-Commerce Premade Cart Website Package Should I Use
A common question, when considering an osCommerce-type integrated website, shopping cart, database, and management, package is which one should you choose. There is no easy answer to that question and, unfortunately YOU are the only person that can ultimately provide that answer. There are many such packages out there. These integrated packages are often called […]
Magento
Magento Magento is a big, feature-rich package. It is open source and free to download and use. There are optional subscription plans starting at $500.00 per month for enterprise operations requiring top level support. The coding is PHP 5 and is clean and easy to work with. It supports all of the features you would […]
CRE Loaded
CRE Loaded CRE Loaded is almost exactly like Oscommerce but with a significant collection contributions (modules that extend the available features) pre-installed. Some of these include Easy Populate which lets you populate your database from an Excel file, administrator access levels, an affiliate manager, and coupon codes. There is also an osCommerce template feature installed […]
OSC Max
OSC Max OSC Max is an interesting version of osCommerce with many pre-installed contributions. It is very similar to the default osCommerce installation and, just like the original is free. It has a retail/wholesale (reseller) pricing module already installed. This is a well-documented package although it may still have some buggy areas in the coding.
Package Comparison Chart
Magento Oscommerce CRE Loaded Zen Cart X-Cart OSCMax VirtueMart Free Yes Yes Yes, but has pay versions Yes No Yes Yes Unlimited Products Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Supports SSL Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Edit Products Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Edit Customers Yes Yes Yes Yes […]
CoolCart
CoolCart The website says: "CoolCart is the fastest and easiest way to sell products and services from an existing web page without programming or software. Just setup on-line and plug a little html code into your web page for an instant storefront. Like our many very satisfied customers, you’ll be glad you did! We are […]