Shopping Cart Software Comparison

The following table represents features of All Star Webs DELUXE and PREMIUM shopping cart packages, and outlines advantages of each.

Feature Deluxe Premium
General features
No programming required
Complete ready-to-run ecommerce storefront software
Powered by MySQL
User-friendly storefront (front end)
Easy-to-use web-based administrative panel (back end)
Bulk products management
Design & Layout
Special product offers
Compatible with major browsers
Products and categories thumbnails
Storefront homepage
Basic content management system
News publishing
Customer survey in storefront
Localization
Multiple language interface
Multiple currency types system
Editable countries list
Editable states list
Products catalog
User friendly searchable products catalog
Unlimited number of product categories
Unlimited number of products
Unlimited category nesting
Enable/disable products
Category HTML description and thumbnail
Product HTML description
Assign product an image in three sizes (thumbnail, regular, enlarged)
List price markdowns: list price (listed MSRP) and current price (your price)
Customers' products ratings
Real-time price list
Basic search by products title and description
Product stock accounting
Product handling (shipping freight) charges
Set 'Free shipping' option for products
Append products to different tax classes
Product custom parameters
Related products / cross selling
Customer has the ability to customize products sort order (e.g. sort by product name, price)
Product search in the backend
Customer product reviews/discussions
Import products from a CSV file (Excel) popular!
Export products to CSV file (Excel)
Synchronizing tools
Support for complex (configurable) products popular!  
Each product can be placed to an unlimited number of categories  
Support for non tangible downloadable products popular!  
Product picture gallery  
Products comparison popular!  
Advanced search by product custom options hot!  
Export products to Froogle  
Shopping cart & Ordering
Shopping cart content sidebar
All orders are stored in the database
Orders email notifications for administrator and customer
A single-step checkout    
Comprehensive orders management engine
Shopping cart for members and guests
Define minimal order quantities for products
Define minimal order amount
Customizable customer registration form
Shopping cart can be opened in the main store window or in a popup window
Ability to create a web catalog without ordering function
Step-by-step checkout
Secure checkout (SSL)
Switchable stock level control
Customizable order statuses list
Online orders tracking
Orders search in the backend
Printable invoices
Customer has the ability to define preferable product options set (e.g. select color, size)  
Order SMS notifications exclusive!  
SEO & Marketing
Search Engine Optimized pages (SEO)
Basic newsletter engine
Define META keywords and description for each product and category
Create custom HTML pages
Price list page acts as a site map
Affiliate program popular!  
Link Exchange tools  
Customer Care
Comprehensive customers management engine
Customers' personal accounts
Customer documentation and records
Comprehensize customer search in back end
Secure customer registration system
Customer address book
Customer can select between quick (express) checkout or checkout with registration
Printable versions of all product detailed pages
Export customers database to Excel file (CSV)
Email notifications to customer
Discounts system
Customer discount groups
Password reminder for customers
Customers can select preferable currency type
Online feedback forms
Payment, Shipping, Tax
Accept PayPal payments
Customizable shipping and payment systems with "plug-in" structure
Customizable payment types list
Customizable shipping options list
Accept check, money orders, credit cards
Manual credit cards processing
Integrated with major payment gateways
Restrict/allow payment types by selected shipping method
Flexible sales tax configuration
Unlimited number of tax classes
Support for US sales taxes
Support for VAT
Tax-exempt products
Define shipping rates by location (by countries/states)
Restrict shipping by location
Real-time shipping quotes with major shipping companies
Security
Password protected administrative mode
Protection from SQL injections and XSS attacks
Protection from robots and spammers
Support for secure SSL checkout
Sensitive information is stored in encrypted way (e.g. password, credit card information)
Reports & Tracking
Most popular categories
Product reports
Customer authentification log
Integrated with Google Analytics New!  
Supported payment gateways
PayPal Website Payments Standard
PayPal Website Payments Pro
Authorize.Net
2checkout
VeriSign
LinkPoint
WorldPay
CCAvenue
PSiGate
NOCHEX
NetRegistry
Moneybookers
eProcessingNetwork
E-Gold
Protx
Supported shipping providers
UPS
USPS
FedEx
DHL