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MonsterCommerce vs. LiteCommerce
Revision date: Jul 30, 2007
MonsterCommerce is one of the best-known hosted online store builders. Store owners get their ecommerce software completely pre-setup, with ready hosting solution and turn-key installation.
Still, hosted ecommerce solutions may cause many problems. It is less configurable (and not open source), has more strict capacity and customization limitations. There is a high monthly fee which makes such store builder very expensive. As for our product, LiteCommerce requires only one-time fee with affordable guaranteed hosting solution, turn-key installation service and complete customization and configuration upon request.
General
Store operation
| Features |
MonsterCommerce |
LiteCommerce |
| Custom look & feel |
Customizable templates
Integrated store search
Customizable product display
Built-in text editor |
100% template-based storefront
100% CSS-compatible design
4 predesigned skin sets
Category & product thumbnail images
Build-in template editor: preview, edit
and restore templates
Built-in image and CSS editors
Support for WYSIWYG web editors (MS Frontpage, Dreamweaver and others) |
| Product presentation |
Unlimited main / sub categories
Several layout schemas to choose from |
Unlimited number of products and categories
Optimized for smooth performance with up to 7000 - 10000 products and 10000 categories
Unlimited category nesting
Unlimited number of product images
Member-only categories
One-click changes for products and categories presentation (lists, icons, tables, multi-column), menus and navigation bars layout, quick selection of product options to be shown to a customer (Showcase Organizer free add-on)
Unique WYSIWYG-editable layout for any product and category (Layout Organizer add-on) |
| Security |
Full HTTPS/SSL support
Secure HTTPS/SSL admin access
Password-protected admin access |
Full HTTPS/SSL support
Secure HTTPS/SSL administrative access
Password-protected administrative access
Real-time security notifications of all failed login attempts
List of recently logged admins
Backup sub-system
Storing images in DB or on the file system |
| Payment options |
Supports several real-time credit cards processors (Authorize.net, PayPal)
Offline credit card processing
Checks, phone orders, and P.O. |
Accept payments in any currency
Real-time credit card processing
(Payment gateway support add-on),
dozens of payment gateways supported)
Manual (offline) credit card processing
PayPal payments
(Payment gateway support add-on)
Checks, purchase orders and phone orders |
| Shipping |
UPS, FedEx & USPS calculations
Add handling charges
Ship by price or weight
Restrict shipping by location
Create shipping options
Offer free shipping |
Real-time USPS, UPS, Intershipper, Australia Post and Canada Post shipping calculation (Real-Time Shipping Quotes add-on) Unlimited number of custom-defined delivery methods
Flate rate, weight, order total
and range based shipping
Different weight limits for different delivery methods
Handle international, domestic and local shipping
Allow your customers to choose delivery methods |
| Taxes |
Tax calculation (state or county)
Create tax options |
Customizable tax calculation
Import/export predefined tax schemas
Product-specific taxes
Taxes & shipping fees depending on client's location
"Tax exempt" feature
GST/PST (Canadian tax system)
VAT (European tax system) |
| Custom functionality |
Software is not open source
Authorized design service
No plug-in system (single set of features) |
Authorized custom development service
Authorized web design service
Dozens of available free and commercial open source add-ons for extended functionality
Open source code you can modify by yourself |
Marketing & Promotion
Revision date: Jul 30, 2007
MonsterCommerce is a Trademark of Network Solutions.
This comparison is produced and hosted by Qualiteam Software Ltd. The information on this page was believed to be correct as of Jul 30, 2007. To report an error or discrepancy, please email webmaster@qualiteam.biz
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