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SunShop vs. LiteCommerce
Revision date: 30 Jul 2007
SunShop is the online store builder from the price range which is close to LiteCommerce. This ecommerce product is feature-rich from such points of view as customer side layout, shipping methods, tax configuration and many others. A decent range of additional services (such as custom development, custom design etc) is also offered directly from this ecommerce software manufacturer.
However, several disadvantages should be mentioned: the store statistics functionality is quite limited, there are no add-on modules and design sets at all. Also, the 100%-compatible hosting offered by this company is very expensive and they offer nothing else to choose from. Free upgrades are limited to one-year period. Besides, theres a fixed fee for general support, while even small customizations are paid as a separate projects.
General
Store operation
| Features |
SunShop |
LiteCommerce |
| Custom look & feel |
Template-based system
Built-in CSS support
Built-in HTML 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 number of products and categories
Unlimited category nesting
Supports multiple display formats from the following: text & thumbnail list, text & thumbnail tiling
Visual color settings changes |
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 |
HTTP and HTTPS support
Password-protected administrative access
SSL support
Encrypted sensitive information |
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 |
Accept check, money order, purchase orders and credit cards
Manual offline credit card processing support by default
PayPal payments
Manual (offline) credit card processing |
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 |
USPS, UPS, Australia Post, InterShipper, FedEx, DHL, Canada Post
Flat rate shipping per-pound, per-item, per-order or by percent of total
Shipping table for shipping by order total or weight total with ability to set different prices for other countries based on your location |
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 |
Separate tax rates for each geographic area
Add handling charges
Set product specific shipping costs |
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 |
Web programming and web design services
No add-ons available |
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: 30 Jul 2007
SunShop is a Trademark of Turnkey Web Tools, Inc.
This comparison is produced and hosted by Qualiteam Software Ltd. The information on this page was believed to be correct as of 30 Jul 2007. To report an error or discrepancy, please email webmaster@qualiteam.biz
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