top e-commerce template systems comparison

TOP E-COMMERCE TEMPLATE SYSTEMS

Prepared by RUBEN B. LICERA, JR.

osCommerce CreLoaded 6.2Magento

(Community)Prestashop VirtueMart ZenCart OpenCart

License *License type under which the product is offered. GPL GPL OSL 3.0 OSL 3.0 GPL GPL

GNU GPL

License

Cost *How much the e-commerce engine costs.

FreeFree (only version

6.2)

Free (only community

edition)Free Free Free Free

Language *What programming language is used.

PHP PHP PHP PHP PHP PHP PHP

Data storage *What type of the database can be used.

MySQL MySQL MySQL MySQL MySQL MySQL MySQL

Open source code *Specifies if you have access to the engine source files and if you are able to edit them.

yes yes yes yes yes yes yes

Package *See what is included into the template package you order.

Engine with design, PHP, PSD, CSS, images, sample

database

Theme, PHP, CSS, PSD, images, sample

database

Magento theme, PHTML, XML,

PHP, CSS, PSD, images,

sample content

Prestashop theme, PHP, CSS, PSD,

images, modules, sample database

Joomla theme, VirtueMart theme,

CSS, PSD, images, sample

database

ZenCarttheme, PHP, CSS, PSD,

images, sample

databaseSkins system availability *The capability of changing the store theme through the admin panel.

yes yes yes yes yes

Last Version v2.3.1 ver 1.6.2.0 v1.4.7 2.0.2 v.1.5.0 v1.5.2

Date Updated Jan 11, 2012 Jan 13, 2012 Feb 24, 2012 Mar 3, 2012 Mar 3, 2012


E-COMMERCE TEMPLATEE-commerce template is a theme for your store. It allows you to change the entire look of your site with a few clicks. No need to hire

a designer and pay him hundreds of dollars. The template will make the process of changing your store look fast and easy.

TOP E-COMMERCE TEMPLATE SYSTEMS Prepared by RUBEN LICERA JR. (www.rlcomm.org)



Affiliates *Information box for the affiliates. yes

Banners *Module that displays banners on the store pages. yes yes yes yes yes yes Yes

Bestsellers *Displays list of the most popular products. yes yes yes yes yes yes Yes

Categories *Displays list of the product categories. yes yes yes yes yes yes Yes

Contact us *The contact form and the store owner contact details. yes Yes

Cross-Sell products *Displays the list of the Cross-Sell products. yes yes

Currencies *Box that allows you to switch the currencies. yes yes yes yes yes yes Yes

Custom HTML modules *Box that allows you display any custom content from text and image to the complex HTML code.

yes yes yes

Featured Products *Displays the list of products selected by administrator as featured.

yes yes yes yes yes yes

MODULES AND BOXESEach e-commerce engine has modules that allow you to expand your store functionality. Such modules as login form, polls, list of

latest or new products can make your store more interactive and user-friendly.

TOP E-COMMERCE TEMPLATE SYSTEMSTOP E-COMMERCE TEMPLATE SYSTEMS

Prepared by RUBEN LICERA JR. (www.rlcomm.org)


(Community)Prestashop VirtueMart ZenCart Opencart

Languages *Displays the box for the localization switching. yes yes yes yes yes yes yes

Links to content pages *Displays the box for the localization switching

yes yes yes yes yes yes Yes

Manufacturers *List of the products manufacturers yes yes yes yes yes yes Yes

Newsletter sign- up *Form to sign up for a newsletter yes yes yes yes

Notifications *Box, in which a client can subscribe to getting information about the products

yes yes yes yes Yes

Order History *List of the client’s orders yes yes yes

Quick Find/Search *Quick search of products by keywords yes yes yes yes yes yes yes

Related Products *List of products related to the selected one yes

Reviews *List of customer’s products reviews yes yes yes yes yes Yes

Shopping cart *Displays the list of the products added to the cart. yes yes yes yes yes yes

Specials *List of the products marked as special. yes yes yes yes yes yes yes


MODULES AND BOXESEach e-commerce engine has modules that allow you to expand your store functionality. Such modules as login form, polls, list of latest

or new products can make your store more interactive and user-friendly.




Featured Products *Displays the list of products selected by administrator as featured.

yes yes yes yes yes Yes

Tell a friend *Box of informing of somebody about the store vie e-mail.

yes yes yes yes Yes

Up-Sells products *List of Up-Sells products related to the selected one.

yes

User info *Displays the info about the logged in user. yes

What’s New/ Latest Products/ New products *List of recently added products.


Whish List *List of the products and links marked by the used as favorite ones.

yes Yes

Who is online *Displays number of the logged in users.

yes yes yes yes



MODULES AND BOXESEach e-commerce engine has modules that allow you to expand your store functionality. Such modules as login form, polls, list

of latest or new products can make your store more interactive and user-friendly.




Coupons *Capability of setting the discounts and reduce products prices per various conditions.

Yes Yes Yes Yes

Gift Certificates *Capability of creating gift certificates for your customers.

Yes Yes Yes Yes

Special offers *Capability of creating special offers. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes


MODULES AND BOXESEach e-commerce engine has modules that allow you to expand your store functionality. Such modules as login form, polls, list of

latest or new products can make your store more interactive and user-friendly.




Meta Tagging *Capability of setting meta tags and keywords for your products, categories and store itself.


RSS Feeds *Capability of creating newsfeeds containing most recent store products.

yes yes yes

SEF URLs *Search friendly URL’s make your pages more visible to the search engines.


Sitemap *Sitemap is a single page that displays all your store links to categories, products, content pages. Makes your website more visible to the search engines.

yes yes yes

Search Engine OptimizationWill you be able to attract hundreds of visitors to your e-commerce website if it won’t be visible by the search engines? Search

engine optimization is not an easy thing. But some e-commerce engine have the built-in features to make the process easier.





2Checkout yes yes yesAuthorize.net yes yes yes yes YesBank Wire yes YesCash on Delivery yes yes yes yes yes YesCheck/Money Order yes yes yes yes yesChronoPay yesCredit Card yes yes yes yesDibs yeseCheck.net yesEFSnetElectronic CheckePay yeseWay yes YesFreechargerGeoTrust quick paymentsGoogle Checkout yesHipay yesiKobo yesInpay yesiPayment yesiTransact yesMoneybookers yes yes yes YesNoChex yes yes yesOgone yesPayBoxPayJunction yesPayMate yesPayMeNowPayPal yes yes yes yes yes yes YesPayPalExpressCheckout yes yes YesPayPoint.net SECPay yes


PAYMENT MODULESListed below are the default built-in payment systems.




PaysafeCard yesPlugnPayPSiGate yesQChex yesQuick Commerce ProRBS WorldPay Hosted yes YesSage Pay yes yesSecPayWorld pay yes yes yes

PAYMENT MODULESListed below are the default built-in payment systems.



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