Compatible Shopping Carts

These are the cart systems that we work with. When we do a custom design for you, we must work with a cart or site builder system that we are very familiar with and we can help you choose which one is best for your needs.

3DCart Shopping Cart Software is our most recommended shopping cart and web host. It is extremely search engine friendly with lots of SEO features, is super easy to use, has excellent support (directly from the 3DCart team) and is a cart that can grow with your business rather than your business outgrowing your cart.

AlohaShop Site Builder is our own hosted easy-to-use site builder system. Other carts are similar to AlohaShop however we have the most current software version, additional customized options and product pages, static URLs and SEO work done to help your site rank well in the search engines. It’s fine for beginners as it is simple and easy to use but doesn’t have a lot of bells and whistles.

Compare Cart Features

Here is a chart to help you decide which shopping cart is best for you.

	AlohaShop	3DCart
One-time License/Setup Fee	$99	$0
Pricing (monthly), discounts available for annual commitment	Starts at $12.95/month	Starts at $19.99/month
Technical Support	M-F 9-6 via email & support tickets	24/7
Number of Products Allowed	Unlimited	Limited based on plan
Installation & Setup
Complete Online Store & Website Solution
Online Support, Forums, Tutorials, KnowledgeBase
No Programming Necessary
Unlimited E-Mails, Aliases and Auto-Responders
FTP Access for Advanced Users
Easy-To-Use Web-Based Administration
Bulk Product Imports and Exports
Single and Batch Image Uploads
Automatic Image Scaling	Thumbnail images only
Import Existing Products and Customers
Paypal Standard
Paypal Website Payments Pro	Premium Mal’s account required ($24/3 months)
Google Checkout
Search Engine Friendly URLs
Dynamic Meta Tags for Product Pages
Auto-Generated Alt Tags and Link Titles
QuickBooks Integration	Can use free mOrders program by Mal’s, which can export an Excel file that can be imported into QuickBooks.	Quickbooks module is an additional fee for the lower plans but included with the higher plans.
Promotion & Marketing
Dynamic Google SiteMap XML Generator
Yahoo! Shopping Feed Generator
Google Base Feed Generator
Shop.com Feed Generator
Shopping.com Feed Generator
Shopzilla/Bizrate Feed Generator
NextTag Feed Generator
PriceGrabber Feed Generator
Newsletter/Mailing Manager
Mailing List with Group Manager
Black List Manager
Advanced Coupons and Discounts	You can do basic % off coupons
Gift Certificates
Customizable Checkout Questions
Email-A-Friend Referral System
Product Reviews
Track Your Customer’s Search Activity
ROI Tracking		Starter Plan and higher
Compatible with 3rd Party Affiliate Programs
Gift Registry
Storefront Design
User Registration & Client Account Area
Newsletter Subscriptions
Unlimited Images for Products with Flash Image Gallery
Zoomify Technology for Displaying High-Resolution Images
Multiple “Ship-To” Feature
Quick and Easy One Page Checkout
WYSIWYG Editor for Categories, Products and Content Pages
Customizable E-Mail Templates
Multiple Product Page Layout Templates
Multiple Category Page Layout Templates
FAQ Page Creator
Links Page Creator
Statistics & Reporting
Sales Reports	One sales report viewable in online admin area
Product Reports
Customer Reports
Track Customer Search Activity
Shipping/Payment Reports
Google Analytics
Product Management
Featured Products
Product Page File Upload Feature
Electronic Product Capability
Free Shipping Option
Tax Exempt Option
Hide Any Product
Unlimited Categories and Sub-Categories
Quantity Discounting	Only for items sold that are exactly the same
Wholesale Pricing
Multiple Pricing Levels via User Groups
Online Image Editor
Color Swatch Display
Short and Detailed Product Descriptions	Detailed only
Multiple Images and Product Galleries	Up to three images, no gallery
Unlimited Item Options (Text, Radio, Checkboxes, Dropdown)	Up to 25
Inventory Control
Inventory Control of Item Options		More Advanced
Sell Product Bundles/Value Packs
Share Discounts Among Options
Restrict Access To Certain Products
Force Log-In/Registration To View Certain Products
Quantity Minimums and Multipliers per Product
Dynamic Meta Tags for Product Pages
Bulk Data Import and Export
Batch Inventory and Price Editors
“Low Stock” Notifications
Inventory Management Reports
Product Backorders and Waiting Lists
Product Review System
Shipping Options
Real-Time Shipping Via UPS®, USPS, FedEx® and Canada Post	Premium Mal’s account required (additional fee of $24/3 months)
Custom Shipping Tables (based on order total, number of items, zip code and weight)
Real-Time Package Tracking
Add Handling Costs Per Product
Automatic E-Mail Shipping Confirmation
Multiple Warehouse Support
Quick “Estimated Shipping” Calculation
E-mail Notification for Drop Shipments
“Free Shipping” for Individual Products or as a Storewide Promotion	Storewide only
Specify Countries and States for Shipping
Define Methods for Each Shipping Area
Customer Group and Location-Based Shipping Methods
Multiple Ship-to Feature
Partial Shipments
Shipping Insurance
Import Batch Tracking Numbers
Hosting & Security
Uptime Guarantee	99.5%	99.9%
Daily Backup	You can do your own backups as often as you like	Automatic Daily Backup
IP Blocking Security Feature
SSL Protected Checkout Pages