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| One-time License/Setup Fee |
$99
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$99 |
$99.99
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| Pricing (monthly), discounts available for annual commitment |
Starts at $12.95/month
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Starts at $15.95/month |
Starts at $19.99/month
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| Technical Support |
M-F 9-6 via email & support tickets
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M-F 9-6 via email & support tickets |
24/7
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| Number of Products Allowed |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
Maximum of 50 for $19.99/month plan, increases with higher plans |
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| Installation & Setup |
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| Complete Online Store & Website Solution |
X
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X |
X
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| Online Support, Forums, Tutorials, KnowledgeBase |
X
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X |
X
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| No Programming Necessary |
X
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X |
X
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| Unlimited E-Mails, Aliases and Auto-Responders |
Available on higher plans
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X
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| FTP Access for Advanced Users |
X
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X |
X (Starter Plan and higher)
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| Easy-To-Use Web-Based Administration |
X
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X
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| Bulk Product Imports and Exports |
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X |
X
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| Single and Batch Image Uploads |
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X
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| Automatic Image Scaling |
Thumbnail images only
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Both thumbnail and large images |
Both thumbnail and large images
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| Import Existing Products and Customers |
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X |
X
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| Paypal |
X
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X |
X
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| Paypal Website Payments Pro |
Premium Mal's account required ($24/3 months)
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X
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| Google Checkout |
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X |
X
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| Search Engine Friendly URLs |
X
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X |
X
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| Dynamic Meta Tags for Product Pages |
X
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X |
X
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| Auto-Generated Alt Tags and Link Titles |
X
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X |
X
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| Product and Category Index |
Product Index only
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X
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| Dedicated IP Address |
$24/year
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$24/year |
X
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| Quickbooks Integration |
mOrders software required ($99)
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X |
X
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| Promotion & Marketing |
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| Dynamic Google SiteMap XML Generator |
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X |
X
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| Yahoo! Shopping Feed Generator |
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X |
X
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| Google Base Feed Generator |
X
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X |
X
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| Shop.com Feed Generator |
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X
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| Shopping.com Feed Generator |
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X |
X
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| Shopzilla/Bizrate Feed Generator |
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X |
X
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| NextTag Feed Generator |
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X
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| PriceGrabber Feed Generator |
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X
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| Newsletter/Mailing Manager |
None built-in. Recommend MailChimp. |
Built-in system, or you can use MailChimp. |
Built-in system, or you can use MailChimp.
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| Mailing List with Group Manager |
Recommend MailChimp. |
Recommend MailChimp. |
X
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| Black List Manager |
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X
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| Advanced Coupons and Discounts |
You can do basic % off coupons
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X
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| Gift Certificates |
X
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X |
X
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| Customizable Checkout Questions |
X
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X
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| Email-A-Friend Referral System |
X
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X
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| Product Reviews |
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X
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| Track Your Customer’s Search Activity |
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X
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| ROI Tracking |
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X (Starter Plan and higher)
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| Compatible with 3rd Party Affiliate Programs |
X (works with Mal's affiliate system)
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X (works with iDevAffiliate or Post Affiliate Pro systems) |
X (integrated affiliate system)
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| Gift Registry |
X
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X |
X
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| Storefront Design |
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| Free Templates Included |
X
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X
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| User Registration and Account Management Features |
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X |
X
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| Newsletter Subscriptions |
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X |
X
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| Special Offers & Banners Sections |
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X |
X
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| Unlimited Images for Products with Flash Image Gallery |
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X
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| Zoomify Technology for Displaying High-Resolution Images |
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X
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| Multiple "Ship-To" Feature |
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X
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| Quick and Easy One Page Checkout |
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X
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| WYSIWYG Editor for Categories, Products and Content Pages |
X
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X |
X
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| Customizable E-Mail Templates |
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X
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| Multiple Product Page Layout Templates |
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X
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| Multiple Category Page Layout Templates |
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X
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| FAQ Page Creator |
X
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| Links Page Creator |
X
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| Statistics & Reporting |
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| Sales Reports |
One sales report viewable in online admin area
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X
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| Product Reports |
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X |
X
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| Customer Reports |
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X
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| Track Customer Search Activity |
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X
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| Shipping/Payment Reports |
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X |
X
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| Google Analytics |
X
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X |
X
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| Product Management |
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| Featured Products |
Viewable on homepage and on separate Featured Items page
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Viewable on homepage and category pages |
Viewable on homepage and category pages
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| Product Page Customer File Upload Feature |
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X
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| Electronic Product Capability |
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X |
X
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| Free Shipping Option |
X
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X |
X
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| Tax Exempt Option |
X
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X |
X
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| Hide Any Product |
X
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X |
X
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| Unlimited Categories and Sub-Categories |
X
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X |
X
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| Quantity Discounting |
Only for items sold that are exactly the same
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X |
X
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| Wholesale Pricing |
X
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X |
X
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| Multiple Pricing Levels |
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X
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| Online Image Editor |
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X
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| Color Swatch Display |
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X
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| Short and Detailed Product Descriptions |
Detailed only
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X |
X
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| Multiple Images and Product Galleries |
X - Up to three images, no gallery
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X - No gallery |
X
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| Unlimited Item Options (Text, Radio, Checkboxes, Dropdown) |
Up to 25
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X
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| Inventory Control |
X
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X |
X
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| Inventory Control of Item Options |
X
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X |
X - more advanced
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| Sell Product Bundles/Value Packs |
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X
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| Share Discounts Among Options |
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X
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| Restrict Access To Certain Products |
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X |
X
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| Force Log-In/Registration To View Certain Products |
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X |
X
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| Quantity Minimums and Multipliers per Product |
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X
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| Dynamic Meta Tags for Product Pages |
X
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X |
X
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| Bulk Data Import and Export |
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X |
X
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| Batch Inventory and Price Editors |
X
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X
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| "Low Stock" Notifications |
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X
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| Inventory Management Reports |
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X
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| Product Backorders and Waiting Lists |
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X
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| Product Review System |
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X |
X
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| QuickBooks Integration |
Can use free mOrders program by Mal's, which can export an Excel file that can be imported into QuickBooks. |
X - Can export file compatible with QuickBooks. Full integration available through paid 3rd Party system. |
X
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| Shipping Options |
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| Real-Time Shipping Via UPS®, USPS, FedEx® and Canada Post |
Premium Mal's account required (additional fee of $24/3 months)
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X
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| Custom Shipping Tables (based on order total, number of items, zip code and weight) |
X
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X
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| Real-Time Package Tracking |
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X
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| Add Handling Costs Per Product |
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X
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| Automatic E-Mail Shipping Confirmation |
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X
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| Multiple Warehouse Support |
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X |
X
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| Quick "Estimated Shipping" Calculation |
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X
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| E-mail Notification for Drop Shipments |
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X |
X
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| "Free Shipping" for Individual Products or as a Storewide Promotion |
Storewide only
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X
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| Specify Countries and States for Shipping |
X
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X
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| Define Methods for Each Shipping Area |
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X
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| Customer Group and Location-Based Shipping Methods |
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X
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| Multiple Ship-to Feature |
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X
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| Partial Shipments |
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X
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| Shipping Insurance |
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X
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| Import Batch Tracking Numbers |
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X
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| Hosting & Security |
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| "Green" Web Hosting |
X
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X |
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| Uptime Guarantee |
99.5%
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99.5% |
99.9%
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| Daily Backup |
You can do your own backups as often as you like.
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You can do your own backups as often as you like. |
Automatic Daily Backup
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| FTP Access |
X
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X |
X (Starter Plan and higher)
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| IP Blocking Security Feature |
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X
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| SSL Protected Checkout Pages |
X
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X
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