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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    CS-Cart Multi-Vendor

    Score8.6 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    CS-Cart Multi-Vendor is an eCommerce marketplace software for SMBs available in cloud (No-Code) and self-hosted (On-Premises) versions. It allows users to open an online marketplace, where the user is the admin, and all the others—invited sellers. Each seller has his or her own micro-store with a customizable storefront, categories, filters, and search. Just like in Amazon. In the CS-Cart Multi-Vendor marketplace platform, managing vendors is designed to be simple:…

    $660

    per year

    Salesforce Lightning Platform

    Score7.7 out of 10
    N/ASalesforce Platform is designed for building and deploying scalable cloud applications with managed hardware provisioning and app stacks. It provides out-of-the-box tools and services to automate business processes, integrate with external apps, and provide responsive layouts and more.

    $25

    Per User Per Month

    Pricing
    CS-Cart Multi-VendorSalesforce Lightning Platform
    Editions & Modules
    Standard
    $660
    per year
    Plus
    $1,320
    per year
    Ultimate
    $3,300
    per year
    Unlimited
    Contact Sales
    one-time fee
    Starter
    $25.00
    Per User Per Month
    Plus
    $100.00
    Per User Per Month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    CS-Cart Multi-VendorSalesforce Lightning Platform
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    CS-Cart Multi-VendorSalesforce Lightning Platform
    Considered Both Products
    CS-Cart
    No answer on this topic
    Salesforce
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    10 Answers
    90%
    Would buy again
    28 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    90%
    Delivers good value for the price
    9 Answers
    92%
    Delivers good value for the price
    23 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    10 Answers
    90%
    Happy with the feature set
    28 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    78%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    7 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    15 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    10 Answers
    89%
    Implementation went as expected
    16 Answers
    Features
    CS-Cart Multi-VendorSalesforce Lightning Platform
    Online Storefront
    Comparison of Online Storefront features of CS-Cart Multi-Vendor and Salesforce Lightning Platform
    Feature
    CS-Cart Multi-Vendor
    8.6
    10 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Salesforce Lightning Platform
    -
    Ratings
    Product catalog & listings8.810 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product management8.910 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bulk product upload8.39 Ratings00 Ratings
    Branding8.710 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile storefront8.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product variations8.59 Ratings00 Ratings
    Website integration8.69 Ratings00 Ratings
    Visual customization8.710 Ratings00 Ratings
    CMS8.810 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Shopping Cart
    Comparison of Online Shopping Cart features of CS-Cart Multi-Vendor and Salesforce Lightning Platform
    Feature
    CS-Cart Multi-Vendor
    8.4
    10 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Salesforce Lightning Platform
    -
    Ratings
    Abandoned cart recovery8.29 Ratings00 Ratings
    Checkout user experience8.510 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Payment System
    Comparison of Online Payment System features of CS-Cart Multi-Vendor and Salesforce Lightning Platform
    Feature
    CS-Cart Multi-Vendor
    8.9
    9 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Salesforce Lightning Platform
    -
    Ratings
    eCommerce security8.99 Ratings00 Ratings
    eCommerce Marketing
    Comparison of eCommerce Marketing features of CS-Cart Multi-Vendor and Salesforce Lightning Platform
    Feature
    CS-Cart Multi-Vendor
    8.4
    9 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Salesforce Lightning Platform
    -
    Ratings
    Promotions & discounts8.89 Ratings00 Ratings
    Personalized recommendations8.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    SEO8.49 Ratings00 Ratings
    eCommerce Business Management
    Comparison of eCommerce Business Management features of CS-Cart Multi-Vendor and Salesforce Lightning Platform
    Feature
    CS-Cart Multi-Vendor
    8.0
    10 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Salesforce Lightning Platform
    -
    Ratings
    Multi-site management8.78 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order processing8.510 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory management6.510 Ratings00 Ratings
    Shipping7.39 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom functionality8.99 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform-as-a-Service
    Comparison of Platform-as-a-Service features of CS-Cart Multi-Vendor and Salesforce Lightning Platform
    Feature
    CS-Cart Multi-Vendor
    -
    Ratings
    Salesforce Lightning Platform
    7.5
    39 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Ease of building user interfaces00 Ratings5.939 Ratings
    Scalability00 Ratings8.837 Ratings
    Platform management overhead00 Ratings7.133 Ratings
    Workflow engine capability00 Ratings7.135 Ratings
    Platform access control00 Ratings8.836 Ratings
    Services-enabled integration00 Ratings9.036 Ratings
    Development environment creation00 Ratings7.333 Ratings
    Development environment replication00 Ratings7.531 Ratings
    Issue monitoring and notification00 Ratings7.334 Ratings
    Issue recovery00 Ratings6.331 Ratings
    Upgrades and platform fixes00 Ratings7.936 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    CS-Cart Multi-VendorSalesforce Lightning Platform
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.6
    (10 ratings)
    6.7
    (39 ratings)
    Usability
    8.3
    (7 ratings)
    7.3
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.2
    (7 ratings)
    8.1
    (15 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    CS-Cart Multi-VendorSalesforce Lightning Platform
    Likelihood to Recommend
    CS-Cart
    For quickly setting up a most intuitive online marketplace, CS-Cart Multi-Vendor is the best one. The software is very well suited for those who have some basic knowledge about backend customization, installation, server setup, proper server configuration etc. Though I'm sure the support team will get you up and running. Only few third-party service providers are very professional, provide honest service and will help you to run your business smoothly. I would highly recommend to use CS-Cart Multi-Vendor.
    Incentivized
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    Salesforce
    We use Salesforce Lightning Platform in everyday business as sales coordinators. By using this tool, we are able to send new requests to clients and communicate regarding pending proposals in real-time. This also tool holds many of our client accounts where we are able to monitor their sales and revenue.
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    Pros
    CS-Cart
    • Quick and easy set up of a multi-vendor marketplace
    • Very easy-to-use page designer
    • Huge marketplace of add-ons to cover pretty much anything you need
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    Salesforce
    • Reporting and Dashboards are thorough and can show a wealth of important data to inform and scale processes. It's helpful in a high volume sales cycle to be able to quickly identify weak points in performance and productivity so that adjustments can be made.
    • Highly customizable. We are able to customize just about everything which allows us to track very specific things and in theory create better efficiency.
    • Parent/Child account hierarchy exists which is helpful.
    • Contact records can be associated with multiple accounts and opportunities. This, in theory, should minimize duplicates and mismanagement of contacts.
    • Console helps a lot with data nesting. Having a fairly comprehensive look at an account without searching through various tabs and sections speeds up an otherwise cumbersome platform.
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    Cons
    CS-Cart
    • The high cost of the platform itself and plugins.
    • Unavailability of the mobile application in the basic version of the platform.
    • Relatively difficult process of installing updates if you are new to IT.
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    Salesforce
    • Can be cumbersome: takes multiple clicks to get where you need to go
    • Lightning is slower than original Salesforce, and it is very noticeable
    • The UI change means sometimes I can't find what I need, so I have to switch back to the Classic version to find it
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    Usability
    CS-Cart
    The software consists of most of all e-commerce related features. Also, there are plenty of third party addons are available in the market which can improve our business. There are a lot of powerful themes available in the cs cart market which improve the look and feel on the front store. If CS-cart adjusted the price on their software license cost, controlling the third party addon cost and provide more freelancers with cheaper hourly rate for the customization on the cs-cart multi vendor software, the cs-cart company can be a master among other e-commerce software companies in the world.
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    Salesforce
    UI can be quite complex, but the more that is required will bring more complexity. Can handle complexity and variety very well, but makes ground-level views harder when not knowing full extent of functionality. Finding new functionalities can be difficult to pinpoint on some pages
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    Support Rating
    CS-Cart
    inside of the support subscription, they give me all the time a fast answer and you can ask in a community forum also other users. But i miss a free support/chat like other solutions.
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    Salesforce
    Salesforce's support is top-notch. They have subject-matter experts that are accessible at all times to address needs as they come up. They let you know in advance when there are system updates and enhancements so that you are prepared for upcoming changes. I've never had an issue that wasn't addressed immediately when reaching out for support.
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    Implementation Rating
    CS-Cart
    Mostly extremely easy to implement, both back-end logic as well as styling. Great addon marketplace helped, particularly around payment options.
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    Salesforce
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    CS-Cart
    It's a one-time payment and the entire CMS is in your control, can list unlimited products and vendors. no need to depend on an e-commerce platform to pay huge commissions. promote your own brand globally. change the looks of your listing with multiple themes, there are vast add on and page themes to enhance look and controls.
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    Salesforce
    We were previously using an older version prior to it becoming Salesforce Lightning Platform so we were well adverse on the advantages of using a CRM, to begin with. It made sense to convert to Salesforce Lightning Platform after we were given a free trial of the platform. Certain reps were chosen to experiment with it and from there a decision was made to move forward. We've been customers ever since.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    CS-Cart
    • Positive impact in learning to set up a shopping cart
    • ROI is questionable, as we are still building our business model
    • Positive impact on our business model and direction
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    Salesforce
    • Better visibility of Accounts and Contacts interactions makes it easier to maintain during employee transitions.
    • Tracking of current jobs and relating them to past jobs is very useful.
    • More efficient use of Sales Reps time.
    • Sales Managers have good visibility into how their people are working.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    CS-Cart Multi-Vendor Screenshots

    Screenshot of Multi-Vendor marketplace storefrontScreenshot of Multi-Vendor marketplace product pageProduct screenshot