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    PrestaShop

    Score9.2 out of 10
    N/APrestaShop is a free, open source e-commerce solution available under the Open Software License and officially launched in August 2007. The software is written in PHP and based on the Smarty template engine and is currently used by 165,000 shops worldwide. The PrestaShop group was founded in Paris, with a second Headquarters opened in Miami in 2011. PrestaShop is translated into 63 languages, with English, French, Portuguese, German, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Polish and Russian having full…

    $24

    per month

    SamCart

    Score6 out of 10
    N/ASamCart is an eCommerce platform built for direct-to-consumer brands. By focusing on the product level and not the store level, SamCart enables customers to create sites that showcase their products and are designed to convert more visitors and increase order value.

    $79

    per month

    Pricing
    PrestaShopSamCart
    Editions & Modules
    PrestaShop Hosted
    $24
    per month
    PrestaShop
    Free
    Enterprise
    Custom Pricing
    Launch
    $79
    per month
    Grow
    $159
    per month
    Scale
    Custom Pricing
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    PrestaShopSamCart
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsPrices are in Euros.
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    Community Pulse
    PrestaShopSamCart
    Considered Both Products
    PrestaShop
    No answer on this topic
    SamCart
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    75%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    71%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    88%
    Happy with the feature set
    7 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    75%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    6 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    75%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    PrestaShopSamCart
    Online Storefront
    Comparison of Online Storefront features of PrestaShop and SamCart
    Feature
    PrestaShop
    7.3
    5 Ratings
    7% below category average
    SamCart
    -
    Ratings
    Product catalog & listings9.75 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product management7.75 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bulk product upload5.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Branding5.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile storefront9.75 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product variations5.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Website integration9.85 Ratings00 Ratings
    Visual customization6.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    CMS7.85 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Shopping Cart
    Comparison of Online Shopping Cart features of PrestaShop and SamCart
    Feature
    PrestaShop
    6.9
    5 Ratings
    11% below category average
    SamCart
    -
    Ratings
    Abandoned cart recovery6.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Checkout user experience7.95 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Payment System
    Comparison of Online Payment System features of PrestaShop and SamCart
    Feature
    PrestaShop
    7.8
    5 Ratings
    6% below category average
    SamCart
    -
    Ratings
    eCommerce security7.85 Ratings00 Ratings
    eCommerce Marketing
    Comparison of eCommerce Marketing features of PrestaShop and SamCart
    Feature
    PrestaShop
    6.6
    12 Ratings
    15% below category average
    SamCart
    -
    Ratings
    Promotions & discounts7.95 Ratings00 Ratings
    Personalized recommendations5.14 Ratings00 Ratings
    SEO6.912 Ratings00 Ratings
    eCommerce Business Management
    Comparison of eCommerce Business Management features of PrestaShop and SamCart
    Feature
    PrestaShop
    9.0
    5 Ratings
    12% above category average
    SamCart
    -
    Ratings
    Multi-site management7.85 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order processing8.85 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory management9.65 Ratings00 Ratings
    Shipping10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom functionality8.75 Ratings00 Ratings
    User Ratings
    PrestaShopSamCart
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.6
    (13 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    3.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    2.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    PrestaShopSamCart
    Likelihood to Recommend
    PrestaShop
    This is a great system for small and medium businesses dealing from 1 product to 100,000 products. It is elegant to use and very stable. The system may not be great for converting into a marketplace and the handling of > 1million products. The system is also not suitable for services selling like events, registrations, subscriptions and ticket bookings etc.
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    SamCart
    No answers on this topic
    Pros
    PrestaShop
    • The PayPal button modality was integrated with the PrestaShop system, which helped our clients to complete payments digitally in just a few seconds, this integrated button allowed to streamline many transactions.
    • Performing inventory reviews and modifying the PrestaShop catalog was one of the things that I liked the most, I could make changes to the catalog, make changes to the conditions of the products in the catalog and all those changes were reflected on my website in a instant, no need to wait some time.
    • The PrestaShop system created a digital invoice for each client who made the advance payment of a property, which made it even easier to complete the property negotiation. Customers came to our company with the digital invoice for the advance payment and it was easy to identify the property that was paid, thanks to the digital invoice.
    Incentivized
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    SamCart
    No answers on this topic
    Cons
    PrestaShop
    • Not a lot of free templates.
    • Images can sometimes be too compressed and lose their full quality, so better settings for that could be introduced.
    • Being able to change the look of your automatic emails via default settings can also be introduced.
    Incentivized
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    SamCart
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    Likelihood to Renew
    PrestaShop
    Considering the problems we had and still have, 0.
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    SamCart
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    PrestaShop
    The lack of performance and the unstable system make it very hard to use it for a serious e-commerce application.
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    SamCart
    No answers on this topic
    Reliability and Availability
    PrestaShop
    100s of implementation and so far no major security breaches.
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    SamCart
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    PrestaShop
    Some caching and optimization is definitely needed. However, it is not as bloated as other CMSs with lots of plugins needed.
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    SamCart
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    PrestaShop
    Since we use PrestaShop OpenSource there is only community support. What we found is that many other users fight with the same problems and there seems no solution or input from the PrestaShop developers' side.
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    SamCart
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    PrestaShop
    It's a no-brainer for e-commerce stores. BigCommerce and Magento both far out-distanced PrestaShop in every major category. If you're just getting into e-commerce, I would highly recommend either BigCommerce or Magento. Their online documentation and support far outweigh any advantages you'd have over going with an open source software like PrestaShop.
    Incentivized
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    SamCart
    No answers on this topic
    Scalability
    PrestaShop
    This is the best example of "If it's not broken, don't fix it!".
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    SamCart
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    Return on Investment
    PrestaShop
    • It slowed down our Hosting service. Our website took a long time to fully load on our clients' devices due to the high consumption of the integration with the PrestaShop service.
    • It provided us with a fast billing service, where our clients obtained invoices in PDF mode for the electronic payments they made for the properties. These digital invoices helped us to recognize the property they wanted faster and streamlined the negotiation process.
    • The templates that had an optimized design, were too expensive, this caused that our catalog design was very simple and did not capture the interest of customers.
    Incentivized
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    SamCart
    No answers on this topic
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