| |
EC-1 |
EC-2 |
EC-3 |
EC-4 |
| Pricing |
|
| Cost |
$55 / mo.
($50 setup) |
$100 / mo.
($50 setup) |
$150 / mo.
($50 setup) |
not yet
available |
| Bundled
E-commerce Solution Includes: |
|
| Free Orchid Moon Productions Web Hosting: |
same features as
Professional plan |
same features as
Corporate plan |
same features as
Commercial plan |
same features as
Enterprise plan |
| Free E-commerce Software: |
Mercantec
SoftCart(tm)
Start-Up |
Mercantec
SoftCart(tm)
Lite |
Mercantec
SoftCart(tm)
4.0 |
Mercantec
SoftCart(tm)
Suite |
| - - - Commerce
Features - - - |
| Store
Size |
|
| Number of Products (SKUs) |
1-10 |
1-100 |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
| Site
Creation |
|
| StoreBuilder Wizard |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Browser Based Site Creation |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Site Templates Included |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Compatibility with third-party HTML tools
(FrontPage, NetObjects, HoTMetaL, etc.) |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Catalog
Maintenance |
|
| Browser-Based Maintenance |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Graphics Upload through Browser |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Add/Delete/Edit Products |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Add/Delete Database Table Columns |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Product Categories |
No |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
| Unlimited Product Attributes |
N/A |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Tax
& Shipping |
|
| Built-in Tax & Shipping |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Number of Tax & Shipping Zones |
3 |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
| Price Threshold |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Weight Threshold, Quantity Threshold, Line
Item, Base Plus Line Item, No Shipping Charge |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Merchandising |
|
| Sales, Upselling, Discontinued, Promotions,
Temporarily Out of Stock |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Maximum Inventory Items |
10 |
100 |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
| Payment
Systems Supported |
|
| Supports Purchase Order Acceptance |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| CyberCash, ICVERIFY |
No |
Optional |
Optional |
Yes |
| Supports Purchase Order Acceptance |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Microsoft Wallet |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Security |
|
| All Payment & Order Information Encrypted |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Public/Private Key Encryption |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Automated Encryption Key Management |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
| Sophisticated Key Management System |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Private Keys Available on Web Server |
Never |
Never |
Never |
Never |
| Order
Notification |
|
| Email Customer Receipt |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Email Order Notification to Merchant |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Drop Ship Vendor Notification |
No |
Optional |
Optional |
Yes |
| Order
Delivery Mechanisms |
|
| Secure Transaction Log |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Creates Invoices, Packing Slips |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Intuit QuickBooks Module |
No |
Optional |
Optional |
Yes |
| Drop Ship Fulfillment Module |
No |
Optional |
Optional |
Yes |
| EDI X.12 850 Support (purchase order) |
No |
Optional |
Optional |
Yes |
| Additional Applications |
|
| Full text search engine included |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Data Collect (survey system) included |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Compatibility |
|
| Supports All Shoppers' Web Browsers (1.0 and
up) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Built-in State Tracking |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Requires Cookies |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Third
Party Integration |
|
| Product API |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Payment Interface |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Link Application (order delivery) |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| User Program Interface |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
