Nexternal vs. osCommerce

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Criteria Nexternal osCommerce
Setup Turnkey. Highly technical.
Customer Service Yes. Dedicated Customer Service Rep. Unlimited support. None. Community forums.
Bulk Data Import Yes. Import products, categories, customers, and coupons. Not available.
Batch Order Processing Yes. No.
Security Managed by Nexternal. Responsibility of Merchant.
Backups Managed by Nexternal. Responsibility of Merchant or Web Host.
Reliability Nexternal hosts and maintains the application with 24/7 monitoring. osCommerce is hosted by a third party. Reliability varies.
Load Balancing Yes. No, software sits on a single server.
Software Updates Automatic and frequent. Merchant must download, install, test, and maintain.
Integrated Shipping Yes. Real-time rates, label creation, and tracking with all major carriers. Add on module with rates only.
Drop-Ship Module Yes. No.
Dashboard Yes. No.
XML Capabilities Yes. No.
McAfee SECURE Yes. Scanned daily. Merchants can display badge. Not included.
Security Certificate Included. Separate charge.
Customer Based Pricing Yes. Price products by customer type. Not available.
Image Gallery Yes. No.
Affiliate Program Included. Add on module.
Marketplace Feeds Automated - run daily. Must manually create data files.
QuickBooks Integration Included. Add on module.
Storage Limits None. Depends on host.
Direct Checkout Yes. No.
Product Limits No. Varies depending upon hosting.
Backend User Access Levels 7 different access levels available. One level only - Administrators.


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