Squirrelcart
vs. NexternalAre you looking to upgrade from Squirrelcart?
| Criteria | Nexternal | Squirrelcart |
| Customer Service | Yes. Dedicated Customer Service Rep. Unlimited support. | No phone or email support. Online Help Desk Costs Extra. |
| Setup | Turnkey. | Technical knowledge required. |
| 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 | Squirrelcart 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 and install Squirrelcart updates. |
| Always On Screen Shopping Cart | Yes. | No. |
| Direct Checkout | Yes. | No. |
| Integrated Shipping | Yes. Real-time rates, label creation, and tracking with all major carriers. | Real-Time rates. Label creation for FedEx Only. |
| Comparison Shopping Marketplace Feeds | Yes. Automated - Run Daily | No. Must Manually Create and Submit Data Files. |
| Dashboard | Yes. | No. |
| Drop-Ship Module | Yes. | No. |
| Batch Order Processing | Yes. | No. |
| Affiliate Program | Included. | Would need to use 3rd Party Affiliate Program |
| Multiple Ship To Address | Yes. | No. |
| Preferred Delivery Date Selection | Yes. | No. |
| Inventory Kits/Product Bundles | Supported | Not Supported. |
| HackerSafe / Scan Alert | Included with shopping cart | Not included. |
| Security Certificate | Included. | Separate Charge. |
| Reporting | Robust. | Limited. |
| Currency Converter | Yes. | No. |
| Multiple Customer Types | Yes. Control Product Visibility and Pricing by Type. | Yes. Product Pricing by Type but not Visibility. |
| Bulk Mail Wizard | Yes. | No. |
| eGift Certificates | Yes. | No. |
| Search Engine Friendly Catalog | Yes. Automatically create static SEF Pages. | No. |
| QuickBooks Integration | Yes. Creates QB .iff file of Order Data. | No. |
| Customer Reviews and Ratings | Yes. | No. |
| Order Export | Yes. QuickBooks, Access, Excel, MYOB | No. |
Squirrelcart is a Trademark of Lighthouse Development.
This comparison is produced and hosted by Nexternal Solutions.
The Squirrelcart comparison information on this page was believed to be correct as of 8/11/2009. Information was collected from Squirrelcart's website (www.squirrelcart.com) in order to compare it to Nexternal's shopping cart application. To report an error or discrepancy, please email
"The checkout process is very close to perfect. Our units per transaction have improved, and orders overall have a broader variety of products within them."
Kristoffer Nielsen
Wellfx.com
Lebanon, NH
