AgoraCart

 vs. Nexternal
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Criteria Nexternal AgoraCart
Dedicated Account Manager

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Yes. Dedicated Customer Service Rep. Unlimited support. No phone or email support. Online Knowledge Base & Forums Only.
Integrated Shipping

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Yes. Real-time rates, label creation, and tracking with all major carriers. Agora offers rates only.
Setup

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Turnkey. Highly technical.
Always Onscreen Shopping Cart

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Yes. Yes.
Facebook Like & Save

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Yes. No.
Social Commerce
(Tipping Point Sales)

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Yes. No.
Preferred Delivery Date

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Yes. No.
Dashboard

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Yes. No.
Drop Ship Feature

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Yes. No.
Turnkey Salesforce.com Integration

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Yes. No.
MailChimp Integration

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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 Agora Cart 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 Agora Cart updates.
Keyword Rich, Search Engine Friendly URLs Yes, native in Nexternal.NET and with the Search Engine Friendly Catalog for Nexternal Classic users. No.
Automated Review Reminders Yes. No.
Direct Checkout Yes. No.
Marketplace Feeds Yes. Automated - Run Daily No. Must Manually Create and Submit Data Files.
Batch Order Processing Yes. No.
Affiliate Program Included. Add on module.
Multiple Ship To Yes. No.
Customer Select Preferred Delivery Date Yes. No.
Product Inventory Kits/Assemblies Supported Not Supported.
HackerSafe / Scan Alert Included with shopping cart Not included.
Security Certificate Included. Separate Charge.
Multiple Admin Access Levels Yes. No.
Reporting Robust. Limited.
Currency Converter Yes. No.
Multiple Customer Types Yes. Control Product Visibility and Pricing by Type. No.
Bulk Mail Wizard Yes. No.
eGift Certificates Yes. No.
QuickBooks Integration Yes. Creates QB .iff file of Order Data. No.
Customer Reviews and Ratings Yes. No.


AgoraCart is a Trademark of K-Factor Technologies, Inc.

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The AgoraCart comparison information on this page was believed to be correct as of 1/25/2012. Information was collected from AgoraCart's website (www.agoracart.com) in order to compare it to Nexternal's shopping cart application. To report an error or discrepancy, please email