Nexternal vs. AgoraCart

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Criteria Nexternal AgoraCart
Customer Service Yes. Dedicated Customer Service Rep. Unlimited support. No phone or email support. Online Knowledge Base & Forums Only.
Setup Turnkey. Highly technical.
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.
Always On Screen Shopping Cart Yes. Yes.
Direct Checkout Yes. No.
Integrated Shipping Yes. Real-time rates, label creation, and tracking with all major carriers. Agora offers rates only.
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. Add on module.
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.
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.
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.


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

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