Compare Nexternal to CRE Loaded



Criteria Nexternal CRE Loaded
Customer Service Yes. Dedicated Customer Service Rep. Unlimited support. Requires additional support plan
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 CRE Loaded is hosted by a third party. Reliability varies.
Integrated Shipping Yes. Real-time rates, label creation, and tracking with all major carriers. Rate quotes before checkout but no label creation.
Free Trial Yes, 15 days No
Load Balancing Yes No, software sits on a single server.
Software Updates Automatic and frequent. Merchant must download and install.
Direct Checkout Yes. No.
Always On Screen Shopping Cart Yes Yes
Built-in bulk email marketing tools Yes Yes
Comparison Shopping Marketplace Feeds Automated - Run Daily Must Manually Create and Submit Data Files.
Dashboard Yes. No.
Drop-Ship Module Yes No
Batch Order Processing Yes No
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 Yes
Storage Limits None Varies depending upon hosting
Product Limits No Varies depending upon hosting


CRE Loaded is a Trademark of Chain Reaction Works.

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