Magento
vs. NexternalTanya Cobb - HotMocs“I am definitely looking forward to implementing our second Nexternal site! The Magento cart that we're using is like driving a go cart in comparison to the Corvette of Nexternal. ”
| Nexternal | Magento | |
Dedicated Account Manager Watch the Video  |
Yes. Dedicated Customer Service Rep. Unlimited support and training. | Support plans available starting at $500. |
Setup / Installation Watch the Video |
Turnkey. | Highly technical. Requires knowledge of PHP and server software installation. |
Create Shipping Labels? Watch the Video |
Yes. | No. |
Uses Rich Snippets on Product Pages for SEO Watch the Video |
Yes. Conforms with Schema.org Product format. | No. |
Dashboard Watch the Video |
Yes. | Yes. |
Facebook Like & Save Watch the Video |
Yes. | No. |
Drop Ship Feature Watch the Video |
Yes. | No. |
| Social Commerce (Tipping Point Sales)  Watch the Video |
Yes. | No. |
Turnkey Salesforce.com Integration Watch the Video |
Yes. | No. |
MailChimp Integration Watch the Video |
Yes. | Yes. |
| Mobile Commerce | Yes. Mobile Friendly Catalog & Checkout at no additional cost. | Yes. $800 Setup Fee per device. $70/month per device. |
| Dynamic Cart Messaging | Yes. Message in shopping cart can change based on price or number of items to encourage upsell. | No. |
| Includes Updated Tax Tables | Yes. | No. |
| Support for FedEx® SmartPost | Yes, Rates and Labels. | No. |
| Security | Managed by Nexternal. | Responsibility of Merchant. |
| PCI Compliance | Yes. | Depends on hosting environment configuration. |
| McAfee SECURE | Yes. Scanned daily. Merchants can display badge. | Not included with Magento. |
| Backups | Managed by Nexternal. Includes data backup to off-site location. | Responsibility of Merchant or Web Host. |
| Reliability | Nexternal hosts and maintains the application with 24/7 monitoring. | Magento is hosted by a third party. Reliability and speed vary depending upon host. |
| Load Balancing | Yes. | No, software sits on a single server. |
| Software Updates | Automatic and frequent. | Merchant must download and install. Can also pay Magento Professional Services. |
| Per Product Shipping Rate Overrides | Yes. | No. |
| Post Order Sharing on Facebook and Twitter | Yes. | No. |
| eGift Certificates | Yes. | No. |
| Marketplace Feeds | Automated - run daily. | Must manually create and submit data files. |
| Supports Multiple Ship From Locations | Yes. | No. |
| Batch Order Processing | Yes. | No. |
| Affiliate Program | Yes. | No. |
| Multiple Ship To | Yes. | Yes. |
| Customer Select Preferred Delivery Date | Yes. | No. |
| QuickBooks Integration | Order data can be exported to a QuickBooks .iif file. | Not Available. |
| Automated Review Reminders | Yes. | Must Purchase Seperate Module. |
| Product Inventory Kits/Bundles | Supported | Supported. |
| Security Certificate | Included. | Separate charge. |
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