Nexternal vs. MonsterCommerce

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Criteria Nexternal MonsterCommerce
Dedicated Customer Service Rep Yes. Single point of contact. Unlimited support. No.
Create Shipping Labels Yes. Create UPS, FedEx, USPS, or DHL Labels from Order Management System No. Must export data to or manually key into carrier system.
Marketplace Feeds. Generated and uploaded automatically every day. Must be manually configured and uploaded.
Integration Capabilities Nexternal offers an XML Toolset for real-time integration MonsterCommerce does not offer XML Tools.
Always On Screen Shopping Cart Yes. Yes.
Direct Checkout Yes. No.
Multiple Ship To Customers can place one orders and ship items to multiple locations MonsterCommerce does not support multiple ship to locations.
Dashboard Yes. No.
Single Click Reorder Yes. No.
Customer Select Preferred Delivery Date Yes. No.
Gift Cards Yes. Nexternal supports Flexcache Gift Cards. Not available with MonsterCommerce.
Instock Notification Yes. Emails customer when backordered products are in stock. Not Available.
Multiple Ship From Locations Yes. Yes.
Customer Types Price products, control visibility, allocate products and specify billing options by type. Price Products by Customer Type.
Batch Order Processing Yes. No.
Currency Converter Yes. No.
HackerSafe / Scan Alert Logo Included with shopping cart Not included.
Tax Tables Use Data From Tax Data Systems. Must manually input.
Search Engine Friendly Catalog Yes. Pro Version Only.
Data Import Yes. Add on Module.
Bandwidth Limits Unlimited. Max of 8GB/month.
Affiliate Program Built In 3rd Party Only
Support Inventory Kits or Assemblies Yes. Not supported by MonsterCommerce


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