ShopSite

 vs. Nexternal


Criteria Nexternal ShopSite
Dedicated Account Manager

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Yes. Dedicated Nexternal Account Manager. Unlimited support. Provided by 3rd Party Hosting Company. Forums Available.
Create Shipping Labels?

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Yes. Create UPS, FedEx, USPS, or DHL Labels from Order Management System. Not Available Within ShopSite Application.
Facebook Like & Save

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Yes. No.
Always Onscreen Shopping Cart

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Yes. Mini Cart in ShopSite Pro Version Only.
Drop Ship Feature

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Yes. 3rd Party Add-On Module.
Turnkey Salesforce.com Integration

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Yes. No.
Social Commerce
(Tipping Point Sales)

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Yes. No.
MailChimp Integration

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Yes. No.
Bulk Email Wizard Included. Add-on Module (Additional Fees).
Software Updates Automatic and frequent. Installed by Shopsite Hosting Partners.
Load Balancing Yes. No, ShopSite Resides on a Single Server.
Hacker Safe / Scan Alert Included with Shopping Cart. Not Included.
Security Certificate Included. Not Included.
Reliability Nexternal Hosts and Maintains the Application with 24/7 monitoring. ShopSite is Hosted by a 3rd Party. Reliability Varies.
Currency Converter Yes. Exchange Rates Automatically Updated. Yes. Exchange Rates Manually Updated.
Comparison Shopping Marketplace Feeds Generated and Uploaded Automatically Daily. Google Product Search.
QuickBooks Integration Included. Add-on Module.
Multiple Ship To Customers can Place One Order and Ship Items to Multiple Locations. ShopSite does not support Multiple Ship to Locations.
Integration Capabilities Nexternal offers an XML Toolset for real-time data integration. ShopSite offers an Order API.
Customer Select Preferred Delivery Date Yes. No.
Back In Stock Notifications Yes. Automatically emails customer when backordered products are instock. No.
Product Reviews and Ratings Yes. 3rd Party Add-On Module.
Support for Inventory Kits or Product Bundles Yes. Not Available with ShopSite.
Inventory & Weight by SKU Yes. Not Available for Products with Attributes.
Admin Access Levels 7 Levels of Access. 1 Access Level.
Direct Checkout Yes. No.


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