Squirrelcart

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	Nexternal	Squirrelcart
Dedicated Account Manager Watch the Video	Yes. Dedicated Customer Service Rep. Unlimited support.	No phone or email support. Online Help Desk Costs Extra.
Setup Watch the Video	Turnkey.	Technical knowledge required.
Always Onscreen Shopping Cart Watch the Video	Yes.	No.
Facebook Like & Save Watch the Video	Yes.	No.
Integrated Shipping Watch the Video	Yes. Real-time rates, label creation, and tracking with all major carriers.	Real-Time rates. Label creation for FedEx Only.
Dashboard Watch the Video	Yes.	No.
Drop Ship Feature Watch the Video	Yes.	No.
Turnkey Salesforce.com Integration Watch the Video	Yes.	No.
Social Commerce (Tipping Point Sales) Watch the Video	Yes.	No.
MailChimp Integration Watch the Video	Yes.	No.
Mobile Commerce	Yes. Mobile Friendly Catalog & Checkout.	Does not include mobile friendly catalog.
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	Squirrelcart 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 Squirrelcart updates.
Comparison Shopping Marketplace Feeds	Yes. Automated - Run Daily	No. Must Manually Create and Submit Data Files.
Batch Order Processing	Yes.	No.
Affiliate Program	Included.	Would need to use 3rd Party Affiliate Program
Multiple Ship To	Yes.	No.
Customer Select Preferred Delivery Date	Yes.	No.
Inventory Kits/Product Bundles	Supported	Not Supported.
HackerSafe / Scan Alert	Included with shopping cart	Not included.
Security Certificate	Included.	Separate Charge.
Reporting	Robust.	Limited.
Currency Converter	Yes.	No.
Multiple Customer Types	Yes. Control Product Visibility and Pricing by Type.	Yes. Product Pricing by Type but not Visibility.
Bulk Mail Wizard	Yes.	No.
eGift Certificates	Yes.	No.
QuickBooks Integration	Yes. Creates QB .iff file of Order Data.	No.
Product Reviews and Ratings	Yes.	No.
Order Export	Yes. QuickBooks, Access, Excel, MYOB	No.
Direct Checkout	Yes.	No.

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