Nexternal vs. Squirrelcart

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Criteria Nexternal Squirrelcart
Customer Service Yes. Dedicated Customer Service Rep. Unlimited support. No phone or email support. Online Help Desk Costs Extra.
Setup Turnkey. Technical knowledge required.
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.
Always On Screen Shopping Cart Yes. No.
Direct Checkout Yes. No.
Integrated Shipping Yes. Real-time rates, label creation, and tracking with all major carriers. Real-Time rates. Label creation for FedEx Only.
Comparison Shopping Marketplace Feeds Yes. Automated - Run Daily No. Must Manually Create and Submit Data Files.
Dashboard Yes. No.
Drop-Ship Module Yes. No.
Batch Order Processing Yes. No.
Affiliate Program Included. Would need to use 3rd Party Affiliate Program
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.
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.
Search Engine Friendly Catalog Yes. Automatically create static SEF Pages. No.
QuickBooks Integration Yes. Creates QB .iff file of Order Data. No.
Customer Reviews and Ratings Yes. No.
Order Export Yes. QuickBooks, Access, Excel, MYOB No.


Squirrelcart is a Trademark of Lighthouse Development.

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