Alex Gile - Nexternal Co-Founder“You can spend months downloading and fiddling with extensions to make the ones you want play nicely together, or you can use Nexternal and get all the features you need in one cohesive system.”
Read these case studies to find out why these clients chose Nexternal over Magento:
| Nexternal | Magento Community | |
Dedicated Account Manager Watch the Video  |
Yes. Dedicated Customer Service Rep. Unlimited support and training. | Community-based support through knowledge base and user forum. |
Setup / Installation Watch the Video |
Turnkey. | Highly technical. Requires knowledge of PHP and server software installation. Several server requirements. |
Create Shipping Labels? Watch the Video |
Yes. | Requires 3rd party extension(s) ($$) |
Single Database iPad Point of Sale (POS)) |
Yes, using ourTrueCommerce Engage ($) app | Requires 3rd party extension(s) ($$) |
Mobile Commerce Watch the Video |
Yes. Mobile Friendly Catalog & Checkout at no additional cost. | Requires 3rd party extension(s) ($$) |
Amazon Marketplace Integration Watch the Video |
Yes. Sell products on Amazon.com. Automatically pull orders into Nexternal. | Requires 3rd party extension(s) ($$) |
Product Image Zoom Watch the Video
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Yes. The zoom works well on both traditional and tablet computers. | Requires 3rd party extension(s) |
Uses Rich Snippets on Product Pages for SEO Watch the Video |
Yes. Conforms with Schema.org Product format. | Requires 3rd party extension(s) ($$) |
Dashboard Watch the Video |
Yes, PC and iOS Dashboards available. | Requires 3rd party extension(s) |
Drop Ship Feature Watch the Video |
Yes. | Requires 3rd party extension(s) ($$) |
Turnkey Salesforce.com Integration Watch the Video |
Yes. | Requires 3rd party extension(s) ($$) |
MailChimp Integration Watch the Video |
Yes and we support eCommerce360. | Requires 3rd party extension(s) ($$) |
Supports Multiple In Store Pickup Locations Watch the Video |
Yes. | Requires 3rd party extension(s) ($$) |
| Subscription Management (Recurring Orders)  Watch the Video
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Yes. | Requires 3rd party extension(s) ($$) |
| Quote Generation and Activation | Yes. | Requires 3rd party extension(s) ($$) |
| Loyalty Program | Yes. Native to online store and mobile point-of-sale system ($). | Third Party App ($). |
| Dynamic Cart Messaging | Yes. Message in shopping cart can change based on price or number of items to encourage upsell. | Requires 3rd party extension(s) |
| Multi-Warehousing & Directed Fulfillment | Yes. Track inventory at mulitple locations. Intelligently determine best ship-from location. ($) | Multi-Warehousing Requires 3rd party extension which has poor reviews ($$) |
| Dashboard Plus for iPhone/iPad | Yes. | Requires 3rd party App ($$) |
| Includes Updated Tax Tables | Yes. Also compatible with Avalara. | No. |
| Support for FedEx SmartPost | Yes, Rates and Labels. | Requires 3rd party extension(s) ($$) |
| Security | Managed by Nexternal. | Responsibility of Merchant. |
| Trust Guard | Yes. Scanned daily. Merchants can display badge. | Not included with Magento. |
| Backups | Managed by Nexternal. Includes data backup to off-site location. | Requires 3rd party extension(s) ($$) |
| Reliability | Nexternal hosts and maintains the application with 24/7 monitoring. | Magento is hosted by a third party. Reliability and speed vary depending upon host. |
| Load Balancing | Yes. | No, software sits on a single server. |
| Software Updates | Automatic and frequent. | Merchants must download and instal themselves. |
| Per Product Shipping Rate Overrides | Yes. | Requires 3rd party extension(s) ($$) |
| Post Order Sharing on Facebook and Twitter | Yes. | Requires 3rd party extension(s) ($$) |
| eGift Certificates | Yes. | Requires 3rd party extension(s) ($$) |
| Marketplace Feeds | Automated - run daily. | Requires 3rd party extension(s) ($$) |
| Supports Multiple Ship From Locations | Yes. | Requires 3rd party extension(s) ($$) |
| Batch Order Processing | Yes. | Requires 3rd party extension(s) ($$) |
| Affiliate Program | Yes. | Requires 3rd party extension(s) ($$) |
| Multiple Ship To | Yes. | Yes. |
| Customer Select Preferred Delivery Date | Yes. | Requires 3rd party extension(s) ($$) |
| QuickBooks Integration | Order data can be exported to a QuickBooks .iif file. | Requires 3rd party extension(s) ($$) |
| Automated Review Reminders | Yes. | Requires 3rd party extension(s) ($$) |
| Product Inventory Kits/Bundles | Supported | Supported. |
| Security Certificate | Included. | Separate charge. |
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