Zen Cart

vs. Nexternal

3 Reasons Merchants Switch
1 minute, 51 seconds

“Nexternal has provided me the professional site and tools I was looking for to manage my online business in a cost effective, streamlined and customer oriented way. I have calculated that system immediately saved me 3 hours per day in administrative time and reduced my shipping errors to only 2% from 10%. Worth every dime!”

Donna Drury - Blue Chip Cookies

	Nexternal	Zen Cart
Dedicated Account Manager Watch the Video	Yes. Dedicated Customer Service Rep. Unlimited support.	No phone or email support. Online knowledge base & forums only.
Setup / Installation Watch the Video	Turnkey.	Highly technical.
Amazon Marketplace Integration Watch the Video	Yes. Sell products on Amazon.com. Automatically pull orders into Nexternal.	Not native. 3rd party add-on required.
Single Database iPad Point of Sale (POS))	Yes, using ourTrueCommerce Engage ($) app	No.
Product Image Zoom Watch the Video	Yes. The zoom works well on both traditional and tablet computers.	Not available.
Keyword Rich, Search Engine Friendly URLs Watch the Video	Yes.	Add-on module required.
Mobile Commerce Watch the Video	Yes. Mobile Friendly Catalog & Checkout.	3rd Party Plug-in.
Always Onscreen Shopping Cart Watch the Video	Yes.	No.
Integrated Shipping Watch the Video	Yes. Real-time rates, label creation, and tracking with all major carriers.	Add on module with rates only.
Dashboard Watch the Video	Yes.	No.
Drop Ship Feature Watch the Video	Yes.	No.
Social Commerce (Tipping Point Sales) Watch the Video	Yes.	No.
Preferred Delivery Date Watch the Video	Yes.	No.
Turnkey Salesforce.com Integration Watch the Video	Yes.	No.
MailChimp Integration Watch the Video	Yes.	Yes.
Supports Multiple In Store Pickup Locations Watch the Video	Yes.	Add on Module.
Subscription Management (Recurring Orders) Watch the Video	Yes.	No.
Quote Generation and Activation	Yes.	No.
Automated Review Reminders	Yes.	Must install seperate module.
Dashboard Plus for iPhone/iPad	Yes.	iOS Dashboard app not available.
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.	Zen Cart 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.
Direct Checkout	Yes.	No.
Marketplace Feeds	Automated - run daily.	Must manually create and submit data files.
Batch Order Processing	Yes.	No.
Affiliate Program	Included.	Add on module
Multiple Ship To	Yes.	No.
Inventory Kits/Product Bundles	Supported	Not supported.
Trust Guard	Yes. Scanned daily. Merchants can display badge.	Not included with Zen Cart.
Security Certificate	Included.	Separate charge.
Multiple Admin Access Levels	Yes. 7 different access levels.	Not standard. Need to install add-on module.
Storage Limits	None.	Depends on host.
Product Limits	No.	Varies depending upon hosting.

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