I’ve been doing some research around hosted E-commerce solutions and wanted to post my results in hopes that people can offer insight into the best solution or recommend one that I haven’t covered yet. Below is the information I’ve pulled together thus far. I’d appreciate any feedback on the options and any recommendations for options I haven’t considered.
| Cafe Commerce | Shopify | Volusion | Magento Go | Big Commerce | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paypal Processing | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Credit Card Processing | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Transaction fees for processing CCs (if company processes on your behalf) | 2.16% | Based on Auth Provider | 2.17% | Based on Auth Provider | Based on Auth Provider |
| Mobile e-commerce support | No | No – iphone mgmt | Yes | Not Available | Yes |
| Coupons | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| API | No Mention | Yes | Yes (with $99/mo plan) | Yes | Yes |
| Custom CSS | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Custom HTML | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Shared SSL included | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Custom Domain support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Hosting included | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Support 24×7 | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Quickbooks integration | No | Yes ( starts at $10/mo) | Yes (3rd party integration. Prob addtl cost) | Yes (addtl cost starts at $299/year ) | Yes |
| Founded | 2011 | 2006 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003 |
| Good Starting Level | $30 | $59 | $39 | $25 | $39.95 |
| Transaction fee (not associated with CC) | No | Yes (1% at this level) | No | No | No |
| Max number of products to add | Unlimited | 2,500 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| Bandwidth | Unlimited | Not available on site | 3GB | 8GB | 3GB |
| Storage | Unlimited | 500MB | Not available on site | 800MB | 300MB |
