Comments on: CoreCommerce vs ZenCart vs Shopp: Battle of the eCommerce Softwares http://www.amberweinberg.com/corecommerce-vs-zencart-vs-shopp-battle-of-the-ecommerce-softwares/ Design, Development and Freelance Articles and Tutorials Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:01:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: fionahttp://www.amberweinberg.com/corecommerce-vs-zencart-vs-shopp-battle-of-the-ecommerce-softwares/#comment-8072 fiona Sun, 28 Nov 2010 12:18:02 +0000 http://www.amberweinberg.com/blog/?p=731#comment-8072 i am researching which shopping cart to go with, and this is great feedback. I also learned a lot about corecommerce, which so far i love with all their features but never tried it first hand yet. but people seem to have major issues once they get in to it and grow. Their integration with quickbooks they end up spending a lot of money on accounting as the downloads do not cross over correctly. you can see many comments at http://andrewbleakley.com/blog/core-commerce-reviewed/#comments. the last thing i want it to get going and then have to change down the line.So looking at what other options might be out there that people have loved, totally dont mind a monthly of 50-150 to get it right, working, support, international, downloads, product comments, all the trimmings.many thanks. i am researching which shopping cart to go with, and this is great feedback. I also learned a lot about corecommerce, which so far i love with all their features but never tried it first hand yet. but people seem to have major issues once they get in to it and grow. Their integration with quickbooks they end up spending a lot of money on accounting as the downloads do not cross over correctly. you can see many comments at http://andrewbleakley.com/blog/core-commerce-reviewed/#comments. the last thing i want it to get going and then have to change down the line.

So looking at what other options might be out there that people have loved, totally dont mind a monthly of 50-150 to get it right, working, support, international, downloads, product comments, all the trimmings.

many thanks.

]]> By: xcarthttp://www.amberweinberg.com/corecommerce-vs-zencart-vs-shopp-battle-of-the-ecommerce-softwares/#comment-4863 xcart Sat, 14 Aug 2010 02:36:07 +0000 http://www.amberweinberg.com/blog/?p=731#comment-4863 Wow, that's an impressive article. Seriously, do write about xcart the next time round, for I'm a big fan. Wow, that’s an impressive article. Seriously, do write about xcart the next time round, for I’m a big fan.

]]> By: mackhttp://www.amberweinberg.com/corecommerce-vs-zencart-vs-shopp-battle-of-the-ecommerce-softwares/#comment-2814 mack Sat, 15 May 2010 05:28:55 +0000 http://www.amberweinberg.com/blog/?p=731#comment-2814 Volusion has better on deck metric capabilities out of the gate. Based solely on the fact that Magento is free, I would go with that though. It is fundamentally as poweful as volusion just not quite a polished yet. That said, Magento will be shortly. You have to watch out for a few duplicate content issues currently with Magento, in terms of seo, but short of that it is very cool stuf. It is cheaper to get your own server and ssl than it is to use Volusion if I remember correctly.Magento is structured such that you can do just about anything with it. I am personally a fan of complete separation of design from the logic bits. I seem to be harping on that alot around here lately. Volusion has better on deck metric capabilities out of the gate. Based solely on the fact that Magento is free, I would go with that though. It is fundamentally as poweful as volusion just not quite a polished yet. That said, Magento will be shortly. You have to watch out for a few duplicate content issues currently with Magento, in terms of seo, but short of that it is very cool stuf. It is cheaper to get your own server and ssl than it is to use Volusion if I remember correctly.

Magento is structured such that you can do just about anything with it. I am personally a fan of complete separation of design from the logic bits. I seem to be harping on that alot around here lately.

]]> By: Samhttp://www.amberweinberg.com/corecommerce-vs-zencart-vs-shopp-battle-of-the-ecommerce-softwares/#comment-1080 Sam Mon, 22 Feb 2010 19:33:55 +0000 http://www.amberweinberg.com/blog/?p=731#comment-1080 I know this is kind-of old posting, but an interesting read nevertheless, specially since I use corecommerce for two ecommerce websites. Thank you Amber for writing this post!My two cents worth on corecommerce:The good: corecommerce have a better product than the other ones I have tried so far (i.e. hosted shopping carts) and I have tried quite a few.The bad: there is serious bugs in their software that you will not discover till you are super invested in their system. Like a few others commenting previously on this post - their bugs have wasted serious amount of work-time for me and my team and these bugs can be fixed if corecommerce properly tests their updates before rolling them out (IMO).The nasty: their support staff pretty much can solve a problem - if you missed figuring out the most obvious solution yourself. their support staff has not been able to solve/fix ANY of the bugs we have identified (and they acknowledge these bugs) because they cannot touch the codes, they are simply power-users of the system and can solve most obvious issues.ANDthe support staff can't give a timeline to fix any identified issues. the best the support can do is "refer it to the engineering dept" and will "update you as soon as we can". One major bug that rolled-in with one of their updates was from Sept 2009 and was never fixed (they went ahead and closed out the ticket after a few months!) and the 2nd issue was last month after their latest update, and they refuse to give me a time line (again) on when the bug will be looked-into. Basically, everytime they say they are upgrading their software I am crapping in my pants.I am not a geek and at the same time I have operated successful ecommerce websites since 2000. I am stuck with them because I don't have a better solution and migration is always like divorce - terrible to deal with...specially if there is nothing better out there.Wanted to share my two cents worth because I am so pissed at corecommerce and yet I can't really do anything else than vent my anger!! I know this is kind-of old posting, but an interesting read nevertheless, specially since I use corecommerce for two ecommerce websites. Thank you Amber for writing this post!

My two cents worth on corecommerce:

The good:
corecommerce have a better product than the other ones I have tried so far (i.e. hosted shopping carts) and I have tried quite a few.

The bad:
there is serious bugs in their software that you will not discover till you are super invested in their system. Like a few others commenting previously on this post – their bugs have wasted serious amount of work-time for me and my team and these bugs can be fixed if corecommerce properly tests their updates before rolling them out (IMO).

The nasty:
their support staff pretty much can solve a problem – if you missed figuring out the most obvious solution yourself. their support staff has not been able to solve/fix ANY of the bugs we have identified (and they acknowledge these bugs) because they cannot touch the codes, they are simply power-users of the system and can solve most obvious issues.

AND

the support staff can’t give a timeline to fix any identified issues. the best the support can do is “refer it to the engineering dept” and will “update you as soon as we can”. One major bug that rolled-in with one of their updates was from Sept 2009 and was never fixed (they went ahead and closed out the ticket after a few months!) and the 2nd issue was last month after their latest update, and they refuse to give me a time line (again) on when the bug will be looked-into.
Basically, everytime they say they are upgrading their software I am crapping in my pants.

I am not a geek and at the same time I have operated successful ecommerce websites since 2000. I am stuck with them because I don’t have a better solution and migration is always like divorce – terrible to deal with…specially if there is nothing better out there.

Wanted to share my two cents worth because I am so pissed at corecommerce and yet I can’t really do anything else than vent my anger!!

]]> By: Amber Weinberghttp://www.amberweinberg.com/corecommerce-vs-zencart-vs-shopp-battle-of-the-ecommerce-softwares/#comment-264 Amber Weinberg Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:26:48 +0000 http://www.amberweinberg.com/blog/?p=731#comment-264 No I'm not. I just review products I use that I think will help readers out when looking for something similar. Same thing with all the web books and programs I review. No I’m not. I just review products I use that I think will help readers out when looking for something similar. Same thing with all the web books and programs I review.

]]> By: Kanehttp://www.amberweinberg.com/corecommerce-vs-zencart-vs-shopp-battle-of-the-ecommerce-softwares/#comment-263 Kane Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:17:06 +0000 http://www.amberweinberg.com/blog/?p=731#comment-263 I'm curious, are you in any way compensated for your reviews? I’m curious, are you in any way compensated for your reviews?

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