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Simple Shopping Cart Software
Detailed comparisons of simple shopping cart software packages
that are not integrated with a relational database: a 'demo' version
of our e-book resources.
Shopping Carts without Relational Databases
Most shopping cart programs come with ways of recording and saving
the information collected from the website, but those listed below
do not use relational databases. That means:
- they're generally cheaper and easier to set up than their
bigger cousins, but
- information collected from the website is not easily extracted
for later analysis by accounts and marketing.
Remember that:
- though some packages are much better value than others, you
broadly get what you pay for. Inventory control, tax handling
and shipping facilities come in various levels of sophistication
and cost.
- it's not easy to summarize the products of the larger software
companies which offer shopping carts specific to a particular
country or market. Carts supporting, say, the French language
may support only those payment gateways likely to interest French
merchants, and so on. Pursue your own inquiries from the indications
in our table.
- many suppliers and software companies are reluctant to provide
full details of their products through their website or email
inquiry, preferring to follow up the sales leads generated by
inquiries from potential customers. Hence some of our entries.
- though this now one of the best shopping cart comparison on
the Internet, it is not exhaustive. We have only listed products
that:
- appear reasonable value for money,
- enjoy a large customer base, and/or
- offer features not easily found elsewhere.
- to handle multiple currencies you need:
- a software package that can display the currencies (and
languages) involved, plus
- a suitable payment gateway / payment service provider
/ bank.
- the market evolves rapidly, and products can be abruptly dropped
or replaced. Check the company's record of support and upgrades.
- The list below is not a definitive answer but a point of departure
in your search for the optimal solution. You'll want to check
out a software house before making one of its products the cornerstone
of your own business — its history, financial standing
and customer base. Also to get professional advice on maintaining
and/or extending the program in the event of the software house
going out of business.
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Product
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Platform
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Currencies
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Cookies
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PSP
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Tax Provisions
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Inventory Control
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Price
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1
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U W
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$ £ E +
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-
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1 2 11 12 17 18 22 35 41 68 146 159
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US NUS
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yes
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$1999
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2
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W U
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$
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-
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1 2 12 17 18 29 35 44 45
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US
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no
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$100
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3
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W U Cold Fusion
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$
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-
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2 3 20 45
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US
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no
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$295
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4
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W U
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$
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-
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1 2 11 80 84
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US
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no
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$120- 219
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5
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W U
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$ £ +
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-
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2 3 11 20 33 71 81 126 127 128 129
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US NUS
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no
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from $399
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6
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W
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$ +
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-
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16 18 71 41 45 130 131
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US
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no
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$399
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7
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W
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$ +
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-
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2 8 125
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US NUS
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no
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$1995
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8
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W U
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$ £ +
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-
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18 48 49 50
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US NUS
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yes
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from £99
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9
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W U
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$ +
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-
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add
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US NUS
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no
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$449
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10
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W U
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$
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yes
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2 12 38 45 101
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US
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no
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from $195
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11
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W U M
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$ £
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yes
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2 18 50 141 142 143 144 145
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US NUS
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no
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£100
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12
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W U
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$
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-
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2 3 16 18 160 161 162
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US
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no
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$0-$6/month
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13
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Miva
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$
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-
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2 11 12 25 68 69 70 71
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US
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yes
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$695
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14
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W U
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$
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yes
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2 3 11 45
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US
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yes
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$499
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15
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W U
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£ $ +
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-
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1 2 18 59 86 87
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US
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no
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$49-99
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16
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W
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$ +
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-
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2 3 11 18 25 46 73
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US
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no
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from $399
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17
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W U
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$
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yes/no
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add
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US
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no
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free
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18
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W
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$ +
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no
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2 18 16 48 50 87
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US
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no
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from $75
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19
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W U
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$ +
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yes/no
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1 2 3 11 12 26
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US NUS
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yes
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$200 +
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20
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W U
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E
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-
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18
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US NUS
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no
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£270
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21
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W U M
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£ $ +
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-
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18 48 85 86 87 88 89
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US NUS
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no
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£199
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22
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W U
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$ E + (150)
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-
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1 2 11 12 17 18 + (44 more)
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US
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no
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from $179
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23
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U
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$ +
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-
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1 2 18 35 47 87 123
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US NUS
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no
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from $150
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24
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W U
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$
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no
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2 12 25 68 16
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US
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yes
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were $495- 1295
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25
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W U
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$
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-
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125
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US
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yes
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$495
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26
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W U
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$ £ E +
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-
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1 2 3 11 17 18 25 41 45 69
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US NUS
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yes
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from $100
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27
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W U
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E $ +
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no
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2 11 17
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US NUS
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no
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$199
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28
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W U
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$
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-
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2 11
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US
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no
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$229
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29
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W U
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$ +
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yes
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1 2 11 18 35 48 50 73 87 156
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US
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no
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$99
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30
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W M
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$
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-
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2 94 + add
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US
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no
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$89
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31
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W U
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$ +
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-
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3 18 35
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US
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no
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$495
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32
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W U
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$
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-
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2 3 14 45
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US
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yes
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$349
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33
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U
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$ +
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yes
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2 12 17 18 35
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US NUS
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no
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from $254
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34
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U
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$
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-
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2 46
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US NUS
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yes
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from $235
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Keys
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PSP=payment solution providers & payment gateways.
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W=Windows U=Unix M=Macintosh ECS=MS Ecommerce Server
ColdFusion=hosting requires Cold Fusion server MSS=Microsoft
Site Server, iHTML=requires iHTML be installed on server,
Miva=Miva-enabled hosting required.
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E=Euro, over 30=s/w designed to handle over 30 currencies
through country-specific versions (currencies otherwise
depend on the PSP), US=handles US state taxes, NUS=handles
overseas taxes.
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E=English, F=French, P=Portuguese, S=Spanish, I=Italian,
R=Russian, D=Danish, W=Swedish, N=Norwegian, G=German,
U=Dutch, Gr=Greek, P=Portuguese, H=Hungarian, M=Malaysian,
C=Chinese, J=Japanese, K=Korean, T=Thai, +=other currencies
through PSP
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S=small, M=medium, L=large companies local=local community
mall
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Gateways/Payment Service Providers: 1=PayPal, 2=AuthorizeNet,
3=Cybercash, 4=CCVs, 5=TrustCommerce, 6=Signio, 7=PayBy,
8=eWay, 9=ESEC, 10=Secure Checkout, 11=LinkPoint, 12=VeriSign,
13=Cambist.com, 13=MOL, 14=ICVerify, 15=First Virtual,
16=InternetSecure, 17=PlanetPayment, 18=WorldPay, 19=GoRealtime,
20=QuickCommerce, 21=BluePay, 22=Echo, 23=eProcessingNetwork,
24=GoEMerchant, 25=PayFlow Pro, 26=Skipjack, 27=TakePayment,
28=AccessPoint, 29=Bank of America, 30=DPI Merchant Services,
31=eConnect, 32=iBill, 33=Intellipay, 34=Ionpay, 35=iTransact,
36=NobelPay, 37=Payment Processor, 38=PayReady, 39=PC
Charge, 40=Plug 'n Pay, 41=PSIgate, 42=Qdebit, 43=Rich
Solutions, 44=RTWare, 45=CardServices, 46=SurePay, 47=2Out.com,
48=NetBanx, 49=DataCash, 50=SecureTrading, 51=ProcessUSA,
52=ePDQ, 53=Clear Commerce, 54=DCTI 55=First Data, 56=Tele,
57=WebTransact, 58=1st Global, 59=Barclays, 60=eXact Transactions,
61=ICSPayPoint, 62=PaymentNet, 63=Secure Bank, 64=MerchantManager,
65=viaKlix, 66=SaferPay, 67=Beanstream, 68=CyberSource
69=Ecommerce Exchange, 70=Moneris e-Select, 71=Paradata,
72=Internet Cash, 73=EFT Secure, 74=DataCash, 75=PayBox
(France), 76=CSI, 77=CardReady, 78=EMS Ecommerce, 79=Freeway,
80=Iongate, 81=Merchant Commerce, 82=Sale Manager, 83=Total
Payment Network, 84=Ezic 85=SASSpay4, 86=Secure Trading,
87=SecPay, 88=KLELine, 89=Cyberstrider, 90=Penzio, 91=Costco,
92=National Australia Bank, 93=ANZ eGate, 94=Secure Pay,
95=RoboCharge, 96=Merchant Trust, 97=TechnoCash, 98 CuttingEdgeBank,
99=ViBorg, 100=Commonwealth Bank IPS, 101=Innuity, 102=Concord
EFS, 103=Artic Web, 104=Bibit Payment, 105=Goldfinger
for IS4, 106=XPay Server 2, 107=SelfServe, 108=@Pay(tm)Issuer,
109=Poseidon, 110=Secure Online Payment, 111=Netlife Pos,
112=PVS Certificate, 113=Paybox, 114=SHS Risk Management,
115=PayWare Net, 116=KPN Telekom Net Transact Lite, 117=OTS
2.0 Payment, 118=Spectromedia, 119=iClear, 120=PayGate,
121=Powercash21, 123=Total Merchant Services 124=eMatters,
125=CDGCommerce. 126=Anacom, 127=American Merchant, 128=HTML
Wrap, 128=Matrix4Success, 129=Credit Cards Com, 130=Click-pay,
131=e-xact, 132=IAMS, 133=Epoch Systems, 134=MCPS Weblink,
135=NetBilling, 136=PayCom Processing, 137=Bank One, 138=Chase,
139=SafePay, 140=NSIPS, 141=Secure Hosting, 142=Multicards,
143=EarthPort, 144=Protx, 145=SkyPay, 146=ZipZap, 147=ECX,
148=Arvic Secure, 149=eCommerce Tools, 150=Seattle Commerce,
151=GoChargeIt, 152=Total Merchant Manager, 153=FirstPay.
154=Your Business On-line, 155=CIBC, 156=TotalPay, 157=
Cubecard, 158=eProcessingNetwork, 159=SureFire, 160=Online
Data Corp, 161=TrustCommerce, 162=eGold
Cards handled: V=Visa, A=American Express, M=Master Card,
D=Discover
add=programming needed to add your own choice of PSP,
added=gateways added by software company
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tax=facilities to handle and display local taxes, vat=facilities
to handle (European) VAT, shipping=facilities to handle
and display shipping costs.
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Please note that this is a 'demo' page only, and out of date:
you'll need our e-book to
get proper links for the sites
listed.
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