With so many hosted ecommerce shopping cart services out there offering what appear to be similar features at similar prices, it can be difficult for potential users to narrow it down to just one. One of the providers that has quietly developed into a major player in this area is 3DCart, which offers a feature set comparable to those of popular services like Volusion and BigCommerce. In fact, 3DCart advertises itself as being “better than BigCommerce.” So, what is it about 3DCart that might take users away from the competition? More importantly, does 3DCart have what it takes to keep them?
Like most other shopping cart providers, 3DCart offers a range of different pricing options and has 15 day FREE trial. No credit card required.
These include:
- US$19/month Startup Store
- US$29/month Basic Store
- US$79/month Plus Store
- US$229/month Pro Store.
The $79/month option is the most popular, and accommodates unlimited products while providing and no transaction fees. The lowest packages has limits on product counts, while the higher-priced options allow for more users to access the store admin and extended functionality and features.
3DCart Features
3DCart offers most of the features that are, by now, considered standard for a hosted shopping cart service. That is to say that from a vendor’s perspective, they have all the basic services you’d expect in order to start and maintain your store. 3DCart offers support for a good variety of payment methods, including popular ones like PayPal, Google Checkout, Amazon Payments and Authorize.net, as well as some more niche services like Bank of America Shopping Cart, Merchant-Accounts.ca, and more. Integrated shipping options include USPS, Canada Post, FedEx and UPS. Security is another strong point of 3DCart with PCI compliance, and that can allow merchants to spend more time focusing on their business.
Ease of Use
Like most other shopping cart providers, 3DCart offers a number of pre-made store design templates, which allow users to get their store up and running, with a professional look, in as little time as possible. For those who want to give their store a more unique feel, 3DCart also offers some nice features that some of the other providers have overlooked. With 3DCart, it’s possible to save multiple designs, which you can then rotate as you see fit. You have the option of customizing your store’s design through the 3DCart editor, which is reasonably good if not the best one available, or by using another HTML editor. The main reason why hosted shopping cart providers exist is to make the process of setting up and running an online store as easy as possible, and 3DCart does a pretty good job of this.
Conclusion
Overall, 3DCart is a worthy competitor to the likes of BigCommerce and Volusion. 3DCart now offers many payment and shipping options and lots of design templates to give you the flexibility to build your business the way that works for you.
