IXXO Cart Feature Comparison
- Basic Editions: IXXO Cart Basic Standalone and IXXO Cart Basic for Joomla 1.5
- Plus Editions: IXXO Cart Plus Standalone and IXXO Cart Plus for Joomla 1.5
- Multi Vendor Edition supports all the features of the Plus Edition
| Features | Basic Edition |
Plus Edition |
|
| WYSIWYG editors help you create professional looking product pages | Yes | Yes | |
| Bulk Loading Feature that imports products from any database or text file | Yes | Yes | |
| Single or batch image uploads | Yes | Yes | |
| No product or category limits | Yes | Yes | |
| Fully customizable store front | Yes | Yes | |
| "My Account" area allows customer to view previous orders, status and shipping tracking information | Yes | Yes | |
| Customer address book | Yes | Yes | |
| Allows customers to create wish lists | No | Yes | |
| Send product newsletters to your customers | Yes | Yes | |
| Send product update notifications to your customers | Yes | Yes | |
| Saved Cart feature allows customers to save multiple carts so they can purchase items later | No | Yes | |
| Automated emails when customer creates order and order is shipped | Yes | Yes | |
| One-Page Checkout feature - Fastest checkout available on any cart | Yes | Yes | |
| Ability to add custom fields to the checkout process for collecting additional customer information | Yes | Yes | |
| Allows customers to checkout without creating an account | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports backorders | Yes | Yes | |
| Full customer reporting | Yes | Yes | |
| Drop Shipping (New) | No | Yes | |
| Display prices only to registered users | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports eChecks | Yes | Yes | |
| Ability to store credit card information for off-line processing | Yes | Yes | |
| Ability to accept payments via telephone, mail, fax | No | Yes | |
| Ability to set unlimited custom payment methods | Yes | Yes | |
| Export data to QuickBooks™, Peachtree™ or other accounting programs | Yes | Yes | |
| Cart notifies you when updates are available and allows you to update your store in a couple of clicks | Yes | Yes | |
| Back-up cart flies from the admin area | Yes | Yes | |
| Restore any file with one click | Yes | Yes | |
| Ability to "status" orders | Yes | Yes | |
| Add / edit / delete orders | Yes | Yes | |
| Create custom status to help with your internal order management | Yes | Yes | |
| Displays both order and payment status to assist with order processing | Yes | Yes | |
| Bulk edit orders | Yes | Yes | |
| Notifies customer when order is shipped | Yes | Yes | |
| Create professionally printed invoices | Yes | Yes | |
| Integrates with Stone Edge Order Manager, Atandra T-Hub and Webgility eCommerce Connector to assist with order processing | Yes | Yes | |
| Unlimited number of products and categories | Yes | Yes | |
| Unlimited subcategories | Yes | Yes | |
| Support image Magic Magnify, Magic Zoom, Magic Thumb and Lightbox | Yes | Yes | |
| Layered navigation allows customers to sort products based on price, manufacturer or category | Yes | Yes | |
| Ability to control product and category order | Yes | Yes | |
| Export products to Google Base | Yes | Yes | |
| Ability to duplicate products | Yes | Yes | |
| Show retail, wholesale and sale prices depending on the product | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports both detailed and summary descriptions by product | Yes | Yes | |
| META keyword and description for each product and category | Yes | Yes | |
| Add “sale” image to the product | Yes | Yes | |
| Ability to control which products appear on the home page | Yes | Yes | |
| Select from a number of different catalog page layouts. | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports tax exempt products | Yes | Yes | |
| Ability to allow only logged in customers to view pricing | Yes | Yes | |
| Inventory tracking by product and attribute | Yes | Yes | |
| Receive inventory alerts if quantity drops below pre-determined levels | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports attributes (color, size, etc) by product, or create a Global Attributes | Yes | Yes | |
| Change price or shipping weight based on attributes | Yes | Yes | |
| Create editable custom fields by product. This feature is perfect for products that require personalization | Yes | Yes | |
| Use HTML in product descriptions | Yes | Yes | |
| Products can reside in multiple categories | Yes | Yes | |
| Ability to change product / category order | Yes | Yes | |
| Enable / Disable products | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports manufacturers | Yes | Yes | |
| Upload a manufactures logo which can displayed on the product page | Yes | Yes | |
| Manage sales pricing | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports Minimum/Maximum quantity in order by product | Yes | Yes | |
| Complete control over image and thumbnail sizes | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports downloadable products | Yes | Yes | |
| Manage products in bulk using MS Excel / CSV | Yes | Yes | |
| Import / export products using csv form | Yes | Yes | |
| Full support of HTTPS/SSL protocols | Yes | Yes | |
| Password protected administrative area | Yes | Yes | |
| Locks account after set number of failed credit card attempts | Yes | Yes | |
| Ability to control administrative access and set access levels | Yes | Yes | |
| Give you the ability to display prices only to customers that have registered | Yes | Yes | |
| PCI/CISP Compliant | Yes | Yes | |
| Select from multiple product page templates to better present your products | Yes | Yes | |
| "Catalog View" manager allows you to select a two-column, three-column, thumbnail double, thumbnail, single or text view | Yes | Yes | |
| Choose from over 200 different button and header combinations (or upload your own) | Yes | Yes | |
| Adjust boxes, create advertising areas, highlight products, change fonts, add logos, manage links, create new pages all with one click | Yes | Yes | |
| File Manager give you access to all files in the application | Yes | Yes | |
| Ability to add your own custom header and footer to the site | Yes | Yes | |
| Create unlimited pages for your cart from within the administrator area | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports the ability to add items to the cart from pages outside the cart application | Yes | Yes | |
| Multi language storefront and multi currency support with "One Click" updates on currency rates | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports Gift Certificates Security | No | Yes | |
| Provide discounts based on number of items ordered (quantity discounts) | Yes | Yes | |
| Product up sell opportunities "Customers who bought "x" also bought these products" | No | Yes | |
| Supports discount / coupon codes | Yes | Yes | |
| Price-based discounting | Yes | Yes | |
| upload unlimited secondary images | Yes | Yes | |
| Ability to control the product image size on both product and catalog pages | Yes | Yes | |
| Recommended products | Yes | Yes | |
| "Tell a friend" feature | Yes | Yes | |
| Create "Buy x Get y Free" discounts | No | Yes | |
| "Best Sellers" area | Yes | Yes | |
| Advanced product search capabilities | No | Yes | |
| Supports Gift Messaging | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports Gift Certificates | No | Yes | |
| Export products to Google Base, BizRate.com, ShopZilla.com and more | Yes | Yes | |
| True flat URL generation | No | Yes | |
| Complete Meta Tags support for all pages including home, product and catalog pages | Yes | Yes | |
| Automated title, keyword and description tag generator with the ability to override for all product pages | Yes | Yes | |
| Google™ Site Map support | Yes | Yes | |
| Robots.txt files supported | Yes | Yes | |
| Creates "Breadcrumb" navigation | Yes | Yes | |
| Ability to upload customized HTML pages to assist in search engine positioning | Yes | Yes | |
| Real-time shipping quotes from UPS, USPS, Canada Post and FED-EX | Yes | Yes | |
| Mark-up or discount rates from supported carriers | Yes | Yes | |
| Prints USPS shipping labels | Yes | Yes | |
| Set custom handling fees | Yes | Yes | |
| Create custom shipping methods | Yes | Yes | |
| Calculate shipping costs by weight, quantity, region and more | Yes | Yes | |
| Offer free shipping | Yes | Yes | |
| Offer product specific shipping pricing | Yes | Yes | |
| Ability to restrict shipping based on country or state / providence | Yes | Yes | |
| Manage shipping rates based on country and shipping method | Yes | Yes | |
| Shipping tracking from UPS, USPS, Canada Post and Fed-Ex | Yes | Yes | |
| International shipping supported | Yes | Yes | |
| Quick "Estimated Shipping" calculation - user can estimate shipping based on zip code before | Yes | Yes | |
| Ability to set tax by state and / or country | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports advanced tax structures including VAT, Canada, USA, product and/or category tax and more | Yes | Yes | |
| Provides customer with the option of selecting from multiple methods from multiple shipping providers | Yes | Yes | |
| Create unlimited administrator accounts | No | Yes | |
| Restrict access to admin area features by administrator | No | Yes | |
| Control which e-mails are received by administrators | Yes | Yes | |
| Dynamic graphs for reports | Yes | Yes | |
| Top viewed products | Yes | Yes | |
| Top viewed categories | Yes | Yes | |
| Top orders by product | Yes | Yes | |
| Top referring sites | Yes | Yes | |
| Top sales by customer | Yes | Yes | |
| Consolidated orders by date | Yes | Yes | |
| Individual orders by date | Yes | Yes | |
| Custom Payment Types | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports up to 3 different levels of wholesale pricing (can also be used for customer level pricing) | Yes | Yes | |
| Allows you to set wholesale pricing by product or as percentage of retail | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports case pack / inter pack pricing | Yes | Yes | |
| Collects Tax ID, EIN, Reseller ID or any other information you require | Yes | Yes | |
| Multi-language admin area | No | Yes | |
| Multi-language product descriptions | No | Yes | |
| Multi-language category descriptions | No | Yes | |
| Multi-language additional content | No | Yes | |
| Reoccurring billing (invoices auto generated when due) | No | Yes | |
| RMA (Return Merchandize Authorization) | No | Yes | |
| Search Engine Friendly (SEF), Flat URL Generation | No | Yes | |
| Accept orders over the phone, fax or email (Manual orders) | No | Yes | |
| Subscription module | No | Yes | |
| Additional Functionality for Digital Products that allow you to set expiration dates | No | Yes | |
| Digital products can be downloaded or just viewed. Recommended for Training Videos | No | Yes | |
| Subscriptions for tangible products | No | Yes | |
| FWS (Amazon Merchant Services) | No | Yes | |
| Loyalty Point System (frequent buyer award system) | No | Yes | |
| Product reviews | No | Yes | |
| Product Compare (allows visitors to compare up to 4 products) | No | Yes | |
| Product pricing based on weight | No | Yes | |
| Customer Groups | No | Yes | |
| SMS Notifications | No | Yes | |
| Price Alerts | No | Yes | |
| Visitors can request more information for a product | No | Yes | |
| Offline transaction payment module | No | Yes | |
| SMTP email support | No | Yes | |
| Ability to hide the categories or products for certain languages, countries | No | Yes | |
| Product types functionality that allows you to group products from different categories | No | Yes | |
| Export statistics in PDF and excel format | No | Yes | |
| Advanced Attributes with image support | No | Yes | |
| Multi-Vendor Support (Optional with Additional Cost) | No | Yes | |
| Choose the related products that you want to be displayed at the checkout page | No | Yes | |
| Veratad Support | No | Yes | |
| Payflow Recurring Billing Support | No | Yes | |
| AuthorizeNet Recurring Billing Support | No | Yes | |
| QuickBooks Merchant Services Integration | No | Yes | |
| Product Custom Properties (additional fields searchable) | No | Yes | |
| Plugin that integrates search results made from the joomla search engine and ixxo cart product listing | Yes | Yes | |
| "Add to Cart" Plugin that allows to place an add to cart button to any joomla article | Yes | Yes | |
| Assign products and additional content pages to user groups. Products and content will only be visible to the members of the group. | No | Yes | |
| QuickBooks eCommerce Integration | Yes | Yes | |
| Donation Module | No | Yes |
Feature table list last updated 12-06-2009
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