E-commerce Plan EC-1
This plan is targeted at first time commerce customers who want to put 10 or less items on line. It doesn't support real time credit card processing, but everything can be done off-line. This is the perfect plan to get started with commerce and test the waters.
E-commerce Plan EC-2
This plan helps merchants with less than 100 items get on-line. Real time credit card processing is not built into the product. This plan is also good for people getting started online and those with more items to sell, but who do not have a high volume of transactions to offset the costs of implementing online processing.
E-commerce Plan EC-3
This plan supports an unlimited number of items and has built-in CyberCash credit card processing. This plan is ideal for merchants with a large catalog of items (over 100 products). This is for serious e-commerce merchants.
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EC-1 |
EC-2 |
EC-3 |
| Pricing |
|
| Monthly Cost |
$99 / mo.
($50 setup) |
$159 / mo.
($50 setup) |
$200 / mo.
($50 setup) |
| BundledE-commerce Solution Includes: |
|
| Free BIGSEA Web Hosting: |
same features as
Professional plan |
same features as
Corporate plan |
same features as
Commercial plan |
| Free E-commerce Software: |
Mercantec
SoftCart(tm)
Start-Up
|
Mercantec
SoftCart(tm)
Lite
|
Mercantec
SoftCart(tm)
Pro
|
| - - - Commerce Features - - - |
| Store Size |
|
| Number of Products (SKUs) |
1-10 |
1-100 |
Unlimited |
| Site Creation |
|
| StoreBuilder Wizard |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Browser Based Site Creation |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Site Templates Included |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Compatibility with third-party HTML tools
(FrontPage, NetObjects, HoTMetaL, etc.) |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Catalog Maintenance |
|
| Browser-Based Maintenance |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Graphics Upload through Browser |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Add/Delete/Edit Products |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Add/Delete Database Table Columns |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Product Categories |
No |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
| Unlimited Product Attributes |
N/A |
Yes |
Yes |
| Tax & Shipping |
|
| Built-in Tax & Shipping |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Number of Tax & Shipping Zones |
3 |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
| Price Threshold |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Weight Threshold, Quantity Threshold, Line Item, Base Plus LineItem, No Shipping Charge |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Merchandising |
|
| Sales, Upselling, Discontinued, Promotions, Temporarily Out ofStock |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Maximum Inventory Items |
10 |
100 |
Unlimited |
| Payment Systems Supported |
|
| Supports Purchase Order Acceptance |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Cyber Cash,ICVERIFY |
No |
Optional |
Optional |
| Supports Purchase Order Acceptance |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Microsoft Wallet |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Security |
|
| All Payment & Order Information Encrypted |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Public/Private Key Encryption |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Automated Encryption Key Management |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Sophisticated Key Management System |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Private Keys Available on Web Server |
Never |
Never |
Never |
| Order Notification |
|
| Email Customer Receipt |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Email Order Notification to Merchant |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Drop Ship Vendor Notification |
No |
Optional |
Optional |
| Order Delivery Mechanisms |
|
| Secure Transaction Log |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Creates Invoices, Packing Slips |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Intuit QuickBooks Module |
No |
Optional |
Optional |
| DropShip Fulfillment Module |
No |
Optional |
Optional |
| EDIX.12 850 Support (purchase order) |
No |
Optional |
Optional |
| Additional Applications |
|
| Fulltext search engine included |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Data Collect (survey system) included |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Compatibility |
|
| Supports All Shoppers' Web Browsers (1.0 and up) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Built-in State Tracking |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Requires Cookies |
No |
No |
No |
| Third Party Integration |
|
| Product API |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Payment Interface |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Link Application (order delivery) |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| User Program Interface |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
When you sign up for a plan, Mercantec will send you a CD which includes the PGP encryption software for your computer. Until you receive the CD, you will be able to demo the software, but you not be able to receive orders securely until you have the PGP Client Key. When you fill out the license agreement for the software, the PGP Key will be sent to the address that you list in the sign up process. Pick the right address for yourself.
