Shopify Vs CS Cart Multi Vendor
Shopify is a well-known, well-established e-commerce platform for running your own web store. It now controls around ten per cent of the global e-commerce market. However, while it caters well for those with standard web stores, what about multi-vendor marketplaces?
The one downside of this otherwise excellent platform is that Shopify doesn’t offer multi-vendor functionality as standard. So if you are looking to build an online marketplace using Shopify, you will need to use third-party extensions to be viable, such as the Webkul Marketplace App.
This is where CS-Cart Multi-Vendor comes into play. This standalone e-commerce platform has been powering thousands of e-stores and marketplaces since 2005, so it has a long and well-trusted history of delivering flexible options for multi-vendor marketplaces owners.
If you are looking to keep costs down, in the beginning, using Webkul Marketplace App for Shopify is much more expensive than using CS-Cart Multi-Vendor.
Why choose Shopify
Shopify is a great way to start up your own e-commerce web store. You don’t need to install any software. You don’t have to choose a hosting company for your store, and you will never need to worry about server settings. It is an excellent solution for a beginner with little experience because all you need to do is create a Shopify account, make some very easy and basic settings for your store, and add your product range, and the job is done. Shopify is suitable for beginners and is one of the most accessible e-commerce platforms to use when starting out. This is thanks to the company that developed the platform, their support, and the easy usability that Shopify comes with. Shopify hosts your store and does all the automatic software updates, so you don’t have to. However, if you have a little more experience and want something with more flexibility and customisations, a hosted solution such as this has one major downside – you don’t get access to the source code. This means you won’t be able to tweak the existing functionality or add new features.