Ecommerce Solution: Prestashop vs TomatoCart
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This document compares Tomatocart v1.1 and PrestaShop v1.3.1.1, two open-source shopping cart solutions, emphasizing their functionalities, ease of use, and specific tools. Tomatocart is highlighted for its modern technology and unique features like a separate mail system, while PrestaShop is recognized for its elegant interface and user-friendly product management. The article aims to assist users in choosing between the two platforms based on their needs and requirements.
Ecommerce Solution: Prestashop vs TomatoCart
- 1. TomatoCart V1.1 vs. Prestashop V1.3.1.1 Preface Prestashop is a free open source shopping cart developed in France. The exquisite interface and powerful functionality make it renowned outside the hometown. The design of Prestashop, blended with the France romanticism, is fascinated. Likewise, TomatoCart is developed based on osCommerce which should be considered as the origin of open source shopping cart. Robust foundation, all-out innovation and incomparably comprehensive functionality enable TomatoCart become one of the most promising shopping cart software. This article is written for those who are not familiar with TomatoCart or those who can’t make a decision when facing the two eCommerce solutions. Focusing on functionality comparison, the content of the article is objective with no discrimination. Essentials: Both carts are quick to install and easy to learn. The requirements of two carts indicate low cost on hosting. However, different from the interface of Prestashop, TomatoCart applies the modern web 2.0 technology such as RIA (Rich Internet Application), Ajax, which provides a familiar windows operation environment and boosts the operation efficiency.
- 2. Admin Panel of Prestashop Admin panel of TomatoCart TomatoCart Prestashop Requirements PHP5.1.6+ PHP v5.0+ MySQL4.1.13+ or 5.0.7+ MySQL v5.0+ Open Source Unlimited products Fee none none SSL support Full or shared SSL full or shared SSL Knowledge level for intermediate intermediate
- 3. TomatoCart Prestashop coding Ease of use easy easy Site Management: Site management, generally speaking, should include all the basic tools to organize your sites and it decides the performance of your sites and the flexibility of your site settings. In addition to those basic site management tools, TomatoCart has created its unique tools such as separate mail system, in which case you needn’t worry about missing any emails.. TomatoCart Prestashop Multi-Lingual Multi-Currency Tax Zone/Country WYSIWYG Separate Web Mail Email template Newsletter Management Watermark Tool Tab management Aliases Backup Manager File Manager Import/Export Import Only Subdomains Roles Permission Limited Management Reports Captcha Maintenance Mode Department Management CMS: CMS, simplifying your publication of web content, is a special and indispensable part of shopping cart software. If you wanna make your site attractive, impressive and distinctive, you should turn to help of CMS. Ranging from simple
- 4. article to indicative video, high-end CMS is capable of doing nearly anything you comes up with. But it doesn’t absolutely indicate the more, the better. It’s up to your demand. Never be too greedy, which always run counters to your desire. TomatoCart Prestashop Article Guest Book Polls Slide Images/Image Menu Product Slider Product Scroller Videos Template Management Catalog Management: As a proverb says, effort doubled, result halved. I do believe a clear catalog layout makes your work simple! Compared with TomatoCart, Prestashop’s product management seems a little simpler without individual upcoming product and featured product management system. TomatoCart Prestashop Category management Variant Attribute Manufacture Specials Reviews&Ratings Limited Upcoming Product Management Popular Search Terms Featured Product Management Product Management: TomatoCart is featured with a sleek experience of adding new products. Different from TomatoCart, Prestashop hold all the steps to add a product, no matter upcoming or featured product in one page, which seems a little complicated and messy.
- 5. TomatoCart Prestashop Upcoming Product Featured Product Downloadable Product Multi-image Batch Add Duplicate Customization Attachment Cross-sell Accessory Short Description Image Zoom Reports Customer Management: How to manage your customers? Treat them all the same? Definitely not! Different treatment is needed here to boost your online sales. For example, you can divide them into several customer groups and give them different discounts according to their order records. In a word, a perfect customer management is also a powerful marketing tool. TomatoCart Prestashop Add/Edit in admin Batch Add Customer Group IP Status Wishlist Store Credits Order Management: Sometimes, orders will be taken by phone, which requires the shopping cart system with a manual order-adding functionality. Sometimes, customers may return a product. And sometimes… There are a lot of exceptions you have to take into consideration. Let’s see whether your shopping cart software has thought of the exceptions in advance!
- 6. TomatoCart Prestashop Add orders in admin Reorder Multiple invoices and shipping addresses Order status Return Request Abandoned Cart Track Order Store Credits/Credit Slips Promotional Tools and SEO: Nowadays, Marketing is considered as a key to popularity and success. Without exception, it is also a significant part of shopping cart software. Built-in promotional tools not only cut down on the cost but also boost your revenue. Aside from promotional tools, SEO brings you a good result when customers are searching store or product via search engines. TomatoCart Prestashop Gift Certificate Coupon Customer Groups Customer Loyalty Program Catalog Promotional Discount Quantity Discount Add to Compare Tell a friend Cross Sell Accessory Newsletter Google sitemap RSS Feed Search Engine Friendly URLs Checkout: Checkout determines the sales conversion. Customers will be bothered by
- 7. complex check out processes and limited choices. TomatoCart Prestashop Ajax Shopping Cart Delivery/Billing Address One-page Checkout Guest Checkout Shipping to multiple addressed Gift Wrapping Payment Gateways: People all around the world definitely have different favored payment methods. What if they can’t find the gateway they are looking for or there is no other alternative payment gateway? What a frustrating shopping experience! Consequently, multiple choices of payment methods should be prepared to satisfy all kinds of need. TomatoCart Prestashop Amazon IPN Authorize.net Credit Card Authorize.net eCheck Bank Wire Credit Card Cheque ChronoPay eWay Payment Credit Card Google Checkout Hipay Moneybookers NOCHEX PayPalAPI PayPal IPN PayPal Website Payment Pro(US/UK) Direct PayPal Website Payment Pro(UK) Express PayPal Express Checkout PayPal Website Payments Standard PayQuake Credit Card Safepay Credit Card Safepay Bank Transfer Safepay Virtual Terminal
- 8. TomatoCart Prestashop Western Union Wire Card Credit Card Wire Card EFT PayQ