Which is best for you?

If you are not experienced with online stores based on a CMS system and want to start with something simple and convenient, then you will choose OsCommerce. OsCommerce has a set of standard functions, necessary for an online store; it's easy to manage and simple to use. The design is already built in, all you have to do is to pick up the template, complete several steps for installation and enter your list of products; that's all. The store is now completely ready for business. OsCommerce is the most popular online store engine.

If you need a flexible management interface and a more advanced instrument for online trade, which is still easy to manage, then consider the Zen Cart system. It has everything essential for online business. This system will let you change its configuration without problems, simply by way of the admin panel. A built-in system of subpages will let you easily add your information about products and services, and there is a set of modules for operation with the most popular payment processors - to make it easy to set up an online payment system. You can download the Zen Cart engine here.

CRELoaded is the most advanced trade portal with many instruments for promotion of your products. Many, many options for payment and shipping modules, affiliate systems, sales makers, subpages and many others - all in CRELoaded. The CRELoaded cart comes completely supplied with a full range of functions for the goals of any large online store. CRELoaded is the most comprehensive CMS for online trade with the most popular modules and functions fully implemented. You can download CRELoaded engine here.

Package Content

OsCommerce 2.2

CRELoaded 6.2

ZenCart 1.2.x/1.3.x

Package

Engine (MS 2.2) with design, HTML,
PSD, sample database

Theme, HTML, PSD, sample database

Skins system availability

not available

available

Design changing

Via changing of content displaying files
or store resetting

With the help of skins system
(via admin panel)

Templates count

osCommerce Templates: 992

CRE Loaded Templates: 256

Zen Cart Templates: 292

Localization

There are 3 languages in
standard package: English, German,
and Spanish. There is a possibility of localization to other languages

There are 4 languages in
standard package: English, German, Spanish
and French (our templates are localized to English and German)

There is 1 language in standard package: English (our templates are localized to English). There is a possibility of localization to other languages (all presented at www.zencart.com)

Information Boxes

OsCommerce 2.2

CRELoaded 6.2

ZenCart 1.2.x/1.3.x

Categories
(list of products by categories)

available

Manufacturers
(list of products by manufacturers)

available

What's New/ Latest Products/ New products
(representation of one of the products recently added to catalog)

available

Quick Find / Search
(quick search of products by keywords)

available

Information
(box of links to sub pages)

available
(links only to standard subpages)

available
(links to standard subpages and to pages, added by the admin)

available
(links only to standard subpages)

More Information
(box of additional links to sub pages, is being replenished only in Zen)

not available

available

Shopping cart
(box representing shopping cart’s content)

available

Specials
(representation of one of the products, which is introduced into catalog as special, special offer)

available

Reviews
(representation of one of the products, on which a testimonial had been written)

available

Languages
(box of localization switching)

available

Currencies
(box of currencies switching)

available

Bestsellers
(list of the most popular products)

available

Featured Products
(representation of one of the products, selected by administrator)

not available

available

Tell a friend
(box of informing of somebody about the store vie e-mail)

available

Notifications
(box, in which a client can subscribe to getting information about the product)

available

Affiliates
(information box for affiliates)

not available

available

not available

Articles
(box of links to CRE articles (news))

not available

available

not available

Order History
(list of client’s orders)

available

Banner
(banner, added by a client )

not available
(possible to add banner only under footer)

available
(possible to add any amount)

Downloads
(box for displaying of link to purchased product)

not available

available

not available

Manufacturers Info
(box of information about the manufacturer)

available

Donate
(box for displaying of “Donate” banner)

not available

available

not available

FAQ
(box for displaying of links – answers to frequently asked questions)

not available

available

not available

Google Ad
(google adwords banner)

not available

available

not available

Pages
(box of links to informational pages)

not available

available

Links
(box of outer links )

not available

available

not available

Login Box
(user’s registration box)

not available

available

not available

Who is online
(box representing the quantity of users at the given moment)

not available

available

Whish List
(box of links to products, introduced to the list of desired by the user)

not available

available

not available

EZPages
(box of links to sub pages, created with the help of EZ module)

not available

available

Music Genres
(standard box for ZenCart, representing the list of music genres)

not available

available

Shop by Price
(box of selecting products by price)

not available

available

not available

Calendar
(box with calendar)

not available

available

not available

Boxes management

OsCommerce 2.2

CRELoaded 6.2

ZenCart 1.2.x/1.3.x

Boxes management
(Info Boxes)

Only via direct code editing in column_right.php or column_left.php

Via the admin panel, it is possible to
change the header, the color of header, position in left or right column.

Via the admin panel, it is possible to change position in left or right column

Payment modules

OsCommerce 2.2

CRELoaded 6.2

ZenCart 1.2.x/1.3.x

Authorize.net

available

Authorize.net AIM

not available

available

Credit Card (cc)

available

Cash on Delivery

available

iPayment

available

not available

Check

available

NOCHEX

available

not available

PayPal

available

2CheckOut

available

not available

PSiGate

available

not available

SecPay

available

not available

Freecharger

not available

available

YourPay API

not available

available (1.3.x only)

Credit Card (CCV)

not available

available

not available

Electronic Check

not available

available

not available

EFSnet

not available

available

not available

GeoTrust quick payments

not available

available

not available

PayMeNow

not available

available

not available

PayBox

not available

available

not available

PayJunction

not available

available

not available

PayPalExpressCheckout

not available

available

not available

QChex

not available

available

not available

PlugnPay

not available

available

not available

World pay

not available

available

not available

Quick Commerce Pro

not available

available

not available

Contributions
(additional modules designed by outside developers)

OsCommerce 2.2

CRELoaded 6.2

ZenCart 1.2.x/1.3.x

Contributions

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