Shopping Cart Software

Eight of the best sites for ecommerce shopping cart software. Know of another site that should be listed here? Leave your suggestion at the bottom of this page. (Related searches: Website Templates, Internet Marketing Forums, Thumbnail Software)

1. Zen Cart - Free, open source shopping cart software promises easy installation and integration with LinkPoint, Authorize.Net and PayPal. Download the software as well as other free tools and graphics to customize the look and functionality of the software. (www.zen-cart.com)

2. Yahoo! Small Business Ecommerce - If you are new to e-commerce and/or feel more confident with a familiar name, you may want the merchant store offering from Yahoo, which includes Web hosting and shopping cart functionality for roughly $40 per month on the low end and higher costs if your sales volume is especially high. (smallbusiness.yahoo.com)

3. Shopping Cart Recommendations Please - 2006 WebmasterWorld discussion thread offers some ideas on the best options for shopping cart software, with informal reviews or mentions of MonsterCommerce (since bought by Network Solutions), Volusion, StoreFront, Yahoo, X-Cart, Zen Cart, CubeCart, ShopSite, AbleCommerce, SoftSlate Commerce, CS-Cart, Storefront6 (freeware), osCommerce, AspDotNetStorefront, Cart32, CRE Loaded and more. (www.webmasterworld.com)

4. Ecommerce Templates - Offers shopping cart software that you can combine with their design templates or use with a customizable generic template for a one-time price of $149 for the generic template and $159 if you choose a design template. Promises integration with credit card payment processing systems such as Authorize.net and online payment options such as PayPal and Google Checkout. Offers templates designed to work with Frontpage, Dreamweaver and other site construction software. (www.ecommercetemplates.com)

5. X-Cart - PHP shopping cart software promises easy installation, search engine friendliness, and free 24/7 technical support. One-time cost for the software; you can also use X-Cart for hosting your e-commerce site if you choose. Offers 30-day free “try before you buy” trial. (www.x-cart.com)

6. osCommerce - Free, open source shopping cart software package used in over 12,000 online stores. (www.oscommerce.com)

7. Easy Store Creator - Shopping cart software promises easy installation with a point-and-click interface, completely customizable design, ecommerce Website hosting, e-mail and Web site builder software for a $67 fee per month. (www.easystorecreator.com)

8. Fortune 3 - E-commerce shopping cart software and hosting allows you to build a complete site around the software or add a shopping area to your existing site. Offers a free 30-day trial, then a monthly cost as low as $29.95 per month up to $159.95 per month, depending on how many items you will offer for sale on your site. (www.fortune3.com)