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Compare osCommerce, Zen Cart and CRE Loaded February 12, 2007

Posted by Sonia Chen in CRE Loaded, Zen Cart, osCommerce, shopping cart, web templates.
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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 Theme, HTML, PSD, sample database
Skins system availability not available available available
Design changing Via changing of content displaying files or store resetting With the help of skins system (via admin panel) With the help of skins system (via admin panel)
Templates count osCommerce Templates: 297 CRE Loaded Templates: 72 Zen Cart Templates: 44
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 available available

Manufacturers
(list of products by manufacturers)

 available available available

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

 available available available

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

 available available 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 not available available

Shopping cart
(box representing shopping cart’s content)

 available available available

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

 available available available

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

 available available available

Languages
(box of localization switching)

 available available available

Currencies
(box of currencies switching)

 available available available

Bestsellers
(list of the most popular products)

 available available available

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

 not available available available

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

 available available available

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

 available available 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 available available

Banner
(banner, added by a client )

 not available
(possible to add banner only under footer) 		available
(possible to add any amount) 		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 available 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 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 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 not available available

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

 not available 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 available available
Authorize.net AIM not available not available available
Credit Card (cc) available available available
Cash on Delivery available available available
iPayment available available not available
Check available available available
NOCHEX available available not available
PayPal available available available
2CheckOut available available not available
PSiGate available available not available
SecPay available available not available
Freecharger not available not available available
YourPay API not available 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 Quantity: 3721
View here 		– Quantity: 209
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