| PRODUCT | iSTORE | Miva Merchant 3.0 |
ShopSite Mgr 3.1|Pro 3.0 |
SoftCart 3.0 |
| Publisher | iMALL, Inc. | Miva Corp. | ICentral, Inc. | Mercantec Inc. |
| sales@iserver.com | info@miva.com | info@icentral.com | info@mercantec.com | |
| Price | monthly Starts at $69 | $495* | $495*|$1295* | Starts at $1500 |
| Special offers for iServer customers |
yes | yes | yes | no |
| STORE OPERATION | ||||
| Client-side publishing and web server |
no | yes | no | no |
| Catalog search | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Shopping cart/basket | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Discount/Sales rules | no | no | no|yes | no |
| Shipping calculations | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Tax calculations | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Retain customer profiles | yes | no | yes | no |
| Sales reports | yes | yes | yes | no |
| Site statistics | yes | no | yes | no |
| Remote web admin | yes | yes | yes | no |
| Multiple store operation | no | yes | no | yes |
| DATABASE | ||||
| Databases supported |
Object-oriented ODI |
internal xBase | internal proprietary | ASCII, ODBC |
| Data types imported | ASCII comma delimited | ASCII pipe delimited | ASCII tab delimited | ASCII tab delimited |
| TRANSACTIONS | ||||
| Payment systems integrated | CyberCash | AuthorizeNet, CyberSource | First Virtual, Online Analysis | CyberCash, IC Verify, First Virtual, Online Analysis |
| Order-entry templates | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Security | SSL, CyberCash | SSL | SSL | SSL, CyberCash |
| Integrated email | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| SITE DEVELOPMENT | ||||
| HTML editor | no | HotMetal | no | no |
| Scripting language | no | yes | no | no |
| Site templates | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| USER SUPPORT | ||||
| Online tutorial | no | yes | no | no |
| Online documentation | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Additional support | yes | yes | yes | yes |