CubeCart eCommerce key features
Cubecart offers a good level of functionality out of the box as standard. And when you need something extra, the ability to quickly add 3rd party add-ons to extent the functionality is available at a surprisingly low cost.
The table below shows a side by side comparison of most of the features available in CubeCart version 3 and 4.
CubeCart v3 CubeCart v4
Professionally Security Audited with thorough penetration testing. Included Included
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Not Included Included
100% Template Driven (HTML is completely separate from PHP code) Included Included
XHTML & CSS Valid Included Included
Checkout Steps 4 2
New Customer Registration Mandatory Optional
Customer Order History Included Included
Add / Edit Orders from admin control panel. Not Included Included
Courier Tracking URL Not Included Included
Unlimited Products, Categories & Images per Product Included Included
One product in unlimited categories Included Included
Product Image Gallery HTML Pop up HTML Pop up or "Lightbox"
Multi Currency Support Included Included
Email Marketing Included Included
Sell Digital & Tangible Goods Included Included
Inventory Stock Control On completed payment On completed payment or order creation.
Multiple Tax Classes Applied to single zone/country Applied to multiple zones/countries.
"Tell a Friend" Included Included
Spambot Flood Protection Included Included
Product Search Included Included
Log search phrases (Can be viewed in admin control panel) Included Included
Advanced Product Search Not Included Included
Unlimited Product Options with +ve or -ve price. Included Included
Expanding DHTML categories box. (Unlimited depth) Not Included Included
Product Reviews & Comments Not Included Included
Related products (based on actual orders) Not Included Included
Gift Certificates Not Included Included
Discount Vouchers / Coupons Not Included Included
FireFox Extension - Allows you to get instant notifications of new orders, product reviews & stock warnings. Not Included Included
Module Import with version control. (Allows new shipping/payment/affiliate to be imported through admin control panel). Not Included Included
Alternate Checkouts Not Included
* Google Checkout
* PayPal Website Payments Pro US (Certified Integration)
* PayPal Website Payments Pro UK (Certified Integration)
Shipping Modules
* By Percentage of Order Total
* By Price (Free over certain order totals)
* By Order Weight
* Flat Rate
* Free Shipping
* By Category (National / International)
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* Per Item
* Royal Mail
* USPS UPS (Rate v3)
* By Percentage of Order Total
* By Price (Free over certain order totals)
* By Order Weight
* Flat Rate
* Free Shipping
* By Category (National / International)
* Per Item
* Royal Mail
* USPS
* UPS (Rate v3)
* Canada Post
* Australia Post
Payment Modules Support by Commotion
* 2Checkout
* Authorize AIM / SIM
* ChronoPay
* PayPal Express Checkout
* HSBC (API)
* Moneybookers
* Nochex (Basic & APC)
* PayOffline
* PayPal Standard & IPN
* Print Order Form
* SagePay (VPS Form)
* psiGate
* SECPay / PayPoint
* Verisign
* WorldPay Junior
* SecureHosting †
Credit Card Validation (Seamless Modules Only) Not Included Included
Payment Transaction ID Logging Not Included Included
Affiliate Modules
* ClixGalore
* iDevAffiliate
* JROX
* tradeDoubler
* OSIAffiliate (V4 only)
Google Analytics Not Included Included
Professionally Translated Language Files Not Included Included
Language Files
Edit Languages File from Admin Control Panel Not Included Included
SQL Caching (To reduce server load) Not Included Included
Page Output Compression (Faster Page loads) Not Included Included
Unlimited Site Documents (Privacy Policy / Delivery / About Us etc...) Included Included
Install Wizard Included Included
Multi Lingual
Simple Upgrade Wizard Not Included Included
Upgrade from 3.0.0 to 4.x.x
Admin upgrade notifications - Lets you know when a new version of CubeCart has been released. Included Included
Easy Logo Uploader Not Included Included
Maintenance Tools Not Included
* Recalculate upload folder size
* Rebuild category product count
* Rebuild number customer orders
* Reset number product views
* Delete orphaned thumbnails
* Clear search history
* Delete admin logs
* Delete admin sessions
* Clear SQL Cache
* Clear Payment Transaction Logs
* Bulk Image Thumbnail Rebuild Tool
* Resize Master Images
* Database Optimize / Analyze / Check / Repair
* Database Backup Tool
Statistics
* Search Phrases
* Product Popularity
* Customers Online Now
* Sales (By Hour/Day/Month)
* Search Phrases
* Product Popularity (By Views)
* Product Popularity (By Sales)
* Customers Online Now
Statistics Display Method HTML Table Dynamic Image Histograms
Unlimited Store Administrators (with configurable permissions) Included Included
Admin Session Log Included Included
Admin Activity Log Not Included Included
Admin Dashboard Notifications Not Included
* Low stock warning
* New Orders
* New Product Reviews / Comments
RSS Announcements Displayed on Admin Dashboard (Configurable RSS URL) Not Included Included
Bulk Product CSV Upload - Works with any CSV format! Not Included Included
Bulk Export CSV
* Google Base (Froogle)
* Google Base (Froogle)
* Shopping.com
* ShopZilla
Bulk Product Price Update (By multiple category select or all) Not Included Included
Bulk Move Products by Category Not Included Included
Automatic Currency Conversion Not Included Included
Multiple unique stores with one database. (Software license required for each and it is not possible to share any inventory at all between stores. This feature is for hosting accounts that only provide one MySQL database when more than one store is required) Included Included
Sale Mode Per Individual Product or
store wide percentage reduction Per Individual Product or
store wide percentage reduction.
Hide prices for unauthenticated guests. (Optional) Not Included Included
Store Online/Offline Switch with message Included Included
Printable Order Invoices Included Included
Improved
Source Code Availability 100% Well Over 99%
(2 Files Zend/IonCube Encoded)
