The eCommerce sector has certainly revolutionized convenience in the last decade allowing you to purchase practically anything and have it delivered right to your doorstep. You can now shop around the clock from any part of the world via the internet and expect your order to be shipped to you in a week or less!
Online buying and selling will never be the same again with the increasing growth of eCommerce stores on the internet. For small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that offer eCommerce solutions and allow you to purchase online, there are many simple integration tools that can help you leverage your time resources better. If your business happens to use QuickBooks, then simply integrating your accounting platform with your online shopping cart can boost transparency, efficiency, and reduce costs – all at the same time. Let’s take a look at the top 10 shopping carts that have that have QuickBooks integration already built in.
BigCommerce
Developed via the eCC order management system, BigCommerce offers comprehensive integration of QuickBooks. BigCommerce has three packages, each offering an upgrade on functionality and associated features:
- Silver Package – $30/month
- Gold Package – $80/ month
- Platinum Package – $200/ month
BigCommerce offers domain name, built-in marketing tools, SEO, theme customization, analytics, compatibility with Amazon, eBay, and other platforms, 60 payment gateways, product reviews, coupons, bank vault security, credit card transactions, product customization, 24/7 support, and convenient integration with various accounting and marketing software and applications.
AbleCommerce
AbleCommerce is another order management system shopping cart founded by a former store builder. Started back in 1993, AbleCommerce now offers intuitive features like subscription plans, mobile commerce, screen compatibility, SEO optimization, and fairly convenient .Net customization along with 24/7 technical support. As for transactions, AbleCommerce is easy to use and offers secure VISA transactions and Amazon payment conversions among other options. You also get 24/7 technical support for the 30-day trial.
Magento
Magento is widely considered as one of the leaders in eCommerce solutions. Join Magento and become a part of a growing community of over 24,000 merchants around the world. Magento offers comprehensive order management systems with two subscription options – Enterprise Edition and Community Edition. Both subscription plans offer respective features and tools to accommodate your business needs. As a Content Management System, SEO and content marketing through Magento is a given!
AmeriCart
You can get started with AmeriCart by choosing the 14-day free trial that offers 14 different payment gateways. Founded in 1996, AmeriCart offers various easy, simple, and secure shopping cart solutions as a transaction hub. Not only is it easy to configure, but offers comprehensive security features on both ends of processing and transactions. The flexible user interface allows entrepreneurs to make sure that they can easily place products, bundle carts, and move them to other hosted sites. Here are some of the key features of AmeriCart:
- Pricing Discount System
- View and Edit Items
- Automated Currency Conversion System
AmeriCart offers SEO through Yahoo Search market and Google Analytics, and has affiliate sale programs like Commission Junction and Shareasale for streamlining commission-based sales.
CandyPress
CandyPress has been offering ecommerce solutions for 13 years with flexible and easy to navigate user interface for shopping carts. The complete version of CandyPress can be purchased for $99.99, but if you’re lucky, you can get up to 40% discount offered by the makers. CandyPress offers customizable languages, full source coding, software download, customizable currency, complete customer order history, tax free 24/7 customer support, product recommendations, and much more.
Claim the Web
Claim the Web is available as an eCC shopping cart system that offers a host of solutions for QuickBooks users. In fact, you can completely customize the functionality of QuickBooks to comprehensively integrate it with Claim the Web. Customization in design and layout allow you to design a shopping cart that offers real-time results in your QuickBooks. On top of that, Claim the Web has some amazing content and advice on how to use the cart for maximum ROI.
CS-Cart
CS-Cart is available in both T-Hub and eCC systems and is ideal for QuickBooks users who leverage on dual functioning order systems. Once you order the system, CS-Cart developers will customize the design and functionality that best suit your needs. CS-Cart offers many useful add-ons, API develop and full source coding, Widget mode to embed with Facebook and WordPress, and built-in theme editor. Backed with powerful SEO and admin support, you get a shopping cart with built-in CMS and full HTML/CSS control. CS-Cart also provides more than 50 payment gateways, real-time shipment rates, flexible tax management, customer cart tracking, and various discounts and promotions.
CreLoaded
CreLoaded is developed on all three order management systems, and offers complete control over your eCommerce ventures. You can get started with a 15-day trial for $19/month, and take advantage of basic features like store customization, built-in themes, SEO, marketing features, and product placement.
GoDaddy
GoDaddy offers a T-Hub developed shopping cart for its customers. The web hosting service providers allow you to create, customize, and manage your e-stores with custom page styles and colors through advanced CSS. While GoDaddy support all payment gateways, it primarily offers real time processing in QuickBooks through PayPal. If you’re looking for a shopping cart solution that is easy and quick to set up, then GoDaddy is what your business needs.
MonsterCommerce
MonsterCommerce is an order management system that helps in developing custom stores. You can easily manage inventory and orders, sell products with coupons and discounts, and ensure security and data integration with QuickBooks all at the same time with MonsterCommerce. You can choose the Lifetime Services option which allocates a specialized team to manage your shopping carts. That being said; this is a separate service which you will have purchase. If you’re not sure what Monster Commerce brings to the picture, you can always try their free 4-week trial.
Have Questions? Need Help?
Shopping carts are truly revolutionizing convenience. However, for eCommerce stores, it is essential to have a shopping cart that can integrate with your accounting management system, and fit the needs or your specific business. If you are looking to connect your online business with your QuickBooks accounting platform, give us a call at 866-949-7267 or click here to send us an email. One of our experts can help you navigate the options and choose the best solution – not only for where your business it currently, but where you want it to be in the future.
