Our e-Stores are the most affordable, full featured solution available.
Check out how we compare to the other providers. Many e-Store providers
charge transaction fees, which means that they take a percentage of every
sale you make. We are committed to providing your customers with a high
quality shopping experience, but we stay out of your business. Our goal
is to keep your sales high and expenses low! Make sure to browse our full
list of offerings.
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iHostStudio
e-Stores |
Yahoo! Stores |
eBay ProStores |
Network Solutions |
| Monthly Fee |
$14.95 |
$39.95 |
$29.95 |
$99.95 |
| Transaction Charge |
None |
1.50% |
0.50% |
None |
| Setup Fee |
None |
$50 |
None |
$99 |
| Expected Sales Range |
None |
$0-11,999 |
smaller |
None |
| Email accounts |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Google™ AdWords Credits |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Yahoo! Sponsored Search Ad Credits |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Web Site Management |
| Monthly Data Transfer |
50 GB |
500 GB |
50 GB |
8 GB |
| 24/7 FTP access |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
Yes |
| Security |
| Password-Protected User Accounts |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Regular Backups |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
Nightly |
| SSL Security |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Access Privileges to Store Manager |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Site Design |
| Customizable Home Page Layout |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Templates & Design Themes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Product, Category and Inventory Management |
| Sell Downloadable Content/Products |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Control Panel |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Uploading |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Inventory options/alerts |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Merchandising |
| Gift certificates |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Coupon manager |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Able to offer Promotions |
Yes |
No |
No |
? |
| Order Processing, Shipping & Payment Settings |
| Integrated Shipping methods |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Shipping & Tax Rate Calculations |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Accept Credit Card Payment Online* |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Alternate Payment Options (fax, email, COD) |
Yes |
Limited |
Limited |
? |
| Order Management System |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
| Auto-confirm/Status emails |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
? |
| Receive orders with fax or email |
Yes |
Email Only |
No |
? |
| Post Order data in real time to database |
Yes |
No |
? |
? |
| Statistics and Reports |
| Sales Reports & Graphs |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| # of Page views |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
Yes |
| Referring sites |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
Yes |
| Orders by customer |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
Yes |
| Click trails |
Yes |
No |
? |
Yes |
| Personal Domain |
| Domain registration |
Yes |
Purchasable |
$8.95/yr |
$9.96/mo |
| Private Domain registration: Whois |
$15/year |
+ $0.75/mo |
? |
Purchasable |
| Customer Support |
| Online tools/help |
Yes |
? |
Yes |
? |
| Toll-free Support Line |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Email-tickets Support |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
| *Payment Gateway and Merchant account required |