Comparison Chart
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. |
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| Search Engine Optimization (SEO) | ||
| 100% Template Driven (HTML is completely separate from PHP code) | ||
| XHTML & CSS Valid | ||
| Number of Skins included | 3 (Classic, Killer & Legend) |
4 (Classic, Caretta Soft & Caretta Bright, KitaBlue) |
| Skin Selector - Allows visitors to change the skin. | (Optional) |
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| Checkout Steps | 4 | 2 |
| New Customer Registration | Mandatory | Optional |
| Customer Order History | ||
| Add / Edit Orders from admin control panel. | ||
| Courier Tracking URL | ||
| Unlimited Products, Categories & Images per Product | ||
| One product in unlimited categories | ||
| Product Image Gallery | HTML Pop up | HTML Pop up or "Lightbox" |
| Multi Currency Support | ||
| Email Marketing | ||
| Sell Digital & Tangible Goods | ||
| 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" | ||
| Spambot Flood Protection | ||
| Product Search | ||
| Log search phrases (Can be viewed in admin control panel) | ||
| Advanced Product Search | ||
| Unlimited Product Options with +ve or -ve price. | ||
| Expanding DHTML categories box. (Unlimited depth) | ||
| Product Reviews & Comments | ||
| Related products (based on actual orders) | ||
| Gift Certificates | ||
| Discount Vouchers / Coupons | ||
| FireFox Extension - Allows you to get instant notifications of new orders, product reviews & stock warnings. | ||
| Module Import with version control. (Allows new shipping/payment/affiliate to be imported through admin control panel). | ||
| Alternate Checkouts |
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| Shipping Modules |
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| Payment Modules |
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| Credit Card Validation (Seamless Modules Only) | ||
| Payment Transaction ID Logging | ||
| Affiliate Modules |
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| Google Analytics | ||
| Professionally Translated Language Files | ||
| Language Files |
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| Edit Languages File from Admin Control Panel | ||
| SQL Caching (To reduce server load) | ||
| Page Output Compression (Faster Page loads) | ||
| Unlimited Site Documents (Privacy Policy / Delivery / About Us etc...) | ||
| Install Wizard | Multi Lingual |
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| Simple Upgrade Wizard | Upgrade from 3.0.0 to 4.x.x |
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| Admin upgrade notifications - Lets you know when a new version of CubeCart has been released. | ||
| Easy Logo Uploader | ||
| Maintenance Tools |
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| Statistics |
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| Statistics Display Method | HTML Table | Dynamic Image Histograms |
| Unlimited Store Administrators (with configurable permissions) | ||
| Admin Session Log | ||
| Admin Activity Log | ||
| Admin Dashboard Notifications |
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| RSS Announcements Displayed on Admin Dashboard (Configurable RSS URL) | ||
| Bulk Product CSV Upload - Works with any CSV format! | ||
| Bulk Export CSV |
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| Bulk Product Price Update (By multiple category select or all) | ||
| Bulk Move Products by Category | ||
| Automatic Currency Conversion | ||
| 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) | ||
| Sale Mode | Per Individual Product or store wide percentage reduction |
Per Individual Product or store wide percentage reduction. |
| Hide prices for unauthenticated guests. (Optional) | ||
| Store Online/Offline Switch with message | ||
| Printable Order Invoices | Improved |
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| Source Code Availability | 100% | Well Over 99% (2 Files Zend/IonCube Encoded) |
| Cost | ||
| Software Licence | Free | $129.95 |
| Copyright Removal Key (Optional) | $89.95 | $89.95 |
| Software Licence + 1 Copyright Removal Key Bundle |
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$179.95 Save $39.95 |
| Installation Service (Optional) | See Prices | $59.95 |
| Upgrade Service (Optional) | $59.95 | $59.95 |
| Upgrade Eligibility | All Releases of v3 | All Releases of v4 |
| Free Unlimited Trial (Never expires) |
30 Day Unlimited Trial
(Expires after 30 Days) |
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Please be sure to read the software authors Software License Agreements.
† These modules are outside of the download package and can be downloaded via our website. They need to be added manually after the software is installed. We staff can provide technical support concerning this if required.
†† These modules are available from the associated companies customer services. We do not have the module code available to download.
Note: These feature have been carefully written and meant to be used as a guide only. Cubecart may update these so please visited their site at the above link. If you have any questions or concerns about any of them, our sales staff will be glad to assist. Features are subject to be removed, added or changed without notice. We recommend downloading one of CubeCarts trials for first hand evaluation.
** Thanks for the above information goes to the Development team at CubeCart
