NetData Consulting Services

SoftCart E-commerce Plans

SoftCart Plan EC-1 This plan is targeted at first time commerce customers who want to put 15 or less items on line. Real time credit card processing is available as an add-on, but everything can be done off-line. This is the perfect plan to get started with commerce and test the waters.
SoftCart Plan EC-2 This plan helps merchants with less than 100 items get on-line. Real time credit card processing is not built into the product. This plan is also good for people getting started online and those with more items to sell, but who do not have a high volume of transactions to offset the costs of implementing online processing.
SoftCart Plan  EC-3 This plan supports an unlimited number of items and includes the Merchant Payment Center. This plan is ideal for merchants with a large catalog of items (over 100 products).  For serious e-commerce merchants.

 

EC-1 EC-2 EC-3
Pricing
Retail Cost $45 / mo.
($45 setup)
$105 / mo.
($45 setup)
$185 / mo.
($45 setup)
Bundled E-commerce Solution Includes:
RapidSite Web Hosting: same features as
Professional plan
same features as
Corporate plan
same features as
Commercial plan
E-commerce Software:

Mercantec
SoftCart(tm)
Ultra-Lite

Mercantec
SoftCart(tm)
Lite

Mercantec
SoftCart(tm)
Pro

- - - Commerce Features - - -
Store Size
Max Number of Products (SKUs)

15

100

Unlimited

Site Creation
StoreBuilder Wizard

Yes

Yes

Yes

Browser Based Site Creation

Yes

Yes

Yes

Site Templates Included

Yes

Yes

Yes

Compatibility with third-party HTML tools
(FrontPage, NetObjects, HoTMetaL, etc.)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Catalog Maintenance
Browser-Based Maintenance

Yes

Yes

Yes

Graphics Upload through Browser

Yes

Yes

Yes

Add/Delete/Edit Products

Yes

Yes

Yes

Add/Delete Database Table Columns

Yes

Yes

Yes

Product Categories

Unlimited

Unlimited

Unlimited

Unlimited Product Attributes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Tax & Shipping
Built-in Tax & Shipping

Yes

Yes

Yes

Number of Tax & Shipping Zones

Unlimited

Unlimited

Unlimited

Price Threshold

Yes

Yes

Yes

Weight Threshold, Quantity Threshold, Line Item, Base Plus Line Item, No Shipping Charge

Yes

Yes

Yes

Merchandising
Sales, Up Selling, Discontinued, Promotions, Temporarily Out of Stock

Yes

Yes

Yes

Maximum Inventory Items

15

100

Unlimited

Payment Systems Supported
Merchant Payment Center         Note: No additional payment gateway fees

Optional

Optional

Yes

Supports Purchase Order Acceptance

Yes

Yes

Yes

Microsoft Wallet

Yes

Yes

Yes

Security
All Payment & Order Information Encrypted

Yes

Yes

Yes

Public/Private Key Encryption

Yes

Yes

Yes

Sophisticated Key Management System

Yes

Yes

Yes

Private Keys Available on Web Server

Never

Never

Never

Order Notification
Email Customer Receipt

Yes

Yes

Yes

Email Order Notification to Merchant

Yes

Yes

Yes

Drop Ship Vendor Notification

Optional

Optional

Optional

Order Delivery Mechanisms
Secure Transaction Log

Yes

Yes

Yes

Creates Invoices, Packing Slips

Yes

Yes

Yes

Intuit QuickBooks Module

Optional

Optional

Optional

Drop Ship Fulfillment Module

Optional

Optional

Optional

EDI X.12 850 Support (purchase order)

Optional

Optional

Optional

Additional Applications
Full text search engine included

Yes

Yes

Yes

Data Collect (survey system) included

Yes

Yes

Yes

Compatibility
Supports All Shoppers' Web Browsers (1.0 and up)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Built-in State Tracking

Yes

Yes

Yes

Requires Cookies

No

No

No

Third Party Integration
Additional Modules Available      Note: Additional fees may apply.  See below for more information

Optional

Optional

Optional

The following add-on modules are available on the Mercantec SoftCart ecommerce plans and can be requested by contacting NetData's support department directly:
Clear Commerce Module: Clear Commerce is a turn key real-time credit card processing application. With one simple application, your online store is automatically configured and can begin to take online transactions. This module is installed with all EC 3 plans and is optional for all EC 1 and EC 2 Plans. Additional $35.00 per month.
Drop Ship Module: If your company has many divisions in different locations, this module will allow for the order to go to the appropriate location.  Additional $30.00 per month.
QuickBooks Module: Gives the ability to use Mercantec with the Quickbooks program. This gives you the ability to track the sales and revenue through this well known program. Additional $20.00 per month.