Website Builder Reviews

Pros Predictable flat-rate pricing Ideal for low-volume merchants No monthly fees Impressive feature set All-in-one payments system Available to Canadian merchants Integrates with many eCommerce solutions Cons Account stability issues Not suitable for high-risk industries Overview I think it’s fair to say at this point that Square has been instrumental in democratizing the payments space. Virtually anyone […]

Pros Easy to use Numerous integrations Attractive templates Advanced design tools Cons Limited feature set Add-ons often necessary Variable customer support Overview A fully hosted, web-based eCommerce platform, Shopify specializes in ease of use. Reasonably priced, with a solid feature set and round-the-clock customer service, Shopify is one of the best shopping carts on the […]

They say everything's bigger in Texas, and apparently this applies quite literally when naming shopping cart software. I'm not sure if BigCommerce's name or its Texas headquarters came first, but it's a good fit either way. Cloud-based and user-friendly, this cart software helps merchants from all levels of experience and revenue sell their products online. While BigCommerce may not have enough advanced features or customizability for some larger companies, we still believe that BigCommerce is an excellent platform for most merchants.

Pros Excellent blogging and eCommerce Easy learning curve Excellent restaurant/food-ordering features Intuitive editor Numerous integrations Cons No live chat support Not fully mobile responsive Numerous public complaints Overview Wix, the planet’s most popular website builder, was founded in 2006 by Avishai Abrahami, Giora Kaplan, and Nadav Abrahami. Fed up with the complexity involved in designing […]

Pros Very easy to use Fully mobile responsive Includes a mobile editing app Numerous integrations Free plan Cons Can’t undo your edits Can’t back up your site Limited design customization Numerous public complaints Overview Weebly is one of the largest and most popular DIY drag-and-drop website builders on the market today. After the company’s founding […]

Pros Suited for large businesses Excellent customer support Scalable Attractive design templates Cons Add-ons often necessary Limited features Expensive monthly cost Overview Founded in 2006, Shopify is a big name in eCommerce. In just fourteen years, it has grown from a company of two to over 3,000 employees. Shopify, as a whole, has dealt in […]

Pros Advanced features Attractive templates Well-designed UI Advanced design tools Wholesale/B2B features Cons Expensive monthly cost Limited customer support Overview They say that when you find the right platform, you just know. And I think I know. Zoey is everything I’ve ever looked for in an eCommerce solution. I think…I think I’m ready to pop […]

When life gives you lemons, launch an ecommerce platform! In 2010, a Canadian startup followed this sage advice and launched LemonStand for growing ecommerce sellers. Originally released as downloadable software built with PHP, LemonStand now provides fully-hosted ecommerce sites to over 2,000 merchants, all while offering excellent customer service and a continually expanding feature set.

Created by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs, PinnacleCart's goal is simple: to provide an all-in-one ecommerce platform that allows merchants with little or no technical skill to start promoting and selling their products. PinnacleCart gives merchants the power to quickly add and edit products, manage orders, create promotions, and customize their websites. It is a SaaS (Software as a Service) platform, so you don't have to worry about maintaining web hosting and site security. That's all done for you for a monthly fee.

Pros Easy to use Mobile responsive 1-month free trial Good eCommerce for Online Store subscribers Cons Limited template customization No free plan No free year of domain service No true blogging tool No image editing Overview Ah, GoDaddy: the domain registrar and web hosting company with a 10-point list of controversies in their Wikipedia entry. With […]