Volusion
volusion.comBuild Difficulty: 4/5
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Ecommerce Website Builder & Online Selling Platform Simple and Customizable Ecommerce Built for Growth
How to Replace VolusionOverview
Features
64 features across 21 categories
Analytics(3)
Reports to track abandoned carts and recover lost sales
Get insights about everything from purchases, Return Merchandise Authorizations, and CRM tickets
Examine investment values with full Return On Investment tracking based on affiliates and ad campaigns
CRM(1)
Built-in CRM system to manage customer relationships and data
Customer Management(4)
Insightful management system to view purchase history and contact information to keep a pulse on customers
Include customer testimonials on site and present social proof with detailed customer review management
Simple and intuitive returns management system to take the headache out of managing customer returns
Feature to display and manage customer ratings and reviews
Customer Support(1)
Offer customers a comprehensive help center to become their go-to source of information for the industry
Data Management(1)
Ability to import and export data
Design(7)
Ability to incorporate image galleries, videos, testimonials, and other content blocks to make each page unique
Agency services available for expert help with ecommerce design for a one-of-a-kind look
Access to HTML and CSS editor for users with coding knowledge to further customize site design
Built-in promotional tools to showcase branding across the site in a visual manner
Responsive themes that adapt to any device including phones and desktops
Wide variety of free and premium themes that are mobile-friendly and customizable for any industry
Comprehensive drag-and-drop site builder that allows creation of unique stores without coding
Developer Tools(1)
API access for developers to integrate and extend functionality
Infrastructure(4)
Your own custom domain included with all plans
Included web hosting as part of the platform
Unlimited bandwidth included with all plans
99.9% uptime guarantee with hosting on Google Cloud Platform
Integrations(1)
Dozens of powerful apps and integrations created by certified technology partners to add advanced functionality
International(1)
Built-in tools that allow shoppers to see product prices in their native currency for international selling
Inventory(3)
Easy-to-use system that displays product status, tracks stock reorder quantity levels, and provides quantity verification
Automatically create purchase orders when items are sold to streamline inventory management and product replenishment
Ability to set up warehouse locations, assign products to warehouses, and calculate shipping rates
Marketing(8)
View reports around abandoned and live carts and send helpful reminder messages to convert shoppers into buyers
Create discounts with custom start time, duration, and value, and create coupon codes to share with customers
Expand store across other shopping sites by managing orders for all channels right from Volusion admin
Built-in loyalty program features to encourage repeat customers
Free, professionally-designed slideshow feature to highlight discounts and products directly on homepage
Access to ecommerce marketing and web design experts including SEO specialists, web designers, and marketing pros
Expert marketing assistance available for PPC, SEO, Shopping Feeds, Social Media, and more
Built-in newsletter feature to stay in touch with customers and keep them top-of-mind
Order Management(2)
Ability to process multiple orders at once for efficiency
Ability to process orders via phone
Payments(3)
Get paid with multiple payment methods including credit cards, Amazon Pay, cash, wire payment, PayPal, electronic checks, and money orders
Comprehensive payment processing with multiple payment method options
Modern checkout solution that allows customers to move through checkout flow with ease to reduce abandoned carts
Product Management(9)
Add subcategories, upload images, manage SEO, and edit product display characteristics
Generate store gift cards to sell on site, manage existing gift cards, and accept them at checkout
Give shoppers the info they want about products with reviews, social sharing, availability notifications, and more
Fully merchandise products with multiple photos and details that showcase product offerings
Set different prices for each variant of products or offer all variants at the same price
Display more items customers can purchase in addition to what they are already viewing to entice more purchases
Advanced search tools to help customers locate products in the online store quickly and easily
Recurring Pricing tool to regularly collect payment on products and get paid on time
Unlimited product options available in one online store builder
SEO(4)
SEO management tools to help reach more customers and grow sales
State-of-the-art SEO tools to easily manage all metadata in one place to keep pages, products, and categories SEO-friendly
Editable robots.txt file to prevent certain pages from being crawled by search engines to improve SEO strategy
Let search engines examine every part of store easily so merchants can rank higher and attract more shoppers
Security(3)
Continuous PCI compliance maintenance for security
Customizable firewall settings to block or allow certain traffic to the site and provide reliable tracking data
Free SSL certificates that encrypt all sensitive data to ensure store protection and Google-friendliness
Shipping(1)
Ability to specify shipping types, require signature, offer special discounts, provide flat options, and set overall shipping rates
Support(5)
Free 24/7 customer support available to all users
Dedicated Client Success Manager available to partner and help strategize for optimization and growth
Email support available on all plans
Live chat support available on multiple plans
Phone support available on higher tier plans
Pricing
Personal
- ✓Max GMV $50K per year
- ✓100 Max Products
- ✓1 Staff Account
- ✓Live Chat Support
- ✓Email Support
Professional
- ✓Max GMV $100K per year
- ✓5000 Max Products
- ✓5 Staff Accounts
- ✓Live Chat Support
- ✓Email Support
- ✓Import / Export
- ✓Phone Orders
- ✓CRM
- ✓Ratings & Reviews
- ✓Abandoned Cart Reports
- ✓API Access
- ✓Batch Order Processing
- ✓Customer Loyalty Plan
Business
- ✓Max GMV $400K per year
- ✓Unlimited Max Products
- ✓15 Staff Accounts
- ✓Live Chat Support
- ✓Email Support
- ✓Phone Call-in Support
- ✓Import / Export
- ✓Phone Orders
- ✓CRM
- ✓Ratings & Reviews
- ✓Abandoned Cart Reports
- ✓API Access
- ✓Batch Order Processing
- ✓Customer Loyalty Plan
- ✓Client Success Manager
Prime
- ✓Unlimited Max GMV
- ✓Unlimited Max Products
- ✓Unlimited Staff Accounts
- ✓Live Chat Support
- ✓Email Support
- ✓Phone Call-in Support
- ✓Import / Export
- ✓Phone Orders
- ✓CRM
- ✓Ratings & Reviews
- ✓Abandoned Cart Reports
- ✓API Access
- ✓Batch Order Processing
- ✓Customer Loyalty Plan
- ✓Client Success Manager
- ✓Low Rates on Additional Volusion Services
- ✓Premiere Access to New Features
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Integrations
7 known integrations