Name of the Cart
Url of the Cart
Type (Software or Service)
Set-up Cost
Monthly Cost
Per Transaction Cost
Is the cart ever free
If so what are the conditions
Is there a free trial, and how long if so
Time to Install (minutes)
Time to add products (minutes)
Does the installer have to know HTML
Can HTML be used for customization
Is ftp or telnet necessary for cart setup or maintnance
Can be maintained from a web browser
Can uploading be done from a web browser
Support terms
Is support available via email
Is support available via phone
Is support available via 800 number
Is support available via 900 number
Hours of Support
Does cart require cookies
Can the cart use cookies to reestablish a connnection when lost
Does cart use ip, browser typ or other information for tracking customers
Does the cart have a limitation on number of product it can carry
For secure access is it necessary to purchase a certificate
Does the cart force the client to display advertising or banners
What Gateways does the cart support
Does cart support images or pictures
Does the cart support thumbnails
Does the cart support exchange rate lookup
Does the cart do real time conversions on exchange rates
Does the cart allow private Dealer Entry with unique pricing for dealer
Does the cart allow password protected entry
Does the cart allow multiple pricing, ie. price breaks
If so how many
Does the cart support options, such as size and color
Can the cart email the customer for orders
Can the cart email the client for orders
Can the cart email the client on errors
Can the cart record orders in a log file
Can the cart record errors in a log file
Does the cart allow COD orders
Does the cart allow a surcharge to be added for COD orders
Does the cart allow Open Account orders
Can Open account be restricted to dealers only
Does the cart support offline credit card orders
If so does it encrypt the credit card information
Does the cart support searching for products
Does the art support customer ids
Does the cart support coupons
Can a customer enter a purchase order number
Can the customer enter a company name
Can the customer enter a comment
Does the cart support both billing and shipping address
Does the Cart handle one state tax
Does the Cart handle multiple state taxes
Can taxes be computed before shipping
Can taxes be computed after shipping
Can the cart support flat rate shipping
Can the cart support shipping computed on weight
Can the cart support shipping computed on total cost
Can the cart support shipping computed on number of items
Can cart obtain actual shipping rates from the shippers
If so which shippers are supported
Can cart compute actual shipping plus handling plus insurance
Does cart support international shipping
Can client tell cart which countries are ok to ship to and which are not
Will the cart only display shipping choices that are correct for where it is shipping to, ie. US, Canada, or International
Can the client select which shippers and services you want to allow a customer to request
Will cart refuse to allow incorrect shipping choices, such as ground to/from hawaii or Europe, or UPS shipment to PO and APO boxes
Will cart display the restrictions regulations and areas served for shipping internationally for each country
Will cart allow an order to be place yet not shipped, ie. no shipping charges for downloading or internet access purchases
For software Carts
What operating systems does the cart run under?
What language is the cart written in?
Can the client modify the operation of the cart (ie. the source code)
Can cart be moved between different operation systems without obtaining a different version
For Cart Services
Can client download a backup fo his cart
Are images hosted on client's site, host site, or either
Does cart supply a secure connection to the customer
What additional features does the cart provide