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I have built two stores on Yahoo and one with Quick Shopping Cart from GoDaddy. I need suggestions from the community for other software or store hosts as I URGENTLY need to replace the GoDaddy one as it is useless and doesn't work properly in many aspects. The store's products are: services, hard goods, and downloadables, which must be able to be inventoried and include options (e.g., Size: Small, Medium, Large). The program must also support a charge for international shipping to ALL countries (not just Canada) and if possible have Quick Books integration, merchant account.

Can anyone suggest a product they have used successfully?

Thanks so much for any help you can provide me.

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asked for a practical replacement for GoDaddy’s Quick Shopping Cart that can handle services, physical goods and downloadables with optioned SKUs, country-by-country international shipping, QuickBooks sync, and use of a merchant account. Several replies pointed toward open-source stacks and Magento; others (notably ) warned about osCommerce and optioned-item inventory—those tradeoffs are key to weigh before committing.

If full control and per-variant inventory are required and you have dev resources, a Magento/Adobe Commerce–style stack (Magento Open Source or a maintained fork) gives configurable/simple/virtual/downloadable product types and robust inventory/source management suitable for SKU-level tracking and multi-source stock. (experienceleague.adobe.com)

If you want a hosted, lower‑maintenance route, Shopify is strong on usability and has first‑party and third‑party apps for digital downloads and variant-level inventory management; BigCommerce is a hosted alternative with deeper built‑in international tools and broad support for third‑party payment gateways if you need to attach your own merchant account. Both are sensible depending on technical resources and total cost of ownership. (help.shopify.com)

For QuickBooks integration, use a dedicated connector rather than a DIY export/import. Commercial bridges like Webgility (and similar connectors) automate orders, taxes, shipping charges and inventory sync into QuickBooks so accounting stays accurate as orders flow in. Assess whether the connector supports QuickBooks Online vs Desktop and how it posts shipping/tax lines. (webgility.com)

Quick checklist to decide: require SKU/per‑variant stock and test it; verify downloadable file delivery and license/key apps; run a shipping test to the countries you must serve (carrier quotes vs per‑country rules); confirm the QuickBooks connector maps fees and shipping how you need; and trial the payment gateway flow with your merchant account. Compare hosted vs self‑hosted pros/cons (cost, maintenance, scalability) before final selection. (techradar.com)

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Member Avatar for kronikmedia

You could try one of the many open source e commerce software readily available. Joomla with virtuemart or Os commerce are two examples of widely used powerful and free e-commerce solutions. They are in PHP/MYSQL and you will be able to customize it to suit your needs. With regards to hosting rather than hosting packages that come with some online cart software should be avoided. Instead go for a regular shared hosting and install one of the open source e commerce software.

Member Avatar for rashida11

There are many ecommerce software availabel on the web. But I prefer highly is the Zeuscart software which is an open source and it a free GPL ecommerce shopping cart software that fulfill all your needs.you can check it out at http://www.zeuscart.com

Member Avatar for ApparelJudy

There are lots good online store host in google. when you choose a cart, be sure it has a full back office management. It's important for you managing your online business regularly.

Member Avatar for lite_ws

If you need to sell services, hard goods, and downloadables, which can be inventoried and include options (e.g., Size: Small, Medium, Large), so the best for you is Magento.

Quick Books integration is possible as well, but not easily.

Member Avatar for MattBarthorpe

Magento, Os commerce and Joomla with virtuemart should be the one's you must consider. They would surely solve your problem.

Member Avatar for nimitz1061

Actually, osCommerce is murder on inventory of optioned items. We're working on addressing that issue in our EOS Online Merchant branch right now.

Can also stand some improvement in terms of downloadable product support and service products for which time relative or recurring charges are generated. ..

David

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I would highly recommend zeuscart which is the best shopping cart software to make your online business a easy and a profit earning one.http://www.zeuscart.com

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