Ecommerce Solutions Expected to Make Waves in 2011

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February 8, 2011
By the ZippyCart Shopping Cart Reviews Content Team

As we push deeper into 2011 there are a few ecommerce solutions that we expect will be making an impact on the space, and it is likely that we will here a lot more about them over the rest of the year. In particular it is the hosted shopping carts that merchants are getting more excited about, as they are able to make frequent updates to their software throughout the year to ensure that the most current features are being utilized. There are a lot of ecommerce trends for 2011 that merchants are paying attention to, like virtual goods, social commerce, and mobile commerce. They want to make sure they have every opportunity possible to drive traffic to their site, find more customers, and increase conversion rates. Ecommerce solution providers are becoming more competitive, and want to be the best option for merchants, so in 2011 we should continue to see this battle play out. Below are three of the top rated hosted ecommerce solutions that we think will be making waves in 2011, as well as two solutions which merchants should be on the look out for, as they are expected to become bigger competitors in the space.

CoreCommerce

During 2010 CoreCommerce made numerous improvements to their ecommerce solution, which pleased merchants as most of them received the features that had been on their wish lists. Recently CoreCommerce added a GetSatisfaction community support forum, which they also participate in, as merchants are very impressed by receiving quality help directly from the company that created their software. Overall merchants have been very pleased with the ecommerce solution, and CoreCommerce continues to bring on new merchants each week who are either starting their first online store or switching from another solution. Merchants would also be happy to know that CoreCommerce was ranked as the #1 ecommerce solution on ZippyCart for 2011.

AmeriCommerce

Over the past year AmeriCommerce has been a bit under the radar with most merchants, but as of late their ecommerce solution has been gaining in popularity thanks to great reviews they have been receiving for their software. AmeriCommerce also happens to be the solution that powers LOLmart.com, which is the online store for the Cheezburger network of sites. Their solution has a variety of powerful features, and in 2011 you can expect that they will continue to innovate and improve upon an already robust software option for merchants wanting to sell online. On ZippyCart’s 2011 rankings, AmeriCommerce came in 3rd place overall.

BigCommerce

The big news that just came out about BigCommerce is that they finally became PCI compliant, but it took them a bit of time to get this under their belt. BigCommerce is already known as an easy to use ecommerce solution that is great for SEO, and now with PCI compliance it is likely that many more merchants will consider using their software. Recently they passed the 10,000 mark on the number of online stores being powered by BigCommerce, and this number is expected to grow in 2011 as they continue to improve their solution. BigCommerce ranked 6th this year on the ZippyCart top ecommerce solutions list for 2011, and this ranking might have been a bit higher if PCI compliance was complete by the end of 2010. Overall merchants still are quite pleased using BigCommerce, and continue to recommend it to others.

Ecommerce Solutions to Watch Out For in 2011

Ashop Commerce

Currently ZippyCart does not have a major review of Ashop Commerce, but the ecommerce solution has a lot of changes going on to take their software to the next level, which will allow them to be properly reviewed and compared. Ashop Commerce is based out of Australia, but the company is working on pushing into the US market, and therefore it is a solution that merchants should watch out for in 2011. It already has a great set of features, but the pricing model is still being tweaked to better attract merchants.

Warhead

This ecommerce solution is not even live yet, but there has been a lot of hype surrounding the project which has been in the development phase for the last two years. The Warhead team is based out of the Seattle area, and the solution should launch very soon, but an exact date has not yet been set. Merchants can sign up now and be notified when it goes live, and when signing up they will have a chance to win a store for a year.