How does MiniVend compare with other shopping carts?
MiniVend is a full-featured shopping cart with high-end power. It can and does maintain databases of hundreds of thousands of items or more, and is frequently used in catalogs with hundreds or many thousands of items. MiniVend is database-based. It has a complex implementation and a fairly steep learning curve. If all you are ever going to catalog is just a few items, and/or the items will not frequently change, MiniVend is probably overkill for your needs. It may make more sense to go with a simpler cart that embeds the product information in the page and does not require database setup. Things that might call for the use of MiniVend: • hundreds of items or more • many different catalogs maintained by same organization • product offering will frequently change • need for programmable product display • need for complex ordering interaction • delivery of soft goods after real-time charge of credit cards • need flexible searching and categorization options When Minivend might not be the
MiniVend is a full-featured shopping cart with high-end power. It can and does maintain databases of hundreds of thousands of items or more, and is frequently used in catalogs with hundreds or many thousands of items. MiniVend is a database-based shopping cart, and has a complex implementation and a fairly steep learning curve. If all you are ever going to catalog is just a few items, and/or the items will not frequently change, MiniVend may be overkill for your needs. It may make more sense to go with a simpler cart that embeds the product information in the page and does not require database setup. Things that might call for the use of MiniVend: • hundreds of items or more • many different catalogs maintained by same organization • product offering will frequently change • need for programmable product display • need for complex ordering interaction • delivery of soft goods after real-time charge of credit cards • need flexible searching and categorization options When Minivend might
