Smart-IT can now integrate with multiple eCommerce Platforms.
The following platforms are currently being supported by Smart-IT.
Prestashop, WooCommerce, and Shopify.
The table below is a summary of the integrations with Smart-IT and Woo Commerce / Shopify / Prestashop. This can assist you in the decision making when considering a new webshop.
Syncing functions between Smart-IT and the eCommerce Platforms.
| Function Description | Woo Commerce | Shopify |
Presta shop |
|---|---|---|---|
| Items | |||
| Stock available | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Item Description | Yes | No | Yes |
| Product Page URL | No | No | Yes |
| Memo / Long Description | Yes | No | Yes |
| Images | Yes | No | Yes |
| Pricing | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Discount Item Setup | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Shipping Item Setup | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Stock Groups | Yes | No | Yes |
| Orders | |||
| Import | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Update Sales Order Status | Yes | No | Yes |
| Custom Messages for Out of Stock Items | No | No | Yes |
| Customers | |||
| Import (only that have placed order) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Update/Export Customer Group | No | No | Yes |
| Sync | |||
| Manual | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Auto | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | |||
| Once off costing No Hosting | R 3000 | R 2500 | R 4000 |
| Once off Costing with Hosting | * | * | R 1500 |
| Monthly Cost No Hosting | R 150 * | R 150 * | R 199 |
| Monthly Cost with Hosting | N/A | N/A | R 285 |
Please note: WooCommerce & Shopify has their own monthly fees and once-off fees.
All Prices are displayed as VAT exclusive.
Additionally you will need the Smart-IT Base as well as the Smart-IT Sales Order Module.
WooCommerce Pros vs Cons
Pros for WooCommerce:
- Can be added to a WordPress website
- Easy to find affordable local designers
- User-friendly control panel
- Themes and Modules readily available
- Excellent integration with Smart-IT but can also be used more manually if desired.
Cons for WooCommerce:
- Prestashop has some fields that WooCommerce does not example: Custom Messages for Out of stock Items.
Shopify Pros vs Cons
Pros for Shopify:
- No need to worry about hosting or version upgrades
- Extensive (paid) modules and themes
- User-friendly control panel
- Can be incorporated with a WordPress website with a plugin
Cons for Shopify:
- Shopify is not fully integrated with Smart-IT. This means that you would have to do some of the work twice. I.E you would need to create the item directly in the control panel of your website and then again in Smart-IT.
- Certain things can be impossible to change
- Limited category levels
- More expensive generally
Prestashop Pros vs Cons
Pros:
- Prestashop is fully integrated with Smart-IT making it much easier to manage your website.
You only have to update changes in Smar-IT and it will automatically update on your webshop.
I.E Changes to Item descriptions, images, price updates, specials, stock groups - Flexible – a web designer can change almost anything
- Themes and modules available
Cons:
- Prestashop gives you more control and options so it can be less user-friendly.
- Smart-IT takes total control so any changes HAS TO BE made on Smart-IT
- Add-on’s and themes can be expensive
- Less well known to local web developers