If you are thinking about starting up your own online business, CoreCommerce may have the tools you are looking for. This eCommerce software offers a large feature set with tools to help you design your website, manage your inventory, create reports and more. There are also several security features available with this application to ensure that all information is secure and that no one can steal credit card or other personal information from your site. CoreCommerce is a powerful application, but unfortunately, we did find a few drawbacks, which lowered its position on our rankings.

When you design your website using this shopping cart eCommerce solution, there is a large selection of features to choose from. If you are a beginner, you can choose from more than 250 themes. Or, if you have some experience with website design, you can customize the site to appear exactly how you wish by coding it yourself. You can also add your own logo and images to the templates to customize them for your brand.

CoreCommerce does place a limit on the size of your inventory, unless you choose the most advanced software package. You can sell physical or downloadable goods and organize your inventory into an unlimited number of categories.

This eCommerce software receives full marks for its easy-to-use interface. This application is straightforward. Setting up the store is a quick and hassle-free process. Maintaining the store is also trouble free, and the software is easy to navigate. CoreCommerce provides full reports so you know exactly how your business is doing, and it will alert you if your inventory is low.

CoreCommerce excels in ensuring that your data is secure and that any personal information sent to your site is well protected. All data is SSL protected, along with strong firewall protection. Many areas of the site require passwords to gain access. Furthermore, daily backups are performed to ensure that all data is secure and that if any data loss were to occur, you could still access all of your store's information through the backups so that no information would be lost.

This eCommerce software solution offers several marketing tools for your site. This application's email capabilities allow you to send frequent newsletters to all of your customers. You can create discounts, gift certificates and coupons. However, you cannot create daily deals, and customers can’t compare your products side by side.

One standout feature is CoreCommerce's social media assistance. This eCommerce software will allow you to sell directly on your Facebook profile, and it will let your customers quickly set up an account on your website using their Facebook, Twitter or Google login information.

This eCommerce software also offers SEO techniques to help optimize your website for search engine rankings. The tools it provides work to improve your search engine rankings to make it possible for customers to find your site by searching for it. Unfortunately, CoreCommerce does not offer any type of search engine submission assistance, which is another drawback to this application.

If you have any problems, or if concerns arise while you are using this application, CoreCommerce offers several support resources to assist you. There are tutorials, a knowledgebase and FAQs on the CoreCommerce website. There is also telephone, email and live chat assistance if you wish to speak directly to a customer service representative. Unfortunately, we could not find a user manual on the CoreCommerce website for step-by-step guidance through the many features and tools this eCommerce solution offers.