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Second Life Vendor Systems are used to sell items to customers. They range from the basic level systems which only sell, to large advanced networked systems with many functions and capabilities.
Vending systems in Second Life are used to sell items to customers. They range from the most basic level systems which only allow a "pay" option on a box, to large advanced and networked systems with many functions and capabilities. Each one has different benefits and drawbacks; each merchant will need to decide which one is best for them based on their needs.  
 
There's several vendor systems available in Second Life, and each has its benefits and drawbacks. This page will attempt to compare some of them. All systems are sorted in alphabetical order.


This page will compare the currently available (as of the last update) versions of some of the larger vending systems with their major features. All vending systems are sorted in alphabetical order, left to right.


=Comparison table=
=Comparison table=
{| class="sortable" width="100%" {{Prettytable}}
{| width="100%" {{Prettytable}}
|- {{Hl2}}
|- {{Hl2}}
! '''Features'''
! '''Configuration & Upgrades'''
! '''Alika'''
! '''Alika'''
! '''BSM'''
! '''BSM'''
! title="CasperVend² is the name of the product, '²' does not indicate a footnote" | '''CasperVend²'''
! title="CasperVend² is the name of the product, '²' does not indicate a footnote" | '''CasperVend²'''
! '''Cheetah.Vend'''
! '''E2V'''
! '''Hippovend'''
! '''Hippovend'''
! '''MoVe! / MoSystems'''
! '''MoVe! / MoSystems'''
! '''Titan'''
! '''Titan'''
|-
|-
||'''Networked Delivery'''
||'''Configuration via notecard'''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no|No}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no|No}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{no|No}}
||Unknown
|-
|-
||'''Web Configuration'''
||'''Configuration via web'''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{no|No}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{no|No}}
| {{no|No}}
||Unknown
||Unknown
|-
|-
||'''Multi-Language Support'''
||'''Free vending system upgrades'''
||Unknown
| {{yes|Yes}}
||Unknown
| {{maybe|Minor releases only}}
||Unknown
| {{yes|Yes}}
||Unknown
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{yes|vendor-messages in customers language}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
||Unknown
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
|-
||'''Networked Delivery'''
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
|-
||'''Single script vendors'''
| {{maybe|1 script for minimal featureset}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{maybe|Separate purchase<br />"Elite"}}
| {{yes|All vendors}}
| {{no}}
|-
|-
||'''Purchase Price'''
||'''Single script servers'''
| {{maybe|Dependant upon version:
| {{yes|Yes}}
* L$ 1 (Commission)
| {{yes|Yes}}
* L$ 3500 (Full)}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{no|L$ 2,999}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{maybe|Dependant upon version:
| {{no|No}}
* FREE (Free)
| {{no|No}}
* L$ 1995 (Premium)
| {{no|No}}
* L$ 2695 (Complete)}}
| {{no|No}}
| {{no|Dependant upon version:
* L$ 25 (Demo)
* L$ 1950 (Regular)
* L$ 2745 (Elite)}}
| {{maybe|Dependant upon version:
* FREE (Free)
* L$ 500 (Regular)}}
| {{no|L$ 799 - L$ 1999}}
|-
|-
||'''Commission'''
||'''Server holds unlimited products?<br />''(Subject to SL grid limitations)'''''
|| Unknown
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{maybe|Dependant upon version:
| {{maybe|Dependant upon version:
* 5 % (Commission)
* elite yes
* None (Full)}}
* all others no}}
| {{yes|None <br />(no free version)}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{maybe|Dependant upon version:
| {{no|No}}
* 5 % (Free)
* None (Premium)
* None (Complete)}}
| {{maybe|Dependant upon version:
* 5 % (minimum L$2) (Demo)
* None (Regular)}}
| {{maybe|Dependant upon version:
* 2.5 % (Free)
* 0.5%, max L$500 per 4 weeks (Regular)}}
| {{yes|None <br />(no free version)}}
|-
|-
||'''Free vending system upgrades'''
||'''Use of [[llTransferLindenDollars]]'''
| {{yes}}
| {{no|No}}
| {{maybe|Minor releases only}}
|| Unknown
| {{yes}}
| {{maybe|Yes, except selected new features such as Elite}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no|No}}
| {{no|No}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{maybe|"Not all transactions, yet"}}
| {{no|No}}
|- {{Hl2}}
! '''Affiliate Features'''
! '''Alika'''
! '''BSM'''
! title="CasperVend² is the name of the product, '²' does not indicate a footnote" | '''CasperVend²'''
! '''Cheetah.Vend'''
! '''E2V'''
! '''Hippovend'''
! '''MoVe! / MoSystems'''
! '''Titan'''
|-
|-
||'''Affiliate / Catalogue / Franchise vendors available'''
||'''Affiliate / Catalogue / Franchise vendors available'''
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| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{no|Planned for future}}
| {{no|No}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{No|Planned for future}}
| {{No|Planned for future}}
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| {{no|2% commission}}
| {{no|2% commission}}
| {{no|2% commission}}
| {{no|2% commission}}
| {{yes|Not Applicable}}
| {{yes|Not Applicable}}
| {{no|2% commission}}
| {{no|2% commission}}
| {{no|2% commission}}
| {{no|2% commission}}
| N/A
| {{yes|Not Applicable}}
|- {{Hl2}}
! '''Gifting'''
! '''Alika'''
! '''BSM'''
! title="CasperVend² is the name of the product, '²' does not indicate a footnote" | '''CasperVend²'''
! '''Cheetah.Vend'''
! '''E2V'''
! '''Hippovend'''
! '''MoVe! / MoSystems'''
! '''Titan'''
|-
||'''Gift Cards Available'''
| {{no|No}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{maybe|Yes, in Fat Pack
-OR-
separate purchase}}
| {{no|No}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{maybe|Separate purchase}}
| {{maybe|Separate purchase}}
| {{no|No}}
|-
|-
||'''Buy as a gift'''
||'''Buy as a gift'''
| {{yes}}
| {{maybe|Set additional script to "running" in vendor}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
|-
|-
||'''Gift wrapping'''
||'''Gift wrapping'''
| {{no}}
| {{no|No}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no|No}}
| {{no}}
| {{no|No}}
| {{no}}
| {{no|No}}
| {{no|No}}
| {{no|No}}
|- {{Hl2}}
! '''Advanced Features'''
! '''Alika'''
! '''BSM'''
! title="CasperVend² is the name of the product, '²' does not indicate a footnote" | '''CasperVend²'''
! '''Cheetah.Vend'''
! '''E2V'''
! '''Hippovend'''
! '''MoVe! / MoSystems'''
! '''Titan'''
|-
|-
||'''Single script vendors'''
||'''1-prim vendors'''
| {{no}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{maybe|Dependant upon version:
| {{no|No}}
* elite yes
| {{yes|Script provided; make your own vendor object}}
* all others no}}
| {{maybe|Separate purchase<br />"Elite"}}
| {{yes|All vendors}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{no}}
||Unknown
|-
||'''Single script servers'''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
||'''Unlimited products'''
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{maybe|Dependant upon version:
* elite yes
* all others no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|-
||'''Gift Cards'''
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{maybe|Yes, in "Complete" edition only
-OR- separate purchase}}
| {{maybe|Separate purchase}}
| {{maybe|Separate purchase}}
| {{no}}
|-
|-
||'''Built-in video playback'''
||'''Built-in video playback'''
| {{no}}
| {{no|No}}
| {{no}}
| {{no|No}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no|No}}
| {{no}}
| {{no|No}}
| {{no}}
| {{no|No}}
| {{no|No}}
| {{no|No}}
|-
|-
||'''Rezzing support'''
||'''Customer loyalty rewards program'''
| {{no|Separate purchase}}
| {{no|No}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes|4 levels}}
| {{maybe|Yes, in "Complete" edition only
| {{yes|Unlimited levels}}
-OR- separate purchase}}
| {{no|No}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes|Group-only rewards available}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no|No}}
||Unknown
|-
|-
||'''Profit sharing'''
||'''Customize your vendors'''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
||Unknown
||Unknown
|-
|-
||'''Lucky chair'''
||'''Demos and Infocards<br />''(Give demos, give information notecards)'''''
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{maybe|Yes, in "Complete" edition only
-OR- separate purchase}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
||'''MM Board'''
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{maybe|Yes, in "Complete" edition only<br />
-OR- separate purchase}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
||'''Inworld transaction tracking'''
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{maybe|Configurable options via IM & ANS}}
| {{no}}
|-
||'''Statistical graphs'''
||Unknown
||Unknown
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{maybe|Infocards yes<br />Demos unknown}}
| {{maybe|Infocards yes<br />Demos unknown}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
||Unknown
||Unknown
| {{no}}
|-
||'''Group discounts'''
| {{no|No}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{no|Planned for future}}
| {{no|No}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
||Unknown
||Unknown
|-
|-
||'''Use of [[llTransferLindenDollars]]'''
||'''Group products in categories'''
||Unknown
| {{no|No}}
||Unknown
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{maybe|not all transactions, yet}}
| {{Maybe|Yes, but for<br />pricing only}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
||Unknown
||Unknown
|-
|-
||'''SL Marketplace Sales Tracking'''
||'''Integration with other systems<br />''(No additional scripts required)'''''
| {{maybe|MagicBox only <br />No Direct Delivery support}}
| {{no|No}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|SL Marketplace ANS <br />(MagicBox + Direct Delivery)}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|Smartbots, Pikkubots, MetaBOLT<br />SL Marketplace ANS<br />(MagicBox + Direct Delivery)}}
| {{maybe|HippoGROUPS subscription required<br />MagicBox Only <br />No Direct Delivery support}}
| {{maybe|Separate Purchase<br />HippoVend, JEVN, XStreetSL/MagicBox}}
| {{no}}
| {{no|No}}
| {{no}}
| {{no|No}}
| {{no|No}}
| {{no|No}}
|-
|-
||'''1-prim vendors'''
||'''Multi-Language Support'''
| {{no|No}}
||Unknown
||Unknown
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
||Unknown
||Unknown
|-
| {{yes|vendor-messages in<br />customers language}}
||'''Group discounts'''
| {{no|No}}
||Unknown
||Unknown
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|vendor-messages in<br />customers language}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
||Unknown
||Unknown
|-
|-
||'''Customer Rewards Program'''
||'''Newsletter/Subscriber Mailer'''
| {{no|No}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{no | Planned for future}}
| {{no|No}}
| {{no|No}}
| {{maybe|Separate purchase <br />and subscription<br />"HippoGROUPS"}}
| {{no|No}}
||Unknown
||Unknown
| {{yes|4-level}}
|-
| {{yes|unlimited}}
||'''Product update sender'''
| {{maybe|Separate purchase<br />"Update System"}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{maybe|Separate purchase<br />"Messenger"}}
| {{maybe|Separate purchase<br />"HippoUPDATE"}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
||Unknown
||Unknown
| {{no}}
|-
||'''Profit sharing'''
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
||Unknown
||Unknown
|-
|-
||'''Demos and Infocards'''
||'''Redelivery options'''
||Unknown
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|Terminal & Vendor}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|Terminal & Vendor}}
| {{maybe|Infocards yes<br />Demos unknown}}
| {{maybe|Vendor only for the <br />product on that vendor}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no|No}}
| {{maybe|Separate purchase}}
| {{no|No}}
||Unknown
||Unknown
|-
||'''Holo Rezzing support'''
| {{no|No}}
| {{no|No}}
| {{maybe|Yes, in Fat Pack
-OR- separate purchase}}
| {{no|No}}
| {{no|No}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{no|No}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
|-
|-
||'''User Blacklist'''
||'''User Blacklist'''
| {{no|No}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{no|No}}
| {{no|No}}
||Unknown
||Unknown
| {{yes}}
| {{no|No}}
| {{yes}}
||Unknown
||Unknown
| {{no}}
|-
||'''Wish List'''
| {{no|No}}
||Unknown
||Unknown
| {{no|No}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{maybe|Separate purchase}}
| {{no|No}}
| {{no|No}}
| {{no|No}}
|- {{Hl2}}
! '''Major Expansions'''
! '''Alika'''
! '''BSM'''
! title="CasperVend² is the name of the product, '²' does not indicate a footnote" | '''CasperVend²'''
! '''Cheetah.Vend'''
! '''E2V'''
! '''Hippovend'''
! '''MoVe! / MoSystems'''
! '''Titan'''
|-
|-
||'''Product Update Sender'''
||'''Gacha / Gatcha'''
||Unknown
| {{no|No}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no|No}}
| {{yes}}
| {{maybe|Yes, in Fat Pack
| {{maybe|separate purchase}}
-OR-
| {{yes}}
separate purchase}}
||Unknown
| {{no|No}}
| {{no|No}}
| {{no|No}}
| {{no|No}}
| {{no|No}}
|-
||'''Lucky chair'''
| {{no|No}}
| {{no|No}}
| {{maybe|Yes, in Fat Pack
-OR-
separate purchase}}
| {{no|No}}
| {{no|No}}
| {{no|No}}
| {{no|No}}
| {{no|No}}
|-
|-
||'''Newsletter/Subscriber Mailer'''
||'''MM Board'''
||Unknown
| {{no|No}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no|No}}
| {{no | Planned for future}}
| {{maybe|Yes, in Fat Pack
| {{maybe|Separate purchase}}
-OR-
| {{no}}
separate purchase}}
||Unknown
| {{no|No}}
| {{no|No}}
| {{no|No}}
| {{no|No}}
| {{no|No}}
|- {{Hl2}}
! '''Sales Transactions'''
! '''Alika'''
! '''BSM'''
! title="CasperVend² is the name of the product, '²' does not indicate a footnote" | '''CasperVend²'''
! '''Cheetah.Vend'''
! '''E2V'''
! '''Hippovend'''
! '''MoVe! / MoSystems'''
! '''Titan'''
|-
|-
||'''Redelivery terminal'''
||'''Inworld transaction tracking'''
| {{yes}}
| {{no|No}}
| {{yes|Terminal & Vendor}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{yes|Terminal & Vendor}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{maybe|Separate purchase}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
||Unknown
| {{no|No}}
| {{maybe|Configurable options via IM & ANS}}
| {{no|No}}
|-
|-
||'''Customization'''
||'''Sale statistics via web'''
||Unknown
||Unknown
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{maybe|Use SL transaction history<br />-and/or-<br />Send sales data via ANS to your ANS server}}
||Unknown
||Unknown
|-
|-
||'''Sale statistics via web'''
||'''Statistical graphs via web'''
||Unknown
||Unknown
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{no|Use SL Transaction history}}
| {{no|No}}
| {{no|No}}
| {{no|No}}
||Unknown
||Unknown
|-
|-
||'''Backend integration with other systems <br />(No additional scripts required)'''
||'''SL Marketplace Sales Tracking'''
| {{no|None}}
| {{maybe|MagicBox only <br />No Direct Delivery support}}
| {{yes|SL Marketplace ANS <br />(MagicBox + Direct Delivery)}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{yes|Smartbots, Pikkubots, MetaBOLT<br />SL Marketplace ANS<br />(MagicBox + Direct Delivery)}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{no|None}}
| {{maybe|Separate Purchase<br />MagicBox only}}
| {{maybe|Send sales data via ANS to your ANS server}}
| {{maybe|Separate Purchase<br />"Marketplace Connection"}}
| {{no|None}}
| {{maybe|HippoGROUPS subscription required<br />MagicBox Only <br />No Direct Delivery support}}
| {{no|No}}
| {{no|No}}
|- {{Hl2}}
! '''Purchase Info'''
! '''Alika'''
! '''BSM'''
! title="CasperVend² is the name of the product, '²' does not indicate a footnote" | '''CasperVend²'''
! '''Cheetah.Vend'''
! '''E2V'''
! '''Hippovend'''
! '''MoVe! / MoSystems'''
! '''Titan'''
|-
||'''Purchase Price'''
| {{maybe|Dependant upon version:
* L$ 1 (Commission)
* L$ 3500 (Full)}}
| {{no|L$ 2,999<br />No demo version}}
| {{maybe|Dependant upon version:
* FREE (Free)
* L$ 1,995 (Premium)
* L$ 2,695 (Complete)}}
| {{no|L$ 1,299<br />No demo version}}
| {{no|L$6,499<br />No demo version}}
| {{no|Dependant upon version:
* L$ 25 (Demo)
* L$ 1950 (Regular)
* L$ 2745 (Elite)}}
| {{maybe|Dependant upon version:
* FREE (Free)
* L$ 500 (Regular)}}
| {{no|L$ 799 - L$ 1999}}
|-
||'''System commission'''
| {{maybe|Dependant upon version:
* 5 % (L$ 1 version)
* None (Full)}}
| {{yes|None <br />(no free version)}}
| {{maybe|Dependant upon version:
* 5 % (Free)
* None (Premium)
* None (Complete)}}
| {{yes|None <br />(no free version)}}
| {{yes|None <br />(no free version)}}
| {{maybe|Dependant upon version:
* 5 % (minimum L$2) (Demo)
* None (Regular)}}
| {{maybe|Dependant upon version:
* 2.5 % (Free)
* 0.5%, max L$500 per 4 weeks (Regular)}}
| {{yes|None <br />(no free version)}}
|-
|-
||'''SLURL'''
||'''SLURL'''
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||[http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Virtualworx/128/243/24 VirtualWorx]
||[http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Virtualworx/128/243/24 VirtualWorx]
||[http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Izanagi/184/85/134/ Izanagi]
||[http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Izanagi/184/85/134/ Izanagi]
| Not available inworld
|| To buy inworld, talk to<br />[https://my.secondlife.com/davidthomas.scorbal DavidThomas Scorbal].
||[http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Hippo%20Technologies/123/122/44/ Hippo Technologies]
||[http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Hippo%20Technologies/123/122/44/ Hippo Technologies]
||[http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Cao%20Guojiu/218/191/501 Cao Guojiu]
||[http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Cao%20Guojiu/218/191/501 MoDesign/MoSystems]
||Currently Unknown
|| Not available inworld
|-
|-
||'''Website'''
||'''Website'''
||[http://www.alikasystems.com/ alikasystems.com]
||[http://www.alikasystems.com/ alikasystems.com]
||[https://www.bejamble.net/ bejamble.net]
||[https://www.bejamble.net/ bejamble.net]
||[https://www.caspervend.com/ caspervend.com]
||[https://wiki.casperdns.com/ CasperTech]
||[http://www.cheetah-sl.com/resources.php Cheetah Technologies]
||[http://www.e2-designs.com/e2v-3/ E2V ]
||[http://www.hippo-technologies.co.uk/ hippo-technologies.co.uk]
||[http://www.hippo-technologies.co.uk/ hippo-technologies.co.uk]
||[http://mosystems-move.blogspot.de/ mosystems-move.blogspot.de]
||[http://mosystems-move.blogspot.de/ mosystems-move.blogspot.de]
||Unknown
|| Unknown
|-
|-
||'''Available on Marketplace?'''
||'''Available on Marketplace?'''
||[https://marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/22916 Alika Products]
||[https://marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/22916 Alika Products Store]
||[https://marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/18108 VirtualWorx]
||[https://marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/18108 VirtualWorx Store]
||[https://marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/49647 CasperTech]
||[https://marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/49647 CasperTech Store]
||[https://marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/2192 HippoTech]
||[https://marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/9909 Cheetah Technologies Store]
||[https://marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/13954 MoDesign]
|| Not on Marketplace
||Unknown
||[https://marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/2192 HippoTech Store]
||[https://marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/13954 MoDesign Store]
|| Not on Marketplace
|}
|}


Revision as of 03:33, 1 March 2014

Vending systems in Second Life are used to sell items to customers. They range from the most basic level systems which only allow a "pay" option on a box, to large advanced and networked systems with many functions and capabilities. Each one has different benefits and drawbacks; each merchant will need to decide which one is best for them based on their needs.

This page will compare the currently available (as of the last update) versions of some of the larger vending systems with their major features. All vending systems are sorted in alphabetical order, left to right.

Comparison table

Configuration & Upgrades Alika BSM CasperVend² Cheetah.Vend E2V Hippovend MoVe! / MoSystems Titan
Configuration via notecard Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No Unknown
Configuration via web Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Unknown
Free vending system upgrades Yes Minor releases only Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Networked Delivery Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Single script vendors 1 script for minimal featureset Yes Yes Yes Yes Separate purchase
"Elite" 		All vendors No
Single script servers Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No
Server holds unlimited products?
(Subject to SL grid limitations) 		Unknown Yes Yes Yes Yes Dependant upon version:
  • elite yes
  • all others no
 Yes No
Use of llTransferLindenDollars No Unknown Yes No No Yes "Not all transactions, yet" No
Affiliate Features Alika BSM CasperVend² Cheetah.Vend E2V Hippovend MoVe! / MoSystems Titan
Affiliate / Catalogue / Franchise vendors available Separate purchase Yes Yes Planned for future No Yes Planned for future No
Affiliate / Catalogue / Franchise vendor fees 2% commission 2% commission 2% commission Not Applicable Not Applicable 2% commission 2% commission Not Applicable
Gifting Alika BSM CasperVend² Cheetah.Vend E2V Hippovend MoVe! / MoSystems Titan
Gift Cards Available No Yes Yes, in Fat Pack

-OR- separate purchase

No Yes Separate purchase Separate purchase No
Buy as a gift Set additional script to "running" in vendor Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Gift wrapping No Yes Yes No No No No No
Advanced Features Alika BSM CasperVend² Cheetah.Vend E2V Hippovend MoVe! / MoSystems Titan
1-prim vendors Yes Yes Yes No Script provided; make your own vendor object Separate purchase
"Elite" 		Yes Unknown
Built-in video playback No No Yes No No No No No
Customer loyalty rewards program No 4 levels Unlimited levels No Yes Group-only rewards available No Unknown
Customize your vendors Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Unknown
Demos and Infocards
(Give demos, give information notecards) 		Unknown Yes Yes Yes Infocards yes
Demos unknown 		Infocards yes
Demos unknown 		Yes Unknown
Group discounts No Yes Yes Planned for future No Yes Yes Unknown
Group products in categories No Yes Yes Yes Yes, but for
pricing only 		Yes Yes Unknown
Integration with other systems
(No additional scripts required) 		No SL Marketplace ANS
(MagicBox + Direct Delivery) 		Smartbots, Pikkubots, MetaBOLT
SL Marketplace ANS
(MagicBox + Direct Delivery) 		Separate Purchase
HippoVend, JEVN, XStreetSL/MagicBox 		No No No No
Multi-Language Support No Unknown Unknown vendor-messages in
customers language 		No Unknown vendor-messages in
customers language 		Unknown
Newsletter/Subscriber Mailer No Yes Planned for future No No Separate purchase
and subscription
"HippoGROUPS" 		No Unknown
Product update sender Separate purchase
"Update System" 		Yes Yes Yes Separate purchase
"Messenger" 		Separate purchase
"HippoUPDATE" 		Yes Unknown
Profit sharing Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Unknown
Redelivery options Yes Terminal & Vendor Terminal & Vendor Vendor only for the
product on that vendor 		No Separate purchase No Unknown
Holo Rezzing support No No Yes, in Fat Pack

-OR- separate purchase

No No Yes No Yes
User Blacklist No Yes Yes No No Unknown No Unknown
Wish List No Unknown No Yes Separate purchase No No No
Major Expansions Alika BSM CasperVend² Cheetah.Vend E2V Hippovend MoVe! / MoSystems Titan
Gacha / Gatcha No No Yes, in Fat Pack

-OR- separate purchase

No No No No No
Lucky chair No No Yes, in Fat Pack

-OR- separate purchase

No No No No No
MM Board No No Yes, in Fat Pack

-OR- separate purchase

No No No No No
Sales Transactions Alika BSM CasperVend² Cheetah.Vend E2V Hippovend MoVe! / MoSystems Titan
Inworld transaction tracking No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Configurable options via IM & ANS No
Sale statistics via web Unknown Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Use SL transaction history
-and/or-
Send sales data via ANS to your ANS server 		Unknown
Statistical graphs via web Unknown Yes Yes Yes No No No Unknown
SL Marketplace Sales Tracking MagicBox only
No Direct Delivery support 		Yes Yes Separate Purchase
MagicBox only 		Separate Purchase
"Marketplace Connection" 		HippoGROUPS subscription required
MagicBox Only
No Direct Delivery support 		No No
Purchase Info Alika BSM CasperVend² Cheetah.Vend E2V Hippovend MoVe! / MoSystems Titan
Purchase Price Dependant upon version:
  • L$ 1 (Commission)
  • L$ 3500 (Full)
 L$ 2,999
No demo version 		Dependant upon version:
  • FREE (Free)
  • L$ 1,995 (Premium)
  • L$ 2,695 (Complete)
 L$ 1,299
No demo version 		L$6,499
No demo version 		Dependant upon version:
  • L$ 25 (Demo)
  • L$ 1950 (Regular)
  • L$ 2745 (Elite)
 Dependant upon version:
  • FREE (Free)
  • L$ 500 (Regular)
 L$ 799 - L$ 1999
System commission Dependant upon version:
  • 5 % (L$ 1 version)
  • None (Full)
 None
(no free version) 		Dependant upon version:
  • 5 % (Free)
  • None (Premium)
  • None (Complete)
 None
(no free version) 		None
(no free version) 		Dependant upon version:
  • 5 % (minimum L$2) (Demo)
  • None (Regular)
 Dependant upon version:
  • 2.5 % (Free)
  • 0.5%, max L$500 per 4 weeks (Regular)
 None
(no free version)
SLURL Poorland VirtualWorx Izanagi Not available inworld To buy inworld, talk to
DavidThomas Scorbal. 		Hippo Technologies MoDesign/MoSystems Not available inworld
Website alikasystems.com bejamble.net CasperTech Cheetah Technologies E2V hippo-technologies.co.uk mosystems-move.blogspot.de Unknown
Available on Marketplace? Alika Products Store VirtualWorx Store CasperTech Store Cheetah Technologies Store Not on Marketplace HippoTech Store MoDesign Store Not on Marketplace

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