Vendor systems comparison

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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.

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.


Comparison table

Features Alika BSM CasperVend² Hippovend MoVe! / MoSystems Titan
Networked Delivery Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Web Configuration Yes Yes Yes Yes No

apprised as special feature

Yes
Multi-Language Support Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown vendor-messages in customers language Unknown
Purchase Price Dependant upon version:
  • L$ 1 (Commission)
  • L$ 3500 (Full)
L$ 2,999 Dependant upon version:
  • FREE (Free)
  • L$ 1995 (Premium)
  • L$ 2695 (Complete)
Dependant upon version:
  • L$ 25 (Demo)
  • L$ 1950 (Regular)
  • L$ 2745 (Elite)
Dependant upon version:
  • FREE (Free)
  • L$ 500 (Regular)
L$ 799 - L$ 1999
Commission Dependant upon version:
  • 5 % (Commission)
  • None (Full)
None (no free version available) Dependant upon version:
  • 5 % (Free)
  • None (Premium)
  • None (Complete)
Dependant upon version:
  • L$ 2 or 5 % (Demo)
  • None (Regular)
Dependant upon version:
  • 5 % (Free)
  • 0.5% (Regular)
None (no free version available)
Affiliate / Catalogue / Franchise vendors available No Yes Yes Yes Not yet available, but release announced No
Affiliate / Catalogue / Franchise vendor fees N/A 2% commission 2% commission 2% commission 2% commission N/A
Buy as a gift Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Gift wrapping No Yes Yes No No No
Single script vendors No Yes Yes Dependant upon version:
  • elite yes
  • all others no
All vendors No
Single script servers Yes Yes Yes No No No
Unlimited products No Yes Yes Dependant upon version:
  • elite yes
  • all others no
Yes No
Free upgrades Yes Minor releases only Yes Yes, except selected new features such as Elite Yes Yes
Gift Cards No Yes Yes, in "Complete" edition only

-OR- separate purchase

Separate purchase Separate purchase No
Built-in video playback No No Yes No No No
Rezzing support Separate purchase No Yes, in "Complete" edition only

-OR- separate purchase

Yes No Yes
Profit sharing Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Unknown
Lucky chair No No Yes, in "Complete" edition only

-OR- separate purchase

No No No
MM Board No No Yes, in "Complete" edition only

-OR- separate purchase

No No No
Full transaction tracking No Yes Yes No Transaction reports via email & ANS No
Statistical graphs Unknown Yes Yes Unknown No Unknown
Use of llTransferLindenDollars Unknown Unknown Yes Yes not all transactions, yet Unknown
SL Marketplace Integration partial, no Direct Delivery support Yes Yes Partial:
HippoGROUPS subscription required
No Direct Delivery support
partial, no Direct Delivery support No
1-prim vendors Unknown Yes Yes Yes Yes Unknown
Group discounts Unknown Yes Yes Yes Yes Unknown
Customer Rewards Program Unknown 4-level unlimited Unknown announced, but not yet available Unknown
Demos and Infocards Unknown Yes Yes Infocards yes
Demos unknown
Yes Unknown
User Blacklist Unknown Yes Yes Unknown No Unknown
Product Updates Unknown Yes Yes separate purchase Yes Unknown
Mailer Unknown Yes Yes Separate purchase announced, but not yet available Unknown
Redelivery terminal Yes Terminal & Vendor Terminal & Vendor Separate purchase announced, but not yet available Unknown
Customization Unknown Yes Yes Yes Yes Unknown
Sale statistics Unknown Yes Yes Yes Privacy policy mentions not to store any sales data

Product names appear in Linden transaction history

Unknown
Backend integration with other systems None SL Marketplace ANS Smartbots, Pikkubots, MetaBOLT
SL Marketplace (MagicBox + ANS)
None System allows to send sales data via ANS to any ANS server None
SLURL Poorland VirtualWorx Izanagi Hippo Technologies Cao Guojiu Currently Unknown
Website alikasystems.com bejamble.net caspervend.com hippo-technologies.co.uk mosystems-move.blogspot.de Unknown

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