Vendor systems comparison

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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)
Yes 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)
Infocards yes
Demos no
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 Vendor only Terminal & Vendor Terminal & Vendor Vendor only, for the
product on that vendor
Terminal Separate purchase No Unknown
Sell items that are "No Copy" to owner
(such as breedable nests/bundles/etc.)
Must package item in your own object Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes 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 Yes 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 No Yes Yes Yes No No No Unknown
SL Marketplace Sales Tracking XStreetSL ANS 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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