Vendor systems comparison

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: FREE (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 (Regular)	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