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 Customisation only (optional) No Yes Yes Yes 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"
Yes 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:

Standard vendors no
Elite yes

Yes No
Use of llTransferLindenDollars No In development Yes No No Dependant upon version:

Standard vendors no
Elite 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 Not Applicable 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
"HippoGIFT"
Separate purchase
"Gift Voucher"
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 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes, but for
pricing only
Yes Yes Unknown
Holo Rezzing support No No Yes, in FatPack

-OR- separate purchase

No No Yes No Yes
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 ANS/MagicBox
No No No No
Multi-language support No In development English. "Quick Start" guide translated to German 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 option(s) Vendor only Terminal & Vendor Terminal & Vendor Vendor only, for the
product on that vendor
Terminal only Separate purchase
"Redelivery Terminal Pro"
No Unknown
Sell items that are "No Copy" to owner
(such as breedable nests/bundles/etc.)
No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Unknown
User Blacklist No Yes Yes No No Unknown No Unknown
Wish List No No In Development Yes Separate purchase No No No
Major Expansions Alika BSM CasperVend² Cheetah.Vend E2V Hippovend MoVe! / MoSystems Titan
Gacha / Gatcha No No Yes, in FatPack

-OR- separate purchase

No No No No No
Lucky chair No No Yes, in FatPack

-OR- separate purchase

No No No No No
MM Board No No Yes, in FatPack

-OR- separate purchase

No No No No No
Sales Transactions Alika BSM CasperVend² Cheetah.Vend E2V Hippovend MoVe! / MoSystems Titan
Inworld transaction tracking Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Configurable options via
IM/Email & 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
Demo / Commission version available? Yes
L$1 cost
5% Commission
No demo version Yes
L$0 free
5% Commission
No demo version No demo version Yes
L$25 cost
5% Commission
L$2 minimum per sale
Yes
L$0 free
2.5% Commission
No demo version
Purchase price
(non-demo versions)
Full:
L$3,500
Full:
L$2,999
Premium:
L$ 1,995
Fat Pack:
L$2,995
Full:
L$1,299
Full:
L$6,499
Full:
L$1,950
Full + Elite:
L$2,700
Professional: L$ 500
Plus commission: 0.5% per sale
Max L$500 commission per month
L$799 to L$1,999
Charity concessions Unknown Unknown 100% Free and commission free to registered charities
Inworld SLURL Poorland VirtualWorx CasperTech 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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