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	Unknown
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)	Dependant upon version: 5 % (Free) None (Premium) None (Complete)	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)
Affiliate / Catalogue / Franchise vendors available	Separate purchase	Yes	Yes	Yes	Not available (Planned for future)	No
Affiliate / Catalogue / Franchise vendor fees	2% commission	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
Inworld transaction tracking	No	Yes	Yes	No	Configurable options via IM & ANS	No
Statistical graphs	Unknown	Yes	Yes	Unknown	No	Unknown
Use of llTransferLindenDollars	Unknown	Unknown	Yes	Yes	not all transactions, yet	Unknown
SL Marketplace Sales Tracking	MagicBox only No Direct Delivery support	Yes	Yes	HippoGROUPS subscription required MagicBox Only No Direct Delivery support	No	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	No	Unknown
Demos and Infocards	Unknown	Yes	Yes	Infocards yes Demos unknown	Yes	Unknown
User Blacklist	Unknown	Yes	Yes	Unknown	No	Unknown
Product Update Sender	Unknown	Yes	Yes	separate purchase	Yes	Unknown
Mailer	Unknown	Yes	Yes	Separate purchase	No	Unknown
Redelivery terminal	Yes	Terminal & Vendor	Terminal & Vendor	Separate purchase	No	Unknown
Customization	Unknown	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Unknown
Sale statistics via web	Unknown	Yes	Yes	Yes	Use SL Transaction history	Unknown
Backend integration with other systems (No additional scripts required)	None	SL Marketplace ANS (MagicBox + Direct Delivery)	Smartbots, Pikkubots, MetaBOLT SL Marketplace ANS (MagicBox + Direct Delivery)	None	Send sales data via ANS to your 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