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What is a Marketplace Platform: The Fullest Explainer About CS-Cart
From an eCommerce Product to a Complete Technology Partner
CS-Cart started in 2005 with a straightforward goal: build eCommerce software that businesses could truly control.
As our customers grew, their needs changed. A single online store expanded into multiple storefronts. Retail businesses expanded into B2B. Some companies launched marketplaces. Others needed to connect their stores with ERP, CRM, PIM, WMS, payment, shipping, and other business systems.
CS-Cart evolved with them.
Today, we develop self-hosted software for online stores and marketplaces and provide development services for businesses that need more than an out-of-the-box platform.
Our approach remains the same: give businesses a solid foundation they can start with today and continue adapting as their operations become more complex.
As our customers grew, their needs changed. A single online store expanded into multiple storefronts. Retail businesses expanded into B2B. Some companies launched marketplaces. Others needed to connect their stores with ERP, CRM, PIM, WMS, payment, shipping, and other business systems.
CS-Cart evolved with them.
Today, we develop self-hosted software for online stores and marketplaces and provide development services for businesses that need more than an out-of-the-box platform.
Our approach remains the same: give businesses a solid foundation they can start with today and continue adapting as their operations become more complex.
CS-Cart by the Numbers
Since 2005
Developing eCommerce software
50,000+ businesses
Have used CS-Cart solutions
170+ countries
Where CS-Cart is used
15 languages
Spoken by our team
150+ partners
In our international partner network
Award-winning Solution for Creating an Online Marketplace
What We Build
eCommerce Technology for Different Stages of Growth
Businesses rarely stay the same. The platform that works for the first few years may become restrictive when order volumes grow, operations become more complex, or new business models appear.
That is why CS-Cart focuses on several core areas.
That is why CS-Cart focuses on several core areas.
Multi-Vendor Marketplaces
CS-Cart Multi-Vendor provides the marketplace functionality needed to bring multiple sellers, products, orders, commissions, and marketplace operations into one system.
Businesses can start with standard marketplace functionality and extend the platform as their seller network and operational requirements grow.
Businesses can start with standard marketplace functionality and extend the platform as their seller network and operational requirements grow.
Online Stores
CS-Cart Store Builder provides businesses with a self-hosted foundation for building and managing online stores while retaining control over hosting, functionality, integrations, and future customization.
It is designed for companies that want more ownership and flexibility than a typical SaaS store builder provides.
It is designed for companies that want more ownership and flexibility than a typical SaaS store builder provides.
B2B and Complex eCommerce Projects
For businesses with more advanced requirements, CS-Cart can be adapted for B2B commerce, multi-store operations, custom workflows, regional projects, and other complex eCommerce models.
The platform can also be connected with existing business infrastructure instead of forcing companies to rebuild their entire technology stack around a new system.
The platform can also be connected with existing business infrastructure instead of forcing companies to rebuild their entire technology stack around a new system.
Custom eCommerce Development
Not every project can be solved through configuration alone.
Our development team helps businesses customize CS-Cart, migrate existing stores and marketplaces, build integrations, develop new functionality, and adapt the platform to specific operational requirements.
This gives customers a choice: manage the platform with their own technical team, work with a CS-Cart partner, or involve our development specialists.
Our development team helps businesses customize CS-Cart, migrate existing stores and marketplaces, build integrations, develop new functionality, and adapt the platform to specific operational requirements.
This gives customers a choice: manage the platform with their own technical team, work with a CS-Cart partner, or involve our development specialists.
Platform Control Without Starting From Scratch
Your Business Shouldn't Have to Choose Between SaaS Limitations and Custom Development
Businesses comparing CS-Cart with Shopify, WooCommerce, Adobe Commerce, OpenCart, or custom development often face the same trade-off.
SaaS platforms can be convenient, but the platform provider ultimately controls much of the environment. Building a commerce system from scratch provides maximum flexibility, but requires significant development resources.
CS-Cart sits between these approaches.
You start with an established eCommerce platform rather than an empty framework, while retaining access to the source code and control over your hosting environment.
That means your team can use built-in functionality where it makes sense and customize the system where your business requires something different.
That means your team can use built-in functionality where it makes sense and customize the system where your business requires something different.
Built for Integration
Connect eCommerce With the Systems Your Business Already Uses
Growing businesses rarely operate their online store in isolation.
CS-Cart can be integrated with ERP, CRM, PIM, WMS, accounting, payment, shipping, marketing, analytics, and other business systems through APIs, existing add-ons, and custom development.
This is especially important for companies moving from manually connected tools toward more automated operations.
Instead of replacing every system at once, businesses can make CS-Cart part of their existing technology environment and expand integrations over time.
Instead of replacing every system at once, businesses can make CS-Cart part of their existing technology environment and expand integrations over time.
ERP / CRM
Orders, customers, finance
PIM / WMS
Catalogs, inventory, fulfillment
Payments / Shipping
Transactions, delivery, returns
Marketing / Analytics
Acquisition, insights, automation
1,600+ Ready-Made Add-ons
Add new capabilities without rebuilding your existing stack.
Growing Without Replatforming Every Few Years
Start With What You Need. Expand When the Business Requires It.
We know that migration is one of the biggest concerns when choosing an eCommerce platform.
Changing platforms can affect product data, customers, orders, integrations, SEO, internal processes, and day-to-day operations. For an established business, switching technology is rarely just an IT project.
Our goal is therefore not simply to help customers launch.
We build CS-Cart so businesses can continue extending their platform as requirements change—adding functionality, integrations, storefronts, marketplace capabilities, and custom workflows without having to migrate to another system every time their requirements change.
And when a business is already operating on another platform, our team can help plan and implement the migration to CS-Cart.
Changing platforms can affect product data, customers, orders, integrations, SEO, internal processes, and day-to-day operations. For an established business, switching technology is rarely just an IT project.
Our goal is therefore not simply to help customers launch.
We build CS-Cart so businesses can continue extending their platform as requirements change—adding functionality, integrations, storefronts, marketplace capabilities, and custom workflows without having to migrate to another system every time their requirements change.
And when a business is already operating on another platform, our team can help plan and implement the migration to CS-Cart.
The People Behind CS-Cart
Meet the Team Building the Platform
Software matters, but so do the people responsible for developing and supporting it.
CS-Cart brings together product managers, developers, designers, QA engineers, support specialists, marketers, and eCommerce experts working on the platform and customer projects.
CS-Cart brings together product managers, developers, designers, QA engineers, support specialists, marketers, and eCommerce experts working on the platform and customer projects.
Alex
Product Manager
Andrey
Chief Technology Officer
Sam
Product Marketer
Julia
Head of Sales
Dmitry
Chief Marketing Officer
Gayane
Content Marketer
A Company With Customers Around the World
Built Locally. Used Globally.
CS-Cart is a marketplace software registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office
815 E St., #12709, San Diego, CA 92112. We are a US-based company with a team working from various parts of the world.
815 E St., #12709, San Diego, CA 92112. We are a US-based company with a team working from various parts of the world.
Additionally, we boast over 150 authorized CS-Cart partners globally. This ensures you can hire a nearshore developer, who likely speaks your language.
Our international customer and partner network has also helped shape the platform. Different markets bring different payment systems, logistics requirements, regulations, languages, business models, and customer expectations.
That experience influences how we approach product development: CS-Cart needs to be flexible enough to become part of very different eCommerce businesses.
Our international customer and partner network has also helped shape the platform. Different markets bring different payment systems, logistics requirements, regulations, languages, business models, and customer expectations.
That experience influences how we approach product development: CS-Cart needs to be flexible enough to become part of very different eCommerce businesses.
Worldwide Network
150+ Partner Developers Worldwide
Local expertise across markets, languages, and time zones.
25 countries
Proven in Real eCommerce Projects
See What Businesses Build With CS-Cart
The strongest proof of an eCommerce platform is not a feature list. It is what businesses are able to build with it.
CS-Cart powers online stores, B2C marketplaces, B2B platforms, niche marketplaces, multi-store projects, and other eCommerce businesses around the world.
CS-Cart powers online stores, B2C marketplaces, B2B platforms, niche marketplaces, multi-store projects, and other eCommerce businesses around the world.
Urbankissed ↗ — Sustainable Fashion Marketplace, Switzerland
x2 Vendor Growth
From 50 to 100 vendors in one year
We helped Urbankissed scale its multi-vendor marketplace with 15+ custom add-ons and ongoing technical support. With the technical side covered, the founder could focus on growing the business and seller community. In one year, the marketplace doubled its vendor base from 50 to 100.
Faly Music ↗ — Online Music Store, Mexico
+150% Sales
In the first month; nearly 80% of previous annual sales over the following three months
For Faly Music, we customized CS-Cart and integrated localized payment options, including PayPal Plus and Mercado Pago, to improve the checkout experience. The result was a 150% increase in sales in the first month. Over the following three months, the store generated nearly 80% of its total sales from the previous year.
What our Customers Say About Us
More Than Software
Support for the Entire eCommerce Journey
Choosing software is only one part of building a successful eCommerce business. Depending on the project, CS-Cart customers can work with our team and partner network for:
Platform Development and Customization
Migrate to CS-Cart, connect your core business systems (ERP, CRM, WMS), and build custom functionality tailored to your needs.
Technical
Support
Get help from specialists who work with CS-Cart every day.
Documentation and Learning Resources
Get the information to manage and extend the platform.
Learn & Grow with CS-Cart
Tell Us What You Want to Build Next
Whether you're replacing an existing eCommerce platform, automating a growing online business, launching a marketplace, expanding into B2B, or connecting your store with internal business systems, our team can help you understand whether CS-Cart is the right foundation.
Tell us about your current setup, what is limiting your growth, and where you want the business to go next.
Tell us about your current setup, what is limiting your growth, and where you want the business to go next.
