There are basically four ways to set up a  shopping-cart system: Buy the software and install it on your own server Buy the software and install on your hosting company's server Sign up with a hosting company that has shopping-cart  software available Sign up with a service; the shopping-cart software runs on their server, linked to from your Web site $15,000 to $40,000 OrderPoint,  Speedware http://www.speedware.com/ $13,000 (UNIX), $8,000 (NT) Cat@log, Vision Factory http://www.thevisionfactory.com/ $12,500 (NT), $15,500 (UNIX) Intershop  Mall http://www.intershop.com/ $4,995 (NT), $7,995 (UNIX) Intershop  Online http://www.intershop.com/ $4,995 Net.Commerce,  IBM http://www.software.ibm.com/commerce/ net.commerce/action.html $3,495 - $9,995 iCat Electronic  Commerce Suite 3.0, iCat http://www.icat.com/products/ $3,495 Domino Merchant, Lotus http://www.lotus.com/ $3,141 WebCatalog & WebMerchant,  Pacific Coast Software http://www.starnine.com/ $2,795 SiteLINK Toolkit Version,  Dydacomp http://www.dydacomp.com/ $2,000 Merchandizer http://www.merchandizer.com/ $1,950 and up Electronic Store,  Globus.com http://www.globus.com/ $1,500 SoftCart,  Mercantec http://www.mercantec.com/ CGIs-use on  most servers $1,495 - $3,495 iCat Electronic  Commerce Publisher 3.0, iCat http://www.icat.com/products/ Limited  number of hosting companies $1,495 and up Merchant Builder,  Internet Factory http://www.ifact.com/ $1,295 ShopSite Pro,  Icentral http://www.icentral.com/spartner_list/index.html $995 INEX Commerce Court Pro, Inex  Corp http://www.inex-corp.com/ Requires Microsoft BackOffice and SQL server $995 ShopZone http://www.btsw.com/ This is a version of Internet Business Breakthrough intended for Web designers. They pay $995 for the software, then can create individual shopping-carts for each client. A license  must be purchased for each store. $990 GoldPaint, ClickShop http://clickshop.com/ CGIs - use on most servers $695 Make-A-Store Includes Installation http://www.make-a-store.com/ CGIs - use on most servers $495 ShopSite Manager,  Icentral http://www.icentral.com/spartner_list/index.html Limited  number of hosting companies $460 - $795 Shopping Cart (Mall  Edition), AHG http://www.ahg.com/ Includes Installation add $70 - 80 to integrate with CyberCash or RediCheck CGIs - use on most servers $400 (available  soon) StoreFront98 http://www.tnsecurity.com/ http://www.storefront98.com/ CGI -  use on most servers $349 and up WebCart, RC  Software http://www.rcsoftware.com/ http://www.cgicity.com/commerce.htm CGIs - use on most servers $299 Internet Business Breakthrough,  Breakthrough Software http://www.btsw.com/ CGIs - use on most servers $295 WebGenie Shopping*CartPro, WebGenie http://www.webgenie.com/ CGIs -- use on most servers $195 for up to 100 products, $495 for unlimited  size Hazel, Netsville http://hazel.netsville.com/ CGIs - use on most servers; very good documentation. See here for more information. $200 Hassan Consulting's Shopping Cart http://irata.com/ CGIs - use on most servers $169 - $299 WebToolBase, Rich Media  Technologies http://www.richmediatech.com/ CGIs - use on most servers ... but, it's very new, and their own demo shopping-cart  system generates errors in Netscape 4.03 $159 WebOrder, Net2Go http://www.net2go.com/ Includes installation CGIs - use on most servers Aprrox. US$150 (actually priced in UK£ -- UK£100) JShop Professional http://www.jshop.co.uk/pro/ $120 - $195 EZShopper, AHG http://www.ahg.com/ Includes Installation CGIs - use on most servers $79.95, $129.95 with installation Smart Shop http://www.becanada.com/$/page11.htm CGIs - use on most servers Free MiniVend, public domain http://www.minivend.com/ CGIs - use on  most servers Free PerlShop http://www.arpanet.com/PerlShop/ CGIs - use on most servers New: Microsoft FrontPage Shopping-Cart Tools A new subcategory of shopping-cart systems has now appeared on the market; programs that work with Microsoft FrontPage. FrontPage uses special server extensions to run programs; in effect these server  extensions, in conjunction with "Web bots" that the FrontPage user employs to set up a program, take the place of CGI scripts. The following programs use server extensions and Web bots to create shopping cart systems. The finished system must be placed on a Web server that has the FrontPage server extensions installed. $149, plus a $1,500 site licence or monthly  fee Mercantac StoreBuilder for MS FrontPage http://www.mercantec.com/frontpage/ $399 SalesCart http://www.salescart.com/ Requires Microsoft IIS 3.0 servers, Active Server Pages, MS  Access $195 StoreFront E-Commerce for MS FrontPage http://www.storefront.net/frontpage/ Requires Microsoft IIS server and Active Server Pages ShopSite Express for MS  FrontPage http://frontpage.shopsite.com/ This is listed at the Microsoft FrontPage Web site as a FrontPage  shopping-cart system. Actually it's a service that can be used with or without  FrontPage, but you must sign up with a hosting company (from a very limited number of choices) that has configured it's servers to work with ShopSite  Express. For more information on FrontPage commerce tools, see http://www.microsoft.com/frontpage/ $149 Internet Creator, Foreman  Interactive http://www.formaninteractive.com/ The  online-store modules only work at their hosting service (SiteAmerica); $79/mth (Note, however, that this product can be used to create Web pages for  use at any site -- you only need to use SiteAmerica if you want the online store.) $30/mth - hosting package ShopSite Express, Icentral http://www.homepage.shopsite.com/ Limited  number of hosting companies $??. Snapsite Web Architect, Media in Motion http://www.mediainmotion.com/ This product can only be used  through a hosting company that has installed the Snapsite software. $150/mth, $1200 setup California Web http://californiaweb.com/ Credit-card  transaction processing available for an additional fee $??/mth, + transaction fees, $700 setup, shopping-cart programs from $49 - $299 Plug&Pay http://www.plugnpay.com/ Credit-card  transaction processing included $195/mth, $595 setup SiteLINK Toolkit Version, Dydacomp http://www.dydacomp.com/ 15% - 7% commission on sales,depending on volume,  $100 setup SalesGate.com http://www.salesgate.com/ Credit-card  transaction processing included $100 - $300/mth, more for very large stores, no  setup charge Viaweb http://www.viaweb.com/ Credit-card  transaction processing available for an additional fee Note: this service has been sold to Yahoo $100 - $300/mth, more for very large stores, no  setup charge Yahoo!.Store http://store.yahoo.com/ Credit-card  transaction processing available for an additional $600 one-time fee $105/mth, $120 setup, 5 cents and 5% per transaction (the $105 includes the first $80 in transaction  fees) Geoshop, Geocities http://www.geocities.com/join/geoshops/ This includes full credit-card transaction processing. (Geocities has a cheaper service; see below) $49 for the software, then $99/mth, 2.5% per transaction QuickSite, Site Technologies http://www.sitetech.com/ $99/mth, 2.5% per transaction, $49 setup OrderEasy http://www.ordereasy.com/ Credit-card  transaction processing included $90/mth, $120  setup DXShop http://www.dxshop.com/ $80/mth Merchandizer http://www.merchandizer.com/ Includes online credit-card transaction processing. 6.5% per transaction or $3, which ever is least, plus credit-card fees, no setup fee. Kagi http://www.kagi.com Credit-card transaction  processing included; this service is really designed for use by shareware  vendors, though may be used for selling "hard" goods too. However, the order form is very simple and unsophisticated. $24.95/mth Geoshop, Geocities http://www.geocities.com/join/geoshops/ This is there basic online store, without online credit-card processing.See  also their more expensive transaction-processing store. $50/mth, 50 cents + 6% per transaction $900  setup Octagon http://www.otginc.com/ Credit-card  transaction processing included $1 - $1.50 transaction, $690 setup Automated Transaction Services http://www.atsbank.com/ Credit-card and  check transaction processing included $40/mth, $0.95 per check, $0.75 credit card, $297.50 and up setup E-Money.Net http://www.emoney.net/ Credit-card  transaction processing included 15% of all transactions, no setup  fees The Internet Billing Company http://www.ibill.com/ Credit-card  transaction processing included; complicated to set up 2% per transaction, $35/min, $100  setup. Merchant Planet http://www.merchantplanet.com/ But  you must use a Cardservice Int'l merchant account: $275 setup, 2.5% + 30 cents per transaction, $25/mth min, $10/mth service fee. 10% of each transaction, $150 setup (more for  shopping cart software) Net MoneyIN http://www.moneyin.com/ This service is a  little unusual; they set up a shopping cart on your server for you, then process  the transactions through their server. Credit-card transaction processing included $85/mth and up, no setup charge freeinternetstore http://www.freeinternetstore.com/ Credit-card  transaction processing included $75 - $225/mth, $250 - $750  setup Virtual Shopping Cart, NetLink http://www.netlink.net/cybernet/cybernet.htm Credit-card  transaction processing available for an additional fee $50/mth, $250 setup The Engine,  Icorp http://www.icorp.net/engine/ $119/3 months Smart ShoppingCart,  WebGenie http://www.webgenie.com/ $35/mth, $60 setup ShopCart http://www.shopcart.com/ $35/mth, $20 setup WizzCart,  Marketwizz http://www.marketwizz.com/wizzcart.html AUD$40/mth (Australian dollars) Sofcom http://www.sofcom.com.au/ $29.95 - 34.95/mth, $49.95 setup SecureForm, DelWest http://www.mktmkt.com/ Credit-card  transaction processing available for an additional fee Also SecurePay; your shopping-cart system sends info to SecurePay, which processes the credit-card  transaction $25/mth, no setup  charge VirtualCart http://www.vcart.com/ Credit-card  transaction processing available for an additional fee $249/year Americart http://www.cartserver.com/americart/ $20/mth, $75 setup CyberCart http://www.lobo.net/~rtweb/ $120/6 months Internet Shopping Cart Server http://www.webisland.com/cart/index.htm No monthly fee, a 7% to 15% fee per transaction, $99.50 setup SalesGate.com http://www.salesgate.com/ This system  includes online transaction processing; you don't need your own merchant account. $15/mth, $585 setup Internet Secure http://www.internetsecure.com/ Credit-card  transaction processing included $12.5/mth, $??/transaction, $??  setup Cardservice Secure Payment Gateway http://www.cardservice.com Credit-card  transaction processing included $12.50/mth, $99  setup Net2Go/WebOrder http://www.net2go.com/ Credit-card  transaction processing available for an additional fee $9.90/mth, $45 setup EMS2000 http://www.ems2000.com/ Credit-card  transaction processing available for $29.90+/mth, $545 setup Free! for small  stores, $50/mth for stores over 10 units, $200/mth for large stores iCat http://www.icat.com/ iCat makes expensive shopping-cart software  ($3,495 - $9,995), and they host small stores for free  as a way to introduce their services to businesses.