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Travis R.
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E-commerce Growth Consultant / Client Hero
Marketing and Advertising
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
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What do you like best about Volusion?

Simple to setup and use for beginners and has som pretty advanced features like built in CRM.

Very lean system that's been around for a long time. This was my first e-commerce cart and I still have clients I consult for that do up to 12MM yearly on it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Volusion?

Limited Features for Competitive Marketing. Also, it can't host a blog internally which really limits content marketing. I've been doing lots more content marketing with my clients lately to gain marketshare and organic traffic. You have to use Article Pages on Volusion so you can sort of do it but it's not like having an embedded blog.

Support is rough.

They recently disincluded the Slack Channel which was awesome for getting quick help with accountability through a constant thread. That was a very strange move to kill that. That alone left one of my clients pretty high and dry and pushed them to look for other options, unfortunately.

The chat solution is the same one they used back in 2010 when I was a retailer and it's really bad. It resets the screen and often kicks you 50% of the time. I was on chat for 5 hours last week and got kicked 4 times, lol. Very frustrating. Also, nobody could really answer my question precisely about the issue with variants the client had.

If you have a serious question or feature request you can't submit a ticket which is really weird. The phone number is hidden but even if you find it I'm not sure I've ever gotten anyone to answer over the handful of times I've called over the last 30 days. Most times it just loops in the queue and I give up and abandon the request or figure it out myself with a workaround.

Some of the shipping/free shipping options are really limited with free shipping limited to global settings with very few options.

Volusion doesn't integrate with about 80% of the regular SAAS tools I like. However, it does integrate with Stone Edge Order Manager and that can be a powerful combination for scaling up a turnkey website and ERP combo. For beginner e-commerce peeps getting started this is a great way to go to keep things simple. But if you need more advanced catalog, functionality and marketing tools, you'll need to increase your budget and build out a Shopify store. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Volusion:

This is a simple cart with everything you need to get started in e-commerce. It's scale-able and reasonably priced. It still holds a strong place in the market for quick setup, support when you need it with most of the tools you need. No blog is available for Volusion that you can embed but there are workarounds for that using Article pages, it's just a little more work.

If you need more advanced marketing tools like lots of shell game offers for your clients you'll be fighting the limited feature-set. What it does it does well and the pages always load fast, much faster than most Shopify sites I see even which is a huge part of the customer experience.

I have clients I consult for that do 10MM+ on Volusion yearly and it works very well for their businesses. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Volusion solving and how is that benefiting you?

Other carts can be overly complex. Volusion is a great solution for companies that are in a niche market that aren't super competitive and you just need a stable cart. You can hotrod Volusion to be fairly competitive if you know how to do it. It will never be a Shopify or Magento type solution but you won't spend an arm and a leg on developers which is nice. Volusion can handle pretty much everything for you to help get started. Great beginner e-commerce platform. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Volusion Overview

What is Volusion?

Simple and customizable ecommerce built for growth. With Volusion, you can create a unique store with powerful features - no coding required.

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Powerful, affordable ecommerce software, backed by professional services, business tools and dedicated 24/7 support from real people.


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Volusion
Year Founded
1999
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Austin, TX
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132 employees on LinkedIn®
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Verified UserMid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
3.0 out of 5
"A review from devloper"
Allows you to get a eCommerce website up and running really fast. It is great for people that want a quick and dirty website.
Raymond B.
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1.5 out of 5
"Longtime customer dealing with technology issues"
Monthly price compared to Shopify much less. 500 vs 2000.
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4.0 out of 5
"Good for Digital Store Shift"
Simplified UI. Value for money for starters. Easy-to-use store builder for non-tech store owners. I have used it a few times for some of my e-comme...
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Raymond B.
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What do you like best about Volusion?

Monthly price compared to Shopify much less. 500 vs 2000. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Volusion?

They seem unable to keep up with technology. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Volusion solving and how is that benefiting you?

Volusion is very affordable. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Gabriel V.
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What do you like best about Volusion?

Powerful e-commerce features: Volusion offers a range of powerful e-commerce features, such as product management, order management, payment processing, and shipping and tax calculators. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Volusion?

Limited integrations: Volusion has fewer integrations with third-party apps and services compared to some other e-commerce platforms, which may limit the functionality of the online store. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Volusion solving and how is that benefiting you?

Managing products and inventory: Volusion provides tools for managing products and inventory, making it easy for businesses to keep track of their stock levels and update product information. Overall, Volusion can help businesses solve a range of problems related to setting up and running an online store, making it a valuable tool for businesses looking to establish a strong online presence. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
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What do you like best about Volusion?

Simplified UI. Value for money for starters. Easy-to-use store builder for non-tech store owners. I have used it a few times for some of my e-commerce clients. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Volusion?

Bulk product update is not available in the initial plan. And, manual product import is time-consuming. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Volusion solving and how is that benefiting you?

Volusion helps store owners/hobbyists to move to digital stores and target a global audience to sell products online. It helped me make an online store for one of my clients in jiffy with a simplified ecommerce store builder platform. Further, I helped him market his products implement content marketing plan. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Volusion?

Honestly, it is kind of simple and easy to use, but that is because it is also very limited. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Volusion?

I don't like how limited it is; we ran our eCommerce website there and couldn't do much. On top of that, they crash so often, at least once a month, and this causes us to lose out on sales. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Volusion solving and how is that benefiting you?

I am not sure what problem Volusion is helping to solve. It is simple to use and if you would like to run a small and new eCommerce site, it is a decent program. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Umang M.
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What do you like best about Volusion?

The most and foremost thing I liked about volusion is that we don't have to code to get our website ready, it's already there you just need to select according to your convenience and you will have all your things done Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Volusion?

The only thing that there is the cost which I think is a little more, other than the UI/UX can have more scope in the future for improvement which indeed could give interface like amazon, flipkart and other e-commerce websites. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Volusion solving and how is that benefiting you?

I used always find hindrance in my design and the product I used to display while I used code along, but now it so simple and in much efficient way. The revenue indeed increased rapidly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Retail
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What do you like best about Volusion?

Volusion is a great option to start your online store. You can start your store with ease, reach new customers, and they have a great built-in SEO management. Also, you can start for free. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Volusion?

Volusion was great back in the early 2000's, but since then Shopify has become so much better. Volusion isn't as intuitive to use. I also don't like the templates that they have, it isn't as great as some of the other platforms out there. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Volusion:

I wouldn't not use Volusion, switch over to Shopify. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Volusion solving and how is that benefiting you?

The problem that Volusion solves is a way to reach customers online. Volusion makes creating an online store possible. You can start selling something online and reach a new customer base that wouldn't have found you in person. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Machinery
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What do you like best about Volusion?

I like how user friendly the platform is for all employees. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Volusion?

I dislike how limited customization is and backend never shows up as it should on the frontend. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Volusion solving and how is that benefiting you?

The benefits are its very user friendly and self explainable. It is very slow and always under maintenance. It also is hard to use for a larger company. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Volusion?

We set it up years ago and dont have to reset it up Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Volusion?

They have a difficulty running through payments and were flagged as potential fraudulent transactions by runing the sam transaction through, for the same amount, within a few minutes.

They re tech support was slow and had trouble understanding English Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Volusion solving and how is that benefiting you?

No new problems. We have used them since they began. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Cosmetics
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What do you like best about Volusion?

The best thing I liked about Volusion was importing products and information. They also partner with stamps making it easy to ship products. The ability to apply SEO was fairly easy as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Volusion?

The lack of themes, the pricing, the lack of integrations, and it isn't as intuitive as other platforms. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Volusion:

Utilize Volusion's free trial and see if it's a platform suited for your business first and consider the amount they charge into your budget. You should also compare them with other platforms as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Volusion solving and how is that benefiting you?

I was able to have a website designed and structured to invite consumers to purchase products. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

alenyi f.
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What do you like best about Volusion?

Volusion is an e-commerce platform we currently use in our company to market ourselves even though it has limited characteristics. For now, customer service is working very well, it is actually the best thing that volusion has for small companies or that they are starting is perfect since It is not complex but if you are a large company I do not recommend it since you will need more features that until now volusion we do not provide them since it has many predetermined templates which guarantees the final product is professional and also guarantees that someone without design knowledge has a good finish Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Volusion?

One of the weak parts of volusion is when you connect from mobile devices and it makes it a bit difficult if you edit and manage it especially when working on speed tablets or mobile phones. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Volusion solving and how is that benefiting you?

We use a volusion to market our brand and also to help our customers market Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.