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Heartland Retail vs Volusion

Heartland Retail logo

Heartland Retail

E-commerce & Retail

Omnichannel retail management platform

From
$150/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Volusion logo

Volusion

E-commerce & Retail

Ecommerce platform for growing online businesses

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Volusion has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • They diverge on capability: Heartland Retail covers Point of sale, Volusion covers Website builder.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Heartland Retail and Volusion actually diverge.

Attributes where Heartland Retail and Volusion differ
AttributeHeartland RetailVolusion
Starting price$150/monthFree
Free tierNoYes
Founded19971999

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (E-commerce & Retail).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Heartland Retail

  • Point of sale
  • Omnichannel selling
  • Inventory management
  • Customer management
  • Employee management
  • Analytics
  • Reporting

Only in Volusion

  • Website builder
  • Product catalog
  • Shopping cart
  • Inventory tracking
  • Order management
  • Email marketing
  • SEO tools

Both cover

  • Payment processing

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Heartland Retail

No use cases recorded yet. See the Heartland Retail review.

Volusion

  • Small to medium business e-commerce storefrontsnot Heartland Retail
  • Inventory and product managementnot Heartland Retail
  • Omnichannel selling across platformsnot Heartland Retail
  • Email marketing and customer engagementnot Heartland Retail

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Heartland Retail

Nothing recorded yet. See the Heartland Retail review.

Volusion

  • Pricing details not shown on main website
  • Requires migration effort for existing stores

Pricing, plan by plan

Heartland Retail

$150/month
  • Core$150/month
    • POS system
    • Inventory management
    • Customer management
  • Professional$350/month
    • All Core features
    • Omnichannel
    • Advanced analytics

Volusion

Free
  • Free TrialFree
    • Store builder
    • Product management
    • Basic analytics
  • Professional$35/month
    • All free features
    • Advanced tools
    • Email marketing

Which should you pick?

Choose Heartland Retail if

  • You need point of sale.
  • You also want omnichannel selling.
Heartland Retail review

Choose Volusion if

  • You need website builder.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You also want product catalog.
Volusion review

Questions people ask

Is Heartland Retail or Volusion better?
Neither clearly leads. Heartland Retail starts at $150/month and Volusion at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Heartland Retail or Volusion?
Volusion has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $150/month for Heartland Retail and Free for Volusion.
Does Heartland Retail or Volusion run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
Can I use Volusion for free?
Yes. Volusion has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Heartland Retail starts at $150/month.
What can Heartland Retail do that Volusion cannot?
Heartland Retail covers Point of sale, Omnichannel selling, Inventory management, Customer management. Volusion covers Website builder, Product catalog, Shopping cart, Inventory tracking. Both handle Payment processing.
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