eCriteria is a Web-hosted
database facility providing a quick, easy-to-use, and cost-effective service
for creating and accessing database content on the Web. eCriteria caters to
three distinct groups of business professionals: small businesses, corporate
workgroups, and webmasters. See the benefits of using a Web-hosted database:
Small Businesses
- No desktop database software to buy. eCriteria is a 100% browser based
Web application. You can use any contemporary Web browser to access your data.
- No need to buy, configure, and maintain a local area network (LAN). You access eCriteria databases over the
Internet.
- Unlock your data from your
desktop PC. Access your databases from any Web browser no matter where
you are: in the office, at home, on a business trip, anywhere in the world.
Corporate Workgroups
- No expensive multiple licenses for desktop database software.
- No extra costs for installation, configuration, maintenance, upgrades, or help desk.
- Easily operates within the boundaries of corporate security and firewalls.
- Data is secure. Assign users, privileges, and password to your databases.
- Data collaboration is an effective and powerful means for sharing corporate information.
- Document management using eCriteria as a centralized tool for organizing computer files.
Webmasters
- No programming required to attach your database to a new or existing website.
- No database knowledge needed;
just use our point-and-click Web Database Publishing Wizard. The entire
process of creating a Web database takes only minutes.
- No server software to buy or install.
- Easily back-up your own data to your desktop PC.
- No need for a website hosting plan that includes database access.
Account Types and Features
We have three different
types of accounts: Standard, Premium, and Enterprise. Each type can serve each
group of users in different ways. Which account you choose depends on your
requirements.
Registering with eCriteria provides you with a 30-day
FREE trial user account so you can try out all of eCriteria's Standard, Premium and Enterprise features.
You can upgrade your account at any time in order to continue using eCriteria after
the trial period expires. If you do not upgrade your account by the end of the trial period,
your account will become inactive. Any databases you create will remain
intact for 60 days after the trial period expires. The Standard account is $4.95/month, while Premium is only $19.95/month,
and Enterprise is only $39.95/month.
Try our FREE 30-day trial!
| Feature |
Standard
$4.95/mo |
Premium
$19.95/mo |
Enterprise
$39.95/mo |
| Use a database (eCriteria account not required) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Create searchable and data entry databases |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Link to your eCriteria database from your website |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Private, secure administration for your databases |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Upload/Download data and search results in text format |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Upload/Download data and search results in XML format |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| 2.5 MB aggregate database storage |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| 5 MB aggregate database storage |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| 10 MB aggregate database storage |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Upload and download XML data |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Encrypted data entry forms using SSL |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Add a logo and eliminate outside advertisement on your eCriteria database |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Customize data entry form appearance by modifying HTML code |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Customize search criteria form appearance by modifying HTML code |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Web Services including eCriteria Connect Excel add-in |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Use Auto Query Feature |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Create database emails |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| E-Mail notification to data author for new records posted |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Database-driven Java Applets |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Unlimited Enterprise database users for remote website access |
No |
No |
Yes |
| 25 Enterprise database users for local eCriteria website access |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Allow users to update their own records |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Create and assign users for a database |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Require users to login to database |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Customize user login form by modifying HTML code |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Customize user registration form by modifying HTML code |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Assign database and user level access privileges |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Provide multiple access groups for a database |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Provide website access security |
No |
No |
Yes |
