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Magento Open SourceOpenCart
Free

Free and open source; Adobe Commerce is the separate paid edition.

 Freemium

The self-hosted software is free; OpenCart Cloud hosting is offered on paid plans.

Web, Self-hosted Web, Self-hosted
  • Widely used platform with a large contributor community
  • Active development and regular releases
  • Free to download and update with no monthly fees
  • Built-in management of products, orders, taxes and coupons
  • Offers basic features compared with the paid Adobe Commerce edition
  • Official website focuses on the commercial product
  • Self-hosting requires a PHP web server and maintenance
  • Third-party modules are supported by their own developers, not the core project
Self-hosted Self-hosted, Hosted service
Open source Open source
License: OSL-3.0 License: GPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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