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OpenCart vs Magento Open Source: catalog facts
OpenCart	Magento Open Source
Freemium The self-hosted software is free; OpenCart Cloud hosting is offered on paid plans.	Free Free and open source; Adobe Commerce is the separate paid edition.
Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Free to download and update with no monthly fees Built-in management of products, orders, taxes and coupons	Widely used platform with a large contributor community Active development and regular releases
Self-hosting requires a PHP web server and maintenance Third-party modules are supported by their own developers, not the core project	Offers basic features compared with the paid Adobe Commerce edition Official website focuses on the commercial product
Self-hosted, Hosted service	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: OSL-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
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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