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OpenCartPrestaShop
Freemium

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

 Free

Free and open source under the OSL-3.0; paid modules, themes and support are available.

Web, Self-hosted Self-hosted
  • Free to download and update with no monthly fees
  • Built-in management of products, orders, taxes and coupons
  • Full ownership of the store and its data
  • Thousands of modules and themes
  • Self-hosting requires a PHP web server and maintenance
  • Third-party modules are supported by their own developers, not the core project
  • Needs a PHP and MySQL server to host
  • Larger stores rely on third-party modules for many features
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

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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