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Shopify vs myCart: catalog facts
Shopify	myCart
Paid Paid subscription plans, with a free trial to start.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Web	Web, Self-hosted
Store, payments, shipping and inventory in one place Prebuilt themes or AI-assisted store setup	Single file deployment with embedded SQLite Card and cryptocurrency payment support
Ongoing subscription cost Hosted platform with no self-hosted option	Pre-1.0 with no backward compatibility guarantee Project name and repository are changing
Web application, Hosted service	Self-hosted
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: MIT
Account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Needs internet	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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