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Shopify vs PrestaShop: catalog facts
Shopify	PrestaShop
Paid Paid subscription plans, with a free trial to start.	Free Free and open source under the OSL-3.0; paid modules, themes and support are available.
Web	Self-hosted
Store, payments, shipping and inventory in one place Prebuilt themes or AI-assisted store setup	Full ownership of the store and its data Thousands of modules and themes
Ongoing subscription cost Hosted platform with no self-hosted option	Needs a PHP and MySQL server to host Larger stores rely on third-party modules for many features
Web application, Hosted service	Self-hosted
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: OSL-3.0
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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