Open-Source E-Commerce Platforms
E-commerce platforms help you build and run online stores with a product catalog, shopping cart, and checkout.
They suit companies that sell products or services online and want to handle payment, shipping, and order processes in a structured way.
Related Categories
Content management systems and website builders are used to publish and design websites, while e-commerce platforms cover sales and order processing. Web analytics platforms help analyze traffic sources and conversions.
ERP systems manage the underlying business processes such as purchasing, inventory, and finance.
Features
Below is an overview of common features of e-commerce platforms.
Product catalog with variants
Shopping cart and checkout
Payment provider integrations
Shipping and tax rules
Order and returns management
Discount and coupon logic
Customer accounts and customer groups
Multilingual and multi-currency support
APIs
Plugin or extension system
Products
Below is an overview of popular open-source software in the category «Open-Source E-Commerce Platforms». The list is sorted alphabetically.
Well-known proprietary examples include Adobe Commerce, BigCommerce and Shopify.
Magento Open Source
Magento Open Source provides a customizable e-commerce platform for building and running online stores.
- E-Commerce
PrestaShop
PrestaShop is an open-source platform for building customizable online stores. You can self-host the PHP-based software or use it as SaaS.
- E-Commerce
Shopware
Shopware Community manages products and orders and lets you design online stores with a visual page editor.
- E-Commerce
WooCommerce
WooCommerce adds an online shop to WordPress and can be adapted to the requirements of your own sales offering.
- E-Commerce