WooCommerce
WooCommerce describes itself as an «open-source commerce platform for WordPress» and provides a flexible, customizable foundation for online shops.
It can be run on-premises or self-hosted. The software is actively maintained and, according to the license file in the linked repository, licensed under GPL-3.0-or-later. It uses PHP.
Fact Sheet
- Categories
- Status
- Actively maintained
- License
- GPL-3.0-or-later
- Operation
- On-Premises / Self-hosted
- Technologies
- PHP
- Single Sign-On (SSO)
- Unknown: not specified
- MCP server
- Yes: Open source Source
Paid Open-Source Extensions
The Woo Marketplace offers additional plugins, for example for subscriptions and memberships. According to the Marketplace Vendor Agreement, section 1.1.3, the products offered there must be GPL-licensed. Paid plugins are therefore not automatically proprietary extensions. Separately connected services may have their own contract terms and need to be distinguished from the plugin license.
Open-Source Alternatives
In the Category «E-Commerce Platforms»
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