Web & CMS E-Commerce mature
OpenCart
Open-source shopping cart and e-commerce platform
7.0K stars
Since 2020
E-commerce platform for small-medium retailers with multi-store management, payment gateways, extensions marketplace, and free lifetime community support.
License
GPL-3.0
Min RAM
256 MB
Min CPUs
1 core
Scaling
single_node
Complexity
beginner
Performance
medium
Self-hostable
✓
K8s native
✕
Offline
✕
Pricing
fully free
Docs quality
good
Vendor lock-in
none
Use cases
- ✓ Small business online store
- ✓ Multi-store retail management
- ✓ Simple e-commerce with extensions
Anti-patterns / when NOT to use
- ✕ Code quality concerns
- ✕ Security updates can lag
- ✕ Less modern than headless options
- ✕ Extension quality varies
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Technical specs
Language
PHP
API type
REST
Protocols
HTTP
Deployment
docker
Community
GitHub stars 7.0K
Contributors 0
Commit frequency weekly
Plugin ecosystem none
Backing OpenCart
Funding community
Release
Latest version
— Last release —
Since 2020
Best fit
Team size
solosmall
Industries
general