E-commerce Platforms

Alternatives to e-commerce platforms like Shopify, BigCommerce, and WooCommerce. Find open-source and affordable tools for building online stores.

Popular E-commerce Platforms Tools

Shopify

E-commerce platform for online stores

$39/mo Basic

✗ Transaction fees on top of monthly cost (unless using Shopify Payments)
✗ App ecosystem costs add up quickly

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BigCommerce

E-commerce platform for growing and enterprise online businesses

$39/mo Standard

✗ Revenue caps on each plan tier force upgrades as you grow
✗ Fewer themes and apps compared to Shopify's ecosystem

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Alternatives in E-commerce Platforms

WooCommerce

Open-source e-commerce plugin for WordPress

Open Source

Free plugin, pay only for hosting and optional extensions

✓ No monthly platform fees — only hosting costs
✓ Complete customization with WordPress ecosystem
✓ Thousands of free and paid extensions

Replaces: Shopify

Medusa

Open-source headless commerce engine for developers

Open Source

Free and open-source, cloud hosting available

✓ Open-source with no platform fees
✓ Headless architecture — use any frontend
✓ Modular design for custom commerce flows

Replaces: Shopify

PrestaShop

Open-source ecommerce platform powering 300,000+ online stores

Open Source

Free to download, pay only for hosting (~$10-30/mo)

✓ No monthly platform fees or sales commissions
✓ 5,000+ modules and themes in the marketplace
✓ Multi-language and multi-currency built-in

Replaces: Shopify , BigCommerce

Bagisto

Free Laravel-based ecommerce platform with multi-vendor and headless commerce

Open Source

Fully free and open-source under MIT License. Add-ons available at additional cost.

✓ Built on Laravel and Vue.js with MIT License — truly free forever
✓ Multi-vendor marketplace and multi-tenant SaaS capabilities built in
✓ Scales to 10M+ products with Elasticsearch and caching optimization

Replaces: BigCommerce