# Alternatives to PrestaShop

European open source storefront.

PrestaShop ranks #7 of 9 in E-commerce platforms, with an Alt Score of 78. It is licensed under OSL-3.0, open source with paid hosting from €24/month excl. VAT (billed annually, PrestaShop Hosted offer) and available on the web. 9 of 10 checklist rows are verified against a public source.

Source: https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/prestashop/
Category: E-commerce platforms

## Overview

- **Who it's for**: Small to mid-sized online retailers and web developers/agencies who want a self-hosted, open-source ecommerce platform rather than a proprietary SaaS solution.
- **What you get**: A free, open-source PHP/MySQL storefront and back-office admin for managing products, orders, customers, and payments. It's extensible via a marketplace of thousands of modules and themes covering payments, shipping, marketing, and design. Merchants retain full ownership of their store's code and data, and can scale from a small catalog to a high-volume store.
- **How it works**: You either self-host by downloading and installing the PrestaShop source code on your own server (the 'Classic' option) or use PrestaShop's managed hosting, then configure your catalog and settings through the admin panel and extend functionality by installing modules and themes from the PrestaShop Marketplace.

## Profile

- **License**: OSL-3.0 (verified 2026-07-10)
- **Pricing model**: OSS + paid hosting (verified 2026-07-10)
- **Starts at**: €24/month excl. VAT (billed annually, PrestaShop Hosted offer) (verified 2026-07-10)
- **Platforms**: Web
- **Status**: active (verified 2026-07-10)

## Ranked alternatives

| # | App | Alt Score | Licence | Platforms |
|---|-----|-----------|---------|-----------|
| 1 | [Medusa](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/medusa.md) | 91 | MIT | Web |
| 2 | [WooCommerce](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/woocommerce.md) | 91 | GPL-3.0 | Web |
| 3 | [BigCommerce](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/bigcommerce.md) | 82 | Proprietary | Web |
| 4 | [Saleor](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/saleor.md) | 82 | BSD-3-Clause | Web |
| 5 | [Big Cartel](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/big-cartel.md) | 78 | Proprietary | Web, iOS, Android |
| 6 | [OpenCart](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/opencart.md) | 78 | GPL-3.0 | Web |
| 7 | [Shopify](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/shopify.md) | 78 | Proprietary | Web, iOS, Android |
| 8 | [Adobe Commerce](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/adobe-commerce.md) | 73 | OSL-3.0 | Web |

Alt Score = Verified coverage (90%) + Visibility (10%). See https://altcatalog.com/how-alt-score-works/

## Feature comparison

Legend: Yes / No / Partial / ? (not verified).

| E-commerce platforms checklist | PrestaShop | Medusa | WooCommerce | BigCommerce | Saleor | Big Cartel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | OSS + paid hosting | OSS + paid hosting | OSS + paid hosting | Subscription | OSS + paid hosting | Freemium |
| Starts at | €24/month excl. VAT (billed annually, PrestaShop Hosted offer) | $29/mo (Medusa Cloud Develop plan) | ? | $29/month | $1,599/mo | $15/month |
| License | OSL-3.0 | MIT | GPL-3.0 | Proprietary | BSD-3-Clause | Proprietary |
| Platforms | Web | Web | Web | Web | Web | Web, iOS, Android |
| Hosted vs self-hosted | Partial | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| Transaction fees | No | No | No | No | Partial | No |
| Themes & storefront customization | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial | Yes |
| Payment gateways | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Multi-currency & tax | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Inventory management | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Headless API | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial |
| App / plugin ecosystem | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Digital products | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| POS integration | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes |

## Sources

Sources for PrestaShop. Each alternative is sourced on its own page.

- **Platforms**: Web — <https://github.com/PrestaShop/PrestaShop> (verified 2026-07-10)
  - Quote: “PrestaShop is the universal open-source software platform to build your e-commerce solution.”
- **License**: OSL-3.0 — <https://github.com/PrestaShop/PrestaShop/blob/develop/LICENSE.md> (verified 2026-07-10)
  - Quote: “PrestaShop Core is licensed under OSL-3.0 and PrestaShop Modules are licensed under AFL-3.0.”
- **Pricing model**: OSS + paid hosting — <https://prestashop.com/prestashop-offers/> (verified 2026-07-10)
  - Quote: “€24 excl. VAT/month (annual payment) or €29 excl. VAT/month (no commitment)”
- **Starts at**: €24/month excl. VAT (billed annually, PrestaShop Hosted offer) — <https://prestashop.com/prestashop-offers/hosted/> (verified 2026-07-10)
  - Quote: “€24 Excl. VAT/month”
- **Status**: active — <https://github.com/PrestaShop/PrestaShop/releases> (verified 2026-07-10)
  - Quote: “released this 04 Jun 14:26”
- **Hosted vs self-hosted**: Partial — <https://prestashop.com/prestashop-offers/classic/> (verified 2026-07-10)
  - Quote: “Download PrestaShop (Classic offer) for free and develop your ecommerce business your way.”
- **Transaction fees**: No — <https://prestashop.com/prestashop-vs-shopify/> (verified 2026-07-10)
  - Quote: “No commissions on your sales”
- **Themes & storefront customization**: Yes — <https://prestashop.com/prestashop-offers/classic/> (verified 2026-07-10)
  - Quote: “Based on the open-source version of PrestaShop, this Classic offer gives you total flexibility. You can create, edit, or extend any module.”
- **Payment gateways**: Yes — <https://prestashop.com/ecommerce-platform/> (verified 2026-07-10)
  - Quote: “more than 50 payment solutions are available (PayPal, Stripe, Apple Pay and more…)”
- **Multi-currency & tax**: Yes — <https://prestashop.com/ecommerce-platform/> (verified 2026-07-10)
  - Quote: “allows you to display the price of your products in several currencies and with different VAT”
- **Inventory management**: Yes — <https://prestashop.com/ecommerce-platform/> (verified 2026-07-10)
  - Quote: “specify the stock for each reference. When a transaction is made, the stock will be automatically updated, and you will receive a notification in case stocks run low”
- **Headless API**: Yes — <https://devdocs.prestashop-project.org/9/webservice/> (verified 2026-07-10)
  - Quote: “PrestaShop enables merchants to give third-party tools access to their shop's database through a CRUD API, otherwise called a web service.”
- **App / plugin ecosystem**: Yes — <https://prestashop.com/ecommerce-platform/> (verified 2026-07-10)
  - Quote: “Explore the marketplace for all your modules and themes”
- **Digital products**: Yes — <https://prestashop.com/blog/resources/the-5-benefits-of-selling-digital-products-online/> (verified 2026-07-10)
  - Quote: “The PrestaShop software can be configured so that products are emailed or available for download automatically after each purchase.”

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