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WooCommerce — open source alternative

E-commerce plugin on top of WordPress.

Strengths

  • Huge extension marketplace.
  • Mature — powers millions of stores.
  • Full ownership of code and data.

Weaknesses

  • Performance tuning required at scale.
  • Extension costs can add up.
  • Depends on WordPress stack.
License: GPL-3.0 Self-host difficulty: 2/5 Hosted cloud optionMobile: iOS, Android

Official site · Source on GitHub

Ad slot — OSS middle

WooCommerce is used as an alternative to

Shopify

Hosted e-commerce platform for online stores.

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