The following is a comparison of the features of notable shopping cart software packages available. Some such shopping cart software is extensible through third-party software components and applications. As such, the features listed below may not encompass all possible features for a given software package. The software listed here is but a fraction of all such packages on the market.
General information Basic information about the shopping carts including creator, software license and framework, and updates.
Systems listed on a light purple background are no longer in active development.
Name Creator First release date Latest stable version Latest release date License Language Supported databases Web application framework CMS extension Apache OFBiz Apache Software Foundation 2007 18.12.16 2024-09-03 Apache Derby, MSSQL, MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL integrated, and 3rd party extensions BigCommerce BigCommerce Inc Continuous/SaaS Continuous/SaaS Firebird, MySQL Drupal Commerce Drupal Commerce 2011-08-23 MariaDB, MySQL, Percona Server, PostgreSQL, SQLite, Microsoft SQL Server (module), MongoDB (module) KonaKart DS Data Systems UK Ltd ; DB2, MariaDB, MS SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL Magento Varien 2007-08-13 MariaDB, MySQL Miva Merchant Miva, Inc. 9.14 2019-08-07 nopCommerce Nop Solutions Ltd 2008-10-23 MS SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL OpenCart OpenCart Ltd. 1999-05-11 MariaDB, MySQL, Percona Server, PostgreSQL osCommerce osCommerce 2000-03 4.13 2023-10-13 MariaDB, MySQL pimcore pimcore GmbH 2010 MariaDB, MySQL, Percona Server, AWS Aurora PrestaShop PrestaShop SA 2007-08-15 MariaDB, MySQL Shopify Shopify 2006 Continuous/SAAS Continuous/SAAS Spree Commerce Sean Schofield 2007 ; PostgreSQL, MySQL SupaDupa SupaDupa Continuous/SAAS Continuous/SAAS uCoz uCoz Media Continuous/SAAS Continuous/SAAS VirtueMart Max Milbers and Team ; MariaDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL WooCommerce WooThemes 2011 6.2.1 2022-02-22 MariaDB, MySQL Zen Cart Zen Ventures 2003-06 MariaDB, MySQL CreatorFirst release dateLatest stable versionLatest release dateLicenseLanguageSupported databasesWeb application frameworkCMS extension
General features Information about the features the shopping carts offer. Source code providedAjax useDigital downloadseBay listing integrationeBay order importMultiple skinsPoint of sale order managementSubscriptionsTaxationTemplate engine Apache OFBiz BigCommerce Drupal Commerce nopCommerce Magento pimcore OpenCart osCommerce PrestaShop Shopify SupaDupa WooCommerce Zen Cart Source code providedAjax useDigital downloadseBay listing integrationeBay order importMultiple skinsPoint of sale order managementSubscriptionsTaxationTemplate engine
Customer features Information about the features the shopping carts offer. Guest accountCustomer testimonialsGlossary, tool tip wordsImage enlargeMini cartMultiple addressesNewest productsNewsletterNewsNext-previous product linksPollsPrinting-friendly Apache OFBiz BigCommerce 3rd party Drupal Commerce KonaKart nopCommerce Magento osCommerce No OpenCart 3rd party pimcore PrestaShop Shopify SupaDupa WooCommerce Zen Cart Guest accountCustomer testimonialsGlossary, tool tip wordsImage enlargeMini cartMultiple addressesNewest productsNewsletterNewsNext-previous product linksPollsPrinting-friendly
Product image attachingProduct ratingProduct reviewsQuotesReorderingReturnsSearch as user typesSearch cloudSite map, viewableSocial bookmarkingTell friendsWish list Apache OFBiz BigCommerce 3rd party 3rd party Drupal Commerce KonaKart nopCommerce Magento osCommerce pimcore PrestaShop Shopify 3rd party 3rd party SupaDupa WooCommerce Zen Cart 3rd party Product image attachingProduct ratingProduct reviewsQuotesReorderingReturnsSearch as user typesSearch cloudSite map, viewableSocial bookmarkingTell friendsWish list
Customer reward features Information about the features the shopping carts offer. CouponsGift certificatesMembership discountsMembership-only categoriesMembership-only productsReward pointsSpecial offers Apache OFBiz BigCommerce 3rd party Drupal Commerce KonaKart Magento (Enterprise Edition) nopCommerce osCommerce pimcore PrestaShop Shopify SupaDupa WooCommerce Zen Cart CouponsGift certificatesMembership discountsMembership-only categoriesMembership-only productsReward pointsSpecial offers
Administration area features Information about the features the shopping carts offer. Product import-exportStatisticsStock controlWYSIWYG editor Apache OFBiz BigCommerce Drupal Commerce KonaKart Magento nopCommerce osCommerce pimcore PrestaShop Shopify SupaDupa WooCommerce Zen Cart Product import-exportStatisticsStock controlWYSIWYG editor
Search engine optimization features Information about the features the shopping carts offer. HTML catalogMeta taggingRSS feedsSEO URLsSite map, XMLGoodRelations RDFa Apache OFBiz BigCommerce Drupal Commerce KonaKart Magento nopCommerce osCommerce pimcore PrestaShop Shopify SupaDupa WooCommerce Zen Cart HTML catalogMeta taggingRSS feedsSEO URLsSite map, XMLGoodRelations RDFa
Security features Information about the features the shopping carts offer. Access control listForm CAPTCHAStaff action loggingPA/DSS certified Apache OFBiz BigCommerce Drupal Commerce KonaKart Magento enterprise Miva Merchant nopCommerce osCommerce pimcore PrestaShop Shopify SupaDupa WooCommerce Zen Cart Access control listForm CAPTCHAStaff action loggingPA/DSS certified
Other features Information about the features the shopping carts offer. Multiple store frontsAffiliatesAPI (remote management functions)Minimum ordersMultiple vendor supportOut-of-the-box shopping cart Apache OFBiz BigCommerce 3rd party Drupal Commerce KonaKart Magento 3rd party nopCommerce osCommerce pimcore PrestaShop Shopify SupaDupa WooCommerce Zen Cart 3rd party Multiple store frontsAffiliatesAPI (remote management functions)Minimum ordersMultiple vendor supportOut-of-the-box shopping cart
Payment gateway support Information about which payment gateways are supported. Authorize.Net AIMAuthorize.Net SIMBarclaycard CPIBarclaycard MPIHSBC APIHSBC CPIPayPal Standard Apache OFBiz BigCommerce Drupal Commerce KonaKart Magento 3rd party nopCommerce osCommerce pimcore PrestaShop Shopify WooCommerce Zen Cart Authorize.Net AIMAuthorize.Net SIMBarclaycard CPIBarclaycard MPIHSBC APIHSBC CPIPayPal Standard
SkrillStripePayPal ProPayPal Payflow LinkPayPal Payflow ProSage Pay FormSage Pay DirectUSAePayWorldPayOffline processingOffline methods Apache OFBiz BigCommerce Drupal Commerce KonaKart Magento 3rd party nopCommerce 3rd party osCommerce pimcore PrestaShop Shopify WooCommerce Zen Cart SkrillStripePayPal ProPayPal Payflow LinkPayPal Payflow ProSage Pay FormSage Pay DirectUSAePayWorldPayOffline processingOffline methods
Alternative checkout support Information about which alternative checkouts are supported. Amazon PayGoogle CheckoutPayPal Express Apache OFBiz BigCommerce Drupal Commerce Magento nopCommerce osCommerce pimcore PrestaShop Shopify WooCommerce Zen Cart Checkout by AmazonGoogle CheckoutPayPal Express
Real-time shipping calculation Information about if shopping carts have real-time shipping calculation built-in to allow calculating how much it will cost to ship an order in real time when the customer checks out an order. Australia PostCanada PostDHLFedExOnTracUnited States Postal ServiceUPSPurolator Apache OFBiz BigCommerce KonaKart Magento nopCommerce osCommerce PrestaShop Shopify WooCommerce Zen Cart Australia PostCanada PostDHLFedExOnTracUnited States Postal ServiceUPSPurolator
Shipment booking integration Information about if shopping carts have shipment booking integration to allow staff to be able to book shipments for a number of orders at once via the control panel. Australia PostCanada PostDHLFedExOnTracUnited States Postal ServiceUPS Apache OFBiz BigCommerce KonaKart Magento nopCommerce osCommerce PrestaShop webservice Shopify WooCommerce Zen Cart Australia PostCanada PostDHLFedExOnTracUnited States Postal ServiceUPS
Shipment tracking integration Information about if shopping carts have shipment tracking integration to show the customers the tracking information on the "View order" pages. Australia PostCanada PostDHLFedExUnited States Postal ServiceUPS Apache OFBiz BigCommerce KonaKart Magento nopCommerce osCommerce PrestaShop webservice Shopify WooCommerce Zen Cart Australia PostCanada PostDHLFedExUnited States Postal ServiceUPS
See also
E-commerce Online shopping Types of e-commerce
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