OpenCart

Open Source Shopping Cart Solution

About OpenCart

OpenCart is a free, open-source eCommerce platform for launching and running an online store. It includes built-in management for products, customers, orders, tax rules, and coupons, plus search-engine optimization and a marketplace of more than thirteen thousand modules and themes to extend the store. Store owners can self-host it at no monthly fee, buy dedicated support, or choose the fully hosted OpenCart Cloud plans for managed infrastructure.

OpenCart website preview

Live preview of opencart.com via the WordPress mShots service — it can take a few seconds to generate on a first visit.

OpenCart: strengths & things to check

Strengths

Completely free to use — this directory lists no paid plan for it.
Covers ecommerce, shopping cart, open source, online store — see the focus areas listed in its key facts.
Has 6 close alternatives in the same category on this page, so switching or comparing is easy.

Things to check

Free tools can change their model or shut down — avoid locking critical work into it without an export path.
Current plan prices are not listed here (they change too often to print reliably) — confirm the exact price on the official site.
It is one of 772 tools in the Marketing & SEO category here — compare it against the alternatives below before you commit.

Derived from this listing's own data (pricing model, focus areas and category) — not a hands-on review score.

OpenCart pricing

Pricing model	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.
Free access	Yes — fully free
Current plan prices	Listed on the official site — prices change, so this directory links out instead of printing a number that may already be stale.
Official site	opencart.com

OpenCart key facts

Category: Marketing & SEO
Pricing: Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.
Focus areas: ecommerce, shopping cart, open source, online store
Official site: opencart.com

OpenCart FAQ

How much does OpenCart cost?

Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it. Current plans and prices are listed on the official site (opencart.com).

What is OpenCart used for?

Open Source Shopping Cart Solution Its focus areas in the Marketing & SEO category: ecommerce, shopping cart, open source, online store.

Where can I try OpenCart?

On its official site, opencart.com — the Visit Official Site button above goes straight there.

OpenCart vs alternatives

	OpenCart	Bagisto	EverShop	Saleor
Pricing	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.
Focus areas	ecommerce, shopping cart, open source, online store	ecommerce, laravel, marketplace, open source	ecommerce, nodejs, react, open source, self hosted	ecommerce, headless, graphql, open source, self hosted
Official site	opencart.com	bagisto.com	evershop.io	saleor.io
Directory status	Listed	Listed	Listed	Listed

Side-by-side from each listing's own directory data. Full alternative cards are below.

About the Marketing & SEO category

SEO, email, social media, and CRM tools to grow your audience and business. The Marketing & SEO category on Tools Hub currently lists 772 tools. Alongside OpenCart, it includes Social Studio, AuditZap, Adzooma, Igly.

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Alternatives to OpenCart

Tools in the same Marketing & SEO category that share focus areas with OpenCart — worth comparing before you commit:

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Bagisto

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EverShop

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Saleor

Composable, open-source, headless ecommerce platform with GraphQL API

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Spree Commerce

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BlueVeta

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Clerk.io

AI search, recommendations and audiences for stores

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More in Marketing & SEO

Comparing tools in the Marketing & SEO category? These related listings are worth a look: Social Studio — Automate your Instagram content creation, designs and posting with AI; AuditZap — Website audit tool for SEO, performance and site health; Adzooma — Free PPC software and all-in-one PPC management.