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S-Cart
Free, open-source online store software built on Laravel
About S-Cart
S-Cart is free, open-source e-commerce software for businesses, individual sellers, developers and students who want to run their own online shop. It provides a complete storefront with products, cart, orders and customers, plus an admin panel covering payment and shipping plugins, discount codes, tax calculation, multi-language and multi-currency support, and role-based permissions. Built on Laravel and PHP, it can be installed with Composer, Git or Docker, and extended through plugins and templates, including optional multi-vendor and multi-store add-ons.
S-Cart website preview
Live preview of s-cart.org via the WordPress mShots service — it can take a few seconds to generate on a first visit.
S-Cart: strengths & things to check
Strengths
- Completely free to use — this directory lists no paid plan for it.
- Covers ecommerce, laravel, open source, php — 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 1164 tools in the Developer Tools 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.
S-Cart 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 | s-cart.org |
S-Cart key facts
- Category: Developer Tools
- Pricing: Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.
- Focus areas: ecommerce, laravel, open source, php
- Official site: s-cart.org
S-Cart FAQ
How much does S-Cart 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 (s-cart.org).
What is S-Cart used for?
Free, open-source online store software built on Laravel Its focus areas in the Developer Tools category: ecommerce, laravel, open source, php.
Where can I try S-Cart?
On its official site, s-cart.org — the Visit Official Site button above goes straight there.
S-Cart vs alternatives
| S-Cart | CouchCMS | HTMLy | MODX | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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, laravel, open source, php | cms, php, web design, open source | cms, blogging, php, open source | cms, open source, php, website builder |
| Official site | s-cart.org | couchcms.com | htmly.com | modx.com |
| Directory status | Listed | Listed | Listed | Listed |
Side-by-side from each listing's own directory data. Full alternative cards are below.
About the Developer Tools category
Editors, platforms, and services developers rely on to build and ship software. The Developer Tools category on Tools Hub currently lists 1164 tools. Alongside S-Cart, it includes LocalAI, Google Colab, Havoptic, AnyCable.
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