A list of the best Open Source eCommerce Platforms on GitHub by the number of stars. Plus a cool chart and some commentary below the table. Feel free to submit a PR or comment!
| Stars | Name | Repo description | Framework |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26.4k | Medusa | The world's most flexible commerce platform. | Express.js |
| 20.9k | Saleor | Saleor Core: the high performance, composable, headless commerce API. | Django |
| 15.8k | Bagisto | Free and open source laravel eCommerce platform | Laravel |
| 13.2k | Spree Commerce | An open source eCommerce platform giving you full control and customizability. Modular and API-first. Multi-vendor, multi-tenant, multi-store, multi-currency, multi-language. Built using Ruby on Rails. Developed by @vendo-dev | Ruby on Rails |
| 12.4k | Mailchimp Open Commerce | Mailchimp Open Commerce is an API-first, headless commerce platform built using Node.js, React, GraphQL. Deployed via Docker and Kubernetes. | Meteor |
| 11.6k | Next.js Commerce | Next.js Commerce | Next.js / React |
| 11.6k | Magento | Prior to making any Submission(s), you must sign an Adobe Contributor License Agreement, available here at: . All Submissions you make to Adobe Inc. and its affiliates, assigns and subsidiaries (collectively “Adobe”) are subject to the terms of the Adobe Contributor License Agreement. | PHP / Laminas (Zend) & Symfony |
| 10.7k | Alokai | Alokai is a Frontend as a Service solution that simplifies composable commerce. It connects all the technologies needed to build and deploy fast & scalable ecommerce frontends. It guides merchants to deliver exceptional customer experiences quickly and easily. | Vue.js |
| 9.5k | Woo Commerce | A customizable, open-source ecommerce platform built on WordPress. Build any commerce solution you can imagine. | PHP |
| 9.4k | NopCommerce | ASP.NET Core eCommerce software. nopCommerce is a free and open-source shopping cart. | ASP.NET |
Data for the above table was taken from the #ecommerce topic on GitHub.
- GitHub stars are a way for developers to endorse repositories they find valuable
- They indicate popularity, trustworthiness, and community engagement
- Serve as a (vanity) metric for project recognition
- Language popularity directly affects repository star counts
- JavaScript leads with ~20M developers, followed by Python and Java
- On the other hand, Ruby on Rails has ~1.5M developers
- India is the fastest-growing developer community globally
- US currently still has the largest developer community
- Regional engagement affects star counts and platform adoption
- Capabilities: is it a good fit with your use case
- Maturity and track record: how long has it been around
- API-first architecture: is it well documented
- Support: is it DIY or is there support
- Contact: can you get in touch with fellow devs
Star history for the Top 10 Open Source eCommerce Platforms
Maturity vs Framework Popularity vs Regional Popularity
Google search volume for Open Source vs Github Stars - United States
Gold stars matter more in the US...
Google search volume for Open Source vs Github Stars - Worldwide
...than anywhere else in the world.
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