OpenCart

Verified detail: Store extensions and themes marketplace.

CategoryEcommerce

Best suited to

Online stores and product-led businesses.

CMS market share0.5%

Key facts

Verified detail	Store extensions and themes marketplace
Best suited to	Online stores and product-led businesses.
Before you commit	Before choosing: verify local payments, tax rules and extension costs.
Pricing & plans	Free license; hosting billed separately Official website ↗
Source	www.opencart.com ↗

Oct 21, 2026

Free license; hosting billed separately

Software license only; hosting and operations cost extra.

Live websites detected by BuiltWith. Leading countries; partial coverage. · Source ↗

May 30, 2011
Product update
OpenCart 1.5 added reward points, affiliate tracking, product returns, gift vouchers and one-page checkout, expanding merchants’ built-in sales tools.
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Jul 26, 2013
Product update
OpenBay Pro announced new marketplace integrations for OpenCart 1.5.6+, extending the store ecosystem toward multichannel selling.
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Oct 1, 2014
Product update
OpenCart launched 2.0 / Bootstrap, allowing websites to adapt across desktop, tablet and mobile screens within a single design workflow.
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2017
Product update
OpenCart 3 adopted Twig, changing runtime and extension compatibility requirements.
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2022
Product update
OpenCart 4 added PHP 8.1 compatibility and event-based extensions, removing OCMOD and changing how existing extensions integrate with stores.
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