Ecommerce

PrestaShop

Verified detail: Classic download and Hosted editions.

CategoryEcommerce
Best suited to

Online stores and product-led businesses.

CMS market share0.7%

Key facts

Verified detailClassic download and Hosted editions
Best suited toOnline stores and product-led businesses.
Before you commitBefore choosing: verify local payments, tax rules and extension costs.
Pricing & plansFree license; hosting billed separately Official website ↗
Sourcewww.prestashop.com ↗

A closer look

PrestaShop — Official website

Oct 21, 2026

Watch it in action

Introduction to PrestaShop - online course · PrestaShop Official

Pricing & plans

Free license; hosting billed separately

Software license only; hosting and operations cost extra.

Pricing & plans ↗

Usage by country

CountryLive websites
🇺🇸 United States33,832
🇫🇷 France29,209
🇪🇸 Spain19,592
🇵🇱 Poland13,989
🇮🇹 Italy12,867
🇨🇿 Czechia4,019
🇩🇪 Germany3,590
🇷🇴 Romania3,174
🇲🇽 Mexico2,399
🇳🇱 Netherlands2,380

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

Company

Company namePrestaShop SA
CountryFrance
FoundersIgor Schlumberger, Bruno Lévêque
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Timeline 6

  1. Launch

    PrestaShop released PrestaShop as open source, allowing the community to inspect, modify and redistribute the software.

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  2. Product update

    PrestaShop 1.7 adopted Symfony, changing runtime and extension compatibility requirements.

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  3. Product update

    PrestaShop 8 adopted PHP 8 / Symfony 4.4, changing runtime and extension compatibility requirements.

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  4. Product update

    PrestaShop 9 adopted Symfony 6.4 LTS, changing runtime and extension compatibility requirements.

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  5. Acquisition

    cyber_Folks acquired PrestaShop.

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  6. Product update

    PrestaShop 9.2 introduced One Page Checkout, reducing the number of steps customers need to complete an order.

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The reality check

Before you commit

Before choosing: verify local payments, tax rules and extension costs.

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