OpenCart
E-commerce PlatformsFree PHP-based shopping cart system
Replaces Shopify, Wix Stores
Best Lightweight E-commerce Platforms for self-hosting
The 7 best Lightweight e-commerce platforms you can self-host, ranked by community traction.
QOR Commerce
E-commerce PlatformsGo-based content management and e-commerce framework
Replaces Shopify, Magento
Alokai Storefront UI
E-commerce PlatformsOpen-source design system for e-commerce frontends
Replaces Shopify Polaris, commercetools UI Kit
Cartridge
E-commerce PlatformsDjango shopping cart for the Mezzanine CMS
Replaces Shopify, WooCommerce
Zen Cart
E-commerce PlatformsVeteran open-source online store software
Replaces Shopify, osCommerce
LiteCart
E-commerce PlatformsLightweight free shopping cart built with PHP
Replaces Shopify, Ecwid
AbanteCart
E-commerce PlatformsFree PHP shopping cart for small businesses
Replaces Shopify, OpenCart
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At a glance
| App | Deploy effort | Difficulty | Min. RAM | License | ★ Stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenCart | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 256 MB | GPL-3.0 | 8,218 |
| QOR Commerce | Read-the-docs project | Hard | 256 MB | MIT | 5,345 |
| Alokai Storefront UI | Read-the-docs project | Easy | 256 MB | MIT | 2,779 |
| Cartridge | Read-the-docs project | Medium | 256 MB | BSD-2-Clause | 710 |
| Zen Cart | Read-the-docs project | Medium | 256 MB | GPL-2.0 | 425 |
| LiteCart | Read-the-docs project | Easy | 128 MB | GPL-3.0 | 236 |
| AbanteCart | Read-the-docs project | Easy | 256 MB | OSL-3.0 | 150 |
Quick picks
- Most adopted: OpenCart (8,218 GitHub stars).
- Lightest footprint: LiteCart (from 128 MB RAM, against 256 MB for the heaviest here).
- Licensing: 2 of 7 use GPL-3.0; check the rest individually if you plan to modify and redistribute.
Every option here is open-source and self-hostable, tagged Lightweight within the e-commerce platforms category. Deploy effort is graded from published container recipes, not vendor claims — see the methodology.