OpenCart
Shopping cart solution.
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Still maintained? Yes: 567 commits in the last 90 days, latest release 4.1.0.4 (Aug 2026).
Also an alternative to Shopify.
Read the comparison: Bagisto vs OpenCart vs Drupal Commerce (2026 Comparison)
At a glance
OpenCart quick facts
- Health score
- 86/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 8,222
- Last commit
- 3 days ago (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- 4.1.0.4, Aug 2026
- Licence
- GPL-3.0
Top alternatives to OpenCart
Full rankings: Shopify alternatives
In its own words
The project's README opens: "OpenCart is a free open source ecommerce platform for online merchants. OpenCart provides a professional and reliable foundation to build a successful online store."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
OpenCart scores 86/100, #11 of 25 in E-commerce: 567 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (4.1.0.4, 3 months ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 8,222 stars add 15.7 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and no advertised Docker image leaves the final 10 unclaimed. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is Docker support, worth 10.0 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
Health over time
- Commit activity 35.0 / 35
567 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
4.1.0.4 released 3 months ago
- Stars 15.7 / 20
8.2k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support biggest shortfall 0.0 / 10
No Docker support advertised
Commit activity
- 567
- Last 90 days
- 2,357
- Last 12 months
- 3 days ago
- Last push
Ranked #11 of 25 tools in E-commerce by health , between Magento Open Source (#10) and PrestaShop (#12) .
Details
| Licence | GPL-3.0 |
| Platforms | PHP |
| Latest release | 4.1.0.4 · 3 months ago |
| Stars | 8,222 |
| Open issues | 147 |
| Docker | Not advertised |
| Repository | opencart/opencart ↗ |
OpenCart vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a comparison page or a category with OpenCart (E-commerce), scored on the same five terms.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saleor | 97 | 23k | BSD-3-Clause | today |
| EverShop | 96 | 11k | GPL-3.0 | today |
| Bagisto | 88 | 28k | MIT | 2 days ago |
| MedusaJs | 88 | 37k | MIT | today |
| Spree Commerce | 87 | 16k | BSD-3-Clause | today |
| OpenCart (this tool) | 86 | 8.2k | GPL-3.0 | 3 days ago |
OpenCart: common questions
What does OpenCart replace?
Repoly lists OpenCart as an open-source alternative to Shopify. Each comparison page ranks every alternative by the same health score, so you can see where OpenCart stands against the others.
Is OpenCart still maintained?
OpenCart had 567 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was 3 days ago; the latest tagged release, 4.1.0.4, is from 3 months ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.