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WooCommerce

Free, open-source ecommerce plugin that turns a WordPress site into a full store.

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About WooCommerce

WooCommerce is the open-source ecommerce plugin for WordPress, maintained by Automattic. Installed on any WordPress site, it adds products, cart, checkout, orders, tax and shipping, with thousands of free and paid extensions for subscriptions, bookings, memberships and payment gateways. Because you host it yourself, you control the code and data, pay no platform fee, and can customise almost anything, which is why it powers a very large share of online stores. The real costs are hosting, premium extensions and the time to maintain WordPress: updates, plugin conflicts, security and performance tuning all fall on you or a developer. Stores with large catalogues need good hosting to stay fast. The plugin is free; WooCommerce sells extensions and themes on its marketplace. It runs on self-hosted WordPress with mobile apps for managing orders.

Best for: WordPress users and developers who want a fully controllable store with no platform fee.

Pros and cons

What works

  • Free and open source with no platform fee
  • Huge extension ecosystem and WordPress content tools
  • Full control over code, hosting and data

Why people leave

  • You handle hosting, updates and security
  • Useful extensions often cost extra each year
  • Performance depends heavily on hosting quality

Top WooCommerce alternatives

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  1. 1Shopify logo
    Shopify

    Hosted store with no servers, plugins or updates to manage.

    66.5
  2. 2PrestaShop logo
    PrestaShop

    Standalone open-source cart if you don't need WordPress.

    62.6
  3. 3BigCommerce logo
    BigCommerce

    Hosted platform with many features built in and a WordPress plugin option.

    59.6
  4. 4Medusa logo
    Medusa

    Modern open-source headless commerce for developer-led teams.

    57.2
  5. 5OpenCart logo
    OpenCart

    Lightweight free PHP cart with lower hosting needs.

    55.3

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WooCommerce: common questions

Is WooCommerce free?

Yes. WooCommerce is free, open-source software that you can host yourself.

Is WooCommerce open source?

Yes. The source code is on GitHub at woocommerce/woocommerce. You can also run it on your own server.

What platforms does WooCommerce run on?

WooCommerce is available for Web, Self-hosted, iOS and Android.

What are the best alternatives to WooCommerce?

The highest-ranked WooCommerce alternatives right now are Shopify, PrestaShop and BigCommerce. See the full ranked list for pricing, platforms and verified facts.

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