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Lunar vs OpenCart
The same facts for both, read from GitHub every night, and the relation a person reviewed.
| Fact | Lunar | OpenCart |
|---|---|---|
| Language | PHP | PHP |
| Licence | MIT | Other |
| Stars | 3.7k | 8.2k |
| Latest | 1.5.0 | 4.1.0.4 |
| Last push | 2026-10-06 | 2026-10-05 |
| Release cadence | too few releases | about 131 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 9 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 4+ commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Both replace Shopify. Alternatives to Shopify →
PartialLunarLaravel packages for catalogue, cart and orders with a Filament admin; the storefront is yours to build.
PartialOpenCartA PHP store with themes, extensions and an admin panel, which you host and keep up to date yourself.
Lunar
- 2.0.0-alpha.62026-09-01fix(repo): stop parsing npm pkg get output in the publish workflowpre-release
- 2.0.0-alpha.52026-08-29Add delete customer actionpre-release
- 1.5.02026-08-26Import the Route facade in opayo and paypal route files
- 1.4.02026-08-25Add and enforce shipping:manage permission
- 2.0.0-alpha.42026-07-08Upgrade: fix v1 data migrations and backfill order statuses + historical fulfilmpre-release
OpenCart
- 3.0.5.12026-08-11[3.0.x.x] Fix admin login password encoding
- 4.1.0.42026-08-11[4.x.x.x] Update of composer packages
- 3.0.5.02025-12-12Bugfix: getTotalReturns
- 3.0.4.12025-05-14The is an update for an older version of OpenCart Its recommended to use the latest version of OpenCart 4.
- 4.1.0.32025-03-24More PHPDocs work
Lunar
✓ signed The latest release, 1.5.0, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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OpenCart
✓ signed The latest release, 4.1.0.4, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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