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nopCommerce vs OpenCart
The same facts for both, read from GitHub every night, and the relation a person reviewed.
| Fact | nopCommerce | OpenCart |
|---|---|---|
| Language | C# | PHP |
| Licence | Other | Other |
| Stars | 10k | 8.2k |
| Latest | release-4.90.8 | 4.1.0.4 |
| Last push | 2026-10-06 | 2026-10-05 |
| Release cadence | about 9 days between releases | about 131 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 11 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 →
Full replacementnopCommerceStorefront, catalogue, checkout and admin in ASP.NET Core, on your own server.
PartialOpenCartA PHP store with themes, extensions and an admin panel, which you host and keep up to date yourself.
nopCommerce
- release-5.00.0-beta2026-09-30BETA version of nopCommerce 5.00.0pre-release
- release-4.90.82026-09-04This is a minor release that is fully compatible with the previous versions (4.90.0-4.90.7). So all third-party plugins…
- release-4.90.72026-08-26This is a minor release that is fully compatible with the previous versions (4.90.0-4.90.6). So all third-party plugins…
- release-4.90.62026-07-08This is a minor release that is fully compatible with the previous versions (4.90.0-4.90.5). So all third-party plugins…
- release-4.90.52026-06-29This is a minor release that is fully compatible with the previous versions (4.90.0-4.90.4). So all third-party plugins…
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
nopCommerce
unsigned The latest release, release-4.90.8, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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OpenCart
✓ signed The latest release, 4.1.0.4, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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