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OpenCart vs Shopware
The same facts for both, read from GitHub every night, and the relation a person reviewed.
| Fact | OpenCart | Shopware |
|---|---|---|
| Language | PHP | PHP |
| Licence | Other | MIT |
| Stars | 8.2k | 3.4k |
| Latest | 4.1.0.4 | v6.7.15.0 |
| Last push | 2026-10-05 | 2026-10-06 |
| Release cadence | about 131 days between releases | about 1 day between releases |
| Active contributors | 4+ commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 86+ commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Both replace Shopify. Alternatives to Shopify →
PartialOpenCartA PHP store with themes, extensions and an admin panel, which you host and keep up to date yourself.
Full replacementShopwareStorefront, admin, checkout and a rule builder in PHP and Symfony, on your own server.
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
Shopware
- v6.6.10.282026-10-01Release v6.6.10.28
- v6.7.15.02026-10-01Release v6.7.15.0
- v6.6.10.272026-09-24Release v6.6.10.27
- v6.6.10.262026-09-23Release v6.6.10.26
- v6.7.14.22026-09-23Release v6.7.14.2
OpenCart
✓ signed The latest release, 4.1.0.4, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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Shopware
✓ signed The latest release, v6.7.15.0, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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