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OpenCart vs Solidus
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| Fact | OpenCart | Solidus |
|---|---|---|
| Language | PHP | Ruby |
| Licence | Other | BSD-3-Clause |
| Stars | 8.2k | 5.3k |
| Latest | 4.1.0.4 | v4.7.1 |
| Last push | 2026-10-05 | 2026-10-01 |
| Release cadence | about 131 days between releases | about 88 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 4+ commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 20 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.
PartialSolidusA Ruby on Rails commerce framework you build your store on, not a ready-made hosted shop.
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
Solidus
- v4.7.12026-09-09[v4.7] Only fire order recalculated events after save by @solidus-bot[bot] in
- v4.6.32026-09-09[v4.6] Fix return item initialization in backend by @solidus-bot[bot] in
- v4.7.02026-04-15Add changelog and source code URI to gemspec
- v4.6.22025-11-27[v4.6] Add changelog and source code URI to gemspec by @solidus-bot[bot] in
- v4.6.12025-10-21[v4.6] Fix shipment adjustments not persisting on order recalculate by @github-actions[bot] in
OpenCart
✓ signed The latest release, 4.1.0.4, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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Solidus
✓ signed The latest release, v4.7.1, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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