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OpenCart vs Spree Commerce
The same facts for both, read from GitHub every night, and the relation a person reviewed.
| Fact | OpenCart | Spree Commerce |
|---|---|---|
| Language | PHP | Ruby |
| Licence | Other | BSD-3-Clause |
| Stars | 8.2k | 16k |
| Latest | 4.1.0.4 | v5.6.1 |
| Last push | 2026-10-05 | 2026-10-06 |
| Release cadence | about 131 days between releases | too few releases |
| Active contributors | 4+ commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 9+ 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 replacementSpree CommerceRails commerce API with an admin dashboard and a Next.js storefront.
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
Spree Commerce
- v6.0.0.beta42026-09-24Fix: pin Base UI so a scaffolded dashboard bootspre-release
- v6.0.0.beta32026-09-24Restructure the Settings User Guides to match the dashboardpre-release
- v6.0.0.beta22026-09-17Spree 6 is a complete redesign and rewrite of Spree Core. It's the biggest Spree release yet.pre-release
- v5.6.12026-07-28Metafields can now be used as filters and sorters in both Store API and Admin API. This allows for more customization a…
- @spree/sdk@1.2.12026-07-28This SDK release requires Spree 5.6.1 on the backend to fully utilize new features!
OpenCart
✓ signed The latest release, 4.1.0.4, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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Spree Commerce
unsigned The latest release, v5.6.1, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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