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OpenCart vs WooCommerce
The same facts for both, read from GitHub every night, and the relation a person reviewed.
| Fact | OpenCart | WooCommerce |
|---|---|---|
| Language | PHP | PHP |
| Licence | Other | Other |
| Stars | 8.2k | 11k |
| Latest | 4.1.0.4 | 11.1.2 |
| 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 | 79+ 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 replacementWooCommerceA store on WordPress, with a large extension marketplace.
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
WooCommerce
- nightly2020-04-28Nightlypre-release
- wc-beta-tester-4.0.02026-10-05WooCommerce Beta Tester Release 4.0.0
- 11.2.0-rc.12026-10-0511.2.0-rc.1pre-release
- 11.2.0-beta.22026-09-2811.2.0-beta.2pre-release
- 11.1.22026-09-2211.1.2
OpenCart
✓ signed The latest release, 4.1.0.4, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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WooCommerce
✓ signed The latest release, 11.1.2, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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