OpenCart
Shopping cart solution.
High commit volume, frequent releases and growing activity.
Commit activity more than 90% of tracked projects; popularity more than 75%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 8.2k |
|---|---|
| Latest release | 3.0.5.1 · 11 Aug 2026 |
| Repo updated | 27 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | GPL-3.0 |
| Built with | PHP |
Is OpenCart actively maintained?
OpenCart is under active development: 2201 commits landed over the last 11 months, averaging roughly 343 commits a month in the most recent quarter.
Activity is accelerating: the last quarter carried 53% more commits than the one before it.
The most recent tagged release, 3.0.5.1, shipped about two months ago — a current, installable version exists today.
Of the 25 projects we track in E-commerce, OpenCart ranks #4 by health score — in the top quarter of its category.
What OpenCart actually does
OpenCart is an e-commerce platform designed for setting up and managing online storefronts. It provides the core functionality needed to list products, process customer orders, and handle basic web shop operations.
Best fit: It is a suitable option if you want a dedicated PHP-based shop system that you can host on your own infrastructure.
Worth knowing: You will need to manage your own payment gateway integrations, security updates, and plugin compatibility as your catalogue grows.
Deployment notes
You will typically need a standard PHP runtime environment paired with a relational database like MySQL or MariaDB, along with a web server such as Nginx or Apache.
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