PrestaShop
Open-source e-commerce platform for building and managing online stores
- Also known as
- prestashop
Available worldwide
What is PrestaShop?
An open-source software platform designed for creating e-commerce solutions with PHP-based architecture, extensive customization through modules and themes, support for multiple languages and currencies, and fully responsive design for both storefront and administrative interfaces.
PrestaShop pricing
Plans, per-tier features and add-ons, dated and linked to live pricing. Pricing changes often; always verify at source before you rely on it.
Free open-source platform with optional paid support services from €90.
Classic
FreeFree open-source e-commerce platform
Add-ons
- Migration & Updates€300 one-time
- SEO Pack€550 one-time
- Performance Pack€90 one-time
- Security Pack€1490 one-time
What PrestaShop does
The capabilities that matter for e-commerce platforms, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- Platform type
- Self-host OSS
- Open-source
- ✓
- Self-hostable
- ✓
- Free / open tier
- ✓
- Transaction fees beyond plan
- -
- Payments model
- Bring-your-own gateway
- Headless / API-first storefront
- -
- PCI-DSS compliance provided
- -
- Multi-currency / multi-language
- ✓
- B2B / wholesale features
- ✓
- POS / omnichannel
- -
- App / extension ecosystem size
- Extensive marketplace with thousands of modules and themes
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- Web
- Self-hosted
Integrations (12)
Independently observed- PayPal
- PrestaShop Checkout
- Stripe
- Alma
- Klarna
- Viva.com
- Airwallex
- Click to Pay
- Klaviyo
Security & compliance
Known vulnerabilities: 33 (4 in the last 12 months), max severity CRITICAL sourcea count reflects scale & disclosure, not quality
PrestaShop FAQ
Common questions about PrestaShop, answered from independent, dated evidence.
What is PrestaShop?
A self-hosted e-commerce solution that gives merchants complete ownership over their stores and data, with extensive customization through modules and themes. It is indexed under E-commerce Platforms.
Source: https://prestashop.com/blog/marketing-en/how-to-nail-down-the-right-pricing-strategy/
Is PrestaShop free?
PrestaShop offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.
Source: https://prestashop.com/blog/marketing-en/how-to-nail-down-the-right-pricing-strategy/
What platforms does PrestaShop support?
PrestaShop supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.
Source: https://prestashop.com/blog/marketing-en/how-to-nail-down-the-right-pricing-strategy/
Can PrestaShop be self-hosted?
Yes. PrestaShop can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.
Source: https://prestashop.com/blog/marketing-en/how-to-nail-down-the-right-pricing-strategy/
What does PrestaShop integrate with?
We have confirmed 12 integrations for PrestaShop, including PayPal, PrestaShop Checkout, Stripe, Alma, Klarna, Viva.com, Airwallex and Click to Pay, plus 4 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.
Source: https://prestashop.com/blog/resources/top-6-questions-to-ask-when-pricing-a-new-product/
What security certifications does PrestaShop have?
We have independently confirmed GDPR for PrestaShop. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as PrestaShop not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.
Where is PrestaShop available?
PrestaShop is available worldwide. The vendor is headquartered in France.
Source: https://prestashop.com/blog/marketing-en/how-to-nail-down-the-right-pricing-strategy/
PrestaShop alternatives
Other e-commerce platforms we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- ShopifyCloud-based e-commerce platform enabling merchants to create and operate online stores with integrated payment processing and international commerce capabilitiemedium · 74%
- BigCommerceA customizable checkout platform built for conversion with support for any business modelmedium · 70%
- SwellCloud-based commerce platform for building and scaling online storesmedium · 55%
- MedusaAn open-source, modular e-commerce platform for developers to build custom commerce experiencesmedium · 65%
- commercetoolsCloud-native commerce infrastructure with APIs for building modular, AI-powered shopping experiencesmedium · 58%
- WooCommerceOpen-source WordPress-based solution for building online stores with flexible customization optionsmedium · 66%
Compare PrestaShop
Side by side against other e-commerce platforms, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.
The vioscaleAI score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for PrestaShop, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | 75 | 0.08 | 5.9 | ✓ |
| Development activity | 63 | 0.09 | 5.9 | ✓ |
| Release cadence | 85 | 0.05 | 4.4 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 32 | 0.07 | 2.3 | ✓ |
| Stars | 75 | 0.03 | 1.9 | ✓ |
| Security score | 42 | 0.04 | 1.8 | ✓ |
| Dependent projects | 8 | 0.06 | 0.5 | ✓ |
| Security posture | 5 | 0.07 | 0.0 | - |
| Package downloads | 0 | 0.14 | 0.0 | - |
| Developer Q&A activity | 0 | 0.06 | 0.0 | - |
Computed . Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.
All data & sourcesshow ↓
Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Activity
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Commits last 30d | 100 | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 65% |
Adoption
Content
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faq | 7 items | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 64% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | Free tier: Yes · Open source: Yes · B2b features: Yes · Platform type: self_host · Self hostable: Yes · Payments model: byo | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 60% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 12 | mediumsource · 2026-08-12 · 60% |
Language
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Primary | PHP | highsource · 2026-09-10 · 90% |
Market
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | HqCountry: FR · PrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: … | highsource · 2026-08-14 · 75% |
Pricing
Release
Reliability
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Status page | Yes | mediumsource · 2026-08-01 · 60% |
Security
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gdpr | Yes | highsource · 2026-08-14 · 75% |
| Scorecard | 4.2 | highsource · 2026-09-10 · 90% |
| Vulnerabilities | Count: 33 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=packagist&package_name=prestashop%2Fprestashop&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 4 · Max severity: CRITICAL | highsource · 2026-09-10 · 90% |
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