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[Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated July 23rd, 2026 # Reviews of OpenCart Ease of use 4.2 Customer Service 4.1 ## Pros and Cons in Reviews Kavindu Githsara K System SpecialistE-Learning, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “It offers a range of features, including product management, order management, and customer management, and has a user-friendly interface that makes it easy for businesses to set up and manage their stores.“ December 29, 2022 BG Ben G ManagerComputer Software, Self-employedUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “The community is very helpful but the developers themselves are not very responsive.“ June 14, 2024 jj john j CEOInformation Technology and Services, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “I've been using OpenCart for a variety of projects over the years and it just keeps getting better. “ April 11, 2024 Hayzweb T Animator Animation, Self-employedUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “There pricing is expensive along with there templates“ December 29, 2022 Kavindu Githsara K System SpecialistE-Learning, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “OpenCart is an affordable e-commerce solution, making it a good option for small businesses on a tight budget.“ December 29, 2022 CM Clive M IT AdministratorInformation Technology and Services, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “The filtering of products is a problem“ February 6, 2022 NM Nishtha M CEOMarketing and Advertising, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “I am amazed by OpenCart, it has everything that my clients need to run their e-commerce stores fluidly.“ November 26, 2022 TC Tim C Marketing DirectorCivil Engineering, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “OpenCart has limited ability to do this.“ March 22, 2022 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-25 of 153 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Aris G. Web Developer Consumer Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "OpenCart is the easy option for e-commerce solutions" January 3, 2021 5.0 We use OpenCart for retail stores as well as wholesale (B2B) stores. Using the native functionality and OCMOD we can make OpenCart behave like a Swiss Army knife, from Retail store to Wholesale store. This is buying as a lot of time, because choosing another platform or writing a new one for the purpose of a wholesale store would be time consuming, and let's not talk about the time that customers will need to adjust the get trained to use their wholesale store on top of the retail store. So, using the same technology and habits of coding functionality and the same User Experience and User Interface buys us a lot of time of development, training and setting up. Pros As a developer, I like the Model-View-Controller design pattern, it's easy to seperate things and understand the code, as well as reuse different controllers or models through the development of new extensions, as a result it's easy to make what it looks like native extensions, without breaking the software functionality if you follow the coding standards already used by the OpenCart developers. I think that the OCMOD system is the most intelligent way to extend OpenCart's functionality and I admire the developer who invented it. As for the UI, it's easy to use because all sections are seperated and grouped on the left column menu. Moving from other platforms to Opencart or moving from older OpenCart versions to newers is very easy especially from v2 to v3. From a user's point of view, OpenCart is like using an app, it's that easy. Labels and hints make it easier for new users to adapt as well as new customers to buy. Cons Even though OpenCart is stable since the beginning, I think we need more functionality that other platforms are having and would be nice if we could move them to OpenCart too. Not major functionality, but different minor things that will improve the workflow of an e-commerce owner, such as a summary page that will show products missing images, products with broken images, categories with no products, products with no descriptions or products missing translations etc. I think in the era of Javascript it would be nice if we could convert some pages that the administrator spends a lot of time to AJAX functionality or even Single Page Application so that we can make more and massively in less time. Although, that would break some 3rd party extensions obviously. Switched from [Adobe Commerce](https://www.capterra.com/p/227129/Magento-Commerce/) Because of the learning curve, the time needed to develop new features and server requirements. Review Source BB Bryan B. Owner/Manager Arts and Crafts Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Awesome for Startups, Small Businesses and Medium Size Businesses" October 7, 2019 5.0 Overall, my experience with OpenCart has been very good throughout the years as it is one of the e-commerce software solutions that I can install and maintain without having to worry about it unexpectedly breaking in between periods of maintenance. Pros One of the things that I like the most about OpenCart is the multitude of options available for tailoring it towards my business needs. I have found that many of the modules and extensions that other e-commerce software solutions charge for are included out of the box with OpenCart and for free. For the extensions that are not included out of the box, they can usually be found in the OpenCart marketplace either for free or for a nominal price that allows even startups to realize a profit on their business even faster. Cons One of the things that I like the least about this software is the filter function for products in the admin area. Rather than allowing for products to be filtered by a single identifying keyword within a title, you have to remember the beginning word of the title and continue to add keywords in order to help filter down to a manageable number of products fitting the criteria you are looking for. Alternatives considered [Adobe Commerce](https://www.capterra.com/p/227129/Magento-Commerce/)[X-Cart](https://www.capterra.com/p/33849/X-Cart/) Reason for choosing OpenCart My main motivation for choosing OpenCart over the other solutions was its flexibility and the number of features that it offers out of the box that allow for businesses to quickly gain exposure when those features are used correctly and fully taken advantage of. Review Source Jelena U. Owner, CEO Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Simple and cheap e-shop system for small e-shops without marketing support." May 9, 2018 3.0 This product works well for my low and middle class e-shops which offer limited number of products, mostly in the same category, with a smaller budget for running and promotion. For the more advanced needs, this system cannot offer enough functions and there is not enough resources for customers. Free version is too simple. For some results, paid themes and plugins are needed. Then e-shop may generate some income. Pros OpenCart is not as demanding as other e-shops in terms of resources. It doesn't use server sources as high as other apps. You can run it on standard on a shared hosting. There is fairly simple interface so it is easy to setup a shop, very simplified. It can be used by beginners. Simple UI on the back-end and fairly descent front-end makes it easy to use. Easy backup. Cons Very hard to update or modify. It can just break down and not work even if you roll out backup of the previously working site. SEO is terrible even with paid plugins. To make addresses and descriptions work is so hard. Never made it to work completely as it would on standard shops Magento, or Wordpress. One-page shopping is not working well even with paid plugins. Marketing options are very limited and hard to find, such as follow up emails, up-sell, cross-sell, promo codes, tracking. E-shop are used for selling primarily so one would need to offer as much as possible to clients, similar products, suggested products, to give reward points and to send customized offers. Discounting options are not working well in case client changes anything or finish shopping in a few steps. (75% of shopping carts with free shipping lose their function and have to be edited manually) There are no easy integrations, such as Zappier, MailChimp, login via social network accounts etc. Review Source MR Megha R. Web developer Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Excellent MCV framework" October 21, 2022 5.0 Pros It is very easy to understand admin panel even for non-developer person Cons Opencart 3 Is little bit slow. Otherwise it is very good Alternatives considered [Frontend Builder For Magento 2](https://www.capterra.com/p/173515/Frontend-Builder-For-Magento-2/) Reason for choosing OpenCart It is very easy to implement as well as faster than magento 2 Review Source Kavindu Githsara K. System Specialist E-Learning Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Maximize Your Online Store Potential with OpenCart" December 29, 2022 5.0 OpenCart is a comprehensive e-commerce software solution that helps businesses create and manage online stores. It offers a range of features, including product management, order management, and customer management, and has a user-friendly interface that makes it easy for businesses to set up and manage their stores. OpenCart also offers customizable options that allow businesses to tailor the solution to their specific needs. While it may be complex for some users and have limited support, it is an affordable option for small businesses looking to create and manage an online store. Pros OpenCart is an e-commerce software solution that helps us to create and manage our online stores. OpenCart has a user-friendly interface that makes it easy for us to set up and manage our online stores. It offers a wide range of features, including product management, order management, and customer management, making it a valuable tool for businesses of all sizes. Also It offers customizable options that allow us to tailor the solution to our specific needs. OpenCart is an affordable e-commerce solution, making it a good option for small businesses on a tight budget. Worth for money. Cons Sometimes it can be complex and overwhelming if you don't have any prior experience. Increasing more tutorials will may able to solve this issue. Review Source CM Clive M. IT Administrator Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "A perfect solution for ecommerce" February 6, 2022 3.0 It covered most of my ecommerce requisites and is by far the best ecommerce platform. Pros The themes are good and the functionality is great.Their Model-View-Controller(MVC) makes development way cooler as one can analyze and edit code easily. Upgrades are easy to implement. It is not also resource hungry as other e-shops.It is also easy to backup.Built in extensions are also easy to implement and help in making a powerful e-store. Cons It is a bit difficult to use if you are a beginner. Fewer plugins as compared to other systems.The bugs are a bit difficult to work on.The filtering of products is a problem Alternatives considered [Online Auction System](https://www.capterra.com/p/177650/Ecommerce-Marketplace-Solution/) Reason for choosing OpenCart It is a great ecommerce platform Switched from [WordPress](https://www.capterra.com/p/131687/WordPress/) Opencart is perfectly made for ecommerce and it is by far better Review Source Petrus V. Director of Strategic and New Development Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "OpenCart the way to go" April 17, 2019 5.0 I have had a tremendous experience... I can build my website the way I want, and once I pay for a OpenCart plugin, or theme, I add it to my box of tools that I can permanently use on any of my other sites. The initial setup can be a little daunting, but once you've built your first site, it's fantastic. The plugins and themes are very well priced, and the support is great. OpenCart have addressed previous security flaws in their software, and https://www.tinfoilsecurity.com/ scanned my site and gave it a clean bill of health. I recommend the 'Pavilion - Responsive OpenCart Theme by ThemeBurn | ThemeForest' as you do not need to know how to write a single line of code. It's responsive (re scales automatically) , so you do not have to worry about how it will look on a pc or mobile phone, and you can do almost anything you can think off. Granted that there is a HUGE learning curve, but it gets better as you learn how to work with the theme. Pros You control everything, and you can find plugins to add functionality you do not have... It is great if you want full control, and I have never found there is something I want that I cannot do without a plugin or a tweak here and there. Support is great and often the developers who create the plugins will help you install the plugin for free after you buy it. They normally even do small tweaks for free, and add extra functionality at a minimal cost. Yes, there are many ready built eCommerce platforms like shopify and squarspace, but you will have to pay a monthly hosting fee, including monthly plugin rental. If I could buy a plugin once off on shopify, I would perhaps reconsider, but most plugins are rental only. Shopify has a lot of features, but it does not have everything most people need. So you going to end up renting a lot of extra plugins. Take 10 different plugins on shopify, at a monthly cost of approx $20 each, and you 're going to pay $200 on top of your shopify costs. It all adds up. Bottom line, if you do not mind a learning curve, and you want to keep costs down in the long run, along with full control, OpenCart is the way to go! Cons Like most software, there is a learning curve. It can be painful all at once, but the more you use OpenCart, the better it gets. Review Source Md Jahan M. Digital Marketing | Web Development & Design Specialist - Freelance Internet Used the software for: 2+ years ### ""A comprehensive and scalable eCommerce solution"" May 8, 2022 5.0 Pros OpenCart is a great CMS for creating eCommerce stores. It's really easy to use, includes multiple payment integration tools, and has a multitude of features that makes your store more user-friendly. It is very simple to deploy both domestically and on servers, and it is quick and simple for both administrators and consumers. Cons Not found any complicated issues, it's a wonderful CMS tool. Review Source Serhat C. Senior Software Developer Banking Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Best eCommerce Product" July 2, 2023 5.0 Pros All modules can be configured and if there is a module that I have a problem with, I can intervene with php. In addition, many hosting companies have ready-made opencart services and this makes my job easier. The options in the cargo module are very suitable for our country, for example the "pay at the door" option. Being open source and free is one of the features that attracts me. Lastly, their reports are very useful to me. Because it is very diverse and understandable Cons A little weak on SEO. Pages can have multiple URL addresses at the time of design. To prevent this, I need to develop with PHP. Review Source Maryann A. Freelancer/online retailer Apparel & Fashion Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Thumbs up to OpenCart" September 30, 2019 5.0 OpenCart is suppose to be a tryout but I ended up sticking to the platform. I am happy and would strongly recommend to you. Pros I heard about OpenCart from a friend and I decided to try it out but I didn't expect it to blow my mind. An open source online store platform that's free and all its functions and features works great. I love the fact that I could control and operate it. Highly customizable has so many add ons. I ended up sticking to OpenCart Cons The platforms fine. I am impressed and i do not have any dislike. Review Source AB Anwar B. Senior Tech Specialist Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "OpenCart Review" November 28, 2024 5.0 I found the overall experience was good, its easy to navigate around the system, its easy to manage inventory and OpenCart has the ability to be flexibly customised. Also, you can own and control the entire source code. Pros Its user friendly, has community support available and has great 3rd party integration. it also supports over 20 payment systems. Cons lack of scaleability mainly, but wasnt a big issue for us. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Programador informático Used the software for: 2+ years ### "OpenCart is an amazing software. " October 18, 2017 5.0 I have been using this software for over 6 years to build ecommerce websites for my clients, offering customized solutions, template design, extensions, modules, consulting, maintenance. Pros Seo friendly. Easy to install and setup. Continued upgrades. Easy for develop custom solutions. Great community. Great marketplace to buy extensions for good prices. Infinite Payment gateways. Infinite Shipping Gateways. Email Marketing Tools. Insightfully Reports. Users and Role Administrations. Discounts, Sales, Coupons, Rewards Points. Products Reviews. Multi Language. Multi Currency. Mobile Ready. Marketing Tracking Tools. Affiliate Program Tool. And more... Cons OpenCart's core upgrade processes are often laborious, but the OpenCart team seems to be working on this, and often offering solutions that allow you to take these weak points to disappear in a short time. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Finance Accounting Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Opencart a great online shopping platform" March 30, 2020 5.0 Since opencart is open source we have found that we have full control as to how pages are deigned and how items are layed outr on our pages. We are not constrained in this regard. Where we have to invest more is on security of teh website as the website grows. Pros Opencart is a fairly simple platform to use to set up an online shopping platform. It has not required too much server space so its main advantage is it is lighter on the hosting package requirements compared to its peers with the same functionalities and costs. We have also found that the learning curve for this platform is not as steep as for others as it is made with the developer novice in mind. Cons We have been advised that the platform creates copies of pages. For anyone who understands SEO this is a negative as it reduces organic SEO ranking. We found this out when having an SEO audit done. Otherwise we are happy with everything else. Review Source EB Eivind B. Manager Retail Used the software for: 2+ years ### "For the amateur and the professional" December 6, 2016 4.0 OpenCart is regarded as quite the savior for newcomers to the e-commerce industry - this was (is) at least the case for me. The system gives you a solution that is ready-to-use straight out of the box. Through the admin panel, you can change numerous settings including advanced banner setup, pages setup, payments, categories and the lot. If you are curious on how to change the code and customize it exactly to fit your needs, the files are neatly organized in your FTP program so that a newcomer will intuitively know which files changes what. This also leads me to the real beauty of OpenCart - the community and the extension store. The community is superb. If you have any issues or obstacles on your way learning programming and OpenCart, the forum will answer all your questions and lead you on your way. If you do not want to program or design yourself, you can utilize the extension store which is filled with high-quality solutions that you can easily install through your admin panel. I have used OpenCart for years, and I can't see anything equally easy-to-use-yet-highly-advanced that is going to replace it anytime soon. Amateur or pro - just try it, you'll like it. Did I also mention that it is free(!)? Pros The flexibility and the customization while still being easy to use and understand. It is also mobile friendly. Cons The extension market - while still providing a whole lot of quality solutions - is still suffering from some low-quality publishers as well as duplicators who are stealing from others. More policing is needed. Review Source BP Ben P. Ecommerce Consultant Media Production Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The best free / open source shopping cart for pure e-commerce" April 2, 2022 4.0 Pros Free, integrates with many other platforms, choice of hosting providers Cons There isn't really a fully featured option for subscriptions. CMS / block / page editing would also be a nice addition. Alternatives considered [WooCommerce](https://www.capterra.com/p/225601/WooCommerce/) Review Source NM Nishtha M. CEO Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "my clients love this platform to build their e-commerce stores" November 26, 2022 5.0 Pros OpenCart is a great platform to build an e-commerce store and my clients love it too. I am amazed by OpenCart, it has everything that my clients need to run their e-commerce stores fluidly. The platform is not too complex so even the new comers can easily get up to speed with this toolkit. It's the perfect solution for any e-commerce business that wants to start with a sleek, modern store design and at no extra cost. Cons So far OpenCart has been an amazing platform for us. So, no cons for OpenCart Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Director Outsourcing/Offshoring Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Excellent for a start up e-commerce store" January 6, 2019 4.0 Pros Open cart is a great cms /e-commerce application for a quick online store set up. The back end is easy to learn and has all the functionality one requires to operate a profitable online store. Cons Customisation is not straight forward as far as creating your own themes and store designs. The application comes fit with great templates that can be used in the interim. Review Source kK kalaiselvan K. Integration Engineer Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "OpenCart Review" November 15, 2019 4.0 Overall it is good e-commerce application for online shops with very ease effort. Pros This is one of the best opensource e-commerce product available in market. we can do lot of customization stuff using the plugins. Administration and Maintenance is pretty painless one. It has good graphical user interface for managing the products. Installing the software is straight forward and easy. Cons Few plugins are quite expensive and upgrade is painfull. It requires, lot of learning curve to understand the products. Review Source NI Nibaruta I. Ceo Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "For easy deployment of ecommerce website" March 3, 2021 5.0 I managed to achieve what I wanted to do but the support system could be improved specifically on templated developed by freelancers out of open cart. But overall it's a recommendable platform. Pros I have used an opencart for my clients and it's one of those platforms that can help you save time and money. if you know what you want specifically on an e-commerce website they have a lot of options that you can just start and be live in no time. Free and premium ready-made templates to choose from and you can do custom work as well. Cons Some of the templates are a bit expensive specifically those done by freelancers. Should be looked into and no support for some of the free templates Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Co Founder & CTO Events Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Open Cart review" October 25, 2018 5.0 WE liked and found this useful for the customers we were helping setup online ecommerce portals Pros The solution is very good and covers many pain points and functionalities required for running a simple online store. Cons It has few limitations the tech stack mainly is not very scalable Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Director of Digital Marketing and E-Commerce Real Estate Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "difficult" March 7, 2018 3.0 none Pros you can customize it. Cons I've been in ecommerce for 8 years on the admin side and this is by far the most difficult CMS I have ever used and thats including a system that was purely code. There are so many ways to get to the same thing but have seperate functionalities. then if you install a theme you have to go through the theme help. honestly a disaster. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Statistician Information Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Opencart opensoirce e-commerce solution " March 15, 2019 3.0 Pros It’s feee and has quite a bit of functionality out the box. Cons It’s not as widely used as Wordpress so many other apps have developed a plugin for Opencart yet. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Presales & Technical Support Manager Computer & Network Security Used the software for: 2+ years ### "A solid choice for small-medium eshops" October 23, 2018 4.0 I'd say it's an easy and plain eshop platform with its ups and downs. I recommend it for small to medium sized eshops. Pros It's a very straight-forward and easy to use platform. It's dedicated to e-commerce, so don't expect much on the CMS division. There's a ton of extensions you can download for free or a fee, which are easy to install. It's really fast, lightweight and easy to maintain. Cons Not so good in terms of upgrading and extending. You might find it difficult to go beyond the offered extensions and features. Review Source IV Igor V. Android Developer Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Convenient creation of an online store" August 23, 2018 4.0 Pros Manage an online store in this system - a pleasure, because it is just for this case. It is possible to create reports, analyze customer behavior and much more. A strong Russian-speaking community, that is, you can quickly get an answer to any question. Let's just say, although I'm an IT specialist, but I've never dealt with CMS and site configuration before. And then I tried OpenCart and was able to appreciate it. Cons The downside of CMS is the impossibility of creating any other sites, except for online stores. And also there are many technical problems: remote pages are poorly indexed, sometimes duplicate files are created, and so on. Review Source FA Florin A. Web dev Internet Used the software for: 2+ years ### "A very good ecommerce web app with a great comunity." October 18, 2017 5.0 I get a secure and reliable ecommerce store base for my customers. Pros The easy to understand code; The extensibility of the app; It is relatively lighweight; The forum comunity; Cons The integrated marketplace in opencart 3.x; The integration of the twig templating system into opecart 3.x; Review Source Similar Products Featured ## Send me user reviews about this product ### Fill out the form and we'll send a list of the top-rated software based on real user reviews directly to your inbox.