Shopify vs PrestaShop

Fit:

Migration notes

Another merchant storefront and back office, with responsibility for self-hosting or a separate hosting plan. Rebuild theme and integrations and validate catalog, order and customer migration. No automatic Shopify app, checkout or full-store transfer established.

Sources: prestashop.com, prestashop.com · checked 2026-10-21

ShopifyPaid incumbent

Entry priceUSD 29 / account / month

Pricing modelmixed, billed annual

OwnerShopify Inc.

Basic storefront plan: USD 29/month billed yearly; promotional trial excluded. Payment processing and apps may add costs. Source

Shopify plans reviewed
Basic	entry	USD 39 / store / mo
Grow	business	USD 105 / store / mo
Plus	enterprise	USD 27,600 / store/platform contract / yr

PrestaShopOpen-source alternative

Fit for Shopify

License

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Paid-feature tier A

Self-host

Paid-feature limitsNone established

PrestaShop plans reviewed
Classic	free self-hosted core	Free
Hosted	vendor commercial cloud	USD 29 / store / mo

What you may give up

No paid-feature limits established for this edition.

Paid hosting, support, payment processing and optional marketplace modules/services can add costs.

Tier A: Tier A applies to the PrestaShop Project core (OSL-3.0) and bundled modules (AFL-3.0), both OSI licenses. Classic is a free downloadable distribution; Hosted adds hosting, installation and support. Marketplace modules and remote services need separate review; Enterprise source access alone does not prove its additions are OSI. License source

What running it takes

Apache 2.4+
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No required Redis, external queue or object-storage server listed for baseline; modules/payment services may add dependencies. Runtime chart limitation explicitly preserved. Infrastructure and staff time are not priced here; this page does not compare total cost.