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AbanteCart vs EC-CUBE
Both stand on ecommerce platforms. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
Free plan APILinuxMac+3
AbanteCart provides a broad store-management foundation without a transaction fee, including multi-store administration, digital products, integrations, and extensions. Its self-hosted model gives deployment control but leaves installation and infrastructure to the merchant.
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EC-CUBE provides broad shop, catalog, and administration features while leaving hosting to the user. Its free GPL route is flexible, but operating the store requires separate services and may require a commercial license for some distributions.
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| AbanteCart | EC-CUBE | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | Not published | Not published |
| Runs on | API, Linux, Mac, Self-hosted, Web, Windows | API, Self-hosted, Web |
| Lowest paid plan | Free or on request | Free or on request |
| Plans published | 1 | 7 |
| Maker | Not published | EC-CUBE |
| Website | abantecart.com | ec-cube.net |
| On ecommerce platforms | #64 of 280 | #60 of 280 |
AbanteCart: what it does well
- Free self-hosted eCommerce application
- Supports unlimited products and media files
- One admin interface manages multiple stores
- Includes marketplace and Extension API
- No transaction fee is listed
What to know first
- Self-hosted deployment requires setup and maintenance
- Digital-product licensing needs additional extensions
- Listed requirements include PHP 8.2 or higher
- No hosted plan is listed
EC-CUBE: what it does well
- Free GPL download and use
- Self-hosted on your server or rental server
- More than 350 listed extensions
- Built-in cart, accounts, checkout, and catalog tools
- Source-code modification permitted under GPL
What to know first
- Server, domain, SSL, and payment services are separate
- Commercial license needed for some GPL-incompatible distributions
- Self-hosting requires infrastructure management
- Core questions are not answered by the maker
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