Side by side
Smartstore vs X-Cart
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 Open source APILinuxMac+3
Smartstore offers a broad open-source commerce foundation with content, payments, integrations, and multiple deployment models. Buyers should distinguish Community capabilities from paid or enterprise-only features.
Visit Smartstore Free trial Open source APISelf-hostedWeb
Visit X-Cart The facts
| Smartstore | X-Cart | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | A free trial |
| Open source | Yes | Yes |
| Runs on | API, Linux, Mac, Self-hosted, Web, Windows | API, Self-hosted, Web |
| Lowest paid plan | Free or on request | X-Cart Platform: $249 a month |
| Plans published | 4 | 3 |
| Maker | Smartstore | X-Cart |
| Website | smartstore.com | x-cart.com |
| On ecommerce platforms | #10 of 280 | #14 of 280 |
Smartstore: what it does well
- Unlimited products in Community Edition
- Drag-and-drop no-code Page Builder
- Broad payment integration list
- Supports on-premises and cloud deployment
- Open-source Web API
What to know first
- Several features are paid or Marketplace items
- Enterprise support is tied to an edition
X-Cart: what it does well
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