PrestaShop
by PrestaShop · Open source ecommerce platform with self-hosted and hosted options
23.3 — BenchRank score out of 100
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Overview
PrestaShop is an ecommerce platform for building and running an online shop. It comes in two forms: Classic, where you download the source code for free and install the store yourself, and Hosted, a ready-to-use store where PrestaShop handles the technical side. Modules and themes from its marketplace add payments, shipping, marketing and social selling.
- Best for
- Merchants who want a customisable online store they host and own, from small shops to large ones
- Pricing
- No prices are shown on the captured page; the Classic offer's source code is described as a free download, with no figures given for the Hosted offer, modules or support plans.
Strengths and trade-offs
Strengths
- Source code is a free download you can install yourself
- Thousands of modules and themes to extend the store
- Payment options include PayPal, Stripe, Klarna, Alma, Airwallex
- Full ownership of the store and its data
Trade-offs
- Classic offer means installing, hosting and maintaining it yourself
- No prices shown for the Hosted offer or the support plans
- Extending the store depends on marketplace modules and themes
- More involved builds are steered towards hiring a PrestaShop Expert
How this score is made up
Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.
- MCP support
- 0 out of 100
- Documentation
- 10 out of 100
- Agent friendliness
- 79 out of 100
- Changelog
- 0 out of 100
- Marketing site structure
- 40 out of 100
- Operational trust
- 25 out of 100
Measured, but not part of the score
Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.
- Openness
- 40 out of 100
- Maintenance
- 100 out of 100
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