# E-commerce platformy — Technology Catalog

Platformy na budovanie a prevádzku internetových obchodov

## Shopify

- **Status:** 🟢 Modern — Actively developed with its own Hydrogen framework (React) for headless commerce and the Liquid templating system.
- **Description:** One of the largest cloud-based e-commerce platforms in the world. Offers a complete online selling solution including hosting, payment gateway, and hundreds of apps from its own marketplace.
- **Web:** https://www.shopify.com
- **Docs:** https://shopify.dev/docs
- **GitHub:** https://github.com/Shopify
- **License:** Proprietary
- **First release:** 2006

## Shoptet

- **Status:** 🟡 Mature — Stable platform with regular release of new features. Strong support for the Czech and Slovak ecosystem.
- **Description:** The most widely used e-commerce platform in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. A cloud-based solution designed for small and medium businesses with localization for the Czech and Slovak markets, including integration with local shipping and payment services.
- **Web:** https://www.shoptet.cz
- **Docs:** https://www.shoptet.cz/napoveda/
- **License:** Proprietary
- **First release:** 2009

## WooCommerce

- **Status:** 🟡 Mature — Actively maintained by Automattic. Transitioning to a React-based admin interface, extensible via REST API.
- **Description:** Open-source e-commerce plugin for WordPress. Thanks to its vast extension ecosystem, it is the most widely used e-commerce solution in the world by number of active installations.
- **Web:** https://woocommerce.com
- **Docs:** https://woocommerce.com/documentation/
- **GitHub:** https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce
- **License:** GPL-2.0
- **First release:** 2011

## PrestaShop

- **Status:** 🟡 Mature — Actively developed by the community and PrestaShop SA. Version 8.x brought core modernization and better PHP 8 compatibility.
- **Description:** Open-source e-commerce platform particularly popular in Europe. Offers robust features for product management, orders, and marketing with multi-language and multi-currency support.
- **Web:** https://www.prestashop.com
- **Docs:** https://docs.prestashop-project.org/
- **GitHub:** https://github.com/PrestaShop/PrestaShop
- **License:** OSL-3.0
- **First release:** 2007

## Magento (Adobe Commerce)

- **Status:** 🟡 Mature — Available as open-source (Magento Open Source) and commercial (Adobe Commerce) editions. An extensive platform requiring significant server resources.
- **Description:** Enterprise e-commerce platform now owned by Adobe. Offers advanced features for large online stores including B2B commerce, personalization, and multistore management.
- **Web:** https://business.adobe.com/products/magento/magento-commerce.html
- **Docs:** https://developer.adobe.com/commerce/docs/
- **GitHub:** https://github.com/magento/magento2
- **License:** OSL-3.0 / Proprietary
- **First release:** 2008

## OpenCart

- **Status:** 🟡 Mature — Version 4.x introduced a modernized framework and admin interface improvements. Smaller community compared to WooCommerce or PrestaShop.
- **Description:** Lightweight open-source e-commerce platform written in PHP. Easy to install and manage, suitable for small to medium-sized stores with an extensive extension marketplace.
- **Web:** https://www.opencart.com
- **Docs:** https://docs.opencart.com/
- **GitHub:** https://github.com/opencart/opencart
- **License:** GPL-3.0
- **First release:** 2012

## Webareal

- **Status:** 🟡 Mature — Stable platform with ongoing development. Focused on simplicity and affordability for beginning entrepreneurs.
- **Description:** A Slovak and Czech cloud-based e-commerce platform designed for small and medium businesses. Offers simple store setup with local integrations for the Slovak and Czech markets.
- **Web:** https://www.webareal.sk
- **Docs:** https://www.webareal.sk/napoveda/
- **License:** Proprietary
- **First release:** 2009

## Shoper

- **Status:** 🟡 Mature — Actively developed platform with a modern REST API and app store for extensions. Strong position in the Polish market.
- **Description:** A Polish e-commerce platform with a growing presence in Central Europe. A SaaS solution offering complete store management, integrations with local marketplaces, and payment gateways for the Polish, Slovak, and Czech markets.
- **Web:** https://www.shoper.pl
- **Docs:** https://developers.shoper.pl/
- **License:** Proprietary
- **First release:** 2005

## Upgates

- **Status:** 🟡 Mature — Regularly updated platform with focus on performance and modern design. Connected to Czech accounting systems and shipping carriers.
- **Description:** A Czech cloud-based e-commerce platform targeting the Czech and Slovak markets. Offers a user-friendly interface with emphasis on SEO, speed, and integrations with Czech services.
- **Web:** https://www.upgates.com
- **Docs:** https://www.upgates.com/napoveda/
- **License:** Proprietary
- **First release:** 2011

## Stripe (e-commerce toolkit)

- **Status:** 🟢 Modern — One of the most innovative players in the fintech space. Excellent API, SDKs for all major languages, and continuously adding new services.
- **Description:** Comprehensive payment and e-commerce infrastructure for online businesses. Beyond the payment gateway, Stripe offers Checkout, Billing, Connect, and other tools for building a complete commerce solution.
- **Web:** https://stripe.com
- **Docs:** https://docs.stripe.com/
- **GitHub:** https://github.com/stripe
- **License:** Proprietary
- **First release:** 2011