# PrestaShop, what it is and how websites use it.

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.

- **Status:** Stable. Actively developed by the community and PrestaShop SA. Version 8.x brought core modernization and better PHP 8 compatibility.
- **Category:** [E-commerce Platforms](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ecommerce)
- **First release:** 2007
- **License:** OSL-3.0
- **Official website:** https://www.prestashop.com
- **Documentation:** https://docs.prestashop-project.org/
- **GitHub:** https://github.com/PrestaShop/PrestaShop
- **Page:** https://be1st.ai/technologies/ecommerce/prestashop

## PrestaShop on audited websites

169 of the 16,845 websites audited by be1st run PrestaShop (1.0%). That ranks it #5 of the 12 technologies in E-commerce Platforms we have seen in audits.

### Websites running PrestaShop vs all websites

- **Web score:** 66 (all websites 72)
- **SEO:** 78 (all websites 79)
- **Security:** 48 (all websites 59)
- **Performance:** 55 (all websites 72)
- **AI Readiness:** 34 (all websites 31)

### Most used in E-commerce Platforms

1. [Shoptet](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ecommerce/shoptet): 1.6% (273)
2. [Shopify](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ecommerce/shopify): 1.5% (248)
3. [WooCommerce](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ecommerce/woocommerce): 1.4% (239)
4. [Eshop-rychle.cz](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ecommerce/eshop-rychle): 1.1% (187)
5. [PrestaShop](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ecommerce/prestashop): 1.0% (169)
6. [BiznisWeb.sk](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ecommerce/biznisweb): <1% (162)
7. [Magento (Adobe Commerce)](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ecommerce/magento): <1% (100)
8. [OpenCart](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ecommerce/opencart): <1% (95)
9. [Upgates](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ecommerce/upgates): <1% (45)
10. [Shoper](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ecommerce/shoper): <1% (43)

We don't track the release history of PrestaShop yet. Its releases are published on GitHub. https://github.com/PrestaShop/PrestaShop/releases

## Other technologies in E-commerce Platforms

- [Packeta](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ecommerce/packeta): 1.1% of websites
- [Medusa.js](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ecommerce/medusa-js): <1% of websites
- [Webareal](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ecommerce/webareal): <1% of websites
- [Stripe (e-commerce toolkit)](https://be1st.ai/technologies/payment/stripe)

[All 14 in E-commerce Platforms](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ecommerce)

## Questions about PrestaShop

### What is PrestaShop?

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. The be1st catalog lists PrestaShop under E-commerce Platforms. License of PrestaShop: OSL-3.0.

### How many websites use PrestaShop?

169 of the 16,845 websites audited by be1st run PrestaShop (1.0%), as of 8 Nov 2026.

### When was PrestaShop first released?

PrestaShop was first released in 2007.

### Is PrestaShop still a modern choice?

PrestaShop is a stable, mature choice rather than a new one. Actively developed by the community and PrestaShop SA. Version 8.x brought core modernization and better PHP 8 compatibility.

### What are the alternatives to PrestaShop?

Technologies that do the same job as PrestaShop include Shopify, WooCommerce, Magento (Adobe Commerce), and OpenCart.

Numbers: latest audit of each of 16,845 websites audited by be1st, as of 8 Nov 2026.