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

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.

- **Status:** Stable. Actively developed platform with a modern REST API and app store for extensions. Strong position in the Polish market.
- **Category:** [E-commerce Platforms](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ecommerce)
- **First release:** 2005
- **License:** Proprietary
- **Official website:** https://www.shoper.pl
- **Documentation:** https://developers.shoper.pl/
- **Page:** https://be1st.ai/technologies/ecommerce/shoper

## Shoper on audited websites

43 of the 16,845 websites audited by be1st run Shoper (<1%). That ranks it #10 of the 12 technologies in E-commerce Platforms we have seen in audits.

### Websites running Shoper vs all websites

- **Web score:** 67 (all websites 72)
- **SEO:** 80 (all websites 79)
- **Security:** 50 (all websites 59)
- **Performance:** 53 (all websites 72)
- **AI Readiness:** 32 (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)

## 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 Shoper

### What is Shoper?

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. The be1st catalog lists Shoper under E-commerce Platforms. License of Shoper: Proprietary.

### How many websites use Shoper?

43 of the 16,845 websites audited by be1st run Shoper (<1%), as of 8 Nov 2026.

### When was Shoper first released?

Shoper was first released in 2005.

### Is Shoper still a modern choice?

Shoper is a stable, mature choice rather than a new one. Actively developed platform with a modern REST API and app store for extensions. Strong position in the Polish market.

### What are the alternatives to Shoper?

Technologies that do the same job as Shoper include Shoptet, Shopify, WooCommerce, and PrestaShop.

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