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

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.

- **Status:** Stable. Regularly updated platform with focus on performance and modern design. Connected to Czech accounting systems and shipping carriers.
- **Category:** [E-commerce Platforms](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ecommerce)
- **First release:** 2011
- **License:** Proprietary
- **Official website:** https://www.upgates.com
- **Documentation:** https://www.upgates.cz/pruvodce
- **Page:** https://be1st.ai/technologies/ecommerce/upgates

## Upgates on audited websites

45 of the 16,845 websites audited by be1st run Upgates (<1%). That ranks it #9 of the 12 technologies in E-commerce Platforms we have seen in audits.

### Websites running Upgates vs all websites

- **Web score:** 62 (all websites 72)
- **SEO:** 59 (all websites 79)
- **Security:** 61 (all websites 59)
- **Performance:** 72 (all websites 72)
- **AI Readiness:** 24 (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 Upgates

### What is Upgates?

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

### How many websites use Upgates?

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

### When was Upgates first released?

Upgates was first released in 2011.

### Is Upgates still a modern choice?

Upgates is a stable, mature choice rather than a new one. Regularly updated platform with focus on performance and modern design. Connected to Czech accounting systems and shipping carriers.

### What are the alternatives to Upgates?

Technologies that do the same job as Upgates include Shoptet, Eshop-rychle.cz, BiznisWeb.sk, and Webareal.

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