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PrestaShop: the best Open Source alternative to Shopify in 2026
PrestaShop is one of the most established open source online store platforms, with thousands of modules and templates, very popular in Europe as an alternative to Shopify.
Technical profile
- License
- OSL-3.0
- Category
- E-commerce
- Replaces
- Shopify
- Tech stack
- PHPSymfonyMySQL
Key features
- Thousands of modules and templates
- Multi-store management
- Strong adoption in the European market
PrestaShop vs. Shopify
Pros
- Mature ecosystem with many years of development
Things to consider
- Admin interface feels less modern than Shopify's
Quick Docker installation guide
Copy this docker-compose.yml, adjust the example passwords and run docker compose up -d on your server. See the full step-by-step guide →
docker-compose.yml
version: "3.9"
services:
prestashop:
image: prestashop/prestashop:latest
restart: unless-stopped
ports:
- "8080:80"
environment:
- DB_SERVER=prestashop-db
- DB_NAME=prestashop
- DB_USER=prestashop
- DB_PASSWD=prestashop
depends_on:
- prestashop-db
prestashop-db:
image: mariadb:11
restart: unless-stopped
environment:
- MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=root
- MYSQL_DATABASE=prestashop
- MYSQL_USER=prestashop
- MYSQL_PASSWORD=prestashop
volumes:
- prestashop_db_data:/var/lib/mysql
volumes:
prestashop_db_data: