PrestaShop vs Spree Commerce
Both PrestaShop and Spree Commerce are self-hosted alternatives to Shopify. Both are filed under E-commerce.
Side by side
| Field | PrestaShop | Spree Commerce |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Fully scalable e-commerce solution. | Complete, modular & API-driven e-commerce solution for Ruby on Rails. |
| GitHub stars | 9,240 | 15,805 |
| License | OSL-3.0 | BSD-3-Clause |
| Platforms | PHP | Ruby |
| Latest release | 9.2.0, 30 September 2026 | v6.0.1, 29 October 2026 |
| Repository activity | 30 October 2026 | 1 November 2026 |
| Health | Active | Active |
| Categories | E-commerce | E-commerce |
| Website | https://www.prestashop.com/ | https://spreecommerce.org |
| Source code | https://github.com/PrestaShop/PrestaShop | https://github.com/spree/spree |
Where the records differ
Computed from the two records above: a line appears only where the dataset states a figure, a date or a set relation, and no line recommends one application over the other.
- Spree Commerce has more GitHub stars in the dataset, 15,805 against 9,240.
- Spree Commerce recorded repository activity more recently, 1 November 2026 against 30 October 2026.
- Spree Commerce has the newer release on record: v6.0.1, 29 October 2026, against 9.2.0, 30 September 2026.
- Licenses differ: PrestaShop is listed under OSL-3.0; Spree Commerce under BSD-3-Clause.
- Platforms differ: PrestaShop lists PHP; Spree Commerce lists Ruby.
- Both are filed under the same categories: E-commerce.