# Magento vs nopcommerce

> Two self-hosted [E-commerce projects](https://selfhost.directory/e-commerce), compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | Magento | nopcommerce |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 71/100 ✓ | 68/100 |
| Rank in category | #7 of 27 in E-commerce | #11 of 27 in E-commerce |
| GitHub stars | 12 214 ✓ | 10 169 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +15 ✓ | +14 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 7 | 9 ✓ |
| Latest release | 2.4.9 · 12 May 2026 | release-5.00.0 · 27 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Advanced | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | No |
| License | OSL-3.0 | Other |
| Main language | PHP | C |

## Which one should you pick?

Magento scores 71/100 against 68/100 for nopcommerce, so it is the safer default.

nopcommerce ships more often: 9 stable releases in the past year, against 7 for Magento.

If you want the quickest setup, nopcommerce is easier to run; Magento needs more configuration.

## Details

- [Magento](https://selfhost.directory/project/magento) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/magento.md)
- [nopcommerce](https://selfhost.directory/project/nopcommerce) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/nopcommerce.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/magento-vs-nopcommerce