Self-host abantecart-src
1.4.4Open-source PHP eCommerce platform for online stores
- Stars
- 151
- Requires
- Apache, MySQL
What is abantecart-src?
AbanteCart is a free, open-source eCommerce platform built on PHP and MySQL or MariaDB. It provides a complete shopping cart solution with an admin panel for managing products, orders, customers, and marketing. Key capabilities include running multiple stores from one admin, a responsive storefront with dark mode, flexible product options and digital downloads, a built-in CMS and forms manager, content versioning via Content Vault, integrated Google Analytics and Avalara AvaTax, a RESTful JSON API for external integrations, and an extensions marketplace. The software can be installed via web installer, CLI, Docker, cPanel, or on localhost. It requires a recent PHP version, MySQL or MariaDB, and Apache or Nginx with mod_rewrite. The project is licensed under OSL-3.0 and maintained by a community of developers.
Should you self-host abantecart-src?
abantecart-src scores 49/100 on selfhost.directory (how scoring works) and ranks #20 of 27 in E-commerce. It has 151 GitHub stars.
It shipped 2 stable releases in the past year. The latest, 1.4.4, came out on 8 May 2026. New versions land roughly every 6 months.
Setup is moderate: expect some configuration beyond a single command. It is OSL-3.0-licensed and written mostly in PHP.
Its closest alternative on selfhost.directory is MedusaJs (83/100, 36 982 stars). It scores higher overall, so compare the two before you pick. See abantecart-src vs MedusaJs side by side.
Features
- Built-in CMS
- Content Versioning
- Customer accounts & store credits
- Digital Products
- Email Marketing
- Embeddable storefront
- Extensions marketplace
- Flexible product options
- Forms manager
- International eCommerce
- Multi-Store Management
- RESTful JSON API
- SEO-friendly URLs
abantecart-src README
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