Today we’ll tell you about ten popular eCommerce platforms, but from a different angle that allows you to understand how popular they are and which programming languages you need to know to benefit from using the site built on these platforms. The overall sales made by all the websites based on this platform are shown (by default) for 2021; however, there is no recent data in some cases, so we had to add some older information.
An open-source eCommerce platform that has several options, free and paid. Merchants can set up their instances on their server or use a cloud-based environment.
How many sites operating: 250 thousand
Overall sales by the sites based on this platform (USD): over $155 billion in 2019
Coding languages: PHP. and Ruby
The platform is offered as a subscription-based service. The codebase is proprietary, so it is less customizable compared to Magento.
How many sites operating: more than 5 million sites
Overall sales by the sites based on this platform (USD): about 79.5 billion
Coding languages: Ruby, CoffeeScript, and Go
A cloud-based service. Many features are available on premium packages only. They are also offering a simple drag-and-drop site builder that may be useful for beginners.
How many sites operating: more than 360 thousand
Overall sales by the sites based on this platform (USD): in 2020 - over 5.4 billion
Coding languages: Java and Scala
This platform is provided on a SAAS basis. They are offering SEO services, hosting, marketing, and security features.
How many sites operating: more than 53 thousand
Overall sales by the sites based on this platform (USD): not disclosed
Coding languages: Ruby and PHP
An open-source plugin that enables eCommerce operations on Wordpress. Initially, they were developed independently, but in 2015 were acquired by Automattic, one of the core contributors of WordPress.
How many sites operating: 4.5 million websites
Overall sales by the sites based on this platform (USD): $11.8 billion
Coding languages: PHP
An open-source software, which is provided on a freemium basis. The platform is also in strategic partnership relations with Google and PayPal.
How many sites operating: around 300 thousand
Overall sales by the sites based on this platform (USD): around 24.5 billion USD in 2020
Coding languages: PHP
One of the popular services among small and medium businesses. One of their features is easy integration with social media to sell goods on those platforms.
How many sites operating: around 21 thousand
Overall sales by the sites based on this platform (USD): not disclosed
Coding languages: Java, PHP, Kotlin
They provide SAAS solutions for creating and hosting websites. Also, pre-built templates and drag-and-drop page builders are available.
How many sites operating: About 450 thousand
Overall sales by the sites based on this platform (USD): not disclosed
Coding languages: Java, Python
They are mostly concentrated on web-hosting and do not make an accent on eCommerce. However, many eCommerce websites are hosted there and benefit from their features.
How many sites operating: More than 1 million
Overall sales by the sites based on this platform (USD): not disclosed
Coding languages: PHP, Swift, Python, Objective-C
A platfom specialized in creating web stores for artists, makers, and small brands. The stores are hosted in their cloud.
How many sites operating: About 80 thousand websites
Overall sales by the sites based on this platform (USD): Over 2.5 billionCoding languages: Ruby
