WooCommerce //WordPress

WooCommerce is one of the best free PHP programming language based e-commerce sites. It is a WordPress CMS extension created by Jigoshop. Because of its ease of use, WooCommerce has approximately 21 percent global market share. Even a novice can easily install it, although setting it up on any PHP host is just a matter of seconds. WooCommerce can be installed with only a single click if you are using Cloudways. It provides a massive repository of plugins and themes, as it has been used by 380K retailers so far.

WooCommerce Usage Stats 2020

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• 3,317,205 live websites are currently using WooCommerce.
• WooCommerce is used by 4.9% of all websites.
• WooCommerce powers over 28.19% of all online stores.
• 22% of the top 1 million ecommerce sites use WooCommerce.
• 93.7% of all WordPress ecommerce websites use the WooCommerce plugin.

Magento

Magento is one of the most trusted sites for e-commerce and shopping carts for individuals and companies alike. The e-commerce system is built on a PHP-based architecture that allows you to easily create scalable online companies. It comes with several extensions that allow the e-commerce store to easily integrate related third-party applications. However, because Magento was originally designed for developers so that they don't have to start from scratch, developing an e-commerce store on this platform would require some degree of PHP programming expertise. Magento is the third most used e-commerce store creator and has a market share of over 10 percent.

Magento Usage Stats 2020

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• Magento powers 1% of the internet. ...
• 11% of the websites using Magento are based in the US. ...
• Magento has a 1.9% share of the CMS market. ...
• Magento is the second most popular ecommerce platform globally. ...
• More than 250,000 merchants worldwide use Magento as their ecommerce platform.

Bagisto

Bagisto is an eCommerce open-source platform powered by the Laravel framework of PHP. Bagisto offers a wide range of basic features that allow eCommerce to advance, making it a go-to platform for start-ups and entrepreneurs. With Bagisto, with RTL Support and efficient SEO functions, you can build a multi-vendor marketplace. From a single website, you can manage multi-channel inventories, connect your store with multiple sources of inventory, and track your product stock in a given inventory easily.

Bagisto Usage Stats 2020

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• There are a total of 325 Websites that use Bagisto as of Dec 2020 (428 Historically)
• There are 174 websites that use Bagisto in the United States of America

Drupal

Drupal commerce is an e-commerce solution for PHP opensource that is used by a little over 5K sites. In addition to integrating numerous options for delivery and payment methods, Drupal commerce maintains an organized track of shipments, receipts, payments, and invoices. Drupal is based on the Drupal content management system and provides a full management system including a multi-currency and checkout form. It also provides social networks, distribution, and accounting systems for third-party integrations.

Drupal Usage Stats 2020

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• 1.6% of all websites on the Internet run on Drupal.
• As of February 2020, there are 0.56 million live Drupal sites.
• Drupal has a 2.9% share of the CMS market.
• 12 million websites were attacked through a Drupal bug in 2014.
• The average pay of a Drupal developer is around $26 per hour.
• There are 42,650 free Drupal modules available for download.
• Chaos is the most installed Drupal module with 11,584,746 downloads.
• Drupal is a free tool but you can spend up to $40,000 on-site development.
• The Drupal community has 1.3 million members.
• The White House website used Drupal from 2009 to 2017.

The Take-Away!

If you like to read more about the top opensource e-commerce platforms, read the article published on Cloudways // 12+ Best PHP Opensource Ecommerce Platforms to Build Online Store in 2020.