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Compare OpenCart and Zen Cart 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (83.0% of reviews)
Small-Business (89.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
OpenCart
Star Rating
(105)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (83.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about OpenCartZen Cart
Star Rating
(42)3.9 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (89.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Zen CartOpenCart vs Zen Cart
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found OpenCart easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with OpenCart overall.
- Reviewers felt that OpenCart meets the needs of their business better than Zen Cart.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, OpenCart and Zen Cart provide similar levels of assistance.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of OpenCart over Zen Cart.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
OpenCart
No pricing availableZen Cart
No pricing availableFree Trial
OpenCart
No trial information availableZen Cart
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.8
84
8.3
27
Ease of Use
8.5
83
7.7
27
Ease of Setup
8.8
70
8.6
14
Ease of Admin
8.8
70
7.5
14
Quality of Support
6.8
77
6.8
24
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.2
69
7.3
14
Product Direction (% positive)
7.6
82
4.8
27
Features by Category
Administration
8.3
23
7.4
13
9.2
23
7.9
13
9.1
23
8.1
13
Integrations
9.0
24
7.3
13
8.5
23
7.3
13
8.1
23
7.8
13
Cart Management
8.8
18
7.4
12
9.4
25
7.8
13
8.8
24
7.6
13
8.6
23
7.4
12
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
OpenCart and Zen Cart are categorized as Shopping Cart
Unique Categories
OpenCart has no unique categories
Zen Cart has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
OpenCart
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Zen Cart
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
20.2%
Computer Software
14.9%
Retail
12.8%
Internet
5.3%
Program Development
3.2%
Other
43.6%
Computer Software
21.6%
Retail
10.8%
Non-Profit Organization Management
8.1%
Information Technology and Services
8.1%
Arts and Crafts
5.4%
Other
45.9%
Alternatives
Discussions
how to implement product caching
2 Comments
EJ
Do you have some more info about the OC version you`re using and which theme.
Cache should work out of the box and this could be server related issue.Read more
Can you do something about your Captcha?
2 Comments
KK
You can download and use Opencart 3.0.3.8.
https://www.opencart.com/index.php?route=cms/download/history
There are modules on marketplace as well check...Read more
How good is OpenCart?
2 Comments
IA
Thank you so much for such a wonderful comment. We strive to offer Opencart for free and we will always be offering it for free for our users.Read more
What improvements have been done in the last few years?
1 Comment
SW
Zen Cart What's New page:
https://docs.zen-cart.com/user/about_us/whats_new/
What's New file from the current release...Read more
How much does Zen Cart cost?
1 Comment
SW
Zen Cart is free and open source software. There are no licensing fees.
As with any open source cart, you must pay for your own hosting and SSL...Read more
Why use Zen Cart?
1 Comment
SW
Zen Cart is a good match for stores that have complicated fulfillment processes, dropshippers, and other kinds of businesses that need to modify the base...Read more
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