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WooCommerce: the best Open Source alternative to Shopify in 2026
WooCommerce turns any WordPress site into a complete online store, with the largest plugin ecosystem in the world, as a free alternative to Shopify for anyone already on WordPress.
Technical profile
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Category
- E-commerce
- Replaces
- Shopify
- Tech stack
- PHPWordPressMySQL
Preview
Public image provided by WooCommerce on its own website.
Key features
- The largest plugin ecosystem in the world
- Works with any WordPress theme
- Thousands of supported payment gateways
WooCommerce vs. Shopify
Pros
- Ideal if your site already runs on WordPress
Things to consider
- Performance depends heavily on the plugins you install
Quick Docker installation guide
Copy this docker-compose.yml, adjust the example passwords and run docker compose up -d on your server. See the full step-by-step guide →
docker-compose.yml
version: "3.9"
services:
wordpress:
image: wordpress:latest
restart: unless-stopped
ports:
- "8080:80"
environment:
- WORDPRESS_DB_HOST=woocommerce-db
- WORDPRESS_DB_USER=woocommerce
- WORDPRESS_DB_PASSWORD=woocommerce
- WORDPRESS_DB_NAME=woocommerce
volumes:
- woocommerce_data:/var/www/html
depends_on:
- woocommerce-db
woocommerce-db:
image: mariadb:11
restart: unless-stopped
environment:
- MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=root
- MYSQL_DATABASE=woocommerce
- MYSQL_USER=woocommerce
- MYSQL_PASSWORD=woocommerce
volumes:
- woocommerce_db_data:/var/lib/mysql
volumes:
woocommerce_data:
woocommerce_db_data: