PrestaShop

PrestaShop is an open source e-commerce platform founded in 2007 in Paris, France, by Bruno Leveque and Igor Schlumberger. Originally developed as a student project, PrestaShop has grown into one of the most widely used e-commerce solutions in Europe, powering over 300,000 online stores worldwide. The platform is particularly popular in France, Spain, Italy, and Latin America, with a strong community of developers and agencies supporting the ecosystem.

The platform provides a comprehensive set of e-commerce features including product catalog management, customizable checkout process, payment gateway integrations (PayPal, Stripe, and many more), shipping carrier configurations, customer management, order processing, stock management, multi-language and multi-currency support, SEO optimization tools, and a marketplace with thousands of modules and themes. PrestaShop's back office is intuitive enough for non-technical merchants while remaining highly extensible for developers.

PrestaShop is licensed under the Open Software License 3.0 and can be self-hosted on any PHP-compatible server, giving merchants complete control over their store data. PrestaShop SA also offers PrestaShop Hosted, a managed cloud solution for merchants who prefer a turnkey setup. As a French company deeply rooted in the European e-commerce ecosystem, PrestaShop provides full GDPR compliance tools and an EU-centric approach to online selling that resonates with European merchants and consumers alike.