⚡ E-Commerce Platforms in Japan

E-commerce platforms are online store builders, shopping cart systems, and specialized software solutions that enable businesses to sell products and services online.

Japan is an East Asian country with a population of around 125 million people.

According to our data, e-commerce platforms are detected on 6.6% of websites from Japan.

⭐ Most Popular in 2026

The following chart shows the top e-commerce platforms in Japan in 2026, based on market share.

The most popular is Shopify with a share of 24%, followed by MakeShop Japan with 11.4% and Color Me Shop with 10.8%.

🚀 Highlights

Here is a list of the top platforms that are more popular in Japan than worldwide.
Differences between global and country rankings are shown in parentheses.

✨ Best E-Commerce Platforms

Below is a more detailed list of the top 25 of the 88 e-commerce platforms used on sites from Japan, ranked by their market share.

RankNameMarket share
1
Shopify
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

A subscription-based software-as-a-service e-commerce platform that enables businesses to build and manage online stores, process payments, and sell across multiple channels.

$27+/month
2
MakeShop Japan
Tokyo, Japan

A Japanese e-commerce platform and SaaS service for building and managing online stores.

¥13,750+/month
3
Color Me Shop
Tokyo, Japan

A Japanese SaaS e-commerce platform for creating online stores with integrated storefront management, customer engagement, and sales tools.

¥4,950+/month
4
WooCommerce
San Francisco, California, United States

A customizable, open-source e-commerce platform built on WordPress that lets businesses sell online and retain full ownership of their site, data, and code.

FreeOpen source
5
EC-CUBE
Osaka, Japan

A Japanese open-source e-commerce software platform for building and operating custom online stores.

FreeOpen source¥5,980+/month
6
Wix eCommerce
Tel Aviv, Israel

An online store solution integrated into the Wix website builder, enabling users to create and manage digital storefronts with built-in tools for product listings, payments, and marketing.

$17+/month
7
WordPress Download Manager
Chittagong, Bangladesh

A document management plugin designed to manage downloads, control file access with passwords and member roles, and sell digital products on WordPress sites.

FreeOpen source$99
8
E-Store ShopServe
Tokyo, Japan

A Japanese e-commerce platform for building and operating online stores with integrated sales, CRM, and marketing tools for small and medium-sized businesses.

¥25,000+/month
9
Welcart
Fukui, Japan

A Japanese e-commerce plugin for WordPress that adds online store, checkout, and order management functionality to WordPress websites.

Free$$$
10
Futureshop
Osaka, Japan

A Japanese SaaS-based e-commerce platform for online store creation and management used by retail and direct-to-consumer businesses.

¥27,000+/month
11
Ochanoko
Kobe, Japan

A Japanese SaaS e-commerce platform for building online stores, available in both domestic Japanese and international versions for cross-border sales.

$18+/month
12
BASE
Tokyo, Japan

A Japanese e-commerce website builder that allows users to create online stores without coding.

Free$$$
13
Ecbeing
Tokyo, Japan

A Japanese e-commerce platform for medium and large businesses that provides online store management, omnichannel commerce, and digital marketing tools.

¥5,000,000+
14
e-shops Cart
Shimizu, Japan

A Japanese e-commerce platform.

$$$
15
Ebisumart

Japanese cloud-based e-commerce solution for medium to large businesses.

16
Stores

A Japanese e-commerce platform.

17
CS-Cart
San Diego, California, United States

A source-available, self-hosted e-commerce platform built on PHP and MySQL for creating single-vendor online stores and multi-vendor marketplaces.

$1,490+
18
Strikingly
Shanghai, China

A drag-and-drop website builder that allows users to create websites, landing pages, blogs, and online stores without coding.

Free$20+/month
19
Salesforce Commerce Cloud
San Francisco, California, United States

A cloud-based SaaS platform that offers B2B and B2C e-commerce functionality, as well as AI-powered tools and automated workflows.

$$$
20
Ecwid
Montreal, Quebec, Canada

A cloud-based e-commerce platform with built-in management, marketing, and design tools.

$5+/month
21
Magento
San Jose, California, United States

A popular open-source e-commerce platform based on PHP and MySQL, owned by Adobe since 2018.

FreeOpen source
22
Webflow Ecommerce
San Francisco, California, United States

An e-commerce solution built on the Webflow website builder that lets users design, launch, and manage online stores visually without writing code.

$42+/month
23
Zen Cart
Klamath Falls, Oregon, United States

A self-hosted open-source e-commerce system that was forked from osCommerce in 2003.

FreeOpen source
24
Easy Digital Downloads
Hutchinson, Kansas, United States

A WordPress plugin for selling digital products online, providing product management, checkout, and payment processing tailored for downloadable files.

Free$139.65+/year
25
Cafe24
Seoul, Korea

A Korean e-commerce platform that provides online store creation, hosting, payment processing, logistics, and marketing services to help merchants build and run direct-to-consumer stores globally.

Free$$$

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