⚡ E-Commerce Platforms in Kenya

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

Kenya is an East African country with a population of over 55 million people.

According to our data, e-commerce platforms are detected on 18.1% of websites from Kenya.

Statistics based on 2K+ analyzed websites. About this data

⭐ Most Popular in 2026

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

The most popular is WooCommerce, which dominates the market with an overwhelming 62.9% share.
It is followed by WordPress Download Manager with 17.8% and Shopify with 9.6%.

🚀 Highlights

Here is a list of the top platforms that are more popular in Kenya 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 27 e-commerce platforms used on sites from Kenya, ranked by their market share.

RankNameMarket share
1
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
2
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
3
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
4
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
5
WHMCS
London, United Kingdom

A self-hosted recurring billing and automation platform used by web hosting providers to manage clients, services, and payments.

$29.95+/month
6
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
7
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
8
Drupal Commerce
Greenville, South Carolina, United States

An open-source e-commerce framework built as a module for the Drupal CMS that provides tools for product catalogs, shopping carts, checkout, and order management.

FreeOpen source
9
Odoo
Grand Rosière, Belgium

An open-source, web-based ERP system that provides integrated business applications including CRM, e-commerce, accounting, inventory, point of sale, and project management.

FreeOpen source€14.80+/user/month
10
HikaShop
Lyon, France

An open-source e-commerce extension for Joomla and WordPress with a free core and paid add-ons.

Free€60+
11
Dokan
Dhaka, Bangladesh

An e-commerce plugin for building and managing multi-vendor marketplaces based on WordPress and WooCommerce.

FreeOpen source$149+/year
12
OpenCart
Hong Kong

A free open-source e-commerce solution based on PHP and MySQL.

FreeOpen source
13
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
14
SureCart
Pune, Maharashtra, India

A WordPress e-commerce plugin that enables businesses to sell physical products, digital downloads, subscriptions, services, and donations through customizable checkout forms.

Free$199+/year
15
J2Store
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

An open-source e-commerce extension for Joomla that is no longer maintained.

FreeOpen sourceLegacy
16
Squarespace Commerce
New York, United States

An all-in-one e-commerce solution integrated into the Squarespace website builder.

$25+/month
17
Ecwid
Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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

$5+/month
18
Gumroad
San Francisco, California, United States

An e-commerce platform serving as a merchant of record that enables creators and digital entrepreneurs to sell digital products, memberships, and other goods directly to their audience.

$$$
19
BigCommerce
Austin, Texas, United States

A Software-as-a-Service e-commerce platform for both B2C and B2B.

$39+/month
20
TOWeb
Rambouillet, France

A website and e-shop builder software for Windows and macOS.

Free€99+
21
Yola
San Francisco, California, United States

A cloud-based, drag-and-drop website builder with e-commerce capabilities.

Free$14.95+/month
22
Lightspeed eCom
Montreal, Quebec, Canada

A cloud-based e-commerce platform from Canadian point-of-sale and payment software provider Lightspeed.

$109+/month
23
Teachable
New York, United States

An all-in-one cloud-based platform for creating, marketing, and selling online courses with a fully hosted environment and built-in payment processing.

$39+/month
24
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+
25
Patreon
San Francisco, California, United States

A membership platform that allows creators to run a subscription-based service for their content and sell digital products directly to their most dedicated fans.

$$$

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