⚡ 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 18.2% 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 65.2% share.
It is followed by WordPress Download Manager with 18.6% and Shopify with 7.5%.

WooCommerce 65.2%
WordPress Download Manager 18.6%
Shopify 7.5%
Wix eCommerce 2.6%
WHMCS 1.6%
Magento 0.9%
HikaShop 0.7%
Drupal Commerce 0.7%
BigCommerce 0.5%
OpenCart 0.5%
Ecwid 0.5%
SureCart 0.5%
Dokan 0.5%
J2Store 0.5%
Webflow Ecommerce 0.5%

🚀 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.

2. WordPress Download Manager ^(-8)
4. Wix eCommerce ^(-1)
5. WHMCS ^(-33)
7. HikaShop ^(-55)
8. Drupal Commerce ^(-13)
9. BigCommerce ^(-4)
12. SureCart ^(-71)
13. Dokan ^(-43)
14. J2Store ^(-65)
16. TOWeb ^(-135)

✨ Best E-Commerce Platforms

Below is a more detailed list of the top 25 of the 26 e-commerce platforms used on sites from Kenya, ranked by their market share.

Rank	Name	Market 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	65.2%
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	18.6%
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. $39+/month	7.5%
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	2.6%
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	1.6%
6	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	0.9%
7	HikaShop Lyon, France A complete e-commerce extension for Joomla that allows you to create, customize and manage your online store. Free€60+	0.7%
8	Drupal Commerce Greenville, South Carolina, United States An e-commerce solution based on Drupal CMS that provides a framework for building online stores and managing product catalogs, orders, and customer profiles. FreeOpen source	0.7%
9	BigCommerce Austin, Texas, United States A Software-as-a-Service e-commerce platform for both B2C and B2B. $39+/month	0.5%
10	OpenCart Hong Kong A free open source e-commerce solution based on PHP and MySQL. FreeOpen source	0.5%
11	Ecwid Montreal, Quebec, Canada A cloud-based e-commerce platform with built-in management, marketing, and design tools. $5+/month	0.5%
12	SureCart Pune, Maharashtra, India A WordPress e-commerce plugin with unlimited products, customizable checkout forms, and flexible payment options. Free$199+/year	0.5%
13	Dokan Dhaka, Bangladesh An e-commerce plugin for building and managing multi-vendor marketplaces based on WordPress and WooCommerce. FreeOpen source$149+/year	0.5%
14	J2Store Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India An open-source e-commerce extension for Joomla that is no longer maintained. FreeOpen sourceLegacy	0.5%
15	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	0.5%
16	TOWeb Rambouillet, France A website and e-shop builder software for Windows and macOS. Free€99+	0.2%
17	Yola San Francisco, California, United States A cloud-based, drag-and-drop website builder with e-commerce capabilities. Free$14.95+/month	0.2%
18	CS-Cart San Diego, California, United States A self-hosted e-commerce software for creating B2B and B2C online stores and marketplaces. $1,350+	0.2%
19	SitePad UAQ FTZ, United Arab Emirates A drag-and-drop website builder with over 800 professional themes and integrations with cPanel, Plesk, and Directadmin. Free$12+/year	0.2%
20	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	0.2%
21	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	0.2%
22	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. $$$	0.2%
23	Squarespace Commerce New York, United States An all-in-one e-commerce solution integrated into the Squarespace website builder. $25+/month	0.2%
24	Gumroad San Francisco, California, United States An e-commerce platform serving as a merchant of record that enables creators and digital entrepreneurs to sell digital products, memberships, and other goods directly to their audience. $$$	0.2%
25	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	0.2%

👉 See Also

🌎 E-Commerce in other countries

🗃️ About This Data

We evaluate the popularity of technologies based on the number of websites where we detect their usage.
Technologies without a detectable web footprint, and those we do not track, are not reflected in the calculated market share.
This report is based on the analysis of 2,331 websites from Kenya.
We currently track the presence of 311 e-commerce platforms across the web.
Of these, 26 were detected on websites from Kenya.
Statistics were last calculated on June 19, 2026.
For more details, see our methodology and disclaimer.