⚡ E-Commerce Platforms in Nigeria

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

Nigeria is a West African country with a population of over 226 million people.

According to our data, e-commerce platforms are detected on 13% of websites from Nigeria.

⭐ Most Popular in 2026

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

The most popular is WooCommerce, which dominates the market with an overwhelming 72.9% share.
It is followed by Shopify with 8.6% and WordPress Download Manager with 7.8%.

🚀 Highlights

Here is a list of the top platforms that are more popular in Nigeria 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 25 e-commerce platforms used on sites from Nigeria, 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
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
3
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
4
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
5
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
6
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
7
Dokan
Dhaka, Bangladesh

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

FreeOpen source$149+/year
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
OpenCart
Hong Kong

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

FreeOpen source
10
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
11
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.

$$$
12
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
13
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
14
Squarespace Commerce
New York, United States

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

$25+/month
15
GoDaddy Website Builder
Tempe, Arizona, United States

An AI-powered website creation platform designed for users with basic computer skills.

Free$10.99+/month
16
Ecwid
Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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

$5+/month
17
VirtueMart
Dresden, Germany

An open-source e-commerce extension for Joomla! CMS that enables users to build and manage online stores.

FreeOpen source
18
Sellfy
Vilnius, Lithuania

A hosted e-commerce platform for digital products with no transaction fees.

$29+/month
19
Mirakl
Paris, France

A SaaS marketplace platform that enables companies to launch and manage their marketplace and drop-ship business.

20
BigCommerce
Austin, Texas, United States

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

$39+/month
21
Ubercart
United States

An open-source e-commerce solution for Drupal.

FreeOpen source
22
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+
23
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.

$$$
24
PrestaShop
Paris, France

An open-source e-commerce platform based on PHP and MySQL.

FreeOpen source€29/month
25
J2Store
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

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

FreeOpen sourceLegacy

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