⚡ E-Commerce in South Africa

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

South Africa is an African country with a population of over 60 million people.

According to our data, e-commerce platforms are detected on 17.7% of websites from South Africa.

⭐ Most Popular in 2026

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

The most popular is WooCommerce, which dominates the market with an overwhelming 64.9% share.
It is followed by Shopify with 14.6% and WordPress Download Manager with 3.2%.

🚀 Highlights

Here is a list of the top platforms that are more popular in South Africa 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 64 e-commerce platforms used on sites from South Africa, 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.

$39+/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
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
Ecwid
Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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

$5+/month
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
7
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
8
OpenCart
Hong Kong

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

FreeOpen source
9
nopCommerce
Yerevan, Armenia

An open-source e-commerce software developed in ASP.NET Core.

FreeOpen source
10
PrestaShop
Paris, France

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

FreeOpen source€29/month
11
Shopstar
Cape Town, South Africa

A South African e-commerce platform with hundreds of design blocks, a drag-and-drop designer, 8+ payment gateways, and integrations with Google Shopping, Facebook, and Instagram.

220 ZAR+/month
12
Adobe Commerce Cloud
San Jose, California, United States

A cloud-based e-commerce platform as a service built on Magento.

$22,000+/year
13
Commerce7

A direct-to-consumer commerce platform focused on providing customer-centric solutions for the wine industry.

$149+/month
14
GoDaddy Website Builder
Tempe, Arizona, United States

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

Free$10.99+/month
15
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
16
Squarespace Commerce
New York, United States

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

$25+/month
17
Portmoni
Tallinn, Estonia

An e-commerce platform that offers professional templates, a no-code website builder, built-in SEO tools, and integrations with Stripe, Google Shopping, and Facebook Commerce.

$6+/month
18
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
19
OpenMage

A community-maintained fork of Magento 1.x to provide long-term support and bug fixes for Magento 1.x installations.

FreeOpen source
20
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
21
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
22
J2Store
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

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

FreeOpen sourceLegacy
23
VirtueMart
Dresden, Germany

An open-source e-commerce extension for Joomla! CMS that has been actively developed since 2002.

FreeOpen source
24
Yola
San Francisco, California, United States

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

Free$14.95+/month
25
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.

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👉 See Also

Data is based on the analysis of 17,795 websites from South Africa.
Statistics were last calculated on .
For details, see our methodology and disclaimer.