European alternatives to Shopify

Canadian e-commerce platform powering millions of online stores.

Shopify Inc. · Outside Europe

About Shopify

Company
Shopify Inc.
HQ
Canada
Zone
Outside Europe

Key concerns

Non-European ownership
#1

PrestaShop

82 · Strongly European

France · E-commerce platforms

Open-source e-commerce software from France. Self-host your store with full control over data, code, and hosting – no monthly platform fee.

Open-core · from Free Free tier Open source 🇪🇺 EU
#2

Shopware

82 · Strongly European

Germany · E-commerce platforms

API-first, open-source commerce platform from Germany. Run your store on European infrastructure with full access to the source code.

Open-core · from Free Free tier Open source 🇪🇺 EU

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Why switch away from Shopify?

CLOUD Act

Allows US authorities to compel American companies to hand over data stored anywhere in the world.

FISA Section 702

Permits mass surveillance of non-US persons' data held by US tech providers, without a warrant.

GDPR vs US law

Transferring personal data to US companies may conflict with EU data protection rules under GDPR.