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Compare PrestaShop and Shopware 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (71.2% of reviews)
Small-Business (71.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Starting at $600.00 Per Month
PrestaShop
Star Rating
(157)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (71.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Star Rating
(174)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (71.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $600.00 Per Month
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that PrestaShop excels in Cart Management with a score of 8.4, allowing for efficient handling of multiple carts, while Shopware lags behind at 7.7, which can hinder user experience during checkout.
- Reviewers mention that PrestaShop's Payment Gateway Integration is highly rated at 8.7, providing a seamless experience for transactions, whereas Shopware's score of 7.9 indicates some limitations in payment options.
- G2 users highlight PrestaShop's superior Reporting capabilities with a score of 8.3, which offers detailed insights into sales and customer behavior, compared to Shopware's lower score of 5.4, suggesting a lack of depth in analytics.
- Users on G2 say that PrestaShop's Product Recommendations feature, rated at 5.7, is less effective than Shopware's 6.8, indicating that Shopware may provide better personalized shopping experiences.
- Reviewers mention that PrestaShop's Shipping Information Collection is rated at 8.2, which facilitates better logistics management, while Shopware's score of 7.6 suggests it may not be as robust in this area.
- Users report that PrestaShop's Customization options are rated at 8.2, allowing for extensive tailoring of the platform, while Shopware's score of 7.7 indicates it may offer fewer customization features, which could limit flexibility for businesses.
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Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
PrestaShop
No pricing availableShopware
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Starting at $600.00
Per Month
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PrestaShop
Free Trial is available
Shopware
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.1
132
7.9
143
Ease of Use
7.8
132
7.9
145
Ease of Setup
8.0
74
7.5
122
Ease of Admin
7.8
73
8.0
115
Quality of Support
7.3
124
7.4
134
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.3
67
7.8
111
Product Direction (% positive)
7.7
128
6.8
135
Features by Category
Visitor Behavior
Not enough data
6.0
14
Not enough data
6.3
14
Not enough data
6.4
13
Templates
Not enough data
6.5
12
Not enough data
7.7
13
Not enough data
6.4
14
Personalization
Not enough data
6.3
13
Not enough data
6.9
14
Not enough data
6.5
14
Not enough data
5.2
14
Not enough data
6.0
13
Not enough data
5.7
14
Not enough data
5.4
13
Not enough data
6.9
13
Multichannel
Not enough data
7.4
11
Not enough data
8.1
12
Not enough data
7.9
12
Administration
Not enough data
5.9
13
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.1
13
Not enough data
8.0
14
Agentic AI - E-Commerce Personalization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Merchandising
Not enough data
6.1
12
Not enough data
6.0
13
Not enough data
7.4
12
Not enough data
7.1
13
Not enough data
7.3
13
Analytics
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
6.4
13
Administration
Not enough data
8.3
13
Not enough data
5.8
13
Administration
8.3
21
Feature Not Available
8.4
21
8.1
20
8.2
20
7.9
20
Integrations
8.7
21
8.2
20
9.0
20
8.0
16
8.1
21
7.8
19
Cart Management
8.1
18
7.3
15
8.8
21
7.8
20
8.4
20
7.4
20
8.6
18
7.3
15
Headless Commerce
8.0
15
7.1
66
7.9
16
8.0
81
7.7
18
7.1
70
8.3
19
7.8
84
7.8
20
8.0
78
Generative AI
6.9
8
6.2
62
6.7
8
6.3
63
Agentic AI - E-Commerce Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Merchandising/Marketing
7.9
115
|
Verified
7.3
105
8.0
115
|
Verified
7.9
102
Feature Not Available
6.9
103
8.0
115
|
Verified
7.0
101
7.7
111
|
Verified
6.4
95
7.8
112
|
Verified
6.9
99
8.1
116
|
Verified
7.6
102
Product Catalog
8.1
119
|
Verified
7.7
103
8.0
117
|
Verified
7.6
97
7.9
118
|
Verified
6.5
101
Feature Not Available
6.9
81
Order Process
8.4
117
|
Verified
8.0
97
8.2
116
|
Verified
7.9
95
8.2
115
|
Verified
8.0
96
8.3
116
|
Verified
8.2
96
8.3
117
|
Verified
7.7
94
7.7
109
|
Verified
6.4
84
7.9
112
|
Verified
6.9
87
7.8
93
|
Verified
7.1
86
Multi-Channel Support
7.7
104
|
Verified
7.4
76
7.7
114
|
Verified
7.9
95
7.4
101
|
Verified
6.5
75
7.7
108
|
Verified
7.0
85
7.6
102
|
Verified
6.2
70
7.4
99
|
Verified
7.2
78
7.7
96
|
Verified
7.0
84
Platform
7.8
108
|
Verified
8.2
93
7.8
113
|
Verified
8.1
96
8.1
110
|
Verified
8.1
89
8.3
117
|
Verified
8.0
98
7.5
116
|
Verified
5.6
92
7.9
116
|
Verified
8.2
95
7.7
86
7.6
79
8.3
110
|
Verified
8.2
96
7.6
101
|
Verified
6.8
76
8.3
110
|
Verified
7.8
91
8.1
112
|
Verified
8.4
93
8.1
116
|
Verified
7.9
97
Operations
Not enough data
7.7
31
Not enough data
7.8
33
Inventory
Not enough data
8.1
31
Not enough data
8.1
32
Not enough data
7.8
30
Platform
Not enough data
8.4
31
Not enough data
8.2
32
Not enough data
6.9
29
Not enough data
7.4
30
Processing
Not enough data
8.6
29
Not enough data
7.8
31
Not enough data
7.5
24
Reporting
Not enough data
4.8
15
Not enough data
6.0
15
Omnichannel Features
Not enough data
7.6
14
Not enough data
5.4
13
Not enough data
6.5
14
Not enough data
6.7
16
Not enough data
6.8
15
Not enough data
7.8
15
Not enough data
6.3
16
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
PrestaShop and Shopware are categorized as E-Commerce Platforms and Shopping Cart
Unique Categories
PrestaShop has no unique categories
Shopware is categorized as Multichannel Retail, Omnichannel Commerce, E-Merchandising, and E-Commerce Personalization
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
PrestaShop
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Shopware
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Retail
8.2%
Leisure, Travel & Tourism
8.2%
Computer Software
7.5%
Apparel & Fashion
7.5%
Information Technology and Services
6.8%
Other
61.6%
Retail
16.6%
Consumer Goods
9.5%
Furniture
5.9%
Information Technology and Services
5.3%
Wholesale
4.1%
Other
58.6%
Most Helpful Reviews
PrestaShop
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User in Computer Software
Finding that magic combination between large feature sets and easy to use software is a rare event. PrestaShop manages to perfectly find that middle ground. Customizing the software via modules (bought or developed in-house) is easy and does not cause...
Most Helpful Critical Review
James H.
Verified User in Retail
There are many bugs in the software and often you need to hire an expensive developer to solve the problem. The modules that you buy to do different things (eg: currency conversion, mailchimp sync, payment etc..) often conflict with each other, which causes...
Shopware
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Jürgen S.
Verified User in Retail
The use of Shopware feels intuitive and fluent. For a quick start-up, I can recommend it. We combine it with channable, Sentry, DigitalOcean... It is affordable.
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Retail
Unfortunately they failed very much at executing their idea. There are a lot of Bugs, both from Shopware side as well as plug-in side. They will charge high prices also for plugins but will tell that they are not responsible for it. However, the system...
Verified User in Computer Software
Finding that magic combination between large feature sets and easy to use software is a rare event. PrestaShop manages to perfectly find that middle ground. Customizing the software via modules (bought or developed in-house) is easy and does not cause...
Jürgen S.
Verified User in Retail
The use of Shopware feels intuitive and fluent. For a quick start-up, I can recommend it. We combine it with channable, Sentry, DigitalOcean... It is affordable.
James H.
Verified User in Retail
There are many bugs in the software and often you need to hire an expensive developer to solve the problem. The modules that you buy to do different things (eg: currency conversion, mailchimp sync, payment etc..) often conflict with each other, which causes...
Verified User in Retail
Unfortunately they failed very much at executing their idea. There are a lot of Bugs, both from Shopware side as well as plug-in side. They will charge high prices also for plugins but will tell that they are not responsible for it. However, the system...
Alternatives
Discussions
How much does PrestaShop cost?
2 comments
CJ
The text in English and Spanish is already provided. It explains that Prestashop is free, but there may be additional costs for hosting, domain, SSL...Read more
PrestaShop data storage platform
1 comment
EB
Shared or dedicated hosting, for me it's dedicated from IONOSRead more
What is Shopware used for?
2 comments
CA
For e-commerce and ERP systems for all our customer which are highly satisfiedRead more
Is Shopware good?
2 comments
RU
I've been actively using a live implementation Shopware 6 for the last 8 months, but cannot compare it with other systems.
You can make your own shop with...Read more
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