nopCommerce review (2026): is it any good?
Free open-source ASP.NET Core shopping cart
nopCommerce report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 12, 2026
Best for a free .NET store you host yourself
nopCommerce is a free, open-source .NET shopping cart you install on your own hosting, with plugins, themes and database options. There's no hosted plan on the pages we read, premium support and the Web API plugin are separate paid products, and you handle updates and security yourself.
Who nopCommerce is for
- Fits if your team works in .NET and wants the source code
- Works for agencies building custom stores from plugins and themes
Who nopCommerce is not for
- Not for you if you want a hosted store, as no hosted plan is listed
- Skip it if you can't run servers: install, updates and security are yours
- Watch out: premium support and the Web API plugin are paid, with prices not published
- Watch out: the project's own site blocked our check, so these facts come from its GitHub README
Why nopCommerce gets a 2.2
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for moneyThe software is free, but only if you host it yourself, which needs a server. Premium support and the Web API plugin are sold separately, with prices we couldn't read.
- BFree plan and trialFree and open source with no sales or product caps. You pay for hosting, and there's no hosted trial.
- CFeaturesRuns on .NET with a choice of SQL Server, PostgreSQL or MySQL, web farm support, plugins, themes and multi-factor sign-in. The REST API is a separate plugin.
- DEase of useNo store rating on record. You install, host, update and secure it yourself, which assumes technical skill.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb, running on Windows, Linux or Mac with Docker. A plugin and theme marketplace and a REST plugin connect other services.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from nopCommerce's own pages on 12 November 2026, read from the project's GitHub page because its own site blocked the check. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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nopCommerce's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 9 of the 26 other online store builders we grade, and level with 5.
It stands best on free plan and trial (B, above 14 of 26) and worst on ease of use (D, above 0).
nopCommerce has no paid plan.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 27 online store builders we grade, cut by the letter each got. nopCommerce’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 5 of 26, level with 16
- BFree plan and trialAbove 14 of 26, level with 12
- CFeaturesAbove 2 of 26, level with 15
- DEase of useAbove 0 of 26, level with 9
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 5 of 26, level with 21
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 21 online store builders. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Keep nopCommerce, or make your own?
Keep it
nopCommerce is free, so making your own would save you nothing.
And it is not the kind of software a weekend replaces.
What you could not
- Checkout, card payments and sales tax handled for you.
- It plugs into other products, Docker, Microsoft Azure and PostgreSQL among them, and has an API.
What this rests on. nopCommerce’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is nopCommerce?
nopCommerce is a free, open-source shopping cart built on ASP.NET Core. You host it yourself on Windows, Linux or Mac, with SQL Server, PostgreSQL or MySQL, and extend it with plugins and themes from its marketplace. The developing company also sells premium support and a Web API plugin.
Worth knowing
- There is no hosted plan on the pages read; you arrange hosting, installation, updates and security yourself.
- Premium support and the Web API plugin are separate paid products whose prices were not readable.
- The nopCommerce site and its documentation answered with a bot check, so facts here come from the project's GitHub README.
- The README says the core team gives professional support within 24 hours and has developed the product since 2008.
Key features
- Runs where you choose
- Runs on .NET 10 on Windows, Linux or Mac, with Docker support and a choice of Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL or MySQL databases.
- Web farm support
- The README says it works across web farms and Azure, with all methods asynchronous, for stores that need to scale across servers.
- Plugins and themes
- A pluggable architecture and a marketplace for themes, plugins and integrations. Developers can write their own and sell them there.
- Web API plugin
- A REST plugin from the nopCommerce team covers backend and frontend methods, for connecting third-party services or mobile apps. It comes with source code.
- Multi-factor sign-in
- Multi-factor authentication is built in, alongside a store demo with both the customer front end and the admin area to try before installing.
nopCommerce pricing
As of Nov 12, 2026, nopCommerce is free to use.
- Starts at
- Free
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| nopCommerce | $0 | Free, open-source software that you host and run yourself. Premium support, plugins and themes are priced separately. |
Read from github.com on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with nopCommerce before you buy.
Works with
- Docker
- Microsoft Azure
- PostgreSQL
- MySQL
- Microsoft SQL Server
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Common questions
Does nopCommerce have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. nopCommerce is listed for Web.
Does nopCommerce have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. nopCommerce is listed for Web.
Is nopCommerce open source?
Yes. nopCommerce is open source, according to its own site. It can also be run on a server of your own.
Does nopCommerce have an API?
Yes. nopCommerce offers a public API, according to its own site.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026.