# OpenCart: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 9 judge labels across 3 categories by 7 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/opencart

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Ecommerce platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/revops/ecommerce-platforms/index.md) | 0% | 26 | 29% | 7 |
| [Ecommerce marketing](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/marketing/ecommerce-marketing/index.md) | 0% | 81 | 0% | 1 |
| [Order management systems](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/revops/order-management-systems/index.md) | 0% | 114 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Big Cartel or OpenCart for very small stores, but they're more limited" (GPT-5.4 mini, Ecommerce)
- "Free to use (software is free); only hosting fees apply." (MiniMax M2.5, Ecommerce)

## And against it

- "Open-source platforms such as OpenCart, PrestaShop, or self-managed Magento unless you have dependable technical support" (Perplexity Sonar, Ecommerce)
- "they often shift cost and risk into maintenance, extensions, and technical upkeep" (GPT-5.4 mini, Ecommerce)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named OpenCart, from 9 of the 12 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- shopify.com: 5
- 10web.io: 4
- forbes.com: 4
- sellfy.com: 3
- bigcommerce.com: 2
- elasticpath.com: 2
- gane.ai/index: 2
- guideflow.com: 2
- learn.g2.com: 2
- stripe.com: 2

### Pages cited

- https://10web.io/blog/cheapest-ecommerce-platform: 4
- https://forbes.com/advisor/business/software/best-ecommerce-platform: 4
- https://sellfy.com/blog/best-ecommerce-platform-small-business: 3
- https://elasticpath.com/blog/best-enterprise-ecommerce-platforms: 2
- https://learn.g2.com/best-ecommerce-platforms: 2
- https://shopify.com/blog/best-ecommerce-platforms: 2
- https://shopify.com/blog/cheap-ecommerce-platforms: 2
- https://shopify.com/enterprise/blog/ecommerce-platform-comparison: 2

## The company

OpenCart; https://www.opencart.com/; founded 2012. From Wikidata, fetched 2026-09-14.

## In its own words

What OpenCart's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: The best open-source and FREE eCommerce platform (https://opencart.com/)
- For: businesses of all sizes (https://opencart.com/)
- Price stated: free downloads and updates. Zero monthly fees. (https://opencart.com/)
- Free plan or trial: Free Download (https://opencart.com/)
- Integrations claimed: 13000 (https://opencart.com/)

## What it publishes

Every page opencart.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 131 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 35 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- case study: 5 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-12-17
- conference or event: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-03-06
- report or ebook: 4 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-03-09
- comparison: 7 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2026-03-09 report or ebook: Sales https://docs.opencart.com/admin-interface/reports/sales
- Recent: 2026-03-09 report or ebook: Products https://docs.opencart.com/admin-interface/reports/products
- Recent: 2026-03-09 report or ebook: Marketing https://docs.opencart.com/admin-interface/reports/marketing
- Recent: 2026-03-09 report or ebook: Subscriptions https://docs.opencart.com/admin-interface/reports/subscriptions
- Recent: 2026-03-06 conference or event: User groups https://docs.opencart.com/admin-interface/system/users/user-groups
- Recent: 2025-12-17 case study: Customer management https://docs.opencart.com/admin-interface/customers/customer-management

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/gtm.