Finding the cheapest tool to build a webstore in 2021

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Here are the multiple platforms I investigated before building my webstore:

Shopify

• Probably the most used platform to build an online store which means that there is a lot of tutorials and documentation.

• You don’t need to be a developer to set it up.

• 5 euros per month for a small store

• Integration with many payment methods but takes a percentage from any payment method that is not “Shopify Payments”.

Woocart

• It’s based on Wordpress so… it’s not for me

Prestashop

• It’s open source and free to use.

• You need to host it yourself or find a provider to do it.

• There are many one-click providers (I used hostinger)

• With hosting it costed me around 4euros per month

• It requires some knowledge of HTML and CSS

• Very flexible and easy to use backend

• Not many free templates

• Very good support

OpenCart

• Very similar to Prestashop but with more free templates

• A more advanced backend might mean that it is harder to use

In the end I endup going with Prestashop