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KiotViet is a cloud-based point-of-sale and retail management platform built for the Vietnamese market, serving retail stores, food and beverage outlets, salons and spas, and hotels and homestays.

Medusa is a flexible, API‑first commerce engine that lets developers build custom shopping experiences without vendor lock‑in. js and can be self‑hosted, giving full control over performance, data, and integrations.

✦ Best for developers building custom, api‑first e‑commerce solutions

Tiendanube is an ecommerce platform that lets merchants create and manage an online store, described on its own site as 'the largest platform in Latin America,' with more than 180,000 brands reportedly using it to sell.

Shoptet is a Czech ecommerce platform that lets merchants build and run an online store without coding, founded in 2008 and now, per its own site, used by more than 47,800 online store owners generating roughly 91 billion CZK in annual turnover.

Vend by Lightspeed is a cloud‑based point‑of‑sale (POS) platform designed for inventory‑focused retailers. It unifies in‑store, online, and mobile sales so merchants can manage stock, process transactions, and gain real‑time insights from a single dashboard.

✦ Best for inventory‑centric retailers with multi‑store, multi‑channel operations

Stripe is a comprehensive suite of payment APIs and financial services that enables businesses to accept online and in-person payments globally.

✦ Best for businesses of all sizes needing scalable global payment infrastructure.

Big Cartel is an e-commerce platform built specifically for independent artists, musicians, jewelry makers, illustrators, and small creative businesses who want to sell online without dealing with complicated setup.

✦ Best for independent artists and makers who want a low-cost, no-code store without long contracts.

Ordoro is an operations platform for ecommerce merchants that consolidates shipping label generation, multi-channel inventory tracking, and dropshipping order routing into one system.

✦ Best for multi-channel ecommerce sellers needing synced inventory and automated dropship routing.

BigCommerce is a comprehensive e-commerce platform designed to help online businesses manage their stores and sales efficiently.

✦ Best for growing online businesses seeking scalability.

Sellfy is an ecommerce platform built for content creators and small businesses that want to launch an online store without coding.

✦ Best for creators who want to sell digital downloads, print-on-demand goods, or subscriptions without transaction fees.

Shift4Shop (formerly 3dcart) is a hosted SaaS e-commerce platform that lets businesses build an online store, manage inventory, process payments, and handle shipping from a single integrated system.

✦ Best for small businesses wanting hosting, themes, shipping, and fraud protection bundled into one plan.

PayPal is an online payment system that enables individuals and businesses to send and receive payments online. It provides a secure and convenient way to make transactions, with features such as payment processing, invoicing, and account management.

✦ Best for small e-commerce businesses

Bagisto is a Laravel‑based eCommerce platform that provides a robust foundation for building scalable online stores.

✦ Best for laravel‑savvy developers building custom, scalable ecommerce stores

Spree is a flexible and robust open-source e-commerce solution built on Ruby on Rails, designed to empower businesses to build and scale their online stores with ease.

✦ Best for ruby on rails teams needing full control over a free e‑commerce stack

YouCan is a Morocco-based e-commerce platform that lets entrepreneurs launch and manage online stores, reporting over 400,000 active stores across more than 166 countries served.

Square is a payment processing and point-of-sale system designed for businesses of all sizes. It provides a range of tools and services to help businesses manage their payments, sales, and customer relationships.

✦ Best for small to medium-sized businesses