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Open-source e-commerce for merchandise and day passes online

Review status: Research backlog. Research candidate with incomplete checks; not a vetted recommendation.

Official Website · Source Code

oss-osi-approved stub guide

Overview

PrestaShop is an e-commerce platform. Some spaces sell merchandise, event tickets, or day passes online when a full coworking suite is unnecessary.

At a glance

FieldValue
Categoriespos-retail, billing-payments, website-cms
Deploymentself-hosted, managed-saas
License classoss-osi-approved (OSL-3.0)
Cost modelfree-self-hosted
Implementation difficultymoderate
Maintenance burdenmedium
Maturitystable
Freshness statuspartially-verified (2026-07-17)
Completenesspartial
Confidencelow
Directory tierresearch-backlog

Cost reality

Software free; payment fees, themes, and modules may cost money.

Pricing and free-tier limits change frequently; re-check official pricing before budget decisions.

Tasks reduced or augmented

Software does not replace community or ops staff. It may reduce or augment:

  • Online product sales
  • Basic order management

Human oversight still needed

  • PCI via payment provider
  • Inventory accuracy
  • Module quality

Manual process this can replace

Structured task-fit review has not been completed for this tool. Treat the free-text examples above as evaluation prompts, not replacement claims.

Data held

  • customers

  • orders

  • products

  • Personal data: yes

  • Payment data: yes / possible

Risks

AreaNotes
Vendor lock-inEvaluate export formats and API completeness before deep customization.
SecurityApply updates promptly; restrict admin access; enable TLS.
ComplianceOperator remains responsible for privacy and local regulatory obligations.
LicensingConfirm license fits commercial coworking use.
OperationalPlan backups, monitoring, and a restore drill before production use.

Coworking fit

Roles: marketing, owner-operator, finance

Workflows: day-pass-checkin, event-lifecycle, invoice-collections

Problems: automate-billing, run-events, reduce-software-cost

Smallest useful experiment

Sell day passes for one month via a minimal catalog and reconcile against door check-ins manually.

Initial planning estimate (unverified): 1–3 days

Implementation guide

See the human-written implementation guide.

Verification

Seed entry compiled from official project sites and repositories. Re-verify pricing, license text, and feature claims before production decisions. Star counts and free-tier numeric limits intentionally omitted unless verified at review time.