PrestaShop
Open-source e-commerce for merchandise and day passes online
oss-osi-approved stub guideOverview
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
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Categories | pos-retail, billing-payments, website-cms |
| Deployment | self-hosted, managed-saas |
| License class | oss-osi-approved (OSL-3.0) |
| Cost model | free-self-hosted |
| Implementation difficulty | moderate |
| Maintenance burden | medium |
| Maturity | stable |
| Verification | partially-verified (2026-07-17) |
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
Data held
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customers
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orders
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products
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Personal data: yes
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Payment data: yes / possible
Risks
| Area | Notes |
|---|---|
| Vendor lock-in | Evaluate export formats and API completeness before deep customization. |
| Security | Apply updates promptly; restrict admin access; enable TLS. |
| Compliance | Operator remains responsible for privacy and local regulatory obligations. |
| Licensing | Confirm license fits commercial coworking use. |
| Operational | Plan 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.
Typical time to first value: 1–3 days
Links
Implementation guide
See the human-written implementation guide.
Verification
- Status:
partially-verified - Last reviewed:
2026-07-17 - Sources:
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.