PLATFORM COMPARISON

OpenCart vs Square Online

Side-by-side comparison based on real operator reviews and the ECM scoring system.

OpenCart
ECM Score
VS
Square Online
4.6
ECM Score

At a Glance

OpenCart Square Online
ECM Score —/10 4.6/10
Avg Rating —/5 (0 reviews) 2/5 (2 reviews)
Recommend 0% 0%
Pricing From Free (open source) Free
Transaction Fee Varies by gateway 2.9% + 30¢
Founded 2005 2009
Merchants 400,000+ 4M+
Type Open Source SaaS
Best For Startup, SMB, B2C Startup, SMB, B2C

Category Ratings

OpenCart wins 0 categories, Square Online wins 0.

0
Ease Of Use
0
0
Features
0
0
Value For Money
0
0
Support
0
0
Scalability
0

Features

FeatureOpenCartSquare Online
App Marketplace
Built-in Payments
International / Multi-currency
Inventory Management
Multi-channel
POS
SEO Tools
Social Commerce

Pricing Comparison

OpenCart

Community
Free/mo
Open source, Self-hosted, Full control
Cloud
$59/mo
Managed hosting, Auto-updates, Support

Square Online

Free
Free/mo
Unlimited products, Square payments, Basic site
Plus
$29/mo
Custom domain, No ads, QR ordering
Premium
$79/mo
Lower tx rate, Real-time shipping, Loyalty

Summary: OpenCart vs Square Online

Based on 2 operator reviews, OpenCart holds an ECM Score of N/A/10 with 0 reviews, while Square Online scores 4.6/10 with 2 reviews. Both platforms are closely matched across rating categories.

OpenCart: OpenCart is a free, open-source ecommerce platform with a large extension marketplace and multi-store support out of the box.

Square Online: Square Online (formerly Weebly) offers a free-to-start ecommerce solution tightly integrated with Square POS and payment processing.