PrestaShop review

PrestaShop offers a free plan, so a store can be built and run at no charge. Paid hosting starts at €29, and the e-commerce plan price is €29. That paid figure sits above the group median of €14.01, so budget for hosting early.

Yes. The hosted tier includes a 14 day trial, which is the same length as the trial median for this group at 14. The free plan and the trial are separate routes, so a store can be built and run for nothing first.

It is aimed at small businesses, the audience most of the brands in this group serve. Support runs through email, chat and phone, so phone and chat are available alongside email, a help centre and a community. A template library of 3,200 covers many store types.

PrestaShop SA is based in France, and paid hosting is quoted in euro terms at €29. The free plan carries no listed fee, so a store can start without a payment. Costs outside the euro area shift with the exchange rate, which matters when comparing against dollar-priced rivals.

Shopify lists a price from $39, below PrestaShop's €29 on the hosted tier. PrestaShop offsets that with a free plan of its own. On e-commerce plan price, PrestaShop sits at €29 against a group median of €14.01.

Ko-fi starts at $12 and ClickFunnels at $97, both below PrestaShop's €29. PrestaShop sits in the store builder category, with a free plan and 3,200 templates, so the extra spend buys hosting rather than a starting fee.

Support covers email, chat and phone, meaning email, chat, phone, a help centre and a community. Across the group a help centre is the most common channel, with phone support a little less frequent. PrestaShop covers both, which helps shops that need live help during trading.

On e-commerce plan price, PrestaShop ranks 114 of 160 brands in the group. On price from it sits at 157 of 199. Its overall score is 7, with the offer part at 9.4 and the cost part at 4.6.