CommerceCGI Free Shopping Cart Software

Free Shopping Cart SoftwareIf you are new to e-commerce then before choosing this or any other shopping cart software make sure you read our tutorial on "How to choose the right shopping cart"! It will give you a good idea on what you should be looking for in a shopping cart.

So why should you use our shopping cart software?

  • Commerce.CGI was first released back in 1998 and was one of the very first free Perl shopping carts to be released on the web. So you know that you are using a well established shopping cart that has been around for many years, and will be around in the future.
  • Our business is e-commerce! Since 2000 our primary business has been developing custom e-commerce shopping cart solutions for our customers. This is not just something that we do as a side job, this is our main business.
  • Our goal has always been to create a full featured shopping cart that is very simple to install, set up, and manage. While some of the other carts available require a huge learning curve, ours has been designed to be as easy as possible.
  • Top notch support! We answer all of the "standard support" questions on our Bulletin Board. 
  • Compatible with Linux and Windows Servers. The cart is primarily designed to run on Unix style servers, but with our recent updates you can also run it on Windows NT with only minor adjustments to the code. 
  • This is not a remotely hosted cart which means you can download it and make any changes that you want to the code, and it will work with most web hosting solutions. 
  • You can use Commerce.CGI as an add-on to your existing web site, or use  it on it's own for your entire site if you strictly want to operate a site to sell your products.

    For more details on all the amazing features of our cart check out the program features section.

Or check out one of our other free shopping cart programs?

What People Are Saying about Commerce.CGI:

  • What can i say this script is beyond compare, the best open source e-commerce solution by a long shot.
  • "New version is excellent, easily installed (RAQ3) and is very configurable. Great for novices."
  • "Very good script, easy to install, good features, easy to translate (use templates), and free!"
  • "Easiest setup ever! This script is highly configurable and they also have great "user based" support."
  • "I needed a script for a customer who wanted to maintain his own product list. This one was perfect. The setup was easier than other free scripts I've tried."
  • "Jeez!!! I've worked with a lot of open source programs but this one is terrific! Easiest one I've ever used and great support."
  • "Anybody who says this script is bad should hire someone to do their shopping cart because they're obviously idiots. One of the best scripts I've seen to date."
  • "I can't thank you enough! I'm not experienced with installing scripts at all. I've gotten pretty good with web design, but installing a script was a very scary thought. This was so easy to install and configure. Your advice and adaptations have performed flawlessly! Thank you".