PrestaShop
✓ Verified by EU AltsOpen-source e-commerce platform powering 300,000+ shops — a French alternative to WooCommerce.
Overview
PrestaShop is a Paris, France-based European company building e-commerce and open source software since 2007. Despite its EU base, EU Alts has verified that PrestaShop owned by Cyber_Folks S.A. (via subsidiary Cyber_Pixel), Poland (France (HQ); ultimate parent Cyber_Folks S.A. is Polish), and hosts customer data with Google Cloud Platform in US-headquartered provider (Google/Alphabet); specific data-center region not disclosed in policy, so it may still fall under the reach of the US CLOUD Act — worth weighing against Shopify on this specific point.
Why European teams pick PrestaShop
Teams in Europe still consider PrestaShop for its e-commerce product and France presence, operating since 2007, but unlike a fully EU-owned provider, PrestaShop owned by Cyber_Folks S.A. (via subsidiary Cyber_Pixel), Poland (France (HQ); ultimate parent Cyber_Folks S.A. is Polish), and hosts customer data with Google Cloud Platform in US-headquartered provider (Google/Alphabet); specific data-center region not disclosed in policy — so it does not fully avoid US CLOUD Act exposure the way some other alternatives to Shopify do.
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About
PrestaShop is a French open-source e-commerce platform founded in Paris in 2007, with over 300,000 active shops globally and the largest e-commerce market share in France and several Southern European markets. It is self-hosted and freely downloadable under the OSL licence, with a rich marketplace of modules and themes. PrestaShop supports multi-store management, multi-currency, multi-language, and the full range of EU payment methods (CB, iDEAL, Bancontact, etc.) through its official payment modules. Because it is self-hosted, EU merchants can run PrestaShop on their own EU servers with complete data sovereignty. PrestaShop's French support, active European community, and local payment integrations make it the most popular EU e-commerce platform in France.
Details
- Founded
- 2007
- Headquarters
- Paris, France
- Ownership
- Owned by Cyber_Folks S.A. (via subsidiary Cyber_Pixel), Poland (France (HQ); ultimate parent Cyber_Folks S.A. is Polish)
- Hosting
- Google Cloud Platform, US-headquartered provider (Google/Alphabet); specific data-center region not disclosed in policy
- CLOUD Act
- Exposed
- Company size
- 200+ employees
Categories
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Frequently asked questions
What is PrestaShop?
PrestaShop is a French open-source e-commerce platform founded in Paris in 2007, with over 300,000 active shops globally and the largest e-commerce market share in France and several Southern European markets. It is self-hosted and freely downloadable under the OSL licence, with a rich marketplace of modules and themes. PrestaShop supports multi-store management, multi-currency, multi-language, and the full range of EU payment methods (CB, iDEAL, Bancontact, etc.) through its official payment modules. Because it is self-hosted, EU merchants can run PrestaShop on their own EU servers with complete data sovereignty. PrestaShop's French support, active European community, and local payment integrations make it the most popular EU e-commerce platform in France.
What does PrestaShop do?
PrestaShop is open-source e-commerce platform powering 300,000+ shops — a french alternative to woocommerce. It is listed under e-commerce and open source on EU Alts because its core functionality serves teams looking for a European e-commerce tool with EU data residency, typically as a switch away from Shopify.
Is PrestaShop a good European e-commerce alternative?
PrestaShop is a fit for European businesses evaluating e-commerce options where data residency and GDPR alignment matter — typical buyers include EU-based SaaS teams, public-sector projects, regulated industries (healthcare, finance, legal), and any organisation that needs to demonstrate that customer data does not leave the EU. It also overlaps with open source use cases.
Is PrestaShop GDPR compliant?
PrestaShop is headquartered in Paris, France and processes user data under the GDPR by default. Customer data processing is supervised by France's data protection authority, the Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés (CNIL). However, EU Alts has verified that PrestaShop owned by Cyber_Folks S.A. (via subsidiary Cyber_Pixel), Poland (France (HQ); ultimate parent Cyber_Folks S.A. is Polish), and hosts customer data with Google Cloud Platform in US-headquartered provider (Google/Alphabet); specific data-center region not disclosed in policy, which means — unlike a fully EU-owned provider — it may still be reachable under the US CLOUD Act, similar to Shopify in that respect.
How do teams switch from Shopify to PrestaShop?
Teams evaluating a move from Shopify to PrestaShop should note: PrestaShop owned by Cyber_Folks S.A. (via subsidiary Cyber_Pixel), Poland (France (HQ); ultimate parent Cyber_Folks S.A. is Polish), and hosts customer data with Google Cloud Platform in US-headquartered provider (Google/Alphabet); specific data-center region not disclosed in policy, so this switch narrows but may not fully close the US CLOUD Act gap. Weigh that against the e-commerce workflow fit before treating it as a complete Schrems II fix.
Where is PrestaShop based?
PrestaShop is headquartered in Paris, France. The company was founded in 2007. Its main website is https://www.prestashop.com.