E-commerce · France (FR)
PrestaShop
French open-source e-commerce — the EU's answer to Shopify, fully self-hostable.
The switch
Shopify→PrestaShop
About
Open-source e-commerce platform created in France. Powers 300,000+ online stores across Europe. Self-host for complete data sovereignty or use PrestaShop's EU cloud. GDPR-native, strong EU payment module support.
Why we recommend it
- OSL 3.0 open source — self-host freely
- 300,000+ stores, dominant in Southern Europe
- Native GDPR compliance module
- Built-in EU VAT calculation and invoicing
- Huge EU payment gateway ecosystem
EU vs USA
PrestaShop vs Shopify
Side-by-side on jurisdiction, data residency, and the rules that decide who can actually read your data.
Criteria
🇪🇺 PrestaShop
🇺🇸 Shopify
Headquarters
Paris, France
Ottawa, Canada
Jurisdiction
France (GDPR)
Canada / USA hosting
Data location
Self-hosted (EU) or EU cloud
Global, US-controlled (GCP/AWS)
GDPR-native
Yes
No
CLOUD Act / FISA exposed
No
Yes
Ad tracking
No
Yes
End-to-end encryption
No
No
Open source
Yes
No
Ownership
PrestaShop SA (private)
Shopify Inc. (NYSE:SHOP)
Founded
2007
2006
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