The latest articles on DEV Community by Mike Faber (@mike_faber_4aaf24b0b056ad). https://dev.to/mike_faber_4aaf24b0b056ad https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F2567021%2Fe794b045-250e-44ae-9ff4-a5e1aceb8fb2.jpg https://dev.to/mike_faber_4aaf24b0b056ad en Mike Faber Fri, 13 Dec 2024 15:36:38 +0000 https://dev.to/mike_faber_4aaf24b0b056ad/top-open-source-ecommerce-platforms-4145 https://dev.to/mike_faber_4aaf24b0b056ad/top-open-source-ecommerce-platforms-4145 <p>Hey, I made a list of the best <a href="https://github.com/mradfaber/Top-Open-Source-eCommerce-Platforms" rel="noopener noreferrer">Open Source eCommerce Platforms</a> on GitHub by the number of stars. </p> <p>Plus a cool chart and some commentary below the table. </p> <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2F7pipdw9z636wlakl2nb3.jpeg" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2F7pipdw9z636wlakl2nb3.jpeg" alt="Open Source eCommerce Platforms" width="800" height="577"></a></p> <p>TLDR take aways:</p> <ul> <li>GitHub stars might be a vanity metric...</li> <li>but they are an indicator of developer endorsement for repositories they find valuable</li> <li>language popularity directly affects repository star counts</li> <li>regional engagement affects star counts and platform adoption</li> <li>looking beyond stars when evaluating an Open Source eCommerce Platform Capabilities might be a good idea</li> </ul> <p>Feel free to submit a PR or comment!</p> opensource ecommerce github