Is there any free E-Commerce Platform that is free entirely not even for hosting as well?

salmonjames21

Today is my first day on this platform and the very first post. I would like to know if there's any platform that would let me set up my own online store for free. I want to start my own online business. This is because, I don't want to follow 9 to 5 routine. I know I have big dreams and to realize those, I need more efforts but I want so please suggest me some good thing.

Ryan O'Bleness

Welcome to the community!

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bharat.nimblechapps

I think if you don't want to start ecommerce business with your own website, then you should go to Amazon or Ebay.

salmonjames21

Thanks both of you and I really appreciate it. As a matter of fact, I am looking for such a platform that should be free and should be as easy as just drag and drop.

Aruna

Hello James,

To answer your question you cannot get FREE platform without any hosting charge for complete life. Few e-commerce platforms may give free trial period. But again it is only for trial i.e. for a limited time only. These days even some well-established e-commerce stores are taking monthly and annual subscription charges from their vendors.

If you want to launch your own e-commerce platform then you can select two modes-

• Either you can choose monthly/yearly plans and can keep paying for a long period (suitable for the ones who has low budget and just looking for an experiment)

OR

• you can pay once to purchase the license and can enjoy the success at zero cost (suitable for the ones who are planning for a long term and have fewer budget constraints)

There is also a special report posted by Inc. magazine listing the top 5 e-commerce platforms. Whether you are looking for a free trial, monthly/yearly plans or to purchase the complete license, you should check this article http://www.inc.com/bill-carmody/top-5-ecommerce-platforms-for-2017.html.

Regards

ross03

If you are small business, you can hire a store online on big, truly ecommerce site. It's cheap and useful for new online business

Tuah Bao

Yes, you can get them for free.

You have no problem getting free web hosting services, because they are widely available (such as PeopleWebHost, 000webhost, Freehostia). Then, you can use open source shopping carts like OpenCart, Ubercart, Oscommerce and many more.

You bundle them together and you will get what you need to start your business.

eddienguyen

In my opinion, you should build an ecommerce website with the three most popular platforms: Magento vs Shopify, and Woocommerce.