Smartstore is a cross-platform, modular, scalable, and ultra-fast open-source all-in-one eCommerce platform built on ASP.NET Core 9 and Entity Framework Core 9, using modern web technologies like Vue.js, Sass, and Bootstrap.

Smartstore includes everything you need to build multi-language, multi-store, and multi-currency shops for desktop and mobile. It enables SEO-optimized, content-rich product catalogs with support for an unlimited number of products and categories, including variants, bundles, datasheets, ESD/digital products, discounts, coupons, and much more. A comprehensive toolset for CRM & CMS, sales, marketing, as well as payment and shipping workflows makes Smartstore a true all-in-one solution for demanding commerce projects.

Out of the box, Smartstore delivers a beautiful and highly customizable storefront built with a design-first approach. The included Flex theme is modern, clean, fully responsive, and continuously improved for accessibility (WCAG) — giving shoppers a great experience on any device.

Smartstore’s state-of-the-art architecture - based on ASP.NET Core 9, Entity Framework Core 9 and a Domain-Driven Design approach - makes it easy to extend, highly flexible, and a pleasure to work with.

What’s new in Smartstore 6.3

Enhanced accessibility (WCAG) with further improvements for structure, screen readers, and keyboard navigation.
Expanded AI capabilities, including a new provider (Anthropic Claude) and AI-assisted workflows.
AI image editing directly in the Media Manager (e.g., via ChatGPT or Gemini) for fast, prompt-based edits and variations.
GDPR-compliant captcha options (e.g., CaptchaFox and FriendlyCaptcha) as alternatives to Google reCAPTCHA.
New payment option: “easyCredit purchase on account” for higher-priced purchases (deliver first, pay later).
Various optimizations across product management, marketing, performance, stability, and integrations (e.g., Google Merchant Center, Rule Builder, email marketing).

Technology & Design

State-of-the-art architecture with ASP.NET Core 9, Entity Framework Core 9 and Domain-Driven Design
Cross-platform: run on Windows, Linux, or macOS
Docker support out of the box for fast and predictable deployments
Composable, extensible and highly flexible thanks to a modular design
Highly scalable with full page caching and web farm support
Powerful theming engine with theme inheritance, plus point-and-click theme configuration
Liquid template engine for emails and campaigns (flexible templating with editor support)
HTML-to-PDF converter: generate PDF documents from standard HTML templates
Consistent use of modern frontend components such as Vue.js, Sass and Bootstrap in frontend and backend
Modern, clear administration UI for efficient shop management

Key Features

Multi-store support
Multi-language support including RTL (right-to-left) and bidirectional text
Multi-currency support
Product bundles, variants, attributes, ESD/digital products, tier pricing, cross-selling and more
Marketing & promotion features (gift cards, reward points, discounts and more)
Reviews & ratings
Media Manager: powerful and lightning-fast media file explorer
Rule Builder: visual business rules with many predefined rules
Search framework with faceted search support — designed for very fast results at scale
Scalability options including output caching, Redis support, and Microsoft Azure scenarios
Tree-based permission management (ACL) with inheritance support
Advanced import/export framework (profiles, filters, mapping, scheduling, deployment and more)
CMS Page Builder with WYSIWYG editor (CSS grid-based) for rich content without coding
Blog, forum, polls, custom pages and HTML content
CMS Menu Builder: visual manager for menus of all typ

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