Shopbay.org
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Shopbay.org, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Shopbay.org's own pricing page, checked 15 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | feature-rich open-source ecommerce platform · hosted shop · multichannel selling |
| Shopbay.org | Free | Free platform; no plan-specific limits stated |
The facts
Each one read from Shopbay.org's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- API architecture
- The public GitHub project identifies shopbay-api as a Yii 2 application handling backend API operations.checked 15 Oct 2026
- API authentication
- The API repository includes an OAuth2 server library and documents a PHP 7.2 compatibility change using random_bytes().checked 15 Oct 2026
- API repository activity
- The shopbay-api repository shows one star, four forks, two commits and no issues.checked 15 Oct 2026
- API requirements
- The API repository lists shopbay-kernel and yii2-oauth2-server as requirements and links to an API reference guide.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Backups
- The provider says it performs regular backups intended to keep data loss near zero.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Cart and checkout
- The cart supports guest checkout, multiple shipping options in one cart, checkout item limits, and merchant control over returns.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Catalog and inventory
- Product tools include batch uploads, categories, brands, configurable attributes, product reviews, and SKU-level stock tracking.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Chatbot
- Its chatbot automatically uses shop products, news and promotions and connects with Facebook Messenger without coding.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Chatbot messaging
- The bot supports rich messages, subscription notifications, guided shopping, AI natural-language interaction and human live chat hours.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Developer stack
- The repository identifies Yii Framework and a LAMP stack, with PHP 7, Yii 1 and Yii 2 topics.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Documentation depth
- The API repository provides requirements notes and an API reference link, while the main site provides community tutorials and questions.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Hosting
- The hosted service runs in a secure cloud and requires no installation.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Hosting and backups
- The hosted service says shops require no installation, receive regular software updates, and are backed up regularly.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Hosting model
- hostedchecked 21 Sep 2026
- Intended users
- The site identifies small businesses, individuals, web agencies, ecommerce consultants, and developers as audiences for the platform.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Inventory
- Inventory management tracks SKU stock counts in real time and supports stock adjustments.checked 15 Oct 2026
- License
- The project license grants redistribution and modification under GNU General Public License version 3 or later, without warranty.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: installation guidance
- The hosted feature page says no installation is required, while the public repositories expose source components rather than a consolidated installer guide.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: payment dependency
- Online card payments require the merchant to have a payment-gateway account.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: pricing transparency
- The official pages describe Shopbay.org as free but do not publish paid-plan prices or a detailed pricing table.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Marketing
- Marketing tools include store-wide campaigns, Buy X Get Y promotions, discount or free-shipping codes, a news blog, social sharing, and SEO controls.checked 12 Oct 2026
The company
- Company copyright
- The license file attributes Shopbay.org copyright to Lok Kek Wee and dates the code copyright 2015–2018.checked 15 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Limit: platform coverage
- The official product pages describe web and mobile-responsive use but do not list native Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS or Android applications.checked 15 Oct 2026
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