# Recommend an open-source Ruby on Rails E-Commerce

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/recommend-an-open-source-ruby-on-rails-e-commerce/175019>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [September 6, 2009, 5:39am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/recommend-an-open-source-ruby-on-rails-e-commerce/175019 "2009-09-06T05:39:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![jsn1](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/7ea924/32.png) [@jsn1](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jsn1)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2009, 5:39am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/recommend-an-open-source-ruby-on-rails-e-commerce/175019/1 "2009-09-06T05:39:40Z")

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Hi all

Could you please recommend an open-source Ruby on Rails E-Commerce?  
Something that I can use as a framework, or as a template to build an  
e-store

thanks  
j

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**Author:** ![jsn1](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/7ea924/32.png) [@jsn1](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jsn1)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2009, 5:47am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/recommend-an-open-source-ruby-on-rails-e-commerce/175019/2 "2009-09-06T05:47:18Z")

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Spree and Ecom.

Both are good.

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**Author:** ![jsn1](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/7ea924/32.png) [@jsn1](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jsn1)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2009, 7:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/recommend-an-open-source-ruby-on-rails-e-commerce/175019/3 "2009-09-06T19:34:01Z")

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What about substruct?

Rails G. wrote:

> Spree and Ecom.
> 
> Both are good.

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**Author:** ![jsn1](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/7ea924/32.png) [@jsn1](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jsn1)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2009, 5:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/recommend-an-open-source-ruby-on-rails-e-commerce/175019/4 "2009-09-07T17:16:06Z")

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Have you looked at Shopify? It’s not quite open-source, but may work  
for what you need. Their repos on github are worth checking out as  
well.

–Matt J.

On Sep 5, 11:39 pm, Pepe S. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)