Which e-commerce platform is best in Egypt?

There is no single answer. If you sell in Egypt, most of your orders are cash on delivery and your customers speak Arabic, a local platform like Hekana saves you wiring payments and shipping together yourself. If you sell abroad in several currencies, a global platform may suit you better.

Can I sell without technical experience?

Yes. You pick a template, add your products, and connect your domain if you have one. No code, no server to run.

Is cash on delivery supported?

Yes, and it is the primary payment method in Egypt. The platform calculates the collection fee and tracks the cash held by the courier until it reaches you.

Is there a commission on sales?

No. The subscription only — what you sell stays yours.

E-commerce platforms in Egypt

If you are looking for a platform to sell online in Egypt, there is no shortage of options — some global, some local. What separates them is rarely the feature count. It is the things you touch every day: cash on delivery, shipping to the governorates, a genuinely Arabic storefront, and a price in pounds with no commission on what you sell.

What an e-commerce platform actually is

An e-commerce platform is the software that runs your store: product pages, the cart, checkout, orders, inventory and shipping. Without one you assemble each piece separately and wire them together yourself. With one, that is done on day one.

What separates one platform from another in Egypt

Cash on delivery first

Most orders in Egypt are still paid in cash on the doorstep. A platform should treat that as a primary payment method — calculating the collection fee, and track your money with the courier until it reaches you — not as an afterthought.

Shipping that really covers the country

There is a large gap between a platform that gives you an address field and one wired into a courier that prices by governorate and tracks the shipment. Covering 27 governorates is not a detail.

Real Arabic, not a translation

Your store in Arabic, right to left, with Egyptian numerals, currency and business hours. The difference shows in the small details that decide whether a shopper finishes checkout.

A price you can work out

A subscription in Egyptian pounds with no commission on sales means your margin stays yours as you grow. A per-order commission means your bill rises every time you sell more.

Where Hekana fits

Hekana is an Egyptian e-commerce platform, built here for this market: cash on delivery, Fawry and Vodafone Cash, Bosta shipping to every governorate, WhatsApp order notifications, and an Arabic dashboard. You start on a free plan and pay in pounds, with no commission on your sales.

What you run from one place

Common questions

Which e-commerce platform is best in Egypt?: There is no single answer. If you sell in Egypt, most of your orders are cash on delivery and your customers speak Arabic, a local platform like Hekana saves you wiring payments and shipping together yourself. If you sell abroad in several currencies, a global platform may suit you better.
Can I sell without technical experience?: Yes. You pick a template, add your products, and connect your domain if you have one. No code, no server to run.
Is cash on delivery supported?: Yes, and it is the primary payment method in Egypt. The platform calculates the collection fee and tracks the cash held by the courier until it reaches you.
Is there a commission on sales?: No. The subscription only — what you sell stays yours.

See it for yourself

The first plan is free — set your store up and look around the screens before paying anything.

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