Open-source alternatives to Shopify

MIT-licensed alternative to Shopify. TypeScript commerce modules for products, carts, orders, and fulfillment — self-host or use Medusa Cloud with any storefront.

Pricing: Free and open source (MIT), self-hosted; Medusa Cloud offers paid managed hosting.

• Most active community of the group (34K+ stars)
• Modular architecture — use only the commerce modules you need
• Requires more developer setup than Shopify's turnkey store
• No bundled storefront — you build one or use a template

MIT-licensed alternative to Shopify and Magento. Multi-vendor, multi-currency, Vue.js admin, headless API, and Flutter mobile — self-hosted on Laravel.

Pricing: Free and open source (MIT), self-hosted.

• Built-in multi-vendor and B2B support
• Familiar Laravel/Vue.js stack for PHP teams
• Smaller plugin ecosystem than Shopify or WooCommerce
• Performance tuning needed at scale

BSD-3-Clause alternative to Shopify. High-performance Django backend with PIM, OMS, and Next.js storefront — self-host via saleor-platform or Saleor Cloud.

Pricing: Free and open source (BSD-3-Clause); Saleor Cloud offers paid managed hosting.

• Modern GraphQL API, good for headless/composable setups
• High-performance Django backend
• Requires separate storefront setup (Next.js)
• Steeper learning curve for non-Python teams

MIT-licensed Frontend-as-a-Service (formerly Vue Storefront). Unified Data Layer, Storefront UI, and middleware for Magento, Shopify, Shopware, and more.

Pricing: Free and open source (MIT); Alokai also sells enterprise support and hosting.

• Connects to Shopify, Magento, Shopware and more via one layer
• Unified data layer simplifies multi-backend frontends
• Not a commerce backend by itself — you still need one
• Adds an extra architectural layer to learn

GPL-2.0 alternative to Shopify. Products, checkout, payments, and REST API on WordPress — self-host anywhere with the world's largest plugin ecosystem.

Pricing: Free and open source (GPL-2.0); many extensions are paid.

• Runs on WordPress — familiar to a huge existing audience
• Largest plugin ecosystem of any option here
• Performance and security depend heavily on WordPress hosting/plugins
• Can require several paid extensions to match Shopify's built-ins

GPL-3.0 alternative to Shopify. Catalog, orders, promotions, and multi-channel APIs with extensible plugins — self-host or Vendure Cloud.

Pricing: Free and open source (GPL-3.0); Vendure Cloud offers paid managed hosting.

• Plugin-first architecture built for enterprise extensibility
• Strong TypeScript/GraphQL developer experience
• Smaller community than Medusa or Saleor
• No official storefront — build your own

MIT-licensed commerce template with a typed Commerce Kit SDK. Next.js 16, Shadcn UI, and AGENTS.md for Claude/Cursor — deploy to Vercel or self-host in minutes.

Pricing: Free and open source (MIT); Stripe handles payments and takes its own processing fee.

• No database required — fastest path to a live store
• Modern Next.js/Shadcn UI stack, AI-assistant-friendly
• A template, not a full commerce backend
• Fewer built-in features than a dedicated commerce platform

BSD-3-Clause fork of Spree for stability and customization. Modular gems (core, backend, API), custom storefronts, and Stripe/PayPal/Braintree integrations.

Pricing: Free and open source (BSD-3-Clause), self-hosted.

• Mature fork of Spree with a stable Rails ecosystem
• No licensing fees, full source control
• Ruby on Rails talent pool is smaller than JS/PHP
• Smaller community than Medusa or Saleor

MIT-licensed alternative to Magento. API-first experience commerce with CMS, rule builder, and a worldwide extension ecosystem — self-host or Shopware Cloud.

Pricing: Free and open source (MIT) Community Edition; paid Shopware Cloud/Enterprise tiers exist.

• 3,100+ extensions, mature European ecommerce ecosystem
• API-first with a built-in CMS
• Enterprise features require a paid tier
• Symfony/Vue stack has a learning curve for newcomers