Spree Commerce
spree/spree
An open-source alternative to BigCommerce and Shopify.
Open Source Platform for DTC, B2B Commerce, Marketplaces & Omnichannel. REST APIs, TypeScript SDKs, and production-ready Next.js storefront. Self-host it. Own your data. No vendor lock-in. Zero platform fees. (from the repository)
- Stars
- 15,762
- Licence
- BSD-3-Clause
- Last push
- 2026-10-19
- Written in
- Ruby
Is it alive?
Four readings from the repository, each with the rule behind it. No blended score.
Activity
Active
Last push 9 days ago
Active: pushed within 90 days. Slowing: within a year. Quiet: longer.
Releases
Recent
v5.6.1, 3 months ago
Recent: a tagged release within six months. Some projects ship from the main branch and never tag.
Issues
98% closed
90 open · 4,285 closed
Share of all issues ever filed that are now closed. Under 20 issues is too few to read.
Momentum
+17 in 9 days
15,762 stars
Change in stars across our daily readings, over up to 30 days. Needs a week of readings.
What a business may do with it
PermissiveBSD-3-Clause
Use, change and sell it, including inside a closed product. Keep the copyright notice.
This describes the licence family GitHub identified, not legal advice about this project. The repository’s own LICENSE file is what binds you.
Run it yourself
Spree Commerce’s README does not show a docker run, docker compose up or helm install in a code block, so this page will not guess one. It may be a desktop app, a library, or documented on its website.
Spree Commerce against the other open-source options
Every project offered against BigCommerce and Shopify, most-starred first.
| Project | Stars | Activity | Licence | Self-host | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Medusa Commerce | 36,796 | Active | Not identified | ○ | TypeScript |
 Bagisto | 28,256 | Active | Permissive | Docker | PHP |
 Saleor Commerce | 23,455 | Active | Permissive | ○ | Python |
 Spree Commerce (this page) | 15,762 | Active | Permissive | ○ | Ruby |
 Reaction Commerce | 12,398 | Slowing | Copyleft | Compose | JavaScript |
 Magento | 12,206 | Active | Not identified | ○ | PHP |
 WooCommerce | 10,556 | Active | Not identified | ○ | PHP |
 nopCommerce | 10,161 | Active | Not identified | ○ | C# |
Where this page comes from
- Stars, licence, activity, issues, releases and the self-host command are read from the repository. 2026-10-19
- The pairing with BigCommerce and Shopify and the category come from opensourcealternative.to, a community directory of open-source alternatives. We re-read it weekly.
- Star momentum comes from our own daily readings of the repository. How we collect data