Open-source alternatives to BigCommerce
11 open-source projects are offered as replacements for BigCommerce. Medusa Commerce is the most starred. Running one yourself trades the subscription for your own hosting and upkeep, so the table below leads with what decides that trade: whether the project is alive, what its licence lets a business do, and whether there is a container command to start from.
Side by side
| 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 | 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# |
 PrestaShop | 9,226 | Active | Not identified | Compose | PHP |
 Sylius | 8,560 | Active | Permissive | ○ | PHP |
 Shopaholic | 421 | Slowing | Copyleft | ○ | PHP |
Each one, briefly
- Medusa Commerce36,796 stars · not identified · active
The world's most flexible commerce platform for agents and developers
Also replaces Shopify
- Bagisto28,256 stars · permissive · active
Open Source eCommerce & Multi-Vendor Marketplace Platform Built with Laravel for Enterprise-Scale Commerce, Supporting 10M+ SKUs
Also replaces Shopify
- Saleor Commerce23,455 stars · permissive · active
Saleor Core: the high performance, composable, headless commerce API.
Also replaces Shopify
- Spree Commerce15,762 stars · permissive · active
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.
Also replaces Shopify
- Reaction Commerce12,398 stars · copyleft · slowing
Project has been discontinued ////// Mailchimp Open Commerce is an API-first, headless commerce platform built using Node.js, React, GraphQL. Deployed via Docker and Kubernetes.
Also replaces Shopify
- Magento12,206 stars · not identified · active
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Also replaces Shopify
- WooCommerce10,556 stars · not identified · active
A customizable, open-source ecommerce platform built on WordPress. Build any commerce solution you can imagine.
Also replaces Shopify
- nopCommerce10,161 stars · not identified · active
ASP.NET Core eCommerce software. nopCommerce is a free and open-source shopping cart.
- PrestaShop9,226 stars · not identified · active
PrestaShop is the universal open-source software platform to build your e-commerce solution.
Also replaces Shopify, WooCommerce
- Sylius8,560 stars · permissive · active
Headless open-source eCommerce platform on top of PHP/Symfony/API Platform
Also replaces Shopify
- Shopaholic421 stars · copyleft · slowing
🛍️ No. 1 e-commerce platform for October CMS
Also replaces Shopify
Where this comes from
Which projects are offered against BigCommerce comes from opensourcealternative.to, re-read weekly. Every figure in the table is read from the project’s own repository. We have not run these projects, and we hold no price for BigCommerce. Browse every open-source alternative.