Open-source alternatives to Shopify
15 open-source projects are offered as replacements for Shopify. 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 |
 PrestaShop | 9,226 | Active | Not identified | Compose | PHP |
 Sylius | 8,560 | Active | Permissive | ○ | PHP |
 Vendure | 8,526 | Active | Not identified | ○ | TypeScript |
 Opencart | 8,219 | Active | Not identified | ○ | PHP |
 Shopware | 3,450 | Active | Permissive | ○ | PHP |
 Shuup | 2,404 | Quiet | Not identified | ○ | Python |
 Thelia | 881 | Active | Copyleft | ○ | 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 BigCommerce
- Bagisto28,256 stars · permissive · active
Open Source eCommerce & Multi-Vendor Marketplace Platform Built with Laravel for Enterprise-Scale Commerce, Supporting 10M+ SKUs
Also replaces BigCommerce
- Saleor Commerce23,455 stars · permissive · active
Saleor Core: the high performance, composable, headless commerce API.
Also replaces BigCommerce
- 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 BigCommerce
- 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 BigCommerce
- Magento12,206 stars · not identified · active
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Also replaces BigCommerce
- WooCommerce10,556 stars · not identified · active
A customizable, open-source ecommerce platform built on WordPress. Build any commerce solution you can imagine.
Also replaces BigCommerce
- PrestaShop9,226 stars · not identified · active
PrestaShop is the universal open-source software platform to build your e-commerce solution.
Also replaces BigCommerce, WooCommerce
- Sylius8,560 stars · permissive · active
Headless open-source eCommerce platform on top of PHP/Symfony/API Platform
Also replaces BigCommerce
- Vendure8,526 stars · not identified · active
Open-source headless commerce platform built with TypeScript, NestJS, React, and GraphQL
Also replaces Ecwid
- Opencart8,219 stars · not identified · active
A free shopping cart system. OpenCart is an open source PHP-based online e-commerce solution.
- Shopware3,450 stars · permissive · active
Shopware 6 is an open commerce platform based on Symfony Framework and Vue and supported by a worldwide community and more than 3.100 community extensions
Also replaces Ecwid
- Thelia881 stars · copyleft · active
Thelia is an open-source e-commerce CMS and framework built on Symfony 7 and API Platform.
- Shopaholic421 stars · copyleft · slowing
🛍️ No. 1 e-commerce platform for October CMS
Also replaces BigCommerce
Where this comes from
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