Alternatives to Saleor
GraphQL-first headless commerce
Saleor ranks #4 of 9 in E-commerce platforms, with an Alt Score of 82. It is licensed under BSD-3-Clause, open source with paid hosting from $1,599/mo and available on the web. 9 of 10 checklist rows are verified against a public source.
Developers and commerce teams building custom ecommerce experiences who need full control over storefront presentation and backend logic rather than a templated, out-of-the-box store. Suited to organizations with engineering resources who prefer open standards and code-level customization over closed platforms.
An open-source, headless ecommerce backend exposing a GraphQL API for products, orders, checkout, payments, and customers. Includes a separate admin Dashboard for catalog, order, and translation management, plus 100+ webhooks and extension points for integrating custom logic and third-party services. Supports omnichannel selling (web, mobile, retail) from a single backend, and is available self-hosted or as a managed Saleor Cloud SaaS offering.
You run or subscribe to the Saleor backend, then build your own storefront (web, mobile, or other channel) in any language/framework that consumes the GraphQL API. Business logic, integrations, and workflows are extended via webhooks and apps rather than modifying the core, and configuration can be managed as code using the Configurator CLI.
Where Saleor stands out
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Feature comparison
Rows come from the E-commerce platforms checklist (14 rows). Human-verified cells only. ? means the value has not been verified.
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Every fact and feature listed for Saleor is verified against its own pages. Each alternative is sourced on its own page.
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Starts at $1,599/mo verified 2026-07-10
Select$1599/mo
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License BSD-3-Clause verified 2026-07-10
BSD 3-Clause License
https://github.com/saleor/saleor/blob/main/LICENSE -
Pricing model OSS + paid hosting verified 2026-07-10
Clone the platform, apply migrations, create an admin — and the Saleor Dashboard is running on your machine. No account, no cloud, no credit card.
https://saleor.io/open-source -
Platforms Web verified 2026-07-10
the Saleor Dashboard is running on your machine
https://saleor.io/open-source -
Status active verified 2026-07-10
07 Jul 14:54
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Hosted vs self-hosted Yes verified 2026-07-10
Clone the platform, apply migrations, create an admin — and the Saleor Dashboard is running on your machine. No account, no cloud, no credit card.
https://saleor.io/open-source -
Transaction fees Partial verified 2026-07-10
0.8% from orders exceeding GMV
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Themes & storefront customization Partial verified 2026-07-10
The storefront is a Next.js application. However, the Checkout page can be extracted from any React application as it is designed to be a standalone component.
https://docs.saleor.io/quickstart/storefront -
Payment gateways Yes verified 2026-07-10
Multiple Payment Apps can be initialized with a single mutation call.
https://docs.saleor.io/developer/payments/payment-apps -
Multi-currency & tax Yes verified 2026-07-10
Each channel can use a different currency to transact. Saleor supports all the ISO 4217 currency codes
https://docs.saleor.io/overview/why-saleor/multi-market -
Inventory management Yes verified 2026-07-10
A warehouse represents a location where products are stocked for fulfillment or customer collection.
https://docs.saleor.io/developer/stock/overview -
Headless API Yes verified 2026-07-10
GraphQL native, API-only platform for scalable composable commerce
https://github.com/saleor/saleor -
App / plugin ecosystem Yes verified 2026-07-10
Apps allow you to add new functionalities on top of Saleor and integrate it with third-party services.
https://docs.saleor.io/developer/extending/apps/overview -
Digital products Yes verified 2026-07-10
Learn how to set up and manage digital products (like software, e-books, or services) in Saleor with this guide.
https://docs.saleor.io/recipes/digital-products
FAQ
Yes. Big Cartel and OpenCart have a free tier or are fully free. Free-tier limits in the comparison table are verified and dated.
Medusa, WooCommerce and OpenCart — every license claim links its source.