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E-commerce · 9 alternatives

Instead of Shopware, try one of these 9.

Every alternative is lined up against Shopware on what people actually switch for: price, open source, self-hosting, offline use and platforms. Shopware sits in the first row, so you can see what you give up.

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Alternative
Price
Open source
Self-host
Offline
Platforms
ShopwareWhat you have now
Open-source commerce platform popular in DACH.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
PrestaShop#1
Open-source store platform popular in Europe.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
Medusa#2
Open-source commerce engine for custom storefronts.
PriceFree
cloud from $/mo
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
Saleor#3
Headless, GraphQL-first commerce platform.
PriceFree
cloud quote
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
Adobe Commerce#4
Enterprise open-source commerce platform from Adobe.
PricePaid
enterprise quote
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
Thirty Bees#5
Fast open-source ecommerce for independent merchants
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
Sylius#6
Flexible Symfony-based framework for custom ecommerce
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux
Drupal Commerce#7
Commerce framework built on the Drupal CMS
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
QOR#8
Go SDK for building custom e-commerce and CMS backends.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Mac · Linux
Unchained Commerce#9
Code-first headless commerce framework with GraphQL and B2B features.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web

How to read this. “Yes” means fully supported by the maker. “Partial” means it works with caveats. Likes reflect community popularity; vendors can’t pay for them or for placement. How we compare.

Shopware alternatives at a glance

Shopware is a free e-commerce app. We compared 9 alternatives: 9 are open source, 8 are completely free, 9 can be self-hosted and 0 work fully offline. The most popular is PrestaShop, with 480 likes.

Most liked overallPrestaShop

Open-source store platform popular in Europe.

Free · Open source · Self‑hostable
Best free optionMedusa

Open-source commerce engine for custom storefronts.

Free · Open source · Self‑hostable
Best open-source optionSaleor

Headless, GraphQL-first commerce platform.

Free · Open source · Self‑hostable
Best to self-hostAdobe Commerce

Enterprise open-source commerce platform from Adobe.

Paid · Open source · Self‑hostable

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