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Open source alternatives to CommerceTools[006]
CommerceTools provides a headless, API-first commerce platform for building composable storefronts, catalogues and checkout flows. Below are 6 self-hostable open source alternatives, ranked by GitHub popularity.
Medusa
The world's most flexible commerce platform
★ STARS
32.9k
⑂ FORKS
4.4k
Saleor
Saleor Core: the high performance, composable, headless commerce API
★ STARS
22.9k
⑂ FORKS
6.0k
WooCommerce
An open-source eCommerce solution built on WordPress
★ STARS
10.3k
⑂ FORKS
10.7k
Vendure
A headless GraphQL ecommerce framework built on Node.js with Nest.js and TypeScript
★ STARS
8.1k
⑂ FORKS
1.0k
Solidus
Solidus, the open-source eCommerce framework for industry trailblazers.
★ STARS
5.3k
⑂ FORKS
1.4k
Shopware
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
★ STARS
3.3k
⑂ FORKS
1.2k
// EDITOR'S TAKE
Saleor is the closest architecturally, with a GraphQL-first API and a clean separation between backend and storefront, though its Python stack and enterprise-leaning extensions are a commitment. Medusa is easier to extend if your team lives in Node.js, and Vendure sits in between with strict TypeScript and a plugin system; WooCommerce is the outlier here since it drags WordPress along with it.
// FREQUENTLY ASKED
What is the best open source CommerceTools alternative?
Medusa is the most popular open source CommerceTools alternative by GitHub stars (32,914 stars). The other 5 options are ranked above.
Are these CommerceTools alternatives self-hostable?
Yes — every project listed here is open source and runs on your own infrastructure. Click into a project to see its license, stars, language, and current health status.
Are they free?
All projects shown are free and open source. Check each project's license page for the terms — most are MIT, Apache 2.0, or AGPL.