Open source alternatives to Shopify

3 projects on starwire do the same job. Ranked by how much of what Shopify does each one covers, read from its README and website. Ties go to the most active.

What Shopify does

  1. Online storecore
  2. Product catalogcore
  3. Checkout and paymentscore
  4. Order and inventory management
  5. Themes
  6. Apps and integrations
  7. Headless storefront API

Each dot in the table is one job, in this order. Square dots are core jobs and count double. Full means yes, half means partly. "See the evidence" under a project shows the line behind each one. Coverage is what a project documents, not how well it works or how hard it is to move to. How we score this

ProjectCoversStarsCommits, 12 weeksLast releaseClosed vs openedSetupLicense
medusaHeadless commerce backend in Node.js for building online stores Same job, different way80%37k+121
682
 yesterday86% Hosted version Custom license
Covers 2 of 3 core jobs. Partly: Online store. Not shown: Themes.See the evidence
  • Online storecorePartlyoptionally the Next.js Starter Storefront
  • Product catalogcoreYesAdvanced Product Management
  • Checkout and paymentscoreYescommerce primitives such as products, carts, orders, and payments
  • Order and inventory managementYesInventory and Multi-warehousing
  • ThemesNot shownNeither the README nor the website mentions it.
  • Apps and integrationsYesCheck out all available Medusa integrations.
  • Headless storefront APIYesHolds the Store and Admin API routes
lunarHeadless e-commerce package for Laravel with a Filament admin panel Same job, different way65%3.8k+2
82
 3 months ago100% For developers MIT
Covers 2 of 3 core jobs. Partly: Online store; Headless storefront API. Not shown: Themes; Apps and integrations.See the evidence
  • Online storecorePartlyYou have complete freedom to create your own storefront(s)
  • Product catalogcoreYesProducts, variants, pricing, media and collections
  • Checkout and paymentscoreYesAuthentication, cart and checkout
  • Order and inventory managementYesmanage all aspects of your store including products, orders
  • ThemesNot shownNeither the README nor the website mentions it.
  • Apps and integrationsNot shownNeither the README nor the website mentions it.
  • Headless storefront APIPartlyA headless Laravel e-commerce package built on Eloquent.
woocommerceEcommerce platform built on WordPress Not checked yet11k+2
1,665
 3 days ago100% Install like an app GPL-2.0

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