Self-hosted alternatives to Shopify

Build your online store on your own infrastructure. Below are 12 open source options you host on your own server — with no monthly per-user fee and full control of your data.

MedusaJs

★ 34,537

Headless commerce engine that enables developers to create amazing digital commerce experiences.

E-commerce MIT

Bagisto

★ 27,385

Leading Laravel open source e-commerce framework with multi-inventory sources, taxation, localization, dropshipping and more exciting features.

E-commerce MIT

Saleor

★ 23,014

Django based open-sourced e-commerce storefront.

E-commerce BSD-3-Clause

Spree Commerce

★ 15,503

Spree is a complete, modular & API-driven open source e-commerce solution for Ruby on Rails.

E-commerce BSD-3-Clause

Magento Open Source

★ 12,133

Leading provider of open omnichannel innovation.

E-commerce OSL-3.0

WooCommerce

★ 10,362

WordPress based e-commerce solution.

E-commerce GPL-3.0

EverShop

★ 10,141

E-commerce platform with essential commerce features. Modular architecture and fully customizable.

E-commerce GPL-3.0

PrestaShop

★ 9,113

Fully scalable e-commerce solution.

E-commerce OSL-3.0

Sylius

★ 8,490

Symfony2 powered open source full-stack platform for eCommerce.

E-commerce MIT

Vendure

★ 8,196

A headless commerce framework.

E-commerce MIT

OpenCart

★ 8,144

Shopping cart solution.

E-commerce GPL-3.0

Aimeos

★ 5,408

E-commerce framework for building custom online shops, market places and complex B2B applications scaling to billions of items with Laravel.

E-commerce LGPL-3.0

Frequently asked questions

Is there a free self-hosted alternative to Shopify?

Yes. We've gathered 12 self-hosted, open source alternatives to Shopify — including MedusaJs, Bagisto, Saleor. You run all of them on your own server.

What is the best open source alternative to Shopify?

MedusaJs is one of the most popular (34,537 GitHub stars). The "best" depends on your case — compare the options below.

Do I need a server to replace Shopify?

Yes. You can use a home server (homelab) or a cheap VPS (from ~€4/mo). See the hosting suggestions on this page.