Alternatives / Shopify
Open-source alternatives to Shopify Four hand-approved projects in our catalog replace Shopify. All four are ecommerce software. Medusa
Hosted e-commerce store builder.
List price $29/mo on Basic (billed yearly), checked Oct 2026.
Visit Shopify Clear Each choice is checked against live catalog data. Counts show how many alternatives meet it.
Licence Permissive licence (MIT, Apache, BSD) MIT, Apache-2.0 or BSD 4/4 meet it Copyleft is fine Any OSI licence: GPL, AGPL, MPL or permissive. Source-available does not count. 4/4 meet it Activity Released in the last 90 days A GitHub release since Aug 2, 2026 4/4 meet it Gaining stars this week 10 or more new GitHub stars in 7 days 3/4 meet it Language Written in PHP Main language on GitHub 2/4 meet it Written in Python Main language on GitHub 1/4 meet it Written in TypeScript Main language on GitHub 1/4 meet it Catalog Recommended in a stack Part of at least one of our stacks 1/4 meet it The alternatives Pick what matters below. For now the four alternatives are in order of GitHub stars.
Order: GitHub stars Composable commerce for custom builds.
Use modular product, pricing, inventory, cart, order, payment, and fulfillment logic Compose commerce operations through reusable workflows and APIs Build DTC, B2B, marketplace, distributor, service, or point-of-sale applications Meets: Permissive licenceMeets: Open-source licenceMeets: Released ≤ 90 daysMeets: Gaining starsMeets: Written in TypeScriptMeets: In a stack37K starsMIT TypeScript Latest release yesterday Website ↗ Full profile → Commerce built for Laravel teams.
Manage products, customers, carts, orders, invoices, shipments, and refunds Track stock across inventory sources and connect it to store channels Run multiple storefronts with distinct domains, catalogs, currencies, and locales Meets: Permissive licenceMeets: Open-source licenceMeets: Released ≤ 90 daysMeets: Gaining starsMeets: Written in PHPDoes not meet: In a stack28.3K starsMIT PHP Latest release 25 days ago Website ↗ Full profile → Composable commerce through GraphQL.
Expose catalog, checkout, customer, order, payment, and shipping flows through GraphQL Configure per-channel products, pricing, currency, inventory, and availability Extend commerce behavior with apps, metadata, webhooks, and dashboard views Meets: Permissive licenceMeets: Open-source licenceMeets: Released ≤ 90 daysMeets: Gaining starsMeets: Written in PythonDoes not meet: In a stack23.5K starsBSD-3-Clause Python Latest release 3 days ago Website ↗ Full profile → Commerce shaped around your workflow.
Model products, variants, channels, customers, orders, inventory, and promotions Customize checkout, payment, shipping, tax, and fulfillment behavior in Symfony Expose headless commerce resources through API Platform and integration points Meets: Permissive licenceMeets: Open-source licenceMeets: Released ≤ 90 daysDoes not meet: Gaining starsMeets: Written in PHPDoes not meet: In a stack8.6K starsMIT PHP Latest release 9 days ago Website ↗ Full profile → Most alternatives first.
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