Comparison

Magento Open Source vs WooCommerce

On the evidence we track, WooCommerce leads this comparison with a composite score of 58/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Magento Open Source52

★WooCommerce58

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Magento Open Source	WooCommerceLeader
vioscaleAI score	52 / 100low · 39%	58 / 100medium · 64%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	-	4
Security
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	-	✓
Pcisecurity.pci	-	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	6.1	4.6
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	-	https://woocommerce.com/posts/gdpr-compliance-woocommerce/
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 100 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=packagist&package_name=magento%2Fcommunity-edition&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 · Max severity: CRITICAL	Count: 5 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=packagist&package_name=woocommerce%2Fwoocommerce&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 · Max severity: HIGH
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	12	150
Github starsadoption.github_stars	12,205	10,548
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	100
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	-	3
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	OSL-3.0	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	PHP	PHP
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide · Popular in US, GB
Content
Faqcontent.faq	4 items	7 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Magento Open Source52 / 100low · 39%

WooCommerce58 / 100medium · 64%

Pricing

Free tier

Magento Open Source✓

WooCommerce✓

Model

Magento Open Sourceopen_source

WooCommercecommercial

Price level

Magento Open Sourcefree

WooCommercefree

Transparent

Magento Open Source✓

WooCommerce✓

Integrations

Count

Magento Open Source–

WooCommerce4

Security

Gdpr

Magento Open Source–

WooCommerce✓

Pci

Magento Open Source–

WooCommerce✓

Scorecard

Magento Open Source6.1

WooCommerce4.6

Trust center

Magento Open Source–

WooCommercehttps://woocommerce.com/posts/gdpr-compliance-woocommerce/

Vulnerabilities

Magento Open SourceCount: 100 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=packagist&package_name=magento%2Fcommunity-edition&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 · Max severity: CRITICAL

WooCommerceCount: 5 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=packagist&package_name=woocommerce%2Fwoocommerce&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 · Max severity: HIGH

Adoption

Dependent repos

Magento Open Source12

WooCommerce150

Github stars

Magento Open Source12,205

WooCommerce10,548

Activity

Commits last 30d

Magento Open Source100

WooCommerce100

Release

Cadence days

Magento Open Source–

WooCommerce3

History

Magento Open Source20 items

WooCommerce20 items

License

Spdx

Magento Open SourceOSL-3.0

WooCommerce–

Language

Primary

Magento Open SourcePHP

WooCommercePHP

Market

Availability

Magento Open Source–

WooCommerceAvailable worldwide · Popular in US, GB

Content

Faq

Magento Open Source4 items

WooCommerce7 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for e-commerce platforms. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for E-commerce Platforms
Capability	Magento Open Source	WooCommerce
Core
Platform type	Self-host OSS	Self-host OSS
Licensing
Open-source	✓	✓
Deployment
Self-hostable	✓	✓
Pricing
Free / open tier	✓	✓
Transaction fees beyond plan	✗	-
Payments
Payments model	Bring-your-own gateway	Built-in + BYO gateway
Architecture
Headless / API-first storefront	-	-
Compliance
PCI-DSS compliance provided	-	-
Reach
Multi-currency / multi-language	-	✓
Selling
B2B / wholesale features	-	✓
POS / omnichannel	-	✓
Extensibility
App / extension ecosystem size	Community-maintained with extensive customization and extension capabilities	WordPress plugin and extension ecosystem

Core

Platform type

Magento Open SourceSelf-host OSS

WooCommerceSelf-host OSS

Licensing

Open-source

Magento Open Source✓

WooCommerce✓

Deployment

Self-hostable

Magento Open Source✓

WooCommerce✓

Pricing

Free / open tier

Magento Open Source✓

WooCommerce✓

Transaction fees beyond plan

Magento Open Source✗

WooCommerce-

Payments

Payments model

Magento Open SourceBring-your-own gateway

WooCommerceBuilt-in + BYO gateway

Architecture

Headless / API-first storefront

Magento Open Source-

WooCommerce-

Compliance

PCI-DSS compliance provided

Magento Open Source-

WooCommerce-

Reach

Multi-currency / multi-language

Magento Open Source-

WooCommerce✓

Selling

B2B / wholesale features

Magento Open Source-

WooCommerce✓

POS / omnichannel

Magento Open Source-

WooCommerce✓

Extensibility

App / extension ecosystem size

Magento Open SourceCommunity-maintained with extensive customization and extension capabilities

WooCommerceWordPress plugin and extension ecosystem

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Magento Open Source

An open-source e-commerce platform released under the Open Software License v3.0, maintained by Adobe and available for self-hosting with community contribution opportunities.

Independently observed

WooCommerce

Leader

Commerce platform for WordPress that merchants self-host, with customizable checkout workflows, data management options, flexible hosting choices, and omnichannel selling capabilities including marketplace synchronization.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Magento Open Source

Open source

as of 2026-10-15verify ↗

WooCommerce

Leader

Open sourceFree tier

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Magento Open Source	WooCommerce
WebPlatforms	-	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓
On-premiseDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

Magento Open Source–

WooCommerce✓

Deployment

Self-hosted

Magento Open Source✓

WooCommerce✓

On-premise

Magento Open Source✓

WooCommerce✗

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Magento Open Source

Not documented yet.

WooCommerce

Leader

6 total

PayPal
YouTube Shopping
Jetpack
Apple Pay
TikTok
Amazon

Independently observed

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