Comparison

PrestaShop vs Saleor

No clear leader: PrestaShop (53.0) and Saleor (51.7) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

PrestaShop full profile →Saleor full profile →

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PrestaShop53

Saleor52

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	PrestaShop	Saleor
vioscaleAI score	53 / 100medium · 59%	52 / 100medium · 59%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	high
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	12	1
Security
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	✓
Pcisecurity.pci	-	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	4	-
Soc2security.soc2	-	✓
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	https://prestashop.com/blog/tech-en/security-announcement-your-store-may-be-vulnerable-to-malware-here-is-what-you-need-to-do/	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 33 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=packagist&package_name=prestashop%2Fprestashop&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 4 · Max severity: CRITICAL	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fsaleor%2Fsaleor&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	2	0
Github starsadoption.github_stars	9,227	23,442
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	35
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	21	-
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	-	BSD-3-Clause
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	PHP	Python
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · HQ FR	Available worldwide · HQ PL
Content
Faqcontent.faq	7 items	7 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

PrestaShop53 / 100medium · 59%

Saleor52 / 100medium · 59%

Pricing

Free tier

PrestaShop✓

Saleor✓

Model

PrestaShopopen_source

Saleorcommercial

Price level

PrestaShopfree

Saleorhigh

Transparent

PrestaShop✓

Saleor✓

Integrations

Count

PrestaShop12

Saleor1

Security

Gdpr

PrestaShop✓

Saleor✓

Pci

PrestaShop–

Saleor✓

Scorecard

PrestaShop4

Saleor–

Soc2

PrestaShop–

Saleor✓

Trust center

PrestaShophttps://prestashop.com/blog/tech-en/security-announcement-your-store-may-be-vulnerable-to-malware-here-is-what-you-need-to-do/

Saleor–

Vulnerabilities

PrestaShopCount: 33 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=packagist&package_name=prestashop%2Fprestashop&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 4 · Max severity: CRITICAL

SaleorCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fsaleor%2Fsaleor&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Status page

PrestaShop✓

Saleor✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

PrestaShop2

Saleor0

Github stars

PrestaShop9,227

Saleor23,442

Activity

Commits last 30d

PrestaShop100

Saleor35

Release

Cadence days

PrestaShop21

Saleor–

History

PrestaShop20 items

Saleor20 items

License

Spdx

PrestaShop–

SaleorBSD-3-Clause

Language

Primary

PrestaShopPHP

SaleorPython

Market

Availability

PrestaShopAvailable worldwide · HQ FR

SaleorAvailable worldwide · HQ PL

Content

Faq

PrestaShop7 items

Saleor7 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	PrestaShop	Saleor
Core
Platform type	Self-host OSS	Headless / composable
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	Extensive marketplace with thousands of modules and themes	Over 100 webhooks, extensible dashboard with iframe apps, open-source app market

Core

Platform type

PrestaShopSelf-host OSS

SaleorHeadless / composable

Licensing

Open-source

PrestaShop✓

Saleor✓

Deployment

Self-hostable

PrestaShop✓

Saleor✓

Pricing

Free / open tier

PrestaShop✓

Saleor✓

Transaction fees beyond plan

PrestaShop-

Saleor✓

Payments

Payments model

PrestaShopBring-your-own gateway

SaleorBuilt-in + BYO gateway

Architecture

Headless / API-first storefront

PrestaShop-

Saleor✓

Compliance

PCI-DSS compliance provided

PrestaShop-

Saleor✓

Reach

Multi-currency / multi-language

PrestaShop✓

Saleor✓

Selling

B2B / wholesale features

PrestaShop✓

Saleor✓

POS / omnichannel

PrestaShop-

Saleor✓

Extensibility

App / extension ecosystem size

PrestaShopExtensive marketplace with thousands of modules and themes

SaleorOver 100 webhooks, extensible dashboard with iframe apps, open-source app market

What each one is

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

PrestaShop

A customizable e-commerce platform that enables businesses to create, customize, and scale online shops with full control over storefront design, customer relationships, and pricing strategies.

Independently observed

Saleor

A headless, composable ecommerce platform built on GraphQL APIs that allows merchants and developers to integrate with any technology stack. Available both as open-source code for self-hosting and as a managed cloud service.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

PrestaShop

HybridFree tier

Free open-source platform with optional paid support services from €90.

ClassicFree

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Saleor

from $1599/moHybridFree tier

From $1,599/month. Free sandbox tier available for development.

SandboxesFree
- Isolated development environments
- Data branching
- Automated backups and snapshots
- Data obfuscation for privacy
- No API rate limiting
Standard$1,599/month + 0.8% on orders exceeding $200k GMV
- Up to $200k GMV monthly included
- 0.8% fee on orders exceeding GMV limit
- Fair API usage policy
- Discovery and onboarding
- Solution architect pairing
- +2 more
Volume$3,999/month + 0.4% on orders exceeding $1M GMV
- Up to $1M GMV monthly included
- 0.4% fee on orders exceeding GMV limit
- Fair API usage policy
- All Standard plan support features
- Dedicated delivery lead
- +2 more
EnterpriseContact sales
- Best unit economics for scale
- Custom pricing negotiated per needs
- Fair API usage policy
- Full support and delivery services
- Quarterly business reviews
- +1 more

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	PrestaShop	Saleor
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✗	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✗	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

Web

PrestaShop✓

Saleor✓

CLI

PrestaShop✗

Saleor✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

PrestaShop✗

Saleor✓

Self-hosted

PrestaShop✓

Saleor✓

Integrations

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

PrestaShop

12 total

PayPal
PrestaShop Checkout
Stripe
Alma
Klarna
Viva.com
Airwallex
Click to Pay
Facebook
Instagram
Google
Klaviyo

Independently observed

Saleor

1 total

Stripe Connect

Independently observed

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PrestaShop or Saleor: which one depends on you

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