Comparison

PrestaShop vs Vendure

No clear leader: PrestaShop (56.7) and Vendure (53.4) 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.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
PrestaShop57
Vendure53
Score
Vioscale score
PrestaShop57 / 100medium · 65%
Vendure53 / 100medium · 59%
Pricing
Free tier
PrestaShop
Vendure
Model
PrestaShopfreemium
Vendurecommercial
Price level
PrestaShoplow
Vendurefree
Transparent
PrestaShop
Vendure
Integrations
Count
PrestaShop12
Vendure1
Reliability
Status page
PrestaShop
Vendure
Adoption
Dependent repos
PrestaShop2
Vendure1
Github stars
PrestaShop9,200
Vendure8,376
Package downloads weekly
PrestaShop
Vendure28,328
Activity
Commits last 30d
PrestaShop100
Vendure100
Release
Cadence days
PrestaShop27
Vendure17
History
PrestaShop20 items
Vendure20 items
License
Spdx
PrestaShop
Language
Primary
PrestaShopPHP
VendureTypeScript
Market
Availability
Vendure

Capabilities

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

Core
Platform type
PrestaShopSelf-host OSS
VendureHeadless / composable
Licensing
Open-source
PrestaShop
Vendure
Deployment
Self-hostable
PrestaShop
Vendure
Pricing
Free / open tier
PrestaShop
Vendure
Transaction fees beyond plan
PrestaShop-
Vendure-
Payments
Payments model
PrestaShopBring-your-own gateway
VendureBuilt-in payments
Architecture
Headless / API-first storefront
PrestaShop-
Vendure
Compliance
PCI-DSS compliance provided
PrestaShop-
Vendure-
Reach
Multi-currency / multi-language
PrestaShop-
Vendure
Selling
B2B / wholesale features
PrestaShop
Vendure
POS / omnichannel
PrestaShop-
Vendure
Extensibility
App / extension ecosystem size
PrestaShopExtensive marketplace with thousands of modules and themes
VendurePlugin-first architecture with stable plugin contracts

What each one is

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

PrestaShop

A self-hosted e-commerce solution that gives merchants complete ownership over their stores and data, with extensive customization through modules and themes.

Independently observed

Vendure

A developer-focused commerce backend using Node.js, NestJS, and GraphQL that enables businesses to build custom D2C, B2B, and omnichannel storefronts through a single extensible API without vendor lock-in.

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 verify ↗

Vendure

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
PrestaShop
Vendure
CLI
PrestaShop
Vendure
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
PrestaShop
Vendure
Self-hosted
PrestaShop
Vendure

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

Vendure

1 total
  • Microsoft ERP
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.