Comparison

Saleor vs Swell

On the evidence we track, Swell leads this comparison with a composite score of 74/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Saleor52

★Swell74

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Saleor	SwellLeader
vioscaleAI score	52 / 100medium · 59%	74 / 100medium · 54%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	high	mid
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	-	$29
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	1	10
Security
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	-
Pcisecurity.pci	✓	-
Soc2security.soc2	✓	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	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
Sla pctreliability.sla_pct	-	100
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	0	-
Github starsadoption.github_stars	23,442	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	35	-
Release
Historyrelease.history	20 items	-
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	BSD-3-Clause	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Python	-
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · HQ PL	Available worldwide · Popular in US
Content
Faqcontent.faq	7 items	6 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Saleor52 / 100medium · 59%

Swell74 / 100medium · 54%

Pricing

Free tier

Saleor✓

Swell✓

Model

Saleorcommercial

Swellfreemium

Price level

Saleorhigh

Swellmid

Starting price

Saleor–

Swell$29

Transparent

Saleor✓

Swell✓

Integrations

Count

Saleor1

Swell10

Security

Gdpr

Saleor✓

Swell–

Pci

Saleor✓

Swell–

Soc2

Saleor✓

Swell–

Vulnerabilities

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

Swell–

Reliability

Sla pct

Saleor–

Swell100

Status page

Saleor✓

Swell✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Saleor0

Swell–

Github stars

Saleor23,442

Swell–

Activity

Commits last 30d

Saleor35

Swell–

Release

History

Saleor20 items

Swell–

License

Spdx

SaleorBSD-3-Clause

Swell–

Language

Primary

SaleorPython

Swell–

Market

Availability

SaleorAvailable worldwide · HQ PL

SwellAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

Content

Faq

Saleor7 items

Swell6 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	Saleor	Swell
Core
Platform type	Headless / composable	Hosted all-in-one SaaS
Licensing
Open-source	✓	✓
Deployment
Self-hostable	✓	✓
Pricing
Free / open tier	✓	✓
Transaction fees beyond plan	✓	✓
Payments
Payments model	Built-in + BYO gateway	Built-in payments
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	Over 100 webhooks, extensible dashboard with iframe apps, open-source app market	Apps and integrations ecosystem with Klaviyo, Omnisend, Resend, and payment prov

Core

Platform type

SaleorHeadless / composable

SwellHosted all-in-one SaaS

Licensing

Open-source

Saleor✓

Swell✓

Deployment

Self-hostable

Saleor✓

Swell✓

Pricing

Free / open tier

Saleor✓

Swell✓

Transaction fees beyond plan

Saleor✓

Swell✓

Payments

Payments model

SaleorBuilt-in + BYO gateway

SwellBuilt-in payments

Architecture

Headless / API-first storefront

Saleor✓

Swell✓

Compliance

PCI-DSS compliance provided

Saleor✓

Swell✓

Reach

Multi-currency / multi-language

Saleor✓

Swell✓

Selling

B2B / wholesale features

Saleor✓

Swell✓

POS / omnichannel

Saleor✓

Swell-

Extensibility

App / extension ecosystem size

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

SwellApps and integrations ecosystem with Klaviyo, Omnisend, Resend, and payment prov

What each one is

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

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

Swell

Leader

A SaaS ecommerce platform designed to help merchants quickly establish online stores, manage subscription products, and handle wholesale operations with built-in support for multiple currencies, languages, and payment methods.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

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 ↗

Swell

Leader

from $29/moSubscriptionFree tier

From $29/month billed annually. Free trial available.

Starter$29/month billed annually
Standard$299/month
Advanced$2,250/month
CustomContact sales

as of 2026-09-22verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Saleor	Swell
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✗
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

Saleor✓

Swell✓

CLI

Saleor✓

Swell✗

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Saleor✓

Swell✓

Self-hosted

Saleor✓

Swell✗

Integrations

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

Saleor

1 total

Stripe Connect

Independently observed

Swell

Leader

14 total

Klaviyo
ShipStation
PayPal
Braintree
Sezzle
Resend
Omnisend
Shopify
Avalara
Stripe
Klarna
Apple Pay
Google Pay
Resolve

Independently observed

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