Comparison

Saleor vs Vendure

On the evidence we track, Saleor leads this comparison with a composite score of 52/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Saleor52

Vendure46

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	SaleorLeader	Vendure
vioscaleAI score	52 / 100medium · 59%	46 / 100medium · 62%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✗
Modelpricing.model	commercial	quote
Price levelpricing.price_level	high	unknown
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✗
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	1	1
Security
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	✓
Pcisecurity.pci	✓	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	-	6.7
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	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40zooshgroup%2Fvendure-core&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	-
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	0	1
Github starsadoption.github_stars	23,442	8,512
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	-	36,127
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	35	100
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	-	20
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	BSD-3-Clause	GPL-3.0-or-later
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Python	TypeScript
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · HQ PL	Available worldwide · HQ AT
Content
Faqcontent.faq	7 items	5 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Saleor52 / 100medium · 59%

Vendure46 / 100medium · 62%

Pricing

Free tier

Saleor✓

Vendure✗

Model

Saleorcommercial

Vendurequote

Price level

Saleorhigh

Vendureunknown

Transparent

Saleor✓

Vendure✗

Integrations

Count

Saleor1

Vendure1

Security

Gdpr

Saleor✓

Vendure✓

Pci

Saleor✓

Vendure✓

Scorecard

Saleor–

Vendure6.7

Soc2

Saleor✓

Vendure–

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

VendureCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40zooshgroup%2Fvendure-core&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Status page

Saleor✓

Vendure–

Adoption

Dependent repos

Saleor0

Vendure1

Github stars

Saleor23,442

Vendure8,512

Package downloads weekly

Saleor–

Vendure36,127

Activity

Commits last 30d

Saleor35

Vendure100

Release

Cadence days

Saleor–

Vendure20

History

Saleor20 items

Vendure20 items

License

Spdx

SaleorBSD-3-Clause

VendureGPL-3.0-or-later

Language

Primary

SaleorPython

VendureTypeScript

Market

Availability

SaleorAvailable worldwide · HQ PL

VendureAvailable worldwide · HQ AT

Content

Faq

Saleor7 items

Vendure5 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	Vendure
Core
Platform type	Headless / composable	Headless / composable
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	Plugin-first architecture with stable plugin contracts

Core

Platform type

SaleorHeadless / composable

VendureHeadless / composable

Licensing

Open-source

Saleor✓

Vendure✓

Deployment

Self-hostable

Saleor✓

Vendure✓

Pricing

Free / open tier

Saleor✓

Vendure✓

Transaction fees beyond plan

Saleor✓

Vendure-

Payments

Payments model

SaleorBuilt-in + BYO gateway

VendureBuilt-in payments

Architecture

Headless / API-first storefront

Saleor✓

Vendure✓

Compliance

PCI-DSS compliance provided

Saleor✓

Vendure✓

Reach

Multi-currency / multi-language

Saleor✓

Vendure✓

Selling

B2B / wholesale features

Saleor✓

Vendure✓

POS / omnichannel

Saleor✓

Vendure✓

Extensibility

App / extension ecosystem size

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

VendurePlugin-first architecture with stable plugin contracts

What each one is

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

Saleor

Leader

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

Vendure

Vendure is a headless commerce platform designed for B2B enterprises with complex requirements. It includes built-in support for company accounts, customer-specific pricing, approval workflows, and deep integrations with existing enterprise systems, available as self-hosted software or 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.

Saleor

Leader

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 ↗

Vendure

Quote-based

Custom-quoted annual subscription with no per-order, GMV, or per-user charges

as of 2026-10-13verify ↗

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	Vendure
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✗	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓
HybridDeployment	✗	✓

Platforms

Web

Saleor✓

Vendure✓

Linux

Saleor✗

Vendure✓

CLI

Saleor✓

Vendure✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Saleor✓

Vendure✓

Self-hosted

Saleor✓

Vendure✓

Hybrid

Saleor✗

Vendure✓

Integrations

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

Saleor

Leader

1 total

Stripe Connect

Independently observed

Vendure

2 total

Microsoft ERP
Sentry

Independently observed

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