Comparison

Saleor vs Vendure

No clear leader: Vendure (53.4) and Saleor (52.9) 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.

Saleor full profile →Vendure full profile →

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Saleor53

Vendure53

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Saleor	Vendure
Vioscale score	53 / 100medium · 67%	53 / 100medium · 59%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	high	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✗
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	1	1
Security
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	-
Pcisecurity.pci	✓	-
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	-	6.4
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	23,265	8,376
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	-	28,328
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	58	100
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	-	17
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	-

Score

Vioscale score

Saleor53 / 100medium · 67%

Vendure53 / 100medium · 59%

Pricing

Free tier

Saleor✓

Vendure✓

Model

Saleorcommercial

Vendurecommercial

Price level

Saleorhigh

Vendurefree

Transparent

Saleor✓

Vendure✗

Integrations

Count

Saleor1

Vendure1

Security

Gdpr

Saleor✓

Vendure–

Pci

Saleor✓

Vendure–

Scorecard

Saleor–

Vendure6.4

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

Saleor23,265

Vendure8,376

Package downloads weekly

Saleor–

Vendure28,328

Activity

Commits last 30d

Saleor58

Vendure100

Release

Cadence days

Saleor–

Vendure17

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

Vendure–

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

A GraphQL-based ecommerce platform enabling teams to build, deploy, and scale customizable commerce experiences through headless architecture with both cloud-hosted and self-hosted options.

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.

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 ↗

Vendure

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

Platforms

Web

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

1 total

Stripe Connect

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.