vioscale
Comparison

Saleor vs WooCommerce

No clear leader: WooCommerce (56.6) 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 →WooCommerce full profile →
Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Saleor53
WooCommerce57
Score
Vioscale score
Saleor53 / 100medium · 67%
WooCommerce57 / 100medium · 66%
Pricing
Free tier
Saleor✓
WooCommerce✓
Model
Saleorcommercial
WooCommercecommercial
Price level
Saleorhigh
WooCommercefree
Transparent
Saleor✓
WooCommerce✓
Integrations
Count
Saleor1
WooCommerce3
Security
Gdpr
Saleor✓
WooCommerce✓
Pci
Saleor✓
WooCommerce✓
Scorecard
Saleor–
WooCommerce4
Soc2
Saleor✓
WooCommerce–
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
Saleor✓
WooCommerce–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Saleor0
WooCommerce150
Github stars
Saleor23,265
WooCommerce10,476
Activity
Commits last 30d
Saleor58
WooCommerce100
Release
Cadence days
Saleor–
WooCommerce6
History
Saleor20 items
WooCommerce20 items
License
Spdx
SaleorBSD-3-Clause
WooCommerce–
Language
Primary
SaleorPython
WooCommercePHP
Market
Availability

Capabilities

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

Core
Platform type
SaleorHeadless / composable
WooCommerceSelf-host OSS
Licensing
Open-source
Saleor✓
WooCommerce✓
Deployment
Self-hostable
Saleor✓
WooCommerce✓
Pricing
Free / open tier
Saleor✓
WooCommerce✓
Transaction fees beyond plan
Saleor✓
WooCommerce-
Payments
Payments model
SaleorBuilt-in + BYO gateway
WooCommerce-
Architecture
Headless / API-first storefront
Saleor✓
WooCommerce-
Compliance
PCI-DSS compliance provided
Saleor✓
WooCommerce-
Reach
Multi-currency / multi-language
Saleor✓
WooCommerce-
Selling
B2B / wholesale features
Saleor✓
WooCommerce✓
POS / omnichannel
Saleor✓
WooCommerce-
Extensibility
App / extension ecosystem size
SaleorOver 100 webhooks, extensible dashboard with iframe apps, open-source app market
WooCommerceWordPress plugin and extension ecosystem

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

WooCommerce

An open-source commerce software integrated with WordPress that enables merchants to build and manage customizable online retail operations.

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 verify ↗

WooCommerce

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
Saleor✓
WooCommerce✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Saleor✓
WooCommerce✗
Self-hosted
Saleor✓
WooCommerce✓
On-premise
Saleor✗
WooCommerce✓
Hybrid
Saleor✓
WooCommerce✗

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

WooCommerce

3 total
  • PayPal
  • YouTube Shopping
  • Jetpack
Independently observed

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