Comparison

Vendure vs WooCommerce

No clear leader: WooCommerce (56.6) 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
Vendure53
WooCommerce57
Score
Vioscale score
Vendure53 / 100medium · 59%
WooCommerce57 / 100medium · 66%
Pricing
Free tier
Vendure
WooCommerce
Model
Vendurecommercial
WooCommercecommercial
Price level
Vendurefree
WooCommercefree
Transparent
Vendure
WooCommerce
Integrations
Count
Vendure1
WooCommerce3
Adoption
Dependent repos
Vendure1
WooCommerce150
Github stars
Vendure8,376
WooCommerce10,476
Package downloads weekly
Vendure28,328
WooCommerce
Activity
Commits last 30d
Vendure100
WooCommerce100
Release
Cadence days
Vendure17
WooCommerce6
History
Vendure20 items
WooCommerce20 items
License
Spdx
WooCommerce
Language
Primary
VendureTypeScript
WooCommercePHP
Market
Availability

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

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

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.

Vendure

Open sourceFree tier
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
Vendure
WooCommerce
CLI
Vendure
WooCommerce
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Vendure
WooCommerce
Self-hosted
Vendure
WooCommerce
On-premise
Vendure
WooCommerce

Integrations

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

Vendure

1 total
  • Microsoft ERP
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.