# Saleor vs WooCommerce

| Attribute | Saleor | WooCommerce |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 52.9 (67% (medium)) | 56.6 (66% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 58 | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 0 | 150 |
| adoption.github_stars | 23,265 | 10,476 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | An open-source commerce software integrated with WordPress that enables merchants to build and manage customizable online retail operations. |
| features.capabilities | `{"headless":true,"free_tier":true,"open_source":true,"b2b_features":true,"platform_type":"headless","self_hostable":true,"payments_model":"both","pci_compliance":true,"pos_omnichannel":true,"transaction_fees":true,"extension_ecosystem":"Over 100 webhooks, extensible dashboard with iframe apps, open-source app market","multi_currency_language":true}` | `{"free_tier":true,"open_source":true,"b2b_features":true,"platform_type":"self_host","self_hostable":true,"extension_ecosystem":"WordPress plugin and extension ecosystem"}` |
| integrations.count | 1 | 3 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Stripe Connect"}]` | `[{"name":"PayPal"},{"name":"YouTube Shopping"},{"name":"Jetpack"}]` |
| language.primary | Python | PHP |
| license.spdx | BSD-3-Clause | - |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"PL","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":["US","GB"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Sandboxes","summary":"Free forever","features":["Isolated development environments","Data branching","Automated backups and snapshots","Data obfuscation for privacy","No API rate limiting"],"description":"Development and staging environments for prototyping and testing new features","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"environments":"unlimited"}},{"free":false,"name":"Standard","summary":"$1,599/month + 0.8% on orders exceeding $200k GMV","features":["Up to $200k GMV monthly included","0.8% fee on orders exceeding GMV limit","Fair API usage policy","Discovery and onboarding","Solution architect pairing","Dedicated Slack support channel","Direct support access"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":1599,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"of":"transactions","kind":"percentage","rate":0.8}],"description":"Starter plan for new projects and smaller companies","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"gmv_monthly":"$200,000"}},{"free":false,"name":"Volume","summary":"$3,999/month + 0.4% on orders exceeding $1M GMV","features":["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","Regular check-ins and tactical sessions","Quarterly business reviews"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":3999,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"of":"transactions","kind":"percentage","rate":0.4}],"description":"High-volume plan for established businesses with large transaction throughput","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"gmv_monthly":"$1,000,000"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing from 0.2% on transactions","features":["Best unit economics for scale","Custom pricing negotiated per needs","Fair API usage policy","Full support and delivery services","Quarterly business reviews","Strategic partnership approach"],"components":[{"of":"transactions","kind":"percentage","rate":0.2}],"description":"Custom enterprise plan with negotiated pricing for large-scale operations","contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"Accelerator Plan","components":[{"kind":"one_time","amount":6000,"currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Forward Deployed Engineering","components":[{"kind":"one_time","amount":12000,"currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"From $1,599/month. Free sandbox tier available for development.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://saleor.io/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T15:26:30.307Z","startingPrice":{"amount":1599,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://woocommerce.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T15:23:18.744Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | high | free |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | - | 6 |
| release.history | 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| `[{"url":"https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/releases/tag/11.1.0-beta.2","date":"2026-08-25T11:15:21Z","type":"prerelease","version":"11.1.0-beta.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/releases/tag/nightly","date":"2020-04-28T02:15:56Z","type":"prerelease","version":"nightly"},{"url":"https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/releases/tag/11.1.0-beta.1","date":"2026-08-18T10:13:51Z","type":"prerelease","version":"11.1.0-beta.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/releases/tag/11.1.0-dev","date":"2026-08-10T18:24:09Z","type":"prerelease","version":"11.1.0-dev"},{"url":"https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/releases/tag/11.0.1","date":"2026-08-10T21:08:06Z","type":"stable","version":"11.0.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/releases/tag/11.0.0","date":"2026-08-04T16:33:05Z","type":"stable","version":"11.0.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/releases/tag/11.0.0-rc.3","date":"2026-07-30T19:12:47Z","type":"prerelease","version":"11.0.0-rc.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/releases/tag/11.0.0-rc.2","date":"2026-07-29T16:44:42Z","type":"prerelease","version":"11.0.0-rc.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/releases/tag/11.0.0-rc.1","date":"2026-07-28T08:45:46Z","type":"prerelease","version":"11.0.0-rc.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/releases/tag/11.0.0-beta.2","date":"2026-07-20T11:42:22Z","type":"prerelease","version":"11.0.0-beta.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/releases/tag/trunk-snapshot","date":"2025-10-23T14:23:37Z","type":"prerelease","version":"trunk-snapshot"},{"url":"https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/releases/tag/11.0.0-beta.1","date":"2026-07-13T17:43:44Z","type":"prerelease","version":"11.0.0-beta.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/releases/tag/10.9.4","date":"2026-07-07T17:23:54Z","type":"stable","version":"10.9.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/releases/tag/11.0.0-dev","date":"2026-07-06T18:43:22Z","type":"prerelease","version":"11.0.0-dev"},{"url":"https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/releases/tag/10.9.3","date":"2026-07-03T13:59:47Z","type":"stable","version":"10.9.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/releases/tag/10.9.2","date":"2026-07-02T22:12:24Z","type":"stable","version":"10.9.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/releases/tag/10.9.1","date":"2026-06-24T19:18:25Z","type":"stable","version":"10.9.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/releases/tag/10.9.0","date":"2026-06-23T18:08:49Z","type":"stable","version":"10.9.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/releases/tag/10.9.0-rc.1","date":"2026-06-22T19:14:31Z","type":"prerelease","version":"10.9.0-rc.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/releases/tag/10.9.0-beta.2","date":"2026-06-15T14:23:39Z","type":"prerelease","version":"10.9.0-beta.2"}]` |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.pci | yes | yes |
| security.scorecard | - | 4 |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |
| security.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,"max_severity":null}` | `{"count":5,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=packagist&package_name=woocommerce%2Fwoocommerce&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":"HIGH"}` |

## Capabilities (E-commerce Platforms)

| Capability | Saleor | WooCommerce |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Platform type | Headless / composable | Self-host OSS |
| **Licensing** |  |  |
| Open-source | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Self-hostable | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Pricing** |  |  |
| Free / open tier | ✓ | ✓ |
| Transaction fees beyond plan | ✓ | - |
| **Payments** |  |  |
| Payments model | Built-in + BYO gateway | - |
| **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 | WordPress plugin and extension ecosystem |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T15:14:27.292Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*