Creator and commerce
Shopify alternatives
2 open-source projects that already do this job. Free to use - not free to run, which is what the numbers on the right are for.
The projects
bagisto/bagisto★27,949 GitHub starsMIT licenceLaravel-based open source e-commerce platform with product catalog, storefront, cart, and admin dashboard.Open on GitHub ↗spree/spree★15,605 GitHub starsBSD-3-Clause licenceFull-featured open source commerce platform with REST API and a production-ready Next.js storefront.Open on GitHub ↗
What you give up either way
- Access to Shopify's Shop marketplace exposure (250M+ shoppers)
- Shopify App Store ecosystem and thousands of prebuilt apps
- Built-in Sidekick AI and other proprietary AI features
- Hosted PCI/compliance, fraud protection, and built-in payments
- Managed POS hardware, warranty, and tight in-person integrations
An open-source project doing the core job proves a replacement is possible. It does not prove it matches Shopify, and it does not prove anyone has run it for a month. How we decide.