Shopware

Open and commercial commerce platform for B2C and B2B storefronts, headless projects, product catalogs, and workflow automation.

Last reviewed: 2026-07-21

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Overview

Open and commercial commerce platform for B2C and B2B storefronts, headless projects, product catalogs, and workflow automation.

Best for

Merchants and agencies that want an open commerce foundation with both self-hosted and commercial deployment paths.

Not ideal for

Small teams that want the broadest plug-and-play app ecosystem or do not have implementation support for an open platform.

Key features

Open-source Community Edition

B2B components

Rule Builder

Headless APIs

Multi-channel commerce

Integrations

Confirm current integration depth with the vendor before buying. Listed integrations are a starting point for research, not a complete implementation guarantee.

Payment extensionsERP connectorsShipping extensionsMarketplace extensionsREST APIs

Pricing summary

Community Edition is free to self-host. Commercial plans use paid subscriptions or sales-assisted terms, with hosting and implementation adding to total cost.

Free trial

Unknown

Free plan

Yes

Pros and cons

Pros

Open-source entry path
Flexible rule and workflow tools
Suitable for composable projects

Cons

Implementation ownership remains with the merchant or partner
Commercial pricing requires careful scoping
US ecosystem is smaller than leading hosted platforms

Alternatives

ShopifyHosted ecommerce platform for building online stores, managing products, processing orders, and extending operations with apps.BigCommerceHosted ecommerce platform with built-in commerce features, multi-channel selling options, and flexible storefront approaches.WooCommerceOpen-source ecommerce plugin for WordPress that gives merchants control over storefront, hosting, and extensions.Squarespace CommerceHosted website and ecommerce platform for selling physical products, digital goods, services, subscriptions, and content from a design-focused storefront.Wix eCommerceHosted website and commerce platform with visual site building, product management, payments, and multichannel selling tools.Ecwid by LightspeedHosted ecommerce software for adding a store to an existing site or launching a standalone storefront across online sales channels.Adobe CommerceEnterprise commerce platform for complex catalogs, B2B and B2C selling, multi-brand operations, and composable storefront projects.Shift4ShopHosted ecommerce platform with storefront, product, order, marketing, and payment tools for online merchants.PrestaShopOpen-source ecommerce platform with modular storefront, catalog, checkout, localization, and extension options.