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Aimeos vs Shopware Community Edition: catalog facts
Aimeos	Shopware Community Edition
Free Free and open source, including for commercial use.	Free The Community Edition is free and open source under MIT.
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Quick start with a single Composer command REST and GraphQL APIs for headless use	Visual page builder and media manager included Rule-based and scaled pricing
Aimed at developers rather than non-technical shop owners Tied to Laravel or TYPO3	Hosting and customization need PHP development skills Some extensions from the community store are paid
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: MIT AND LGPL-3.0	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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