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Drupal Commerce vs Shopify: catalog facts
Drupal Commerce	Shopify
Free Free and open source under the GPL-2.0; Centarro offers paid help with building stores.	Paid Paid subscription plans, with a free trial to start.
Self-hosted	Web
Combines content, product and order management in one Drupal site Supports multiple stores, languages, currencies and checkout flows	Store, payments, shipping and inventory in one place Prebuilt themes or AI-assisted store setup
Requires knowledge of Drupal to build and maintain a store Most stores need configuration and custom code on top of the core	Ongoing subscription cost Hosted platform with no self-hosted option
Self-hosted	Web application, Hosted service
Open source	Closed source
License: GPL-2.0	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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