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Magento Open Source vs Shopware Community Edition: catalog facts
Magento Open Source	Shopware Community Edition
Free Free and open source; Adobe Commerce is the separate paid edition.	Free The Community Edition is free and open source under MIT.
Web, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Widely used platform with a large contributor community Active development and regular releases	Visual page builder and media manager included Rule-based and scaled pricing
Offers basic features compared with the paid Adobe Commerce edition Official website focuses on the commercial product	Hosting and customization need PHP development skills Some extensions from the community store are paid
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: OSL-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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