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Saleor vs Vendure: catalog facts
Saleor	Vendure
Freemium The core is free and open source; Saleor Commerce Cloud hosting is paid.	Freemium The open-source core is free; Vendure Cloud and commercial plans are paid annually.
Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Consistent GraphQL API for everything Native multichannel pricing, currency and stock	TypeScript across the whole stack Plugin system that changes core behaviour without forking
Headless, so a storefront must be built or adopted separately Aimed at developers rather than non-technical merchants	Headless, so a storefront must be built separately Requires Node.js development skills
Self-hosted, Hosted service	Self-hosted, Hosted service
Open source	Open source
License: BSD-3-Clause	License not stated
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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