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Shopify vs Drupal Commerce: catalog facts
ShopifyDrupal Commerce
Paid

Paid subscription plans, with a free trial to start.

Free

Free and open source under the GPL-2.0; Centarro offers paid help with building stores.

Web Self-hosted
  • Store, payments, shipping and inventory in one place
  • Prebuilt themes or AI-assisted store setup
  • Combines content, product and order management in one Drupal site
  • Supports multiple stores, languages, currencies and checkout flows
  • Ongoing subscription cost
  • Hosted platform with no self-hosted option
  • Requires knowledge of Drupal to build and maintain a store
  • Most stores need configuration and custom code on top of the core
Web application, Hosted service Self-hosted
Closed source Open source
License not stated License: GPL-2.0
Account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Needs internet Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

Catalog facts only. Anything “not stated” is unconfirmed. Check full listings for details.