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Shopify vs Saleor: catalog facts
Shopify	Saleor
Paid Paid subscription plans, with a free trial to start.	Freemium The core is free and open source; Saleor Commerce Cloud hosting is paid.
Web	Web, Self-hosted
Store, payments, shipping and inventory in one place Prebuilt themes or AI-assisted store setup	Consistent GraphQL API for everything Native multichannel pricing, currency and stock
Ongoing subscription cost Hosted platform with no self-hosted option	Headless, so a storefront must be built or adopted separately Aimed at developers rather than non-technical merchants
Web application, Hosted service	Self-hosted, Hosted service
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: BSD-3-Clause
Account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Needs internet	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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