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Shopify vs Vendure: catalog facts
Shopify	Vendure
Paid Paid subscription plans, with a free trial to start.	Freemium The open-source core is free; Vendure Cloud and commercial plans are paid annually.
Web	Web, Self-hosted
Store, payments, shipping and inventory in one place Prebuilt themes or AI-assisted store setup	TypeScript across the whole stack Plugin system that changes core behaviour without forking
Ongoing subscription cost Hosted platform with no self-hosted option	Headless, so a storefront must be built separately Requires Node.js development skills
Web application, Hosted service	Self-hosted, Hosted service
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
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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