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Shopware Community EditionCoreShop
Free

The Community Edition is free and open source under MIT.

 Freemium

The core is open source; enterprise extensions and services are paid.

Self-hosted Web, Self-hosted
  • Visual page builder and media manager included
  • Rule-based and scaled pricing
  • Tight integration with Pimcore product data management
  • New admin interface built on Pimcore Studio
  • Hosting and customization need PHP development skills
  • Some extensions from the community store are paid
  • Requires a Pimcore installation
  • Smaller community than standalone shop platforms
Self-hosted Self-hosted
Open source Open source
License: MIT License: GPL-3.0
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

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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