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Solidus vs Magento Open Source: catalog facts
Solidus	Magento Open Source
Free Free and open source under the BSD-3-Clause license.	Free Free and open source; Adobe Commerce is the separate paid edition.
Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Highly customizable through an open Rails architecture Starter theme and admin dashboard included	Widely used platform with a large contributor community Active development and regular releases
Requires Ruby on Rails development skills Not a ready-made store for non-technical users	Offers basic features compared with the paid Adobe Commerce edition Official website focuses on the commercial product
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: BSD-3-Clause	License: OSL-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
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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