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Spree Commerce vs Vendure: catalog facts
Spree CommerceVendure
Free

Free and open source under the BSD 3-Clause licence, with no platform fees.

Freemium

The open-source core is free; Vendure Cloud and commercial plans are paid annually.

Web, Self-hosted Web, Self-hosted
  • Marketplace features included in the open-source core
  • B2B tools such as price lists and gated storefronts
  • TypeScript across the whole stack
  • Plugin system that changes core behaviour without forking
  • Requires developer skills to deploy and customize
  • Ruby on Rails backend may not suit every team
  • Headless, so a storefront must be built separately
  • Requires Node.js development skills
Self-hosted Self-hosted, Hosted service
Open source Open source
License: BSD-3-Clause License not stated
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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