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Vendure vs Magento Open Source: catalog facts
Vendure	Magento Open Source
Freemium The open-source core is free; Vendure Cloud and commercial plans are paid annually.	Free Free and open source; Adobe Commerce is the separate paid edition.
Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
TypeScript across the whole stack Plugin system that changes core behaviour without forking	Widely used platform with a large contributor community Active development and regular releases
Headless, so a storefront must be built separately Requires Node.js development skills	Offers basic features compared with the paid Adobe Commerce edition Official website focuses on the commercial product
Self-hosted, Hosted service	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License not stated	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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