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Vendure vs Saleor: catalog facts
Vendure	Saleor
Freemium The open-source core is free; Vendure Cloud and commercial plans are paid annually.	Freemium The core is free and open source; Saleor Commerce Cloud hosting is paid.
Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
TypeScript across the whole stack Plugin system that changes core behaviour without forking	Consistent GraphQL API for everything Native multichannel pricing, currency and stock
Headless, so a storefront must be built separately Requires Node.js development skills	Headless, so a storefront must be built or adopted separately Aimed at developers rather than non-technical merchants
Self-hosted, Hosted service	Self-hosted, Hosted service
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: BSD-3-Clause
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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