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Vendure vs Shopware Community Edition: catalog facts
Vendure	Shopware Community Edition
Freemium The open-source core is free; Vendure Cloud and commercial plans are paid annually.	Free The Community Edition is free and open source under MIT.
Web, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
TypeScript across the whole stack Plugin system that changes core behaviour without forking	Visual page builder and media manager included Rule-based and scaled pricing
Headless, so a storefront must be built separately Requires Node.js development skills	Hosting and customization need PHP development skills Some extensions from the community store are paid
Self-hosted, Hosted service	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: MIT
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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