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Vendure vs Solidus: catalog facts
Vendure	Solidus
Freemium The open-source core is free; Vendure Cloud and commercial plans are paid annually.	Free Free and open source under the BSD-3-Clause license.
Web, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
TypeScript across the whole stack Plugin system that changes core behaviour without forking	Highly customizable through an open Rails architecture Starter theme and admin dashboard included
Headless, so a storefront must be built separately Requires Node.js development skills	Requires Ruby on Rails development skills Not a ready-made store for non-technical users
Self-hosted, Hosted service	Self-hosted
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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