Saleor
GraphQL-native commerce built for complex, multi-region catalogues.
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sovereigntySaleor is a mature Python and GraphQL commerce platform aimed at the harder end of the market: multi-channel, multi-warehouse, multi-currency, complex tax and permission models. Where Medusa is the lightweight modular option, Saleor is the one that handles genuine enterprise complexity without an enterprise licence. BSD-3-Clause, around 23k stars. The GraphQL-first API is excellent and it is a real commitment — the whole team ends up working that way.
OPEN SOURCEBSD-3-ClauseSELF-HOSTLOCAL-FIRST
LicenseBSD-3-Clause
PricingFree and open source. Saleor Cloud is an optional paid hosted tier.
Open sourceYes
Self-hostableYes
Local-first dataYes
What it does well
- +BSD-3-Clause — the most permissive licence in this comparison
- +Handles multi-channel and multi-warehouse properly, not as an add-on
- +GraphQL API is comprehensive and well documented
- +Proven at large catalogue sizes
Where it falls short
- −Heavier to run than Medusa — Python, Postgres, Celery, Redis
- −GraphQL-first is a commitment for the whole team
- −Smaller plugin ecosystem than Shopify by orders of magnitude
- −Overkill for a straightforward single-region shop
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