Shopware

German open-source commerce platform for B2C and B2B, with a free Community Edition.

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Verified facts: 5 of 5
Alternatives ranked: 5
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About Shopware

Shopware is an ecommerce platform from Germany built on Symfony and Vue. Its free Community Edition is MIT-licensed and can be self-hosted, while paid plans add B2B features, advanced rules, AI tools, SaaS or PaaS hosting and support. It offers a visual page builder for shopping experiences, a flexible rule engine for prices and promotions, multi-channel sales and an app store, and it is especially popular with mid-size merchants in German-speaking markets. Compared with hosted rivals, running Shopware well needs developers or an agency, and the extension market is smaller outside Europe. The commercial plans are priced in euros or dollars and are aimed at established businesses. It runs on your own servers or Shopware's cloud.

Best for: Mid-size European merchants and agencies that want open-source B2C and B2B commerce.

What works

MIT-licensed Community Edition
Flexible rule engine and visual shopping experiences
Self-hosted, PaaS or SaaS options

Why people leave

Needs developers or an agency to run well
Smaller ecosystem outside Europe
Advanced B2B features require paid plans

Top Shopware alternatives

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1
Adobe Commerce (Magento)
Larger ecosystem for complex enterprise builds.
66.5
2
Sylius
Open-source Symfony framework for fully custom headless stores.
62.6
3
PrestaShop
Simpler open-source PHP cart for smaller shops.
59.6
4
BigCommerce
Hosted platform with B2B features and no servers.
57.2
5
Shopify
Hosted platform with the largest app ecosystem.
55.3

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Shopware: common questions

Is Shopware free?

Yes. Shopware is free, open-source software that you can host yourself.

Is Shopware open source?

Yes. The source code is on GitHub at shopware/shopware. You can also run it on your own server.

What platforms does Shopware run on?

Shopware is available for Web and Self-hosted.

What are the best alternatives to Shopware?

The highest-ranked Shopware alternatives right now are Adobe Commerce (Magento), Sylius and PrestaShop. See the full ranked list for pricing, platforms and verified facts.

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Shopware facts

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License: MIT; Checked Oct 25, 2026github.com(opens source in a new tab); “License: MIT (MIT License).”
Community Edition: Free; Checked Oct 25, 2026shopware.com(opens source in a new tab); “Prices in € EUR Euro (€) US Dollar ($) Shopware Community Edition For businesses and developers building a store they can customize and grow. Free € 0”
Hosting options: PaaS, SaaS or self-hosted; Checked Oct 25, 2026shopware.com(opens source in a new tab); “Choose your hosting PaaS, SaaS or self-hosted”
Plugins: PHP plugins built on Symfony bundles; Checked Oct 25, 2026developer.shopware.com(opens source in a new tab); “Availability PaaS Self-hosted Learn more about Themes Plugins Plugins are PHP based core modifications that offer full power of Symfony Bundles.”
Open source: Yes; Checked Oct 25, 2026developer.shopware.com(opens source in a new tab); “Open source is the most honest, transparent, and secure way to develop software.”