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WooCommerce POS vs Saleor

A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted e-commerce platforms options — licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one replaces.

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WO WooCommerce POS Self-hosted point of sale for WooCommerce stores VS SA Saleor GraphQL-first headless commerce platform
FeatureWooCommerce POSSaleor
CategoryE-commerce PlatformsE-commerce Platforms
LicenseGPL-3.0BSD-3-Clause
LanguagePHPPython
Setup difficultyEasyHard
Min. RAM256 MB2,048 MB
Deploymentbare-metal, sourcedocker, kubernetes, source
GitHub stars★ 47★ 23,190
First released20142016
ReplacesSquare POS, Shopify POSShopify, commercetools

Why pick each one

Choose WooCommerce POS if…

  • Released under the GPL-3.0 license
  • Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
  • Written in PHP
  • Tiny footprint — runs in 256 MB RAM
WooCommerce POS details

Choose Saleor if…

  • Modern API-driven architecture
  • Scalable for large catalogs
Saleor details

Frequently asked questions

Is WooCommerce POS or Saleor better?

Neither is universally better. Saleor has the larger community, while WooCommerce POS is simpler to set up (easy difficulty). Choose based on the comparison table above and your own setup.

Are WooCommerce POS and Saleor free and open-source?

Yes. WooCommerce POS is licensed under GPL-3.0 and Saleor under BSD-3-Clause. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run WooCommerce POS and Saleor with Docker?

WooCommerce POS: check the project docs for container support. Saleor: yes.

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