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Bagisto vs EverShop

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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Bagisto Laravel-based open-source e-commerce platform VS EV EverShop Modern open-source e-commerce in Node.js
FeatureBagistoEverShop
Deploy effortUnder-an-hour setupUnder-an-hour setup
Health score97 · Excellent93 · Excellent
CategoryE-commerce PlatformsE-commerce Platforms
LicenseMITGPL-3.0
LanguagePHPTypeScript
Setup difficultyMediumMedium
Min. RAM1,024 MB1,024 MB
Deploymentdocker, bare-metal, sourcedocker, bare-metal, source
GitHub stars★ 28,163★ 10,490
First released20182022
ReplacesShopify, WooCommerceShopify, WooCommerce

What are Bagisto and EverShop?

Bagisto

Bagisto is a free, open-source e-commerce framework built on Laravel and Vue.js. It offers multi-warehouse inventory, a modular admin, and headless capabilities for building modern online stores.

  • Built on Laravel framework
  • Multi-warehouse inventory
  • Headless GraphQL API
  • Multi-channel and multi-locale

Read the full Bagisto guide →

EverShop

EverShop is an open-source e-commerce platform built with Node.js, React, and GraphQL. It offers a modular architecture with a clean admin panel for building modern online stores.

  • React-based storefront and admin
  • GraphQL API
  • Module-based extensibility
  • PostgreSQL backed

Read the full EverShop guide →

Bagisto vs EverShop: key differences

Bagisto is written in PHP, while EverShop is built with TypeScript. Licensing differs — MIT for Bagisto versus GPL-3.0 for EverShop. Bagisto is the more established project (first released 2018), while EverShop arrived in 2022. Bagisto has the considerably larger community, at 28,163 GitHub stars versus 10,490.

Why pick each one

Choose Bagisto if…

  • Modern Laravel stack
  • Active development

Watch out for

  • Smaller extension ecosystem
  • Documentation gaps in places
Bagisto details

Choose EverShop if…

  • Modern JavaScript stack
  • Clean codebase

Watch out for

  • Young project
  • Smaller ecosystem
EverShop details

Frequently asked questions

Is Bagisto or EverShop better?

Neither is universally better. Bagisto has the larger community; both share a medium setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.

Are Bagisto and EverShop free and open-source?

Yes. Bagisto is licensed under MIT and EverShop under GPL-3.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Bagisto and EverShop with Docker?

Bagisto: yes. EverShop: yes.

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