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Bagisto vs Spree Commerce

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 SP Spree Commerce Open-source Rails e-commerce platform
FeatureBagistoSpree Commerce
Deploy effortUnder-an-hour setupUnder-an-hour setup
Health score97 · Excellent95 · Excellent
CategoryE-commerce PlatformsE-commerce Platforms
LicenseMITBSD-3-Clause
LanguagePHPRuby
Setup difficultyMediumMedium
Min. RAM1,024 MB1,024 MB
Deploymentdocker, bare-metal, sourcedocker, bare-metal, source
GitHub stars★ 28,163★ 15,718
First released20182008
ReplacesShopify, WooCommerceShopify, BigCommerce

What are Bagisto and Spree Commerce?

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 →

Spree Commerce

Spree Commerce is a complete open-source e-commerce platform built with Ruby on Rails. It supports multi-vendor marketplaces, multi-store, and headless API-driven storefronts.

  • Modular Rails engine architecture
  • Multi-store and multi-vendor
  • Headless storefront API
  • Admin dashboard included

Read the full Spree Commerce guide →

Bagisto vs Spree Commerce: key differences

Bagisto is written in PHP, while Spree Commerce is built with Ruby. Licensing differs — MIT for Bagisto versus BSD-3-Clause for Spree Commerce. Spree Commerce is the more established project (first released 2008), while Bagisto arrived in 2018.

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 Spree Commerce if…

  • Mature and battle-tested
  • Flexible Rails ecosystem

Watch out for

  • Ruby expertise needed for customization
  • Setup can be involved
Spree Commerce details

Frequently asked questions

Is Bagisto or Spree Commerce 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 Spree Commerce free and open-source?

Yes. Bagisto is licensed under MIT and Spree Commerce under BSD-3-Clause. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Bagisto and Spree Commerce with Docker?

Bagisto: yes. Spree Commerce: yes.

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