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Bagisto vs thirty bees

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 TH thirty bees Stable e-commerce platform forked from PrestaShop
FeatureBagistothirty bees
Deploy effortUnder-an-hour setupUnder-an-hour setup
Health score97 · Excellent81 · Excellent
CategoryE-commerce PlatformsE-commerce Platforms
LicenseMITOSL-3.0
LanguagePHPPHP
Setup difficultyMediumMedium
Min. RAM1,024 MB1,024 MB
Deploymentdocker, bare-metal, sourcebare-metal, docker
GitHub stars★ 28,163★ 767
First released20182017
ReplacesShopify, WooCommerceShopify

What are Bagisto and thirty bees?

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 →

thirty bees

thirty bees is an open-source e-commerce platform forked from PrestaShop with a focus on stability, performance, and merchant-friendly features. It runs traditional online stores and is compatible with many PrestaShop modules.

  • PrestaShop module compatibility
  • Stability focus
  • Multi-store support
  • Theme system

Bagisto vs thirty bees: key differences

Both projects are written in PHP. Licensing differs — MIT for Bagisto versus OSL-3.0 for thirty bees. Bagisto has the considerably larger community, at 28,163 GitHub stars versus 767.

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 thirty bees if…

  • Released under the OSL-3.0 license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Written in PHP

Watch out for

  • Smaller community
  • Slower release cadence
thirty bees details

Frequently asked questions

Is Bagisto or thirty bees 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 thirty bees free and open-source?

Yes. Bagisto is licensed under MIT and thirty bees under OSL-3.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Bagisto and thirty bees with Docker?

Bagisto: yes. thirty bees: yes.

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