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GrandNode vs Reaction 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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GR GrandNode Open-source e-commerce platform built on .NET and MongoDB VS RE Reaction Commerce Headless GraphQL commerce microservices platform
FeatureGrandNodeReaction Commerce
CategoryE-commerce PlatformsE-commerce Platforms
LicenseGPL-3.0Apache-2.0
LanguageC#JavaScript
Setup difficultyHardHard
Min. RAM2,048 MB2,048 MB
Deploymentdocker, bare-metaldocker, kubernetes, source
GitHub stars★ 1,324★ 12,400
First released20172013
ReplacesShopify, MagentoShopify, commercetools

Why pick each one

Choose GrandNode if…

  • Scalable architecture
  • B2B and B2C ready
GrandNode details

Choose Reaction Commerce if…

  • Cloud-native design
  • Highly scalable
Reaction Commerce details

Frequently asked questions

Is GrandNode or Reaction Commerce better?

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

Are GrandNode and Reaction Commerce free and open-source?

Yes. GrandNode is licensed under GPL-3.0 and Reaction Commerce under Apache-2.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run GrandNode and Reaction Commerce with Docker?

GrandNode: yes. Reaction Commerce: yes.

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