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LiteCart 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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LI LiteCart Lightweight free shopping cart built with PHP VS SA Saleor GraphQL-first headless commerce platform
FeatureLiteCartSaleor
CategoryE-commerce PlatformsE-commerce Platforms
LicenseGPL-3.0BSD-3-Clause
LanguagePHPPython
Setup difficultyEasyHard
Min. RAM128 MB2,048 MB
Deploymentbare-metal, sourcedocker, kubernetes, source
GitHub stars★ 236★ 23,190
First released20132016
ReplacesShopify, EcwidShopify, commercetools

Why pick each one

Choose LiteCart if…

  • Very low resource usage
  • Easy to deploy on shared hosting
LiteCart details

Choose Saleor if…

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

Frequently asked questions

Is LiteCart or Saleor better?

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

Are LiteCart and Saleor free and open-source?

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

Can I run LiteCart and Saleor with Docker?

LiteCart: check the project docs for container support. Saleor: yes.

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