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Magento Open Source 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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MA Magento Open Source Enterprise-grade open-source commerce platform VS SA Saleor GraphQL-first headless commerce platform
FeatureMagento Open SourceSaleor
CategoryE-commerce PlatformsE-commerce Platforms
LicenseOSL-3.0BSD-3-Clause
LanguagePHPPython
Setup difficultyHardHard
Min. RAM4,096 MB2,048 MB
Deploymentdocker, bare-metal, sourcedocker, kubernetes, source
GitHub stars★ 12,164★ 23,190
First released20082016
ReplacesShopify Plus, BigCommerceShopify, commercetools

Why pick each one

Choose Magento Open Source if…

  • Powerful for large catalogs
  • Robust enterprise features
Magento Open Source details

Choose Saleor if…

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

Frequently asked questions

Is Magento Open Source or Saleor better?

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

Are Magento Open Source and Saleor free and open-source?

Yes. Magento Open Source is licensed under OSL-3.0 and Saleor under BSD-3-Clause. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Magento Open Source and Saleor with Docker?

Magento Open Source: yes. Saleor: yes.

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