QOR Commerce vs Sylius

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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FeatureQOR CommerceSylius
CategoryE-commerce PlatformsE-commerce Platforms
LicenseMITMIT
LanguageGoPHP
Setup difficultyHardHard
Min. RAM256 MB2,048 MB
Deploymentbare-metal, sourcedocker, bare-metal, source
GitHub stars★ 5,342★ 8,510
First released20162011
ReplacesShopify, MagentoMagento, Shopify Plus

Why pick each one

Choose QOR Commerce if…

  • Released under the MIT license
  • Mature project with 5.3k GitHub stars
  • Written in Go
  • Tiny footprint — runs in 256 MB RAM
QOR Commerce details

Choose Sylius if…

  • Clean, modern PHP codebase
  • Strong testing culture
Sylius details

Frequently asked questions

Is QOR Commerce or Sylius better?

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

Are QOR Commerce and Sylius free and open-source?

Yes. QOR Commerce is licensed under MIT and Sylius under MIT. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run QOR Commerce and Sylius with Docker?

QOR Commerce: check the project docs for container support. Sylius: yes.

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