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Reaction Commerce vs Solidus

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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RE Reaction Commerce Headless GraphQL commerce microservices platform VS SO Solidus Free open-source Rails commerce platform
FeatureReaction CommerceSolidus
CategoryE-commerce PlatformsE-commerce Platforms
LicenseApache-2.0BSD-3-Clause
LanguageJavaScriptRuby
Setup difficultyHardHard
Min. RAM2,048 MB1,024 MB
Deploymentdocker, kubernetes, sourcedocker, bare-metal, source
GitHub stars★ 12,400★ 5,318
First released20132015
ReplacesShopify, commercetoolsShopify, Magento

Why pick each one

Choose Reaction Commerce if…

  • Cloud-native design
  • Highly scalable
Reaction Commerce details

Choose Solidus if…

  • Reliable for high-volume stores
  • Good security focus
Solidus details

Frequently asked questions

Is Reaction Commerce or Solidus 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 Reaction Commerce and Solidus free and open-source?

Yes. Reaction Commerce is licensed under Apache-2.0 and Solidus under BSD-3-Clause. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Reaction Commerce and Solidus with Docker?

Reaction Commerce: yes. Solidus: yes.

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