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Reaction 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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RE Reaction Commerce Headless GraphQL commerce microservices platform VS SY Sylius Symfony-based open-source commerce platform
FeatureReaction CommerceSylius
CategoryE-commerce PlatformsE-commerce Platforms
LicenseApache-2.0MIT
LanguageJavaScriptPHP
Setup difficultyHardHard
Min. RAM2,048 MB2,048 MB
Deploymentdocker, kubernetes, sourcedocker, bare-metal, source
GitHub stars★ 12,400★ 8,510
First released20132011
ReplacesShopify, commercetoolsMagento, Shopify Plus

Why pick each one

Choose Reaction Commerce if…

  • Cloud-native design
  • Highly scalable
Reaction Commerce details

Choose Sylius if…

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

Frequently asked questions

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

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

Can I run Reaction Commerce and Sylius with Docker?

Reaction Commerce: yes. Sylius: yes.

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