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Reaction Commerce vs thirty bees

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 TH thirty bees Stable e-commerce platform forked from PrestaShop
FeatureReaction Commercethirty bees
CategoryE-commerce PlatformsE-commerce Platforms
LicenseApache-2.0OSL-3.0
LanguageJavaScriptPHP
Setup difficultyHardMedium
Min. RAM2,048 MB1,024 MB
Deploymentdocker, kubernetes, sourcebare-metal, docker
GitHub stars★ 12,400★ 761
First released20132017
ReplacesShopify, commercetoolsShopify

Why pick each one

Choose Reaction Commerce if…

  • Cloud-native design
  • Highly scalable
Reaction Commerce details

Choose thirty bees if…

  • Released under the OSL-3.0 license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Written in PHP
thirty bees details

Frequently asked questions

Is Reaction Commerce or thirty bees better?

Neither is universally better. Reaction Commerce has the larger community, while thirty bees is simpler to set up (medium difficulty). Choose based on the comparison table above and your own setup.

Are Reaction Commerce and thirty bees free and open-source?

Yes. Reaction Commerce is licensed under Apache-2.0 and thirty bees under OSL-3.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Reaction Commerce and thirty bees with Docker?

Reaction Commerce: yes. thirty bees: yes.

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