Saleor 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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Compare Saleor with
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Compare Solidus with
choose an app… Medusa Bagisto Spree Commerce QloApps Reaction Commerce Magento Open Source Alokai WooCommerce EverShop Polar nopCommerce PrestaShop Aimeos Sylius Vendure OpenCart Django Oscar QOR Commerce Shopizer Shopware Django Shop Medusa Next.js Starter Alokai Storefront UI Sharetribe Shuup Smartstore GrandNode Thelia thirty bees OXID eShop
Feature Saleor Solidus Category E-commerce Platforms E-commerce Platforms License BSD-3-Clause BSD-3-Clause Language Python Ruby Setup difficulty Hard Hard Min. RAM 2,048 MB 1,024 MB Deployment docker, kubernetes, source docker, bare-metal, source GitHub stars ★ 23,190 ★ 5,318 First released 2016 2015 Replaces Shopify, commercetools Shopify, Magento
Why pick each one
Choose Saleor if… Modern API-driven architecture Scalable for large catalogs Saleor details Choose Solidus if… Reliable for high-volume stores Good security focus Solidus details
Frequently asked questions Is Saleor or Solidus 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 Saleor and Solidus free and open-source? Yes. Saleor is licensed under BSD-3-Clause and Solidus under BSD-3-Clause. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.
Can I run Saleor and Solidus with Docker? Saleor: yes. Solidus: yes.