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Shuup 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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SH Shuup Django-based multi-vendor commerce platform VS TH thirty bees Stable e-commerce platform forked from PrestaShop
FeatureShuupthirty bees
Deploy effortUnder-an-hour setupUnder-an-hour setup
Health score18 · At risk81 · Excellent
CategoryE-commerce PlatformsE-commerce Platforms
LicenseAGPL-3.0OSL-3.0
LanguagePythonPHP
Setup difficultyMediumMedium
Min. RAM1,024 MB1,024 MB
Deploymentdocker, bare-metal, sourcebare-metal, docker
GitHub stars★ 2,401★ 767
First released20162017
ReplacesShopify, MagentoShopify

What are Shuup and thirty bees?

Shuup

Shuup is an open-source e-commerce platform built with Python and Django. It supports single and multi-vendor marketplaces with a modular addon system.

  • Single and multi-vendor modes
  • Django-based architecture
  • Addon system
  • Theming support

Read the full Shuup guide →

thirty bees

thirty bees is an open-source e-commerce platform forked from PrestaShop with a focus on stability, performance, and merchant-friendly features. It runs traditional online stores and is compatible with many PrestaShop modules.

  • PrestaShop module compatibility
  • Stability focus
  • Multi-store support
  • Theme system

Shuup vs thirty bees: key differences

Shuup is written in Python, while thirty bees is built with PHP. Licensing differs — AGPL-3.0 for Shuup versus OSL-3.0 for thirty bees. Shuup has the considerably larger community, at 2,401 GitHub stars versus 767.

Why pick each one

Choose Shuup if…

  • Good for marketplace builds
  • Pythonic codebase

Watch out for

  • Smaller community
  • Less active development
Shuup details

Choose thirty bees if…

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

Watch out for

  • Smaller community
  • Slower release cadence
thirty bees details

Frequently asked questions

Is Shuup or thirty bees better?

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

Are Shuup and thirty bees free and open-source?

Yes. Shuup is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and thirty bees under OSL-3.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Shuup and thirty bees with Docker?

Shuup: yes. thirty bees: yes.

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