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Spree 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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SP Spree Commerce Open-source Rails e-commerce platform VS TH thirty bees Stable e-commerce platform forked from PrestaShop
FeatureSpree Commercethirty bees
CategoryE-commerce PlatformsE-commerce Platforms
LicenseBSD-3-ClauseOSL-3.0
LanguageRubyPHP
Setup difficultyMediumMedium
Min. RAM1,024 MB1,024 MB
Deploymentdocker, bare-metal, sourcebare-metal, docker
GitHub stars★ 15,607★ 761
First released20082017
ReplacesShopify, BigCommerceShopify

Why pick each one

Choose Spree Commerce if…

  • Mature and battle-tested
  • Flexible Rails ecosystem
Spree 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 Spree Commerce or thirty bees better?

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

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

Yes. Spree Commerce is licensed under BSD-3-Clause and thirty bees under OSL-3.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Spree Commerce and thirty bees with Docker?

Spree Commerce: yes. thirty bees: yes.

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