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Shop Systems
Name
Open Source
URL
Former name
OS license
Architecture
Recommended for
Typical scenarios
Impact on customer's IT
Development approach
Storefront approach
Project Hosting
Hosting description
Code-access
Extendibility concept
Security certificates
Privacy center
Dev docs
Gartner Magic Q 23
Success Stories
More information
Repository
Stars
Repository Created
Summary of License
Code
Ready
Mobile App approach
Basic B2C Features
Search & Filtering
Gift Cards
CMS
OMS
PIM
Call Center
Multi-Warehouse
Location-Based Inventory
Multi-Store
Multi-Locale
Multi-Currency
Volume Prices
Configurable Products
Quotation & Offer Management
Packaging Units
Measurement Units
Approval Workflows
Shopping Lists
Business Units & Organizations
Roles & Permissions
Products-per-Customer
Price-per-Customer
Merchant Portal
Multi-Merchant
B2C Features
B2B Features
Marketplace Features
Name
Open Source
URL
Former name
OS license
Architecture
Recommended for
Typical scenarios
Impact on customer's IT
Development approach
Storefront approach
Project Hosting
Hosting description
Code-access
Extendibility concept
Security certificates
Privacy center
Dev docs
Gartner Magic Q 23
Success Stories
More information
Repository
Stars
Repository Created
Summary of License
Code
Ready
Mobile App approach
Basic B2C Features
Search & Filtering
Gift Cards
CMS
OMS
PIM
Call Center
Multi-Warehouse
Location-Based Inventory
Multi-Store
Multi-Locale
Multi-Currency
Volume Prices
Configurable Products
Quotation & Offer Management
Packaging Units
Measurement Units
Approval Workflows
Shopping Lists
Business Units & Organizations
Roles & Permissions
Products-per-Customer
Price-per-Customer
Merchant Portal
Multi-Merchant
B2C Features
B2B Features
Marketplace Features
Adobe Commerce
Commercial
Magento
Hybrid platform, combining an open-code system with micro-SaaS solutions.
Shops running on an older version of Magento 2 needing an upgrade or those heavily utilizing Adobe's Experience Cloud Solutions.
B2B
B2C
Marketplace
Depending on the selected setup, developers may not be required.
The shop is primarily built by configuring various Adobe products, including App Builder, domain services (e.g., search and payment), Adobe Experience Manager, and Experience Platform.
Open
Managed Hosting
Shops are individually hosted on Adobe Commerce Cloud, which runs on AWS or Azure.
Partial Access
Developers can extend the PHP code of the underlying Magento 2 instance, but not the embedded SaaS solutions, although this is often unnecessary.
GDPR
HIPAA
ISO 27001
SOC-2
SOC-3
Leader
Open (1)(1)
Open
Commercetools
Commercial
Headless SaaS platform
Enterprise shops with advanced but standard e-commerce needs. Commercetools is also especially suited for healthcare projects because of their HIPAA compliance.
B2B
B2C
You'll need engineers to maintain your storefront and integration services. If using their templates, ensure your team has JavaScript experience (Next.js and Node).
You'll need to implement both your storefront and integration services using either your preferred technologies or the provided templates.
Open
SaaS
Commercetools is a multi-tenant SaaS fully managed by the vendor. Custom storefronts and integration services can be deployed via their Connect offering or any other hosting provider.
No Access
Closed-source SaaS-solution
GDPR
HIPAA
ISO 27001
SOC-2
Leader
Open (14)(14)
Open
HCL Commerce
Commercial
IBM WebSphere Commerce
Monolithic Java-based application
Large enterprises seeking a mature, Java-based system with full code access.
B2C
B2B
Marketplace
You’ll need a team of senior-level Java engineers to manage the HCL Commerce backend and frontend engineers to develop the storefront.
Projects typically start with either the B2C or B2B template, then extend the source code as needed.
Open
Managed Hosting
On-Premise
Customers can operate their shop on-premise using provided Docker and Kubernetes artifacts or opt for the managed hosting service, HCL Now, which supports any cloud provider (e.g., AWS, GCP, or Azure). You can read more about HCL Now in their .
Full Access
Custom logic is developed directly in the system's source code. HCL Commerce provides a complete development suite based on J2EE, Spring, ElasticSearch (or Solr), and IBM DB2 (or Oracle DB).
ISO 27001
HIPAA
GDPR
SOC-2
Challenger
Open (8)(8)
Open
Lunar
Open Source
Headless Backend
Startups or small retailers seeking a basic solution based on Laravel.
B2C
You’ll need a team of engineers that a familiar with Laravel and PHP.
Lunar is installed as a Composer package within any Laravel application. Starting with the Starter Kit, the code is then extended as needed.
Open
On-Premise
Shops based on Lunar can be self-hosted; typically using one of the official Laravel offerings, like , or .
Full Access
Lunar provides internal extension points that allow the injection of custom classes. For example, there is a configurable array of classes (“pipeline”) for cart calculation. Additionally, all models (Eloquent ORM) can be replaced.
Open (3)(3)
Open
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PHP
Since there is no mobile-specific template, you'll need to create one yourself.
Magento 2
Open Source
All-inclusive System
Open
Open
Open
PHP
MedusaJS
Open Source
Headless Backend
Startups seeking a powerful, modern solution that can be self-hosted and don't require the support of an established vendor or additional security certifications.
B2C
B2B
Marketplace
You'll need an in-house IT team to manage and maintain your entire webshop.
Since Medusa is open-source, you can clone the starter template and begin development with your team. Premium support is also available if needed.
Open
On-Premise
You can deploy Medusa to any provider, with deployment recipes available for platforms like Heroku and DigitalOcean. The Medusa team is also working on "Medusa Cloud," a hosting solution currently in beta.
Full Access
Developers have complete access to the entire Medusa codebase.
Open (7)(7)
Open
Node.js
Oracle Commerce
Open
Open
Open
Saleor
Open Source
Open
On-Premise
Managed Hosting
Full Access
Open
Open
Python
Salesforce B2C Commerce
Commercial
Demandware
All-in-one SaaS solution
Companies that are already invested into the Salesforce tool landscape, want to fully outsource their B2C shop to a SaaS platform.
B2C
You'll primarily need JavaScript developers for building the storefront and handling integrations using Cartridges.
Projects typically start by customizing one of the demo shops, followed by developing custom integrations, which are injected into the SaaS platform.
Open
SaaS
The Salesforce Commerce solution, as well as custom integrations (Cartridge) and the storefront are hosted within the Salesforce Commerce Cloud environment.
No Access
Integrations are implemented as "," developed using JavaScript, specifically Server-Side JavaScript (SSJS) based on the Rhino engine (which translates JavaScript to Java on the server-side). A proprietary templating language “ISML” (Internet Store Markup Language) is used for rendering frontend templates. Each cartridge contains the logic, controllers, services, and templates. The system's source code is not accessible.
ISO 27001
SOC-2
GDPR
Leader
Open (7)(7)
Open
The provided PWA Kit has a responsive design and can be utilized to build a mobile-friendly shop. There is no out-of-the-box template for a native app.
SAP Commerce
Commercial
Hybris
Modular, Java-based application
Companies with established Java teams that are heavily invested in the SAP ecosystem.
B2C
B2B
Marketplace
You will need to maintain a larger in-house team of Java and JavaScript engineers.
Open
SaaS
The SAP Commerce Cloud is usally deployed on Azure or AWS and operated by SAP, with each customer receiving their own instance as it is not a multi-tenant SaaS application.
Full Access
SAP Commerce is a modular application, based on Java and the Spring Framework.
SOC-2
ISO 27001
GDPR
Leader
Open (5)(5)
Open
Scayle
Commercial
Headless SaaS platform
Large-scale B2C shops, ideally fashion or similar products.
B2C
Marketplace
You don’t need experienced engineers to extend the shop system since it’s a SaaS solution, but you will need a small team of engineers to maintain the storefront (Nuxt) and your integration middleware.
A typical project involves implementing three systems: First, building a custom storefront, possibly using their template. Second, integrating Scayle with other systems by developing custom middleware. Third, potentially building a mobile app.
Open
Mixed
While Scayle is a fully vendor-operated SaaS system, the customer is responsible for hosting their storefront and additional integration services.
No Access
Scayle can be extended through REST APIs and webhooks. The source code is not accessible to customers.
GDPR
Niche Player
Open (8)(8)
Open
Since Scayle doesn’t provide a mobile boilerplate, you’ll need to build your own app using the REST APIs.
Shopware
Commercial
Open
Full Access
Visionary
Open
Open
Spree Commerce
Open Source
Startups or small retailers seeking a solution based on Ruby on Rails.
B2C
B2B
Marketplace
Open
Open (8)(8)
Open
Ruby
Spryker
Commercial
Editable source code combined with managed hosting.
Complex use cases, such as B2B and marketplaces, which often require code-level changes to the core system to implement unique functionality.
B2C
B2B
Marketplace
To succeed with Spryker, having an experienced PHP development team is essential, ideally in-house.
Projects typically start with the provided B2C or B2B template, followed by code customization and extension.
Open
Managed Hosting
Full Access
Customers extend Spryker on code-level (PHP). Any UI, business logic and database schema can be customized. Custom logic is typically developed as modules within the project's source code, resulting in a single modular application that extends Spryker’s core.
SOC-2
ISO 27001
GDPR
Visionary
Open (14)(14)
Open
Vendure
Open Source
Headless Platform
B2C
Open
On-Premise
Full Access
Open (2)(2)
Open
Node.js
Open
Open
Open
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