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URL

OS license

Code

Typical scenarios

Project Hosting

Code-access

Repository

Stars

Vendure

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GPL-3.0

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Node.js

B2C

On-Premise

Full Access

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https://github.com/vendure-ecommerce/vendure

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Evaluation

⭐ Highlights

Clean, modular codebase built on popular frameworks and applying best practices

Lightweight framework for rapid development

👍 When to use

Startups outgrowing Shopify, needing code-level adjustments

Developer-driven teams

👎 When to avoid

Projects that require a large set of out-of-the-box features

Companies needing contractual agreements with high compliance standards

Projects requiring vendor-managed hosting

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Functionality

Vendure is well-suited for B2C use cases and offers flexibility for basic Marketplace scenarios due to its “multi-everything” approach. However, it lacks an integrated CMS, so developers must integrate a custom solution.

Although Vendure is not fully equipped for B2B situations, it is still commonly used for B2B scenarios due to its simple structure and ease of use in coding.

Vendure offers unique enterprise features, including SSO integration with providers like Okta.

Although Vendure is open-source, certain official features require separate purchases. For instance, the advanced “wishlist” feature costs €480 per year.

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B2C
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Vendure

Basic B2C Features

Search & Filtering

Gift Cards

CMS

OMS

PIM

Multi-Store

Call Center

Configurable Products

Multi-Warehouse

Location-Based Inventory

Multi-Locale

Multi-Currency

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B2B
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Vendure

Quotation & Offer Management

Packaging Units

Measurement Units

Approval Workflows

Shopping Lists

Business Units & Organizations

Roles & Permissions

Products-per-Customer

Price-per-Customer

Volume Prices

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Marketplace
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Vendure

Merchant Portal

Multi-Merchant

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Schema explained

The best way to understand a shop system is by analyzing its database schema. Explore a zoomable schema with descriptions here:

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Vendure Schema - Excalidraw+⁠

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Development approach

Technology Stack

Vendure is fully built with TypeScript and utilizes the following technologies:

NestJS as the underlying Node.js framework

TypeORM for interacting with any database

Angular for rendering the Admin UI

GraphQL for API communication

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Starter kits (demo shops)

Projects can choose to build their storefront on any technology or use one of the existing templates (starters) using different frameworks.

Based on Remix (

demo⁠

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Based on Qwik (

demo⁠

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Based on Angular (

demo⁠

code⁠

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Architecture

Vendure is a server-side application ("server") that provides two API endpoints: one for the storefront and one for the Admin UI.

As a headless platform, Vendure leaves storefront development to the developers, who can either build it from scratch or use one of the available templates (see demo shops above).

💡 The GraphQL API has a public playground:

https://readonlydemo.vendure.io/shop-api⁠

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Admin UI

Vendure comes with an Admin UI built on Angular, which can be customized at the code level.

You can try it out without local installation here:

https://demo.vendure.io/⁠

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Hosting options

Vendure does not currently offer managed hosting, but provides deployment instructions for platforms like Render, Google Cloud Run, and others.

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Case Studies

All information is based on public sources and manually curated. Projects that are completely hidden from the public, are excluded. Contact us to contribute

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Company

Shop URL

Industry

Type

Shop Description

Swile

https://www.swile.co/

Payments

B2C

Platform for employees to spend their benefits on a diverse range of products and services.

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Starter kits (demo shops)

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Vendure

Evaluation

⭐ Highlights

👍 When to use

👎 When to avoid

Functionality

B2C ℹ️⁠

B2B ℹ️⁠

Marketplace ℹ️⁠

Schema explained

Development approach

Technology Stack

Starter kits (demo shops)

Architecture

Admin UI

Hosting options

Case Studies

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