{"data":{"slug":"saleor","name":"Saleor","tagline":"BSD-3 GraphQL headless commerce; self-host free, Cloud from $1599/mo","category":"shopify","categoryName":"Shopify","url":"https://saleor.io","github":"https://github.com/saleor/saleor","pricing":"freemium","hook":"Saleor is Python/GraphQL headless commerce when Shopify Hydrogen is the hosted storefront stack and Medusa is the Node twin.","whatsGood":"BSD-3-Clause — one OSS core, no feature fragmentation. GraphQL-only API, multichannel, webhooks, composable storefronts. Free Cloud sandboxes for DIY. Self-host forever on your infra.","theCatch":"Vs Shopify/Hydrogen: you own ops or pay Cloud. LOUD: production Cloud Select from about $1599/mo (to ~$200k GMV) / Volume ~$3999/mo — sandboxes are not for live selling. GraphQL-only + Django stack is a team bet. Not a Shopify App Store ecosystem.","verdict":"BSD-3 headless commerce. Self-host free; Cloud production starts ~$1599/mo.","addedAt":"2026-09-04","featured":false,"domain":"Shopify","subSpecialty":"Commerce","capabilities":["commerce","graphql","headless"],"surfaces":["API","Self-host","Hosted"],"ecosystem":["Python","Multi-platform"],"licenseModel":"Freemium","githubStars":23290},"related":[{"slug":"hydrogen","name":"Hydrogen","tagline":"Shopify React framework for headless commerce"},{"slug":"remix","name":"Remix","tagline":"Full stack React that Shopify acquired"},{"slug":"sanity","name":"Sanity","tagline":"Headless CMS that developers actually like"},{"slug":"shopify-cli","name":"Shopify CLI","tagline":"The development tool every Shopify dev needs"},{"slug":"polaris","name":"Polaris","tagline":"Shopify design system for embedded apps"}],"links":{"self":"/api/gems/saleor","html":"/gems/saleor","markdown":"/gems/saleor.md","category":"/api/gems?category=shopify","categoryPage":"/stacks/shopify"}}