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Commerce tools
6 reviewed tools: 6 free or open source.
Order: free and open source first, then hosted products with a real free tier, then paid-led; catalog order inside each group, with quiet or archived repos last. Not a score, and no tool pays for its place.
6 tools
- MedusaMIT commerce OS you self-host; Cloud from $29/mo
Free / OSS · OSS/MIT · 36.8k GitHub stars
VerdictMIT commerce OS. Self-host is free; Cloud starts at $29/mo.
CatchCommerce OS, not invoices and not card rails. Cloud From $29/mo is not a $0 hobby hatch — self-host is the free path. Distinct from Polar/Hyperswitch (payments) and from Lago (metering).
- Spree CommerceBSD-3-Clause Ruby commerce OS; Free Sandbox, no platform fees
Free / OSS · Freemium · 15.8k GitHub stars
VerdictBSD-3 Ruby commerce. Self-host free; Sandbox has no CC. Not Medusa.
CatchRuby commerce + REST/OpenAPI + Next.js storefront — not Medusa MIT Node OS. Solidus (BSD sibling) omitted: same Spree-fork slot. Distinct from Medusa.
- SyliusMIT Symfony commerce; Plus is the commercial add-on
Free / OSS · Freemium · 8.6k GitHub stars
VerdictMIT PHP commerce on Symfony. Self-host is free; Plus is paid.
CatchSymfony + API Platform PHP headless — not Medusa MIT Node OS and not JS. Distinct from Medusa and Spree. Plus is commercial, priced on request.
- BagistoMIT Laravel/Vue commerce with marketplace and B2B
Free / OSS · OSS/MIT · 28.3k GitHub stars
VerdictMIT Laravel commerce. Self-host free. Not Medusa Node.
CatchLaravel/Vue commerce + marketplace/B2B — PHP twin to Medusa, not Medusa MIT Node OS. Sylius and Spree already cover Symfony/Ruby in Wave 5. Distinct from Medusa.
- PrestaShopOSL-3.0 classic PHP cart; pitch the core, not the module store
Free / OSS · OSS/MIT · 9.2k GitHub stars
VerdictOSL-3.0 PHP cart. Core is free; ignore the module upsell in the installer.
Catchinstaller may bundle optional SA commercial modules — pitch core only. Classic PHP cart, not headless Node (Medusa) and not Magento. Distinct from Medusa, Bagisto, Sylius, Spree.
- SaleorBSD-3 GraphQL headless commerce; self-host free, Cloud from $1599/mo
Free / OSS · Freemium · 23.5k GitHub stars
VerdictBSD-3 headless commerce. Self-host free; Cloud production starts ~$1599/mo.
CatchVs Shopify/Hydrogen: you own ops or pay Cloud. 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.
FAQ
- What is the top free pick among Commerce tools?
- Medusa leads the Stack Gems list for Commerce tools. Verdict: MIT commerce OS. Self-host is free; Cloud starts at $29/mo.
- How many Commerce tools does Stack Gems review?
- 6: 6 free or open source. Each review has a verdict and an honest Catch; no tool pays for its spot.
- Which Commerce tools can I self-host for free?
- Medusa, Spree Commerce, Sylius, Bagisto, PrestaShop and Saleor.
- Which Commerce tools have the most GitHub stars?
- Medusa (36.8k), Bagisto (28.3k), Saleor (23.5k), per GitHub on 2026-10-21. Stars measure attention, not fit; read the Catch.
- What is the catch with Medusa?
- Commerce OS, not invoices and not card rails.