Shopware vs. Shopify

Empower your store with an open-source Shopify alternative. Experience the freedom to shape your online store your way.

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50k+ businesses worldwide trust Shopware

We empower thousands of businesses worldwide to excel in digital commerce. Securing and maintaining their trust is our top priority.

Why Shopware?

Elevate your business above the competition, ensuring distinctiveness and prominence in a crowded market. Our open-source platform is designed to empower your business, providing breakthrough capabilities and maximum customizability.

No payment fees*

Integrate your preferred payment provider at no extra fees to maximize revenue. Shopware does not impose additional charges for using third-party payment providers. This allows you to retain more of your earnings and focus on growing your business without the concern of extra fees cutting into your margins.

Custom architecture

As an open-source platform, Shopware offers extensive flexibility. Our extendable core enables advanced customizations, including fully bespoke designs and the flexibility to go with a headless or classic setup—tailored to your unique needs.

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Full choice over your data storage

Choose where to store your data—whether it’s AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure Shopware is completely agnostic—ensuring compliance and security tailored to your business needs.

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Ultra-fast page loading

Shopware's open-source platform allows for significant control over machine size, infrastructure setup, hosting, and asset management. This flexibility, combined with extensive caching capabilities, ensures fast page speed for your online store.

22 billion Euro

Shopware’s platform GMV in 2023.

2,800+

extensions in the Shopware Store.

1,600+

partners worldwide.

Shopware vs. Shopify

Transparency you can trust. Openness you control.**

  • No fees for third-party payment providers.

  • No transaction processing fees.

  • Pricing strategy tailored to support business growth.

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Leaders choose Shopware to drive innovation and increase revenue.

Discover cutting-edge features, designed to elevate your business operations and accelerate your growth. Adopting these innovations early not only grants you a significant competitive edge, but also positions your business at the forefront of digital commerce trends.

Hosting flexibility

Self-hosted, PaaS, and SaaS.

Whether you choose Self-hosted, PaaS, or SaaS – you decide. Select the right solution for your business, as well as your preferred cloud supplier. With Shopware, you are always free. We are always open.

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Self-hosted

  • You have full ownership of infrastructure / server

  • You have full ownership of environments

  • You have full ownership of application

  • You have full ownership of customizations

PaaS

  • Shopware manages infrastructure / server

  • Shopware manages environments

  • You have full ownership of application

  • You have full ownership of customizations

SaaS

  • Shopware manages infrastructure / server

  • Shopware manages environments

  • Shopware manages application

  • You have full ownership of customizations

Stefan Hamann

Stefan Hamann

Co-CEO, shopware AG

Explore an open-source Shopify alternative.

If you're seeking a solution beyond closed SaaS platforms and want to explore an open-source alternative to Shopify, we’d be happy to connect and discuss your options.