Open-source headless commerce engines in 2026

All open-source headless commerce engines, ranked

Frameworks and platforms to build on 5

1. 1
   Saleor saleor

   Saleor Core: the high performance, composable, headless commerce API.

   Framework or platform Production-ready A team builds a custom storefront and wants a scalable, API-first commerce backend.

   ★ 23k BSD-3-Clause Python Active, pushed 7 days ago
2. 2
   Django Oscar django-oscar

   Domain-driven e-commerce for Django

   Framework or platform Production-ready A Python team needs a shop with complex B2B or domain-specific rules inside Django.

   ★ 6.6k BSD-3-Clause Python Active, pushed 5 days ago
3. 3
   Framework vanilophp

   The truly Laravel E-commerce Framework

   Framework or platform Production-ready A Laravel developer wants commerce building blocks inside a custom app rather than a finished shop.

   ★ 878 MIT PHP Active, pushed 38 days ago
4. 4
   Unchained unchainedshop

   High-Performance Headless Node.js ESM E-Commerce Framework

   Framework or platform Production-ready A TypeScript team needs a commerce backend for unusual models such as subscriptions, quotes or tokenized goods.

   ★ 204 EUPL-1.2 TypeScript Active, pushed 5 days ago
5. 5
   Django-salesman dinoperovic

   Headless e-commerce framework for Django and Wagtail.

   Framework or platform Usable You run a Django or Wagtail site and want to add a shop with your own product models.

   ★ 420 BSD-3-Clause Python Quiet, pushed 13 months ago

Building blocks for your own system 3

1. 1
   Aimeos Laravel aimeos

   Laravel ecommerce package for ultra fast online shops, scalable marketplaces, complex B2B applications and #gigacommerce

   Building block Production-ready You already run a Laravel application and want to add a shop or marketplace inside it.

   ★ 8.7k MIT PHP Active, pushed 3 days ago
2. 2
   Lunar lunarphp

   An open-source package that brings the power of modern headless e-commerce functionality to Laravel.

   Building block Usable A Laravel team wants headless commerce inside its own app with a ready admin.

   ★ 3.8k MIT PHP Active, pushed 3 days ago
3. 3
   Shopper shopperlabs

   Headless e-commerce administration built with Laravel to create and manage online store.

   Building block Usable A Laravel developer needs a store back office and will build the storefront separately.

   ★ 1.3k MIT PHP Active, pushed 10 days ago

Integrations 1

1. 1
   Headless eCommerce bagisto

   Laravel Headless eCommerce APIs allow you to experience seamless and easily scalable storefront performance. An open-source and GraphQL based Rest API Laravel platform delivering ultra-fast, dynamic, and personalized shopping experiences.

   Integration Usable You run Bagisto and want to build a headless storefront or mobile app on top of it.

   ★ 111 MIT PHP Slowing, pushed 4 months ago

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Open-source licenses

• Permissive: 8. Use it anywhere, including in closed products. You keep the copyright notice; Apache-2.0 also grants patent rights.
• Strong copyleft: 1. If you distribute the program or anything built on it, you must release the whole source under the same license.

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