commerce
Saleor
Open-source, GraphQL-first commerce for composable brands
OSS headless commerce (BSD). Python/Django + GraphQL API. App Store for composable extensions. Saleor Cloud or self-host. Built for high-volume B2C/B2B.
Pricing
| Tier | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| OSS (self-host) | Free | $0. BSD-3-Clause. Self-host Saleor Core + Dashboard. |
| Cloud — Development | Free | $0. Dev tier for sandbox projects. Shared infra. Community. |
| Cloud — Staging | $179/mo | $179/mo. Staging tier with dedicated env. |
| Cloud — Production | $1999/mo | $1,999/mo. Production tier with SLA + support. |
| Enterprise | Custom | Custom. Multi-region, SAML, dedicated clusters, PCI. |
Limits
| Tier | Metric | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | api first | GraphQL-only — no REST fallback | API style |
| — | backend language | Python 3.12 + Django + GraphQL (Graphene) | Stack |
| — | channel architecture | Channels = storefronts with distinct pricing/shipping/currency | Channels |
| — | extensibility | Saleor Apps — webhooks + own runtime (any language) | Apps |
| — | license | BSD-3-Clause — liberal OSS license | License |
| — | notable users | Breitling, GAP (JV), Lush, Nursa, Dr. Squatch | Users |
| — | tax integrations | Avalara, TaxJar, plus configurable | Tax |
| — | vs commerce-js | Saleor is a full commerce platform; CommerceJS is lighter | CJS comparison |
| — | vs medusa | Saleor = Python/GraphQL, older project, enterprise push; Medusa = Node/REST, JS-first | Medusa comparison |
Features
- Channels — Per-channel pricing/shipping/currency.
- Checkout — Multi-step checkout mutation set.
- Customers + B2B — Customer records + B2B permissions.
- Dashboard — Next.js admin dashboard.
- Gift Cards — First-class gift-card flow.
- Orders — Full lifecycle.
- Permissions + Roles — Granular RBAC.
- Pricing + Promotions — Rule-based promos, catalog pricing.
- Products + Attributes — Full PIM features.
- Saleor Apps — External extensions.
- Shipping Zones + Methods — Multi-zone shipping rules.
- Tax Providers — Pluggable tax (Avalara, etc.).
- Translations — Multi-language product content.
- Variants + Configurable — Deep variant system.
- Vouchers — Discount codes + gift cards.
- Warehouses + Stock — Multi-warehouse inventory.
- Webhooks — Async subscription to events.
Developer interfaces
| Slug | Name | Kind | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| app-sdk | @saleor/app-sdk | sdk | 1.x |
| app-store | Saleor App Store | other | — |
| cli | saleor CLI | cli | 1.x |
| dashboard | Saleor Dashboard | other | — |
| graphql | Saleor GraphQL API | graphql | v3 |
| sdk-ts | @saleor/sdk | sdk | 1.x |
| webhooks | Saleor Webhooks | other | — |
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