Vendure
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| OS license | Code | Repository | Stars |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPL-3.0 | Node.js | vendure-ecommerce/vendure | ~5,7k |
Evaluation
⭐ Highlights
- Clean, modular codebase built on popular frameworks
- Lightweight framework for rapid development
👍 When to use
- Startups outgrowing Shopify, needing code-level adjustments
- Developer-driven teams
👎 When to avoid
- Projects with extensive requirements and marketplaces
- Companies needing contractual agreements, compliance, or high-level support
- Projects requiring vendor-managed hosting
Functionality
As a headless system that functions more like a framework, you may need to complete or customize certain features to fit your specific needs.
B2C
Vendure comes with all essential features for B2C use cases.
B2B
Although its B2B feature set is not fully developed, Vendure is still frequently used for B2B scenarios because of its simple architecture and ease of development.
Marketplace
Vendure's multi-channel capability prepares the system for marketplace scenarios, however it doesn't ship with a dedicated merchant portal.
Development approach
Technology Stack
Vendure is fully built with TypeScript and utilizes the following technologies:
- NestJS as the underlying Node.js framework
- TypeORM for interacting with any database
- Angular for rendering the Admin UI
- GraphQL for API communication
Starter kits (demo shops)
Architecture
Vendure is a server-side application ("server") that provides two API endpoints: one for the storefront and one for the Admin UI.
As a headless platform, Vendure leaves storefront development to the developers, who can either build it from scratch or use one of the available templates (see demo shops above).
💡 The GraphQL API has a public playground: https://readonlydemo.vendure.io/shop-api
Admin UI
Vendure comes with an Admin UI built on Angular, which can be customized at the code level.
You can try it out without local installation here: https://demo.vendure.io/
Hosting options
Vendure does not currently offer managed hosting, but provides deployment instructions for platforms like Render, Google Cloud Run, and others. 🌐
Case Studies
All information is based on public sources and manually curated. Projects that are completely hidden from the public are excluded. Contact us to contribute contact@roq.tech
| Company | Shop URL | Industry | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swile | https://www.swile.co/ | Payments | B2C |
| Paket Market | https://paket.mk/ | Online Groceries | B2C Marketplace |
| Deesup | https://www.deesup.com/ | Design Furniture | B2C Marketplace |
| Breitling China | https://www.breitling.cn/ | Luxury Watches | B2C |
| Wristcheck | https://wristcheck.com/ | Luxury Watch Trading | B2C Marketplace |
| Fainin | https://fainin.com/ | Sharing Economy | Marketplace |
| Stocker Kaminsysteme | https://www.stocker-kaminsysteme.com/ | Chimney Systems Manufacturing | B2B |
| Weidebeef.at | https://www.weidebeef.at/ | Organic Farming | B2C |