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Open Source Shop Systems

Vendure

Fabian Wesner

This page reflects our views and assessments. All information is sourced from publicly available information and does not represent the vendor’s official position.
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Vendure
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GPL-3.0
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Node.js
B2C
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Evaluation

⭐ Highlights

Clean, modular codebase built on popular frameworks and applying best practices
Lightweight framework for rapid development

👍 When to use

Startups outgrowing Shopify, needing code-level adjustments
Developer-driven teams

👎 When to avoid

Projects that require a large set of out-of-the-box features
Companies needing contractual agreements with high compliance standards
Projects requiring vendor-managed hosting
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Functionality

Vendure is well-suited for B2C use cases and offers flexibility for basic Marketplace scenarios due to its “multi-everything” approach. However, it lacks an integrated CMS, so developers must integrate a custom solution.
Although Vendure is not fully equipped for B2B situations, it is still commonly used for B2B scenarios due to its simple structure and ease of use in coding.
Vendure offers unique enterprise features, including SSO integration with providers like Okta.
Although Vendure is open-source, certain official features require separate purchases. For instance, the advanced “wishlist” feature costs €480 per year.
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B2C
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Basic B2C Features
Search & Filtering
Gift Cards
CMS
OMS
PIM
Multi-Store
Call Center
Configurable Products
Multi-Warehouse
Location-Based Inventory
Multi-Locale
Multi-Currency
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B2B
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Quotation & Offer Management
Packaging Units
Measurement Units
Approval Workflows
Shopping Lists
Business Units & Organizations
Roles & Permissions
Products-per-Customer
Price-per-Customer
Volume Prices
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Marketplace
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Merchant Portal
Multi-Merchant
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Schema explained

The best way to understand a shop system is by analyzing its database schema. Explore a zoomable schema with descriptions here:
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Vendure Schema - Excalidraw+
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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
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Starter kits (demo shops)

Projects can choose to build their storefront on any technology or use one of the existing templates (starters) using different frameworks.
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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
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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/
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Hosting options

Vendure does not currently offer managed hosting, but provides deployment instructions for platforms like Render, Google Cloud Run, and others.
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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
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Shop URL
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Shop Description
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Swile
https://www.swile.co/
Payments
B2C
Platform for employees to spend their benefits on a diverse range of products and services.
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Evaluation
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👍 When to use
👎 When to avoid
Functionality
B2C ℹ️
B2B ℹ️
Marketplace ℹ️
Schema explained
Development approach
Technology Stack
Starter kits (demo shops)
Architecture
Admin UI
Hosting options
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