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Vendure: the best Open Source alternative to Shopify in 2026
Vendure is a headless commerce framework in TypeScript with a very flexible plugin system, built for developers who want to extend every part of their store as code.
Technical profile
- License
- MIT
- Category
- E-commerce
- Replaces
- Shopify
- Tech stack
- TypeScriptNestJSPostgreSQL
Preview
Public image provided by Vendure on its own website.
Key features
- TypeScript plugin system
- Auto-generated GraphQL API
- Multi-store and multi-channel selling
Vendure vs. Shopify
Pros
- Carefully crafted developer experience (TypeScript end-to-end)
Things to consider
- Smaller plugin ecosystem than the Shopify App Store
Quick Docker installation guide
Copy this docker-compose.yml, adjust the example passwords and run docker compose up -d on your server. See the full step-by-step guide →
docker-compose.yml
version: "3.9"
services:
vendure:
image: vendureio/server:latest
restart: unless-stopped
ports:
- "3000:3000"
environment:
- DB_HOST=vendure-db
- DB_NAME=vendure
- DB_USERNAME=vendure
- DB_PASSWORD=vendure
- COOKIE_SECRET=change-me-super-secret
depends_on:
- vendure-db
vendure-db:
image: postgres:15-alpine
restart: unless-stopped
environment:
- POSTGRES_USER=vendure
- POSTGRES_PASSWORD=vendure
- POSTGRES_DB=vendure
volumes:
- vendure_pg_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
volumes:
vendure_pg_data: