Craft Commerce vs Sylius (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Sylius grades higher than Craft Commerce: 2.0 against 1.8 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Craft Commerce grades higher on features and platforms. Sylius grades higher on the free plan. They get the same grade on value for money and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Craft Commerce
Self-hosted store plugin for Craft CMS with multi-store support
From $1,199 one-time
Which one is for you
Pick Craft Commerce if
- Fits if you have a developer building a custom store on Craft CMS
- Works for agencies that run several stores and currencies from one install
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want a point-and-click store, as it needs a developer
- Pricey if you count the Craft CMS licence, which is bought separately
- Watch out: updates after the first year cost $299 a year per project
- Tight if you grow, as Pro is capped at 5 stores and 5 inventory locations
Pick Sylius if
- Fits if you have PHP and Symfony developers
- Works for teams that want a headless API and are fine paying for Plus later
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you have no developers, because there is no hosted store builder
- Skip it if you need marketplace, RFQ, RBAC or returns, as those are paid Plus modules
- Watch out: Plus has no published price, and buyers are pointed to a demo and sales
- Tight if you want to launch fast, since the work is engineering
How we grade them
| 1.8GPACraft CommerceWeak | 2.0GPASyliusFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C$1,199 one-time matches the category's one-time middle of $1,199. The Craft CMS licence is extra, and updates after year one are $299 a year. | CThe Community Edition is free but self-hosted, which counts as a C. Sylius Plus has no published price. |
| Free plan and trial | FThe listing shows no free plan and no trial, so you pay before you can try it. | BThe Community Edition is free to download and run on your own servers. Hosting and development are your cost. |
| Features | BProducts and variants, multi-store, inventory locations, payment gateways, custom checkout and plugins. Nothing in the listing is missing from the job. | CHeadless REST API, multi-store and a developer framework. The B2B suite, marketplace, RBAC, returns and loyalty are Plus modules. |
| Ease of use | DNo store rating on record. It is built around templates and code, so it needs a developer. | DNo rating on record. Launching a store takes engineering work, as there is no hosted builder. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, self-hosted, with seven listed integrations and an API. | CWeb only. Integrations named are Symfony and API Platform. |
| Best for | developer-built stores on Craft CMS | a developer-built store on the Symfony framework |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Craft Commerce and Sylius. How we grade
Where they differ
- Sylius is open source, according to its own site.
- Sylius also covers quotes and estimates.
In commonWebSelf-hostablePublic APIInventoryOnline store
At a glance
| Craft Commerce | Sylius | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Free plan |
| Starts at | $1,199 per project (one-time, plus a Craft CMS license) | Not published |
| Free plan | None | The open-source Community Edition is free to download and run on your own servers; hosting and development are your own cost. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Pixel & Tonic, Inc. | Sylius |
| Price read from | craftcms.com | sylius.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Craft Commerce
- Pricing excludes the Craft CMS license, which is bought separately.
- Updates after the first year cost $299 a year per project.
- It is built around templates and code, so it needs a developer rather than a point-and-click setup.
- Pro is capped at five stores and five inventory locations; more needs the sales-led Enterprise plan.
Sylius
- It is a developer framework, so launching a store takes engineering work; there is no hosted store builder.
- The Community Edition lacks marketplace, RFQ, RBAC and returns features, which are paid Plus modules.
- Sylius Plus prices are not published; the site points buyers to a live demo and sales contact.
Key features
Craft Commerce
- Products and variants
- The license places no limit on how many products or variants you create, and products use Craft's drafts, versioning and live preview.
- Multi-store
- Commerce 5 manages separate customer-facing stores in one install, each able to use its own base currency for pricing.
- Inventory locations
- Track stock and make adjustments across stores, warehouses or other locations; Pro allows up to five.
- Payment gateways
- First-party gateways cover Stripe, PayPal Checkout and Mollie, and further gateways come from the plugin ecosystem or custom code.
- Custom fields and checkout
- Custom fields shape product and order management, and the checkout flow can be built to your own design.
- Plugin extensions
- Plugins from Verbb add events and ticketing, wishlists and gift vouchers on top of the core store.
Sylius
- Headless REST API
- A REST API built with API Platform lets the framework sit behind the front end or microservices architecture of your choice.
- Symfony developer framework
- Built for Symfony developers, with automated testing practices and a Behavior Driven Development approach baked into projects.
- B2B Suite (Plus)
- Plus adds tailored price lists for customer groups, ordering on behalf of customers, wish lists and a request-for-quotation flow.
- Marketplace Suite (Plus)
- Plus adds vendor onboarding, communication, payment splitting, reports and document handling for multi-vendor stores.
- Advanced multi-store and multi-source stock
- Plus modules run several stores from one admin and ship from more than one warehouse, with ERP-friendly inventory handling.
- Returns, loyalty and subscriptions
- Plus modules cover a returns (RMA) process, loyalty rules, partial shipments, a product configurator and subscription sales.
Plans
Craft Commerce
Pro$1,199
per project, includes 1 year of updates
Unlimited products and variants, up to 5 stores and 5 inventory locations, multi-currency and custom checkout. Updates cost $299 a year after year one.
EnterpriseCustom
Everything in Pro, plus SAML SSO and a custom number of stores and inventory locations. Sold by request.
Sylius
Community Edition$0
The open-source framework with a REST API, which you host and build on yourself, for example on a VPS, Docker or Kubernetes.
Sylius PlusCustom
Subscription modules on top of the core, such as B2B Suite, Marketplace Suite and RBAC. No price is published; sold through sales.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Craft Commerce or Sylius?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Craft Commerce starts at $1,199 per project (one-time, plus a Craft CMS license), and Sylius publishes no starting price.
Which has a free plan, Craft Commerce or Sylius?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Sylius has a free plan. Craft Commerce does not.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.