EverShop vs Saleor (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, EverShop grades higher than Saleor: 2.0 against 1.6 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
EverShop grades higher on value for money and the free plan. Saleor grades higher on platforms. They get the same grade on features and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Saleor
Open-source headless commerce with managed Cloud hosting
Which one is for you
Pick EverShop if
- Fits if you write TypeScript and want to own your store
- Makes sense if you want a free start and can run a server
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you don't want to run deployment and updates yourself
- Tight if you need support: the free edition has community help only
- Watch out: EverShop Cloud at $19 a month is Coming Soon and can't be bought
- Watch out: extensions and themes are sold separately in the marketplace
Pick Saleor if
- Fits if you're a high-volume merchant with engineers and want a custom headless build
- Works for teams that want the option to self-host and keep their data
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you're small: Cloud starts at $1,599 a month, and Volume is $3,999
- Not for you if you want to try it on a real shop free, since Sandboxes are non-commercial
- Watch out: Accelerator is $6,000 and Forward Deployed Engineering $12,000, credited back over 12 months after go-live
- Skip it if you want a finished store, as Saleor Engine is beta and the storefront is yours to build
How we grade them
| 2.0GPAEverShopFair | 1.6GPASaleorWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CFree only if you host it. The pricing page estimates $10 to $30 a month for hosting, so it sits in the middle. | DSelect is $1,599 a month for up to $200,000 in monthly sales, with 0.8% on orders above that. The category's dearest tenth starts at $89. Migration help and 24/7 support are included. |
| Free plan and trial | BThe full platform is free with no caps, but you pay for hosting, a domain and email. The hosted Cloud plan can't be bought yet. | DSandboxes are free forever but for non-commercial use only, so you can't run a real shop on them. No trial is listed. |
| Features | CCatalog, checkout, orders, widgets, a developer toolkit and a marketplace of extensions. Extensions and themes cost extra. | CGraphQL core, Saleor Apps, a dashboard and Cloud-only Essential Apps. Saleor Engine is labeled beta, and a storefront has to be built. |
| Ease of use | DNo rating on record. You manage deployment, email and updates yourself. | DNo store rating on record. Customising means building apps over GraphQL, so it needs developers. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only. Stripe, PayPal, Klarna, Mailchimp and Algolia links exist, but no apps. | BWeb, with GraphQL, webhooks and pub/sub, and a Cloud or self-hosted option. No phone or desktop app. |
| Best for | TypeScript developers who want a free store they host | API-first stores for high-volume sellers |
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: EverShop and Saleor. How we grade
Price against what you get
EverShop has no paid plan and scores 1.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Saleor starts at $1,599 a month and scores 2.0.
Saleor scores higher, and starts $1,599 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other online store builders on the chart, none scores higher than EverShop for less, and 32 score higher than Saleor for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- EverShop also covers templates.
At a glance
| EverShop | Saleor | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free | Free plan |
| Starts at | Free | $1599 per month (Cloud Select, up to $200,000 monthly GMV) |
| Free plan | The self-hosted software is free; you pay for your own hosting, domain and any marketplace extensions or themes. | Sandboxes: free forever for non-commercial use such as prototyping and trying new features. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | EverShop | Saleor Commerce |
| Price read from | evershop.io | saleor.io |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
EverShop
- Self-hosting means managing your own hosting (the pricing page estimates $10 to $30 a month), deployment, email service and updates.
- Support for the free edition comes from the community.
- EverShop Cloud, listed at $19 per month with email support, is marked Coming Soon and cannot be bought yet.
- Extensions and themes are bought separately from the marketplace.
Saleor
- Cloud pricing is tied to monthly GMV, and orders above the plan's limit add a percentage fee (0.8% on Select, 0.4% on Volume).
- The free Sandboxes plan is for non-commercial use only.
- Optional add-ons: the Accelerator Plan costs $6,000 and Forward Deployed Engineering $12,000, credited back over 12 months after go-live.
- Saleor Engine is labeled beta, and the Essential Apps run only on Saleor Cloud.
Key features
EverShop
- Catalog management
- Products with variants, categories and collections for groupings such as new arrivals or promotions.
- Checkout and orders
- A checkout flow and an order management area, with payment integrations shown for Stripe, PayPal and Klarna.
- Dynamic widgets
- Content blocks such as hero banners, menus and article lists that can be arranged on the storefront.
- Developer toolkit
- Built with GraphQL and a REST API, with automatic bundling, fast refresh and file-based middleware.
- Marketplace
- Extensions and themes sold through the EverShop marketplace; the pricing page gives typical prices of about $99 per extension and $149 per theme, one-time.
Saleor
- Headless GraphQL core
- Customization is done by building Saleor Apps that connect through GraphQL, webhooks and pub/sub, which keeps the core files untouched.
- Saleor Engine
- A beta feature that runs your storefront, apps and ERP sync alongside Saleor, with deployment, variables and logs managed from the Dashboard.
- Essential Apps
- Cloud-only apps cover multilingual customer emails, Adyen payments, Google Merchant Center feeds, MCP, ACP/UCP and Ink AI Search.
- Pulse dashboard
- Dashboard home shows revenue, orders, returns and low stock, and flags anything that looks unusual.
- Migration and engineering support
- Each Cloud plan includes migration from platforms such as Shopify Plus or Magento, a delivery lead, a Slack channel and 24/7 support with SLAs.
- Cloud and self-hosted
- Moving between Saleor Cloud and self-hosted open source is supported, though a data migration or version update may be needed.
Plans
EverShop
Self-hosted$0
The full open-source platform on your own servers, with community support. You run deployment, email and updates yourself.
Saleor
Sandboxes$0
Free forever, for non-commercial use only: prototyping, side projects and trying new features.
Select$1599
per month, up to $200,000 monthly GMV
For new projects and smaller companies; 0.8% charged on orders above the GMV limit, with a fair API usage policy.
Volume$3999
per month, up to $1,000,000 monthly GMV
For high-volume businesses; 0.4% charged on orders above the GMV limit, with a fair API usage policy.
EnterpriseCustom
Negotiated pricing with a fair API usage policy. Sold through sales.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, EverShop or Saleor?
As of Nov 13, 2026, EverShop is cheaper to start with: it is free, against $1,599 a month for Saleor. EverShop is free, and Saleor starts at $1599 per month (Cloud Select, up to $200,000 monthly GMV).
Which has a free plan, EverShop or Saleor?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both EverShop and Saleor have a free plan.
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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.