Saleor vs Solidus (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Solidus grades higher than Saleor: 2.2 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
Saleor grades higher on platforms. Solidus grades higher on value for money, the free plan and features. They get the same grade on 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
Solidus
Extensible open-source ecommerce platform with optional managed cloud
Which one is for you
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
Pick Solidus if
- Fits if you have Ruby developers and want a custom store
- Works for brands that need subscriptions or complex promotions
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if nobody can host and upgrade the code, since DIY leaves that to you
- Pricey if you want Cloud: both plans are quoted by sales
- Watch out: the vendor says DIY and Cloud have the same features, so Cloud only removes the infrastructure work
- Tight if you need support, as business-hours help starts at Starter Cloud
How we grade them
| 1.6GPASaleorWeak | 2.2GPASolidusFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | 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. | CThe DIY Edition is free only if you host it. Starter and Enterprise Cloud prices aren't published, so it sits in the middle. |
| Free plan and trial | DSandboxes are free forever but for non-commercial use only, so you can't run a real shop on them. No trial is listed. | BThe DIY Edition holds the whole platform, with no caps, but you provide the infrastructure. |
| Features | CGraphQL core, Saleor Apps, a dashboard and Cloud-only Essential Apps. Saleor Engine is labeled beta, and a storefront has to be built. | BSubscriptions, promotions, multi-store, multi-currency, returns and exchanges, and REST and GraphQL APIs. Nothing in the listing is missing from the core job. |
| Ease of use | DNo store rating on record. Customising means building apps over GraphQL, so it needs developers. | DNo rating on record. It's a developer framework you run and upgrade yourself. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, with GraphQL, webhooks and pub/sub, and a Cloud or self-hosted option. No phone or desktop app. | CWeb only, with APIs and an extensible admin. No apps and no integration list. |
| Best for | API-first stores for high-volume sellers | Ruby developers building a custom store |
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: Saleor and Solidus. How we grade
Where they differ
At a glance
| Saleor | Solidus | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $1599 per month (Cloud Select, up to $200,000 monthly GMV) | Not published |
| Free plan | Sandboxes: free forever for non-commercial use such as prototyping and trying new features. | The DIY Edition is free and includes the whole platform, but you provide and maintain the infrastructure. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Saleor Commerce | Nebulab and the open-source community |
| Price read from | saleor.io | solidus.io |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
Solidus
- Solidus Cloud prices are not published; both paid plans go through a sales conversation.
- The DIY Edition leaves hosting, maintenance and upgrades to you.
- The vendor says the DIY Edition and Solidus Cloud have the same features; Cloud only removes the infrastructure work.
Key features
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.
Solidus
- Native subscriptions
- A built-in subscription engine for models such as curated boxes.
- Custom promotions
- A promotion system where merchants can implement their own promotion logic.
- Multi-store and international
- Multi-store, multi-language and multi-currency support, plus global taxation and logistics.
- Extensible admin and APIs
- An admin dashboard that can be extended or rewritten, with RESTful and GraphQL APIs.
- Returns and exchanges
- Partial returns and exchanges, product pricing segmentation, and bundles or personalized products.
Plans
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.
Solidus
DIY Edition$0
The full Solidus platform on your own infrastructure; you handle upgrades and hosting.
Starter CloudCustom
Managed upgrades and infrastructure, standard monitoring, business-hours support (weekdays 9am to 5pm EST) and 10 hours a month of a solutions architect. Sold through sales.
Enterprise CloudCustom
Expedited upgrades, tailored or bring-your-own infrastructure, 24/7 support, active incident response and 20 hours a month of a solutions architect. Sold through sales.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Saleor or Solidus?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Saleor starts at $1599 per month (Cloud Select, up to $200,000 monthly GMV), and Solidus publishes no starting price.
Which has a free plan, Saleor or Solidus?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Saleor and Solidus 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.