Shopizer vs Sylius (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Shopizer if

• Fits if you have Java developers and want to build your own commerce backend
• Makes sense if you want code you control and don't need a finished store

Look elsewhere if

• Not for you if you want a ready-made store, as there's no storefront builder
• Skip it if you need paid support, since only community support is listed
• Too light for non-technical owners: it's a set of backend services
• Watch out: the older headless release, 3.2.7, is kept available separately from the newer microservices

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

Shopizer

• This is a set of backend services for developers, not a ready-made storefront builder.
• Only community support is listed, and the pricing section has a single free plan.
• The previous headless release, version 3.2.7, is kept available separately from the newer microservices.

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.

Shopizer

Microservices architecture

Spring Boot 3 services that can be deployed and scaled independently; the site says it can run locally with Docker and Kind.

Commerce services

Separate services for product catalog, merchants, order management, identity provider, inventory management and dynamic rules.

Security framework

Spring Security with role-based access control and support for multiple identity providers.

Cloud-agnostic deployment

Deployable on AWS, GCP, Azure or any Kubernetes-capable cloud.

Data storage

Supports PostgreSQL, JSONB and pgvector.

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.

Shopizer

• Open Source$0

  Community support, basic features and the GitHub community. You host it yourself.

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.