Solidus vs Spree Commerce (2026): which should you pick?

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

Pick Spree Commerce if

• Fits if you have developers and want a store that can run a marketplace or B2B portal
• Works for teams that want API-first commerce with no platform fees

Look elsewhere if

• Not for you if you have no developer, as the storefront is customised in code
• Skip it if you do not want to run servers and upgrades yourself
• Watch out: the Enterprise Edition has no published price, and support and long-term support are sold through sales
• Too light for a non-technical seller, since there is no drag-and-drop store builder

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.

Spree Commerce

• You host and maintain it yourself, so servers, upgrades and developer time are your cost.
• The Enterprise Edition has no published price; support, SLAs and long-term support are sold through sales.
• There is no built-in drag-and-drop store builder for non-technical sellers; the storefront is a Next.js app you customize in code.

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.

Spree Commerce

Store and Admin REST APIs

A REST API and TypeScript SDK cover the store and the admin, so any frontend or mobile app can sit on top. A Next.js storefront is included.

B2B and wholesale pricing

Price lists, volume tiers and per-customer rates, plus buyer organizations, purchase approvals and net payment terms.

Multi-vendor marketplaces

Vendors manage their own products while the operator controls payouts, commissions and quality.

Multi-store and multi-region

Run several storefronts from one admin with shared inventory, with currencies, languages, taxes and shipping set per market.

Physical and digital products

Variants, metafields and nested categories for physical goods, alongside downloads, license keys and subscription products.

Payments, shipping and marketing integrations

The integrations page lists Stripe, PayPal, Braintree, Shippo, USPS, Klaviyo, Mailchimp and ElasticSearch, among others.

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.

Spree Commerce

• Open source$0

  The BSD-licensed platform, self-hosted on Docker, AWS, GCP, Azure or your own servers. The site lists no platform fees.

• Enterprise EditionCustom

  Adds SLA response times, a success manager, long-term support, priority fixes and security features. No price is published; sold through sales.