Solidus vs Sylius (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 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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.