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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.