Aimeos review (2026): is it any good?
Open-source PHP ecommerce framework for Laravel and TYPO3
Aimeos report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for PHP and Laravel teams building a store in code
Aimeos is an open-source commerce framework for Laravel and TYPO3 with headless APIs, B2B and marketplace support, free for commercial use. You host, maintain and secure it yourself, install it with Composer, and enterprise support is sold at a price the page does not name.
Who Aimeos is for
- Fits if you are a PHP or Laravel developer who wants to extend a store in code
- Works for agencies building shops for clients without per-store license fees
Who Aimeos is not for
- Not for you if you want a hosted store builder, as the core is a developer framework
- Skip it if you will not maintain hosting, updates and security yourself
- Too light for support unless you pay, since enterprise and long-term support have no listed price
- Watch out: it runs only on PHP, as a Laravel package or TYPO3 extension
Why Aimeos gets a 2.4
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for moneyThe packages are free but you host and run them, and the ladder treats self-hosted software as ordinary value.
- BFree plan and trialOpen source and free for commercial use with no recurring license fee. You still pay for your own hosting.
- BFeaturesLaravel and TYPO3 packages, headless APIs, B2B and wholesale, marketplaces and multi-tenancy. Nothing in the listing is missing from a store's job, though there is no hosted builder.
- DEase of useInstalled with Composer and run on your own hosting, with updates and security on you. No store rating is on record.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb, with Laravel, TYPO3, Stripe, PayPal, Mollie, Adyen and Elasticsearch. It runs only on PHP.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Aimeos GmbH's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Aimeos's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 60 of the 80 other online store builders we grade, and level with 13.
It stands best on features (B, above 60 of 80) and worst on ease of use (D, above 0).
Aimeos has no paid plan.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4, and no tool on the category's chart scores higher without costing more.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 81 online store builders we grade, cut by the letter each got. Aimeos’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 15 of 80, level with 51
- BFree plan and trialAbove 55 of 80, level with 25
- BFeaturesAbove 60 of 80, level with 19
- DEase of useAbove 0 of 80, level with 27
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 28 of 80, level with 52
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 52 online store builders. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Keep Aimeos, or make your own?
Keep it
Aimeos is free, so making your own would save you nothing.
And it is not the kind of software a weekend replaces. It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.4 is higher than 60 of the 80 other online store builders we grade.
What you could make
- Digital downloads: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- Checkout, card payments and sales tax handled for you.
- It plugs into other products, Laravel, TYPO3 and Stripe among them, and has an API.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. Aimeos’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Aimeos?
Aimeos is an open-source PHP ecommerce framework that runs as a package inside Laravel or as an extension for TYPO3. It covers online shops, headless back ends with JSON:API and GraphQL, B2B portals and multi-vendor marketplaces. The core is free for commercial use; paid support is sold separately.
Worth knowing
- It is a developer framework installed with Composer; there is no hosted store builder in the core product.
- You provide and maintain hosting, updates and security yourself.
- Enterprise support and long-term support are sold through Aimeos, and the page names no price for them.
- It runs only on PHP, as a Laravel package or TYPO3 extension.
Key features
- Laravel and TYPO3 packages
- Installs with Composer as a standalone Laravel shop, into an existing Laravel project, as a headless back end, or as a TYPO3 extension.
- Headless APIs
- JSON:API and GraphQL endpoints let a Next.js, Nuxt, Vue, React or PWA front end sit on top.
- B2B and wholesale
- Custom price lists, volume discounts, quote workflows, punchout and ERP integrations and company hierarchies.
- Marketplaces and multi-tenancy
- Multi-vendor portals, regional storefronts and multi-warehouse setups in one installation via a sites extension.
- Product types
- Configurable variants, bundles, digital downloads, event bookings, vouchers and subscriptions with recurring billing.
- Payments and shipping
- Over 100 payment gateways through the Omnipay library, including Stripe, PayPal, Mollie and Adyen, plus configurable shipping and tax rules.
Aimeos pricing
As of Nov 13, 2026, Aimeos is free to use.
- Starts at
- Free
- Free plan
- The core packages are open source and free for commercial use, with no recurring license fees, according to the vendor. You host and run it yourself.
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Open source | $0 | Core Aimeos packages for Laravel, TYPO3 or headless use, installed with Composer and hosted by you. |
Read from aimeos.org on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Aimeos before you buy.
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Common questions
Does Aimeos have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Aimeos is listed for Web.
Does Aimeos have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Aimeos is listed for Web.
Is Aimeos open source?
Yes. Aimeos is open source, according to its own site. It can also be run on a server of your own.
Does Aimeos have an API?
Yes. Aimeos offers a public API, according to its own site.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026.