Saleor review (2026): is the free plan enough?
Open-source headless commerce with managed Cloud hosting
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Saleor report card
Weak · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 12, 2026
Best for API-first stores for high-volume sellers
Saleor is a headless, GraphQL-based commerce platform you can self-host or run on its Cloud. Cloud plans start at $1,599 a month, the free Sandboxes plan is for non-commercial use only, and the dearer add-ons run to $6,000 and $12,000.
Who Saleor is for
- Fits if you're a high-volume merchant with engineers and want a custom headless build
- Works for teams that want the option to self-host and keep their data
Who Saleor is not for
- Pricey if you're small: Cloud starts at $1,599 a month, and Volume is $3,999
- Not for you if you want to try it on a real shop free, since Sandboxes are non-commercial
- Watch out: Accelerator is $6,000 and Forward Deployed Engineering $12,000, credited back over 12 months after go-live
- Skip it if you want a finished store, as Saleor Engine is beta and the storefront is yours to build
Why Saleor gets a 1.6
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- DValue for moneySelect is $1,599 a month for up to $200,000 in monthly sales, with 0.8% on orders above that. The category's dearest tenth starts at $89. Migration help and 24/7 support are included.
- DFree plan and trialSandboxes are free forever but for non-commercial use only, so you can't run a real shop on them. No trial is listed.
- CFeaturesGraphQL core, Saleor Apps, a dashboard and Cloud-only Essential Apps. Saleor Engine is labeled beta, and a storefront has to be built.
- DEase of useNo store rating on record. Customising means building apps over GraphQL, so it needs developers.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb, with GraphQL, webhooks and pub/sub, and a Cloud or self-hosted option. No phone or desktop app.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Saleor's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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<a href="https://toolgpa.com/tools/saleor#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/saleor.svg" alt="Saleor: 1.6 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where Saleor stands among online store builders
Saleor's GPA of 1.6 is higher than 0 of the 26 other online store builders we grade, and level with 1.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 5 of 26) and worst on value for money (D, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $1,599 a month, against a middle price of $29 for the category: 18 of the 18 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 13 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 27 online store builders we grade, cut by the letter each got. Saleor’s own letter is outlined.
- DValue for moneyAbove 0 of 26, level with 4
- DFree plan and trialAbove 2 of 26, level with 3
- CFeaturesAbove 2 of 26, level with 15
- DEase of useAbove 0 of 26, level with 9
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 5 of 26, level with 21
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 21 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 Saleor, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Saleor you would be making checkout, card payments and sales tax handled for you. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 25 of the 26 other online store builders grade higher. It costs $19,188 a year. Saleor is open source, so there is a third way: take its code and run it yourself.
What you could not
- Checkout, card payments and sales tax handled for you.
- It plugs into other products, Adyen and Google Merchant Center among them, and has an API.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
What this rests on. Saleor’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 Saleor?
Saleor is an open-source, GraphQL-based commerce platform for retail, B2B and marketplace stores. It can be self-hosted, or run on Saleor Cloud, where plans bundle hosting, migration and an engineering team and are priced against a store's monthly sales. A free sandbox is limited to non-commercial use.
Worth knowing
- Cloud pricing is tied to monthly GMV, and orders above the plan's limit add a percentage fee (0.8% on Select, 0.4% on Volume).
- The free Sandboxes plan is for non-commercial use only.
- Optional add-ons: the Accelerator Plan costs $6,000 and Forward Deployed Engineering $12,000, credited back over 12 months after go-live.
- Saleor Engine is labeled beta, and the Essential Apps run only on Saleor Cloud.
Key features
- Headless GraphQL core
- Customization is done by building Saleor Apps that connect through GraphQL, webhooks and pub/sub, which keeps the core files untouched.
- Saleor Engine
- A beta feature that runs your storefront, apps and ERP sync alongside Saleor, with deployment, variables and logs managed from the Dashboard.
- Essential Apps
- Cloud-only apps cover multilingual customer emails, Adyen payments, Google Merchant Center feeds, MCP, ACP/UCP and Ink AI Search.
- Pulse dashboard
- Dashboard home shows revenue, orders, returns and low stock, and flags anything that looks unusual.
- Migration and engineering support
- Each Cloud plan includes migration from platforms such as Shopify Plus or Magento, a delivery lead, a Slack channel and 24/7 support with SLAs.
- Cloud and self-hosted
- Moving between Saleor Cloud and self-hosted open source is supported, though a data migration or version update may be needed.
Saleor pricing
As of Nov 12, 2026, Saleor has a free plan, and paid plans start at $1599 per month (Cloud Select, up to $200,000 monthly GMV).
- Starts at
- $1599 per month (Cloud Select, up to $200,000 monthly GMV)
- Free plan
- Sandboxes: free forever for non-commercial use such as prototyping and trying new features.
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Sandboxes | $0 | Free forever, for non-commercial use only: prototyping, side projects and trying new features. |
| Select | $1599per month, up to $200,000 monthly GMV | For new projects and smaller companies; 0.8% charged on orders above the GMV limit, with a fair API usage policy. |
| Volume | $3999per month, up to $1,000,000 monthly GMV | For high-volume businesses; 0.4% charged on orders above the GMV limit, with a fair API usage policy. |
| Enterprise | Custom | Negotiated pricing with a fair API usage policy. Sold through sales. |
Read from saleor.io on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Saleor before you buy.
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Common questions
Does Saleor have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Saleor is listed for Web.
Does Saleor have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Saleor is listed for Web.
Is Saleor open source?
Yes. Saleor is open source, according to its own site. It can also be run on a server of your own.
Does Saleor have an API?
Yes. Saleor 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 12, 2026.