Sylius review (2026): is the free plan enough?
Open-source Symfony ecommerce framework for custom stores
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Sylius report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 12, 2026
Best for a developer-built store on the Symfony framework
Sylius is an open-source Symfony framework for headless commerce, free to run on your own servers. It takes engineering work to launch, the marketplace, RFQ and returns features are paid Plus modules, and Plus prices are not published.
Who Sylius is for
- Fits if you have PHP and Symfony developers
- Works for teams that want a headless API and are fine paying for Plus later
Who Sylius is not for
- 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
Why Sylius gets a 2.0
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for moneyThe Community Edition is free but self-hosted, which counts as a C. Sylius Plus has no published price.
- BFree plan and trialThe Community Edition is free to download and run on your own servers. Hosting and development are your cost.
- CFeaturesHeadless REST API, multi-store and a developer framework. The B2B suite, marketplace, RBAC, returns and loyalty are Plus modules.
- DEase of useNo rating on record. Launching a store takes engineering work, as there is no hosted builder.
- CPlatforms and integrationsWeb only. Integrations named are Symfony and API Platform.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Sylius'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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Sylius's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 4 of the 26 other online store builders we grade, and level with 4.
It stands best on free plan and trial (B, above 14 of 26) and worst on ease of use (D, above 0).
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 27 online store builders we grade, cut by the letter each got. Sylius’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 5 of 26, level with 16
- BFree plan and trialAbove 14 of 26, level with 12
- CFeaturesAbove 2 of 26, level with 15
- DEase of useAbove 0 of 26, level with 9
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 26, level with 4
Keep Sylius, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Sylius 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: 18 of the 26 other online store builders grade higher. Sylius is open source, so there is a third way: take its code and run it yourself.
What you could make
- Inventory and quotes and estimates: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- Checkout, card payments and sales tax handled for you.
- It plugs into other products, Symfony and API Platform among them, and has an API.
What this rests on. Sylius’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 Sylius?
Sylius is an open-source, headless ecommerce framework built on Symfony and API Platform, aimed at mid-market and enterprise teams that want a custom build. The free Community Edition is self-hosted; Sylius Plus adds paid modules such as B2B and marketplace suites.
Worth knowing
- 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.
Key features
- 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.
Sylius pricing
As of Nov 12, 2026, Sylius has a free plan.
- Starts at
- Not published
- Free plan
- The open-source Community Edition is free to download and run on your own servers; hosting and development are your own cost.
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Plus | Custom | Subscription modules on top of the core, such as B2B Suite, Marketplace Suite and RBAC. No price is published; sold through sales. |
Read from sylius.com on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Sylius before you buy.
Works with
- Symfony
- API Platform
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Common questions
Does Sylius have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Sylius is listed for Web.
Does Sylius have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Sylius is listed for Web.
Is Sylius open source?
Yes. Sylius is open source, according to its own site. It can also be run on a server of your own.
Does Sylius have an API?
Yes. Sylius 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.