PrestaShop vs Vendure: which one to choose in 2026?
Both are open source alternatives to Shopify. We compare license, tech stack and features to help you decide which fits your team best.
| PrestaShop | Vendure | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | E-commerce | E-commerce |
| License | OSL-3.0 | GPL-3.0 |
| GitHub stars | ~8k | ~6k |
| Tech stack | PHP, Symfony, MySQL | TypeScript, NestJS, PostgreSQL |
| Replaces | Shopify | Shopify |
PrestaShop has more GitHub stars, which usually indicates a larger community (not necessarily that it's the best option for your use case).
PrestaShop
Established online store platform, a European alternative to Shopify.
Pros
- Mature ecosystem with many years of development
Things to consider
- Admin interface feels less modern than Shopify's
Vendure
TypeScript ecommerce framework, an alternative to Shopify for devs.
ℹ️ Vendure doesn't publish any official Docker image — vendureio/server doesn't exist on Docker Hub. The documented path is generating your project with @vendure/create and building your own Dockerfile following the official Docker deployment guide.
Pros
- Carefully crafted developer experience (TypeScript end-to-end)
Things to consider
- Smaller plugin ecosystem than the Shopify App Store
- No official Docker image (see note above) — generate the project via @vendure/create
Key features
PrestaShop
- Thousands of modules and templates
- Multi-store management
- Strong adoption in the European market
Vendure
- TypeScript plugin system
- Auto-generated GraphQL API
- Multi-store and multi-channel selling
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