Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Saleor
Saleor clearly comes out ahead of Shopify Plus on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Saleor has a free tier; Shopify Plus does not. Saleor's paid plans start at $1599/mo.
| Overview |  Shopify PlusEnterprise commerce platform with headless Storefront API and Hydrogen. | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | saas tool | hybrid |
| Company | Shopify Inc. | Saleor Commerce |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| Industries | E-CommerceMarketingSaaS & Cloud | E-CommerceMarketing |
| Categories | storefronte-commerce | storefronte-commerce |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
Saleor
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usage based
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| Feature | shopify-plus | saleor |
|---|---|---|
| 4.5K+ Engineers Dedicated To Infrastructure | ||
| Best For Businesses With High Volume Of Transactions | ||
| Access To Shopify Plus Certified App Partners | ||
| Best Unit Economics For Scale | ||
| Dedicated Slack Channel | ||
| Delivery Lead For Your Project | ||
| Direct Support | ||
| Discovery & Onboarding Sessions | ||
| Fair Api Usage Policy | ||
| Forever Free | ||
| Pairing With A Solution Architect | ||
| Prototyping | ||
| Quarterly Business Reviews | ||
| Regular Check-Ins & Tactical Sessions | ||
| Side Quests | ||
| Starting Point For New Projects And Smaller Companies | ||
| Trying Out New Features |
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Dashes mean the feature isn't listed in our data. The tool may still support it.
On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Saleor comes out ahead overall, though Shopify Plus can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Saleor offers a free tier; Shopify Plus does not currently list one.
Shopify Plus scores higher on pricing value in Staquest's analysis. It is the highest-weighted dimension in this comparison.
Saleor is open source. The feature comparison and dimension scores above cover the full breakdown.
