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Alokai vs Vendure
Alokai has 10,962 GitHub stars, 2,061 forks, 52 open issues and last shipped 5 months ago. Vendure has 8,566 stars, 1,544 forks, 231 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Alokai leads on adoption by 28% (10,962 vs 8,566 stars). Alokai is written in various languages under a licence not recorded in this registry; Vendure is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence. Alokai has attracted 19% as many forks as stars, Vendure 18%. Vendure was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 4 topic tags (ecommerce, ecommerce-platform, headless, headless-commerce), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| Alokai | Vendure | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 11K | ★ 8.6K |
| License | Custom / other | Custom / other |
| Written in | — | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-06-09 | 2026-11-04 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.1K | ⑂ 1.5K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Alokai if
- You weight community size — 11K stars and counting
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Vendure if
- You want the Vendure feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and Vendure fits your workflow better
About Alokai
An ecosystem of developer tools that accelerate and simplify building eCommerce Storefronts Fully customizable, backend agnostic with 3500+ Live Stores! Documentation Alokai is your guide to the composable commerce world that simplifies building, deploying, and monitoring ecommerce frontends. Works with any backend . Alokai is compatible with any backend that has an API. In addition its already integrated with many of them! See the list of available integrations. Working eCommerce Storefront Alokai delivers fully working eCommerce storefront integrated with your favourite stack Fully customizable . Build your…
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About Vendure
Vendure The open source headless commerce platform. Plugin first, TypeScript end to end: a Node.js, NestJS, and GraphQL backend with a React and TanStack admin dashboard. Documentation Website What is Vendure Vendure is an open source headless commerce platform. Model your catalog, orders, pricing, promotions, and customers on one backend you can change at the core. Run D2C, B2B, marketplace, and omnichannel on it, so teams don't choose between a rigid suite and a DIY composable stack. Model your business, no forks required : Extend or override any part of the system through stable plugin contracts and service…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Alokai or Vendure more popular?
Alokai has 10,962 GitHub stars and Vendure has 8,566. Alokai has the larger community by that measure.
Are Alokai and Vendure free?
Neither Alokai nor Vendure declares a licence in this registry, so check each project's own repository before relying on either for a commercial use. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Alokai and Vendure?
Alokai is written in various languages and Vendure in TypeScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Alokai or Vendure?
Choose Alokai if you want the larger community (10,962 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose Vendure if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.