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Bagisto vs Solidus
Bagisto has 28,125 GitHub stars, 3,285 forks, 36 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Solidus has 5,328 stars, 1,403 forks, 92 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Bagisto leads on adoption by 428% (28,125 vs 5,328 stars). Bagisto is written in PHP under MIT; Solidus is written in Ruby under BSD-3-Clause. Bagisto has attracted 12% as many forks as stars, Solidus 26%. Bagisto 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-framework, ecommerce-platform, hacktoberfest), 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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| Bagisto | Solidus | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 28K | ★ 5.3K |
| License | MIT | BSD-3-Clause |
| Written in | PHP | Ruby |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.3K | ⑂ 1.4K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Bagisto if
- You weight community size — 28K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches PHP
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Solidus if
- You want the Solidus feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the BSD-3-Clause license terms
- Your stack matches Ruby
- You evaluated both and Solidus fits your workflow better
About Bagisto
Bagisto is an open source Laravel based e commerce platform designed for building scalable online stores, multi vendor marketplaces, and enterprise grade commerce solutions. It runs on PHP with Laravel as the backend framework and Vue.js for the frontend, providing a modular architecture that supports customization and extension. The project lives in the Laravel ecosystem and is licensed under MIT.
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About Solidus
Solidus is a free, BSD 3 Clause licensed e commerce platform built with Ruby on Rails, aimed at developers and merchants who want to own and modify their entire storefront rather than rent one from a hosted provider.
read the full Solidus overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Bagisto or Solidus more popular?
Bagisto has 28,125 GitHub stars and Solidus has 5,328. Bagisto has the larger community by that measure.
Are Bagisto and Solidus free?
Both are open source. Bagisto is licensed under MIT and Solidus under BSD-3-Clause. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Bagisto and Solidus?
Bagisto is written in PHP and Solidus in Ruby. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Bagisto or Solidus?
Choose Bagisto if you want the larger community (28,125 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose Solidus if its feature set, stack or BSD-3-Clause licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.