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Saleor vs Smartstore
Saleor has 23,339 GitHub stars, 6,122 forks, 263 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Smartstore has 1,520 stars, 588 forks, 530 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Saleor leads on adoption by 1,435% (23,339 vs 1,520 stars). Saleor is written in Python under BSD-3-Clause; Smartstore is written in C# under AGPL-3.0. Saleor has attracted 26% as many forks as stars, Smartstore 39%. Smartstore was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
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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| Saleor | Smartstore | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 23K | ★ 1.5K |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | Python | C# |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 6.1K | ⑂ 588 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Saleor if
- You weight community size — 23K stars and counting
- You want the BSD-3-Clause license terms
- Your stack matches Python
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Smartstore if
- You want the Smartstore feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches C#
- You evaluated both and Smartstore fits your workflow better
About Saleor
Saleor is an open source e commerce platform written in Python and released under the BSD 3 Clause license. It positions itself as an open alternative to Shopify and describes itself as a high performance, composable, headless commerce API. The project lives in the e commerce ecosystem, where teams separate the backend order and catalog logic from the storefront, CMS, and dashboards.
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About Smartstore
Smartstore is an open source, all in one eCommerce platform built on the ASP.NET Core ecosystem. It uses ASP.NET Core 10, Entity Framework Core 10, Vue.js, Sass, and Bootstrap to provide a modular storefront, product catalog, content tools, and shop management interface.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Saleor or Smartstore more popular?
Saleor has 23,339 GitHub stars and Smartstore has 1,520. Saleor has the larger community by that measure.
Are Saleor and Smartstore free?
Both are open source. Saleor is licensed under BSD-3-Clause and Smartstore under AGPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Saleor and Smartstore?
Saleor is written in Python and Smartstore in C#. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Saleor or Smartstore?
Choose Saleor if you want the larger community (23,339 stars) or its BSD-3-Clause licence terms. Choose Smartstore if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.