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Vendure vs Webiny
Vendure has 8,456 GitHub stars, 1,493 forks, 231 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. Webiny has 8,040 stars, 677 forks, 352 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Vendure leads on adoption by 5% (8,456 vs 8,040 stars). Vendure is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence; Webiny is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence. Vendure has attracted 18% as many forks as stars, Webiny 8%. Webiny was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 2 topic tags (graphql, nodejs), 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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| Vendure | Webiny | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 8.5K | ★ 8.0K |
| License | Custom / other | Custom / other |
| Written in | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-18 | 2026-09-19 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.5K | ⑂ 677 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Vendure if
- You weight community size — 8.5K stars and counting
- You want the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Webiny if
- You want the Webiny feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and Webiny fits your workflow better
About Vendure
Vendure is an open source headless commerce platform built on a TypeScript stack that spans a Node.js and NestJS backend, a GraphQL API, and a React and TanStack admin dashboard. It lives in the TypeScript and Node.js ecosystem, and its topics place it among ecommerce frameworks, headless commerce platforms, and GraphQL commerce tools. The project is distributed as a monorepo containing the @vendure/core framework, the admin dashboard, the CLI, the official plugins, and an end to end testing harness. Vendure is licensed under GPLv3, with a plugin license exception that lets developers release their own Vendure pl…
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About Webiny
Webiny is an open source, self hosted content platform that runs entirely on AWS serverless infrastructure inside your own account, and it is built for developers at large organizations who want to extend a CMS in TypeScript code rather than configure a closed product through a user interface.
read the full Webiny overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Vendure or Webiny more popular?
Vendure has 8,456 GitHub stars and Webiny has 8,040. Vendure has the larger community by that measure.
Are Vendure and Webiny free?
Neither Vendure nor Webiny 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 Vendure and Webiny?
Vendure is written in TypeScript and Webiny 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, Vendure or Webiny?
Choose Vendure if you want the larger community (8,456 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose Webiny if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.