# Vendure

> Vendure is a free, open-source app you can self-host in the e-commerce category. A headless commerce framework. It has 8,502 GitHub stars, is released under the GPL-3.0 license. It is a self-hosted alternative to Shopify.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/vendurehq/vendure |
| Website | https://www.vendure.io/ |
| Demo | https://demo.vendure.io/ |
| GitHub stars | 8,502 |
| Forks | 1,506 |
| Open issues | 149 |
| License | GPL-3.0 |
| License type | Open source |
| Language | TypeScript |
| Docker image | No |
| Platforms | Nodejs |
| Categories | E-commerce |
| Commits, last 12 months | 1,267 |
| Last commit | Oct 6, 2026 |
| Latest release | v3.7.4 (Oct 5, 2026) |
| Created | Jun 11, 2018 |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained |
| Archived | No |

Topics: ecommerce, headless, graphql, nodejs, shopping-cart, ecommerce-framework, ecommerce-api, ecommerce-platform, nestjs, headless-commerce

## Install

Vendure installs natively; follow the README at https://github.com/vendurehq/vendure.

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## Vendure replaces

- [Shopify alternatives](https://appsgit.com/alternatives/shopify): A hosted e-commerce platform for building and running online stores.

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