EC-CUBE vs Sylius
EC-CUBE
ec-cube.net
Sylius
sylius.comSide by side
| Figure | EC-CUBE | Sylius |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | €66.67/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 7 | 4 |
| Spec score · Ecommerce platforms | 8.1 (#107) | 9.3 (#7) |
| App marketplace | Yes | Yes |
| Digital products | Yes | Yes |
| Founded | 2018 | 2011 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Headquarters | Osaka, Japan | Opole, Poland |
| Hosting | The download edition can be installed on the user's own server or a rental server. | Sylius can run on a standard VPS or use Docker and Kubernetes for cloud deployments. |
| Hosting model | self-hosted | self-hosted |
| Support | Technical help is available through a community forum with more than 8,000 cumulative users; the maker says it does not answer questions about the open-source core itself. | Community support is available through Slack, Stack Overflow and GitHub, while Sylius Plus offers SLA-backed vendor support. |
Plans
EC-CUBE
- GPL licensePrice not published
- Commercial license — 1 sitePrice not published
- Commercial license — 3 licensesPrice not published
- Commercial license — 4–9 licensesPrice not published
- Commercial license — 10+ licensesPrice not published
- EC-CUBE (GPL license)Free
- EC-CUBE (commercial license)Priced on request
Sylius
- Sylius Plus€800 a year
- Sylius StandardFree
- Sylius StandardFree
- Sylius Plus€800 a year
In their own words
Sylius
Sylius is an open-source headless eCommerce platform for mid-market and enterprise brands building custom commerce solutions. Its framework supports B2C and B2B use cases and provides a customizable REST API built with API Platform for headless frontends and microservice architectures. Sylius Standard is a Symfony application with Sylius core as a dependency; it can be installed with Composer or Docker and run on a standard VPS. Docker and Kubernetes are also deployment options for cloud environments. The Addons marketplace lists plugins and third-party integrations. Sylius Plus adds commercial modules such as advanced multi-store, returns management, multi-source inventory, loyalty, partial shipment and request for quotation. Standard is offered under the MIT license with community support and no response-time guarantee; Plus lists SLA-backed support with a one-day response time. Standard has no native quotation process, so customers cannot start price inquiries online. No Standard price is listed. Sylius Plus starts from €800 per year.