Shoprocket vs Sylius

Shoprocket is an ecommerce platform for adding store and checkout functions to an existing website, blog, landing page or social channel. Sellers can embed a store, product widgets and buy buttons, or use a hosted storefront if they do not yet have a website. Its dashboard supports creating or importing products and variations and synchronising stock across sales channels. Sellers can also offer digital files with optional download attempt limits, expiry dates and IP restrictions. Shoprocket lists 45+ payment methods through providers including Stripe, PayPal, PayU, Verifone, Tranzila and Authorize.net, as well as crypto and offline payments. Integrations include webhooks, an open API, Zapier and accounting software connections. Plans are listed at $29 a month for Starter, $79 a month for Business and $199 a month for Plus, billed monthly. All list unlimited annual sales volume, products and team members; the pricing page also lists unlimited storage and bandwidth. Shoprocket charges 0% transaction fees, while payment gateway fees are separate. A 14-day trial is available, but there is no free plan. It offers Windows and Mac desktop applications; its website and dashboard are mobile-friendly, but it has no dedicated mobile app.

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.