Sylius vs Vendure

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.

Vendure is a headless ecommerce platform for businesses with complex B2B structures, pricing, buying processes, and integrations. It supports company accounts, roles and permissions, quotes, approvals, shopping lists, quick orders, and repeat orders. Pricing and catalogue tools include contract prices, customer catalogues, configurable products, credit limits, payment terms, pay on account, and quote-to-order workflows. Customers can use the included B2B Storefront or connect another frontend through headless APIs. Vendure connects with ERP, CRM, PIM, OMS, payment, tax, and fulfilment systems, synchronizing data in both directions. Integration steps can retry after failures and resume after a worker restarts. Payments include cards, bank transfers, payment on delivery, pay on account, delayed settlement, refunds, and cancellations; orders can use multiple payment methods. Workflow automation, single sign-on, audit trails, versioning, and publishing controls support operations. Vendure Core is an open-source framework under GPLv3. The Platform subscription adds B2B capabilities and support, and can be self-hosted or run on Vendure Cloud. Platform pricing is individually quoted.