Saleor vs Magento
Last updated October 2026
Looking for a European alternative to Magento? Here's how Saleor compares, on EU hosting, GDPR and what it does.
Our pick for a European buyer: Saleor. We weight data residency, GDPR and EU jurisdiction above everything else — that is the constraint this directory exists to solve.
What it is
Open-source headless ecommerce from Poland with GraphQL API
E-commerce platform for building and managing online stores.
Headquarters
🇵🇱 PL
🇺🇸 US · 2007
EU data residency
Yes, for all customers
Available on some plansEU hosting is available for Adobe Commerce on Cloud, with production in select AWS regions and development/reporting in US or EU.
DSGVO / GDPR
No
Yes
Certifications
No
ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type II
Price from
$1,599/mo
No
Free plan
Yes
Yes
Open Source
Yes
Yes
Integrations
Stripe, PayPal Commerce Platform, Authorize.Net, Affirm, Avalara +9
ERP, CRM, PIM, WMS, OMS +5
Where each one wins
Saleor
Strengths
- +Composable, API-first architecture for flexible storefront management
- +High performance and scalability for enterprise ecommerce
- +Open-source nature enabling deep customization and control
- +Strong feature set including advanced filters, reusable content blocks, and inventory tracking
- +Automation capabilities via APIs and webhooks
- +Straightforward pricing with no hidden costs
- +Responsive customer support and onboarding assistance
Limitations
- −Steeper learning curve and less intuitive UI for non-technical users
- −Complex onboarding for advanced implementations
- −Limited out-of-the-box features requiring additional development effort
Magento
Strengths
- +Highly customizable for complex e-commerce needs
- +Strong API and headless capabilities
- +Large ecosystem of extensions and themes
- +Scalable for enterprise-level stores
Limitations
- −Steep learning curve for developers and admins
- −High total cost of ownership for self-hosted setups
- −Performance can degrade with large catalogs without optimization
- −Requires significant technical expertise
Data residency & compliance
Saleor
Magento
EU data residency
Yes, for all customers
Available on some plansEU hosting is available for Adobe Commerce on Cloud, with production in select AWS regions and development/reporting in US or EU.
Transfer mechanism
Not required — data stays in the EU
Standard Contractual Clauses
Certifications
No
ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type II
Pricing
Saleor
- Sandboxes Free ForeverFor prototyping and development · No cost
- Select $1,599 per monthFor new projects and smaller companies · Up to $200,000 GMV monthly · 0.8% fee on orders exceeding GMV
- Volume $3,999 per monthFor businesses with high transaction volumes · Up to $1,000,000 GMV monthly · 0.4% fee on orders exceeding GMV
- Enterprise On request CustomTailored for large-scale businesses · Rates as low as 0.2% · Custom pricing
Optional add-ons: Accelerator Plan ($6,000 one-time, credited back as $500/month) and Forward Deployed Engineering ($12,000 one-time, credited back as $1,000/month).
Magento
- Magento Open Source Free Self-hostedSelf-hosted · Open-source codebase · No licensing fees
- Adobe Commerce on Cloud On request SubscriptionCloud-hosted · Scalable infrastructure · Managed services
Adobe Commerce pricing is not publicly listed; contact sales for a quote.
Features
Saleor
- Product and Catalog Management
- Detailed product modeling with custom attributes and variants, Hierarchical categories and flexible collections for merchandising, Product availability per sales channel, Tax classes with country and channel-specific rules
- Multi-Channel and Multi-Region Commerce
- Multiple sales channels with independent currencies and pricing, Warehouse assignment to channels for fulfillment control, Address validation for global shipping compliance
- Order and Checkout Management
- Advanced order filtering and editable order notes, Refund and return management, Streamlined fulfillment cancellation, Customizable checkout APIs
- Extensibility and Customization
- Plugin architecture and app store for extensions, Custom storefronts using React and GraphQL, API-first design for flexible integrations
- Marketplace Support
- Flexible product and vendor modeling for commodity and boutique marketplaces
Magento
- B2B & Customer Management
- Custom catalogs and pricing, Self-service portals, Account management tools, Bulk ordering
- Catalog & Merchandising
- Large product catalogs, Multiple price points per product, AI-driven product recommendations, Dynamic merchandising
- Storefronts & Channels
- Headless commerce via API, Multi-brand storefronts, Unified admin interface, Omnichannel selling
- Operations & Reporting
- Cart and checkout management, Inventory tracking, Prebuilt dashboards, Data visualization tools
- Integrations
- ERP, CRM, PIM, WMS, OMS systems, Adobe Experience Manager, Marketplace extensions (e.g., payment, marketing), Amazon Sales Channel, Walmart Marketplace