#4 in E-commerce PlatformsUpdated 2026-08

Vendure

by Vendure · Headless B2B ecommerce platform built on an open-source core

66.7 — BenchRank score out of 100

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Overview

Vendure is a headless ecommerce platform aimed at complex B2B trading. It owns catalogues, pricing, company accounts, carts, checkout and orders, and integrates with the ERP, PIM, CRM, payments, tax and fulfilment systems that remain authoritative elsewhere. It is built on Vendure Core, an open-source framework, and runs self-hosted or on Vendure Cloud.

Best for: B2B ecommerce teams needing contract pricing, company accounts and deep ERP integration
Pricing: No figures are published: Vendure Core is free under GPLv3, Vendure Platform is a flat annual subscription quoted per project, and Vendure Cloud is priced by what you run.
Runs on: Self-hostedCLI

Strengths and trade-offs

Strengths

Open-source core; code and data portable across hosting
Flat annual fee, no GMV, order, user or capability charges
B2B and B2C, multiple brands and markets on one platform
Includes B2B storefront, quotes, approvals, SSO, audit trails

Trade-offs

No published prices; Platform is quoted per project after a demo
Cloud SLAs, multi-region routing and BYOC are listed only 'at GA'
Self-hosting leaves backups, monitoring and scaling to your team
Implementation is separate; partner or Professional Services costs extra

Pricing

Published plans from Vendure’s own pricing page, in USD. Usage charges and add-ons may apply on top.

Vendure pricing tiers, monthly rates in USD
Plan	Monthly	Includes
Vendure Core	—	Free under GPLv3 Open-source technical framework underneath Vendure For teams building a custom ecommerce application Not a lower Platform tier or a trial
Vendure Platform	Contact sales	Quoted per project; no GMV, order, user or capability fees Every current and future Platform capability included Vendure B2B Storefront and support with defined response times Commercial licence with IP indemnification, quarterly roadmap calls
Vendure Cloud	Contact sales	Managed runtime priced by what you run Managed, Vendure-tuned infrastructure and automated deployments Backups, point-in-time recovery, monitoring and alerting SLAs, multi-region routing and BYOC marked 'at GA'

How this score is made up

Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.

MCP support: 60 out of 100
API quality: 50 out of 100
Documentation: 90 out of 100
Agent friendliness: 100 out of 100
Pricing transparency: 45 out of 100
Changelog: 100 out of 100
Marketing site structure: 60 out of 100
Operational trust: 15 out of 100

Measured, but not part of the score

Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.

Openness: 55 out of 100
Maintenance: 100 out of 100

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