Headless Commerce Platforms

Solution	Vendure	Saleor	Sylius	Medusa	Crystallize
Website	Vendure: https://www.vendure.io	Saleor: https://saleor.io	Sylius: https://sylius.com	Medusa: https://www.medusajs.com	Crystallize: https://crystallize.com/
Language	Vendure: TypeScript	Saleor: Python	Sylius: PHP	Medusa: JavaScript/TypeScript	Crystallize: TypeScript
License	Vendure: MIT	Saleor: BSD 3-Clause	Sylius: MIT	Medusa: MIT	Crystallize:
Underlying Framework	Vendure: NestJS	Saleor: Django	Sylius: Symfony	Medusa: Express	Crystallize: NestJS
Supported Databases	Vendure: MySQL MariaDB Postgres SQLite	Saleor: Postgres	Sylius: MySQL	Medusa: Postgres SQLite	Crystallize: MongoDB
Storefront Api Does this solution expose an API for storefront operations?	Vendure: graphql	Saleor: graphql	Sylius: REST	Medusa: REST	Crystallize: graphql
Admin Api Does this solution expose an API for administrative operations?	Vendure: graphql	Saleor: graphql	Sylius: REST	Medusa: REST	Crystallize: graphql
Product Variants A single product can have many variants, e.g. t-shirt sizes	Vendure: full undefined	Saleor: full undefined	Sylius: full undefined	Medusa: full undefined	Crystallize: full
Configurable Products e.g. adding an engraving to a mug - the text is configurable	Vendure: full undefined	Saleor: full undefined	Sylius: full undefined	Medusa: partial There is a metadata field which is a jsonb field that allows to store any data you want	Crystallize: full
Bundle Products Products composed of other products, which can be purchased as a single order line	Vendure: none undefined	Saleor: unknown undefined	Sylius: free-extension undefined	Medusa: unknown undefined	Crystallize: full
Stock Tracking Stock levels are tracked when orders are placed or new stock comes in	Vendure: full undefined	Saleor: full undefined	Sylius: full undefined	Medusa: full undefined	Crystallize: full
Multi Warehouse Stock can be tracked across multiple warehouse locations	Vendure: none undefined	Saleor: full undefined	Sylius: paid-extension undefined	Medusa: none undefined	Crystallize: full
Product Search Ability to search products by keyword	Vendure: full undefined	Saleor: full undefined	Sylius: free-extension undefined	Medusa: free-extension undefined	Crystallize: full
Faceted Search Ability to filter products by facet/attributes	Vendure: full undefined	Saleor: full undefined	Sylius: free-extension undefined	Medusa: free-extension undefined	Crystallize: full
Product Categories Ability to groups products together into hierarchies	Vendure: full undefined	Saleor: full undefined	Sylius: full undefined	Medusa: full undefined	Crystallize: full
Custom Attributes Ability to define arbitrary fields on products to store custom data	Vendure: full undefined	Saleor: full undefined	Sylius: full undefined	Medusa: partial There is a metadata field which is a jsonb field that allows to store any data you want. Also see community-maintained "medusa-extender"	Crystallize: full
Tiered Pricing Pricing can change depending on quantity ordered	Vendure: partial Can be implemented with custom strategy	Saleor: partial Can be implemented via a plugin	Sylius: free-extension undefined	Medusa: unknown undefined	Crystallize: full
Asset Management Ability to manage uploaded images and other assets	Vendure: full undefined	Saleor: full Images and files both on variant and product level	Sylius: partial No dedicated UI for that, but it is achievable with Symfony asset management	Medusa: none undefined	Crystallize: full
Multi Store Multiple distinct stores can be run from a single instance	Vendure: full undefined	Saleor: full undefined	Sylius: full In Sylius you can launch as many stores (via "channels"), as you wish. Sylius is ready for multi-everything: currencies, countries, locales, tax zones, etc. Sylius Plus additionally provides separate legal entities and customer pools to the already existing logic	Medusa: none undefined	Crystallize: full
Multi Currency Products can have multiple currencies specified	Vendure: full undefined	Saleor: full undefined	Sylius: full Sylius supports all currencies in the world	Medusa: full undefined	Crystallize: full
Multi Language Product data can be made available in multiple languages	Vendure: full undefined	Saleor: full undefined	Sylius: full undefined	Medusa: none undefined	Crystallize: full
Promotions Promotions can be applied to discount orders	Vendure: full undefined	Saleor: full undefined	Sylius: full undefined	Medusa: full undefined	Crystallize: partial Available and fully supported in our open source boilerplates
Voucher Codes Voucher codes can be used to trigger promotions	Vendure: full undefined	Saleor: full undefined	Sylius: full undefined	Medusa: full undefined	Crystallize: partial Available and fully supported in our open source boilerplates
Free Shipping Promotions can make the shipping free	Vendure: full undefined	Saleor: full undefined	Sylius: full undefined	Medusa: none undefined	Crystallize: full
Gift Cards Ability to issue gift cards and redeem them against orders	Vendure: paid-extension undefined	Saleor: full undefined	Sylius: free-extension undefined	Medusa: full undefined	Crystallize: partial Available and fully supported in our open source boilerplates
Guest Checkout Customers can checkout without registering an account	Vendure: full undefined	Saleor: full undefined	Sylius: full undefined	Medusa: unknown undefined	Crystallize: full
Order Process Is Configurable The workflow of placing an order can be tailored to match the business processes	Vendure: full undefined	Saleor: unknown undefined	Sylius: full undefined	Medusa: unknown undefined	Crystallize: full
Admin Created Orders Orders can be created by the administrator	Vendure: none Can be implemented as a custom plugin	Saleor: full undefined	Sylius: unknown undefined	Medusa: full undefined	Crystallize: partial Supported through service boilerplate, which interacts with PIM system
Multiple Fulfillments A single order can be fulfilled in multiple batches	Vendure: full undefined	Saleor: full undefined	Sylius: paid-extension undefined	Medusa: full undefined	Crystallize: full
Returns Does the system handle returns of goods	Vendure: partial Data model supports it, but GraphQL mutation must be implemented by user	Saleor: full undefined	Sylius: paid-extension undefined	Medusa: full undefined	Crystallize: full
Invoice Generation Invoices can be generated for orders	Vendure: none undefined	Saleor: full undefined	Sylius: free-extension undefined	Medusa: unknown undefined	Crystallize: partial Available and fully supported in our open source boilerplates
Customer Accounts Customers can create accounts	Vendure: full undefined	Saleor: full undefined	Sylius: full undefined	Medusa: full undefined	Crystallize: full Fully supported in our open source boilerplates
Customer Multiple Addresses Customers can store multiple shipping addresses	Vendure: full undefined	Saleor: full undefined	Sylius: unknown undefined	Medusa: full undefined	Crystallize: full
Customer Order History Customers can access the details of their previous orders	Vendure: full undefined	Saleor: full undefined	Sylius: full undefined	Medusa: full undefined	Crystallize: full
Customer Groups Customers can be grouped, e.g. "B2B customers" might get a special price	Vendure: full undefined	Saleor: partial Can approximate by assigning to channels or using metadata fields	Sylius: full undefined	Medusa: none undefined	Crystallize: full
Third Party Auth Can integrate with 3rd party auth e.g. social logins	Vendure: full undefined	Saleor: paid-extension Available via saleor cloud	Sylius: full Sylius is 100% Symfony, so every Symfony bundle is fully compatible with Sylius, and we use this one: https://github.com/hwi/HWIOAuthBundle	Medusa: unknown undefined	Crystallize: full
Wishlists Customers can save products to a wishlist	Vendure: paid-extension undefined	Saleor: unknown undefined	Sylius: free-extension A community plugin is available	Medusa: free-extension undefined	Crystallize: partial
Admin Interface There is an admin interface for managing inventory, orders, customers etc.	Vendure: full undefined	Saleor: full undefined	Sylius: full undefined	Medusa: full undefined	Crystallize: full
Sso Single-sign-on or other existing authentication providers can be used to authenticate administrators	Vendure: full undefined	Saleor: paid-extension Available via Saleor Cloud	Sylius: partial undefined	Medusa: unknown undefined	Crystallize: full
Admin Interface Is Themeable The admin interface can be themed to match colors/logos of company	Vendure: full undefined	Saleor: none undefined	Sylius: partial undefined	Medusa: none undefined	Crystallize: partial Users can add their logo
Admin Interface Localizable The admin interface is available in multiple languages	Vendure: full 13+ languages supported out-of-the-box, custom translations can be added	Saleor: full undefined	Sylius: full Sylius supports all languages in the world, the translations are submitted via Crowdin. Not all are full, but the most popular languages globally are.	Medusa: none undefined	Crystallize: none
Role Based Access Control Access to features can be controlled based on roles assigned to administrators	Vendure: full undefined	Saleor: partial Can choose from a selection of pre-defined roles	Sylius: paid-extension undefined	Medusa: none undefined	Crystallize: none