One Vendure, two decisions
Two decisions, made independently. Same architecture either way.
Pick a capability layer. Build with Vendure Core, the open-source commerce framework, or with Vendure Platform, Core plus the enterprise capability layer most teams stop trying to build themselves.
Pick a deployment. Self-host on your own infrastructure, or run on Vendure Cloud, the managed runtime for any Vendure project.
Same architecture, same plugin model across every combination. Platform extends Core with additional capabilities; Cloud runs whatever you built. Your Vendure project remains a Vendure project.
Pick a capability layer
Core is the foundation. Platform is Core plus the enterprise capability layer: production-ready storefront, enterprise plugins, dedicated support, commercial license.
Core
The open-source commerce framework. The foundation every Vendure project is built on. Fully extensible, run it however you want.
Included
Pick a deployment
Both decisions are independent. Whether you build on Core or Platform, your project runs identically self-hosted or on Cloud.
Self-hosted
Run Vendure on your own infrastructure. Same codebase, same plugin model, same APIs as Cloud. Your ops, your call.
Included
Cloud
The managed runtime for any Vendure project. Cloud runs Core or Platform with the same codebase, same plugin model, same APIs. No on-call, no scaling decisions, no infra to think about.
Included
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Vendure Cloud is the managed runtime for any Vendure project, Core or Platform. The infrastructure is run by the team that builds Vendure. No on-call rota, no scaling decisions, no infra to think about. Your project stays portable: same codebase, same plugin model, same data model, same APIs.
Full feature comparison
For procurement: the line-by-line view. The Cloud column lists the managed-runtime capabilities; for everything else, Cloud inherits from whichever capability layer you build on.
| Feature | Core | Platform | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commerce framework | |||
| Commerce framework | |||
| Admin dashboard | |||
| Vendure Core CLI | |||
| Regular releases | |||
| Comprehensive documentation | |||
| AI & developer tooling | |||
| Agent Skills | — | Inherits | |
| Vendure MCP | Public | Enterprise | Inherits |
| Storefront & integrations | |||
| Production-ready Next.js storefront | — | Inherits | |
| Native payment integrations | — | Inherits | |
| Native tax integration | — | Inherits | |
| Licensing | |||
| License | GPLv3 | Commercial (VCL) | Inherits |
| Support & SLAs | |||
| Community support (Discord & GitHub) | |||
| Dedicated support from the Vendure team | — | Inherits | |
| Quarterly roadmap calls | — | Inherits | |
| Long-term support (LTS) | — | Inherits | |
| Support availability SLA | — | Inherits | |
| Enterprise plugin suite | |||
| Quote management | — | Inherits | |
| Approval workflows | — | Inherits | |
| Company accounts | — | Inherits | |
| Quick order | — | Inherits | |
| Reorder from history | — | Inherits | |
| Shopping lists | — | Inherits | |
| Advanced pricing rules | — | Inherits | |
| Store credit & gift cards | — | Inherits | |
| Packaging units | — | Inherits | |
| Advanced search | — | Inherits | |
| Global search | — | Inherits | |
| Audit logging | — | Inherits | |
| Enterprise SSO (OIDC + SAML) | — | Inherits | |
| Row-level permissions | — | Inherits | |
| Content versioning | — | Inherits | |
| Workflow engine | — | Inherits | |
| Continuously added enterprise plugins | — | Inherits | |
| Security & compliance | |||
| OWASP-assessed | — | Inherits | |
| GDPR & DPA support | — | Inherits | |
| Penetration testing support | — | Inherits | |
| Runtime (Vendure Cloud) | |||
| Managed infrastructure | Self-managed | Self-managed | |
| Global regions | Self-managed | Self-managed | |
| Multi-region deployments | Self-managed | Self-managed | |
| Bring-your-own-cloud (BYOC) | — | — | |
| EU-only data residency | Self-managed | Self-managed | |
| Automated deployments & scaling | Self-managed | Self-managed | |
| Automatic backups, restore & rollbacks | Self-managed | Self-managed | |
| Automatic preview deployments for PRs | — | — | |
| Enterprise observability stack | Self-managed | Self-managed | |
| Built-in monitoring & alerting | Self-managed | Self-managed | |
| Vendure-tuned infrastructure | Self-managed | Self-managed | |
| Custom services | Self-managed | Self-managed | |
| Infrastructure-as-code in Vendure config | — | — | |
| Git-based deployment flows | — | — | |
| Infrastructure SLAs | Self-managed | Self-managed | |
| CLI-driven workflow with Agent Skills | — | — | |
Trusted by complex B2B commerce and enterprise retail.
Vendure won't make you pick between speed and control
70% faster rollout
SKYdeals replaced a rigid in-flight commerce stack and went live in a fraction of the time previous projects required.
20% more daily orders
Hans Kohler unified B2B and B2C onto Vendure and lifted daily order volume across both channels.
50% lower TCO
Flowtech moved off a legacy enterprise platform and cut total cost of ownership in half.
10K+ peak daily transactions
Munch runs thousands of payment transactions per day on Vendure on peak days, reliably.
What you pick up when you build with Platform
Platform sits inside the matrix, not at the top of a ladder. It is Core plus the enterprise capability layer most teams stop trying to build themselves.
The enterprise plugin suite, ready out of the box
Advanced pricing engine and CPQ, business hierarchies, SSO with OIDC and SAML, audit logging, AI tooling, native Adyen, Stripe and Avalara integrations. All production-ready, on the same extension model as Core. Not bolt-ons. The list grows quarter on quarter.
A production-ready Next.js storefront, included
Platform ships with a Next.js storefront wired to every Platform feature. Use it as your production storefront, build on top of it, or treat it as a reference implementation for a fully custom front-end. No starter-kit gap to bridge.
A direct line to the people who build Vendure
Long-term support, dedicated support from the Vendure team, quarterly roadmap calls and direct help with performance optimization when projects grow.
Not sure where to start?
Two decisions, four combinations. Each one is a real, supported path. Pick by what fits today; you can move along either axis later.
Common questions about pricing and editions
The questions teams ask us most often when planning a Vendure project and taking the answer to procurement.
