The open-source commerce framework your team can read, extend, and own
One coherent commerce backend in a public repo, built on TypeScript, NestJS, and GraphQL. Extend it in code your engineers already know.
A commerce framework, not a pile of primitives
Catalog, pricing, orders, channels, and the plugin system are already wired together in one NestJS application. You don't assemble Vendure Core from packages. You clone it, run it, and start extending where your business logic lives.
Add your business logic to a backend that is already shaped like commerce.
Built in public, used in production
8,100+ stars
Developers and engineering teams evaluating, prototyping, and running Vendure.
270+ contributors
From one-line fixes to entire subsystems.
50K+ monthly downloads
@vendure/core pulled from npm every month.
GPLv3 licence
Free to use, fork, and self-host under GPLv3. A commercial licence is available on Vendure Platform for teams that need IP indemnification.
An ecommerce framework with the primitives already wired
What you get on day one, and what stays true at day 1,000. No magic, no closed runtime, no hidden services.
Read it, extend it, own it
The core is TypeScript, top to bottom, in a public repo under GPLv3. No proprietary DSL, no closed runtime. Clone it, read the source, and ship the same code your team is responsible for.
A stack your team already knows
TypeScript, NestJS, GraphQL, on Postgres, MySQL, or MariaDB. Your existing engineers will recognise the architecture on day one, and the hiring pool already exists.
One coherent backend
Catalog, pricing, orders, customers, channels, the admin API, and the plugin system all live in one core. Not seven services to integrate, monitor, and keep in sync. One repo, one data model, one set of APIs.
Replace the parts you need to, not the whole core
Strategy patterns, plugin API, GraphQL schema extensions, lifecycle events. Replace default behaviour safely, in TypeScript, with full type safety. Your customisations live next to the core, not inside a fork you have to rebase forever.
Self-host on your terms
Your infrastructure, your region, your data. Deploy on AWS, Azure, GCP, on-prem, Kubernetes, Docker, or a single VM, including air-gapped environments.
No new language. No bespoke runtime. No retraining.
Vendure Core runs on TypeScript, NestJS, GraphQL, and the SQL database you already operate. These are patterns your engineers already ship in production. No new language, no proprietary runtime.
import { PluginCommonModule, VendurePlugin } from '@vendure/core'
import { PricingService } from './pricing.service'
import { shopApiExtensions } from './api/api-extensions'
@VendurePlugin({
imports: [PluginCommonModule],
providers: [PricingService],
shopApiExtensions: {
schema: shopApiExtensions,
resolvers: [PricingService],
},
})
export class CustomPricingPlugin {}Plug into the core, don't carve it up
Vendure Core exposes the extension points a real business needs: plugins for new features, strategy patterns for replacing default behaviour, and GraphQL schema extensions for new APIs.
Write a plugin as a NestJS module with a Vendure decorator, then register it in vendure-config.ts. Both files are plain TypeScript in your own repo.
Upgrade Core when a new version ships, and your business logic upgrades with it. Your customisations don't live inside a fork you have to keep rebasing.
Trusted by complex B2B commerce and enterprise retail.
What engineering leads say about Core
Three engineering leads on the same question: why Vendure Core and not the alternatives.
What convinced me about Vendure is its fundamentally well-architected codebase. It's clear, intuitive, and easy to extend, making it adaptable to virtually any use case.
Vendure is a breath of fresh air. Built with developers in mind, easy to extend, and well-documented. It embraces the need for customization and enabled me to deliver on time, within budget. The community support is fast and incredibly helpful.
Our peer-to-peer sharing marketplace builds on proven e-commerce components, but only Vendure offered the flexibility to seamlessly integrate our complex business logic. Its modern tech stack and use of established frameworks enable us to work efficiently and build a maintainable long-term solution.
What teams ask before they ship on Core
Common questions from engineering and procurement teams evaluating Vendure Core for a real workload.
