#7 in E-commerce PlatformsUpdated 2026-08

Saleor

by Saleor · Open-source, GraphQL-first headless ecommerce platform

56.7 — BenchRank score out of 100

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Overview

Saleor is an open-source, headless ecommerce platform built around a GraphQL API with a separate admin dashboard covering PIM, OMS and translations. Teams integrate their own services through 160+ webhooks and 45+ dashboard extension mount points, and either self-host or run Saleor Cloud, which adds managed infrastructure, OpenTelemetry observability and a delivery team.

Best for: Engineering-led commerce teams building custom headless storefronts on a GraphQL API.
Pricing: Free non-commercial sandboxes; Saleor Cloud from $1,599/month plus 0.8% of GMV above $200,000, rising to $3,999/month for higher volume, with Enterprise priced on request.
Runs on: Self-hosted

Strengths and trade-offs

Strengths

Open source, with a GraphQL API and 160+ webhooks
Dashboard UI extensions via 45+ mount points, no forks
Cloud is SOC 2, GDPR and PCI-DSS compliant
Migration between OSS and Cloud supported both ways

Trade-offs

Free sandbox tier is non-commercial use only
Cloud starts at $1,599/mo plus 0.8% of GMV above $200,000
Vendor says it is not for teams wanting an out-of-the-box platform
The "fair API usage policy" on every plan is not quantified

Pricing

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

Saleor pricing tiers, monthly rates in USD
Plan	Monthly	Includes
Sandboxes	—	Described as "Forever Free" Non-commercial use only For prototyping and trying features before production
Select	$1599per month	Aimed at new projects and smaller companies Up to $200,000 GMV monthly 0.8% from orders exceeding that GMV Fair API usage policy
Volume	$3999per month	Aimed at high transaction volumes Up to $1,000,000 GMV monthly 0.4% from orders exceeding that GMV Fair API usage policy
Enterprise	Contact sales	Pricing negotiated to business needs GMV rate negotiable, as low as 0.2% Fair API usage policy

How this score is made up

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

MCP support: 0 out of 100
API quality: 25 out of 100
Documentation: 80 out of 100
Agent friendliness: 95 out of 100
Pricing transparency: 85 out of 100
Changelog: 100 out of 100
Marketing site structure: 60 out of 100
Operational trust: 60 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: 85 out of 100
Maintenance: 100 out of 100

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