Saleor

Saleor provides a Django‑based, open‑source e‑commerce backend that is fully self‑hostable and free to use under a BSD‑3‑Clause license. Its core is an API‑only platform built around GraphQL, exposing all commerce functionality—product catalog, inventory, pricing, orders, payments, and multi‑channel management—through a single, technology‑agnostic interface. The system is designed for composability, allowing developers to extend or replace parts of the stack with custom apps, webhooks, metadata, and subscription queries without modifying the core code.

The platform targets development teams and merchants who need full control over their commerce stack, want to integrate with any front‑end or third‑party service, and require the ability to scale independently across channels, currencies, and regions. Its headless architecture separates the backend from the presentation layer, enabling the use of any UI framework while retaining a powerful administrative dashboard for managing products, orders, and translations.

Distinctive aspects include a strict GraphQL‑first design, a modular extension model that avoids monolithic plugins, and cloud‑native readiness demonstrated by high‑traffic production use. Saleor also offers observability tools, CI/CD integration via a configurator CLI, and support for OIDC identity providers, making it suitable for complex, multi‑channel commerce scenarios.