Spwig

Spwig is an open-source commerce platform for merchants who want store management, marketing and point of sale in one system. It is particularly suited to businesses with varied catalogs or multiple locations. The free, uncapped self-hosted edition is its clearest draw; hosted plans add support and service limits in exchange for managed operation.

Overview

Spwig brings online and in-person commerce into one platform, with options to run it on your own infrastructure or use managed hosting. That flexibility matters: self-hosting avoids usage caps but puts the infrastructure choice with the merchant, while hosted tiers set explicit ceilings for products, staff, storage and email.

The platform is licensed under AGPL-3.0, while its SDKs use Apache licenses. Community installs send one anonymous daily telemetry ping about the installation and feature use; Spwig says it stores no IPs or customer data, and the ping can be disabled with SPWIG_TELEMETRY=0.

Key features

Eight product types cover simple and variable goods alongside digital, bundled, customizable, configurable, booking and gift-card products. That range is useful for merchants with mixed catalogs, who can manage more than standard physical products in the same store.

Order workflows, multi-location inventory, customer profiles, analytics and report exports cover day-to-day operations. Point of sale is included at no cost in every install and runs on a tablet or in a browser, making Spwig a practical fit for merchants combining online and in-person sales. It also states that it charges no transaction fee.

Marketing tools include SEO metadata, coupons, loyalty points, referral rewards, affiliate commissions, email campaigns and automated notifications. Abandoned-cart recovery and an app marketplace round out the customer-retention options. Payment integrations include Stripe, PayPal, Square and Revolut; shipping providers include FedEx, UPS and USPS.

Developers get a RESTful API, event-driven webhooks, a component architecture and a portal for publishing themes and integrations. API access and webhooks vary by hosted tier, so teams relying on those capabilities should check the plan distinctions rather than assume every hosted option includes the same access.

Pricing

Self-Host / Community is free, billed Free forever. It includes the full platform, storefront, admin and POS, with no usage caps and free community support. This is the strongest option for merchants able to operate their own infrastructure; it avoids hosted quotas but does not include the priority email support attached to Pro and Enterprise licences.

Hosted plans set product, staff, media-storage and monthly email allowances. Starter (Hosted) costs €35 a month billed €35/mo billed annually or €40 billed monthly. Its 1,000 products, 3 staff accounts, 25GB storage and 3,000 emails per month suit a small store, with basic reporting and email support (48h). The tighter quotas and slower support response make it less suited to a growing team that needs more capacity.

Growth (Hosted) costs €59 a month billed €59/mo billed annually or €69 billed monthly. It raises the limits to 5,000 products, 10 staff accounts, 100GB and 10,000 emails per month, and adds REST API access and email support (24h). It is the more sensible step for a growing store that needs API access or more room than Starter allows.

Pro (Hosted) costs €99 a month billed €99/mo billed annually or €115 billed monthly. It allows unlimited products, 25 staff accounts, 250GB and 25,000 emails per month, with REST API, webhooks and priority support (12h). This is aimed at established operations that need integrations and faster support, though its staff and email limits remain.

Pro Plus (Hosted) costs €149 a month billed €149/mo billed annually or €175 billed monthly. Unlimited products and staff, 500GB, 50,000 emails per month, API, webhooks, SLA and POS make it the broadest hosted tier here, suited to larger or multi-location operations that need those allowances and service terms. Pro Plus is also priced at €149 a month billed annually, with unlimited products and staff, 500GB and 50,000 emails per month; the stated plan does not include the hosted tier's listed API, webhooks, SLA and POS benefits.

Community, Pro edition and Enterprise edition are also described as licences, but their prices are custom pricing. Pro edition adds a hosted email gateway, higher hosted-service rate limits and priority support. Enterprise adds SSO with Azure AD and Okta, the highest hosted-service rate limits and dedicated onboarding. Community includes the full platform, storefront, admin, page builder and POS UI, plus themes and page builder, with rate-limited GeoIP, geocoder and push. Community support is free; Pro and Enterprise licences include priority email support with defined response times.

Platforms

Spwig supports web, iOS and Android, as well as Linux, macOS and Windows. It also offers an API and self-hosted deployment, giving merchants a choice of client and infrastructure options.

Who it's for

Spwig suits merchants who need POS alongside online sales, manage several locations, or sell a mix of physical, digital and service-style products. Self-hosting is a strong fit for teams that want uncapped use and can run their own infrastructure. Merchants who prefer managed hosting can choose a tier according to catalog size, staff count, storage and email needs; the allowances make it important to anticipate growth before committing.

Pros and cons

• Pros: The free self-hosted edition has no usage caps and includes the full platform and POS, which can suit merchants willing to handle their own infrastructure.
• Pros: Multi-location inventory, eight product types and built-in POS support a broader range of retail operations than a basic online catalog.
• Pros: Spwig states it charges no transaction fee, and the hosted tiers publish clear product, staff, storage and email allowances.
• Cons: Hosted plans cap key resources, and monthly billing costs more than annual billing on Starter, Growth, Pro and Pro Plus.
• Cons: The free edition is self-hosted, so merchants seeking managed service must pay for a hosted plan.
• Cons: The AGPL-3.0 platform licence may not suit every organization; the SDKs use Apache licences instead.

Alternatives

For a hosted, no-code store builder with a free plan, Wix eCommerce is worth considering: its free tier includes reliable web hosting, a drag-and-drop editor and templates. Lightspeed eCom also has a free-forever account with no credit card required, an option for readers who prioritize starting on a free plan.

For open-source self-hosting, nopCommerce offers a free platform with built-in features, while Bagisto is a free open-source download with stated PHP, database and memory requirements. Spree Commerce offers a self-hosted Community Edition and a free trial, making it an alternative for readers considering a different open-source commerce platform.

Shoptet has a free plan capped at 10 products, a fit for a very small catalog. Shopware offers a free open-source Community Edition with a modular architecture. Commerce Layer has a Developer plan with 1 organization, 2 users, 2 markets, 1,000 SKUs and 100 free live orders per month, which may appeal to readers with those specific limits in mind.

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Verdict

Choose Spwig if you want broad store operations and built-in POS, and either value uncapped self-hosting or can match a hosted allowance to your business. Its strongest case is the free Community edition paired with a wide set of commerce tools. Look elsewhere if you need managed hosting without resource ceilings, or if self-hosting and the platform's AGPL-3.0 licence do not fit your requirements.