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What Vendure is

Vendure is a headless ecommerce platform for businesses with complex B2B customer structures, pricing, buying processes, and integrations. It supports company accounts, roles and permissions, quotes, approvals, shopping lists, quick orders, and repeat ordering. Businesses can configure contract pricing, customer catalogues, products, credit limits, and payment terms, including pay on account and quote-to-order workflows. Customers can use the Vendure B2B Storefront or connect another frontend through headless APIs. Vendure connects with ERP, CRM, PIM, OMS, payment, tax, and fulfilment systems, with data synchronization in both directions. Integration steps can retry after failures and resume after a worker restarts. Payment options include cards, bank transfers, payment on delivery, pay on account, delayed settlement, refunds, and cancellations; one order can use multiple payment methods. Operational controls include workflow automation, single sign-on, audit trails, versioning, and publishing controls. Vendure Core is an open-source framework under the GPLv3 license. Vendure Platform adds B2B capabilities and commercial support. It can be self-hosted on customer-controlled infrastructure or run on Vendure Cloud; Platform pricing is individually quoted.

Who it suits

Vendure suits manufacturers, distributors, retailers, and global enterprises managing complex commerce. Its B2B features are relevant to businesses with company accounts, contract pricing, approvals, and repeat ordering.

What it does well

  • Supports company accounts, approvals, and repeat ordering.
  • Connects with ERP, CRM, PIM, OMS, and other systems.
  • Integration steps can retry after failures.
  • Orders can use multiple payment methods.
  • Can be self-hosted or run on Vendure Cloud.

What to know first

  • Platform pricing is individually quoted.
  • Vendure Core uses a GPLv3 license.
  • Formal operational SLAs, multi-region routing, and BYOC are listed at GA.

Limits

Vendure Platform is individually quoted. Vendure Cloud operational features including formal operational SLAs, multi-region routing, and BYOC are listed as available at GA.

Plans

PlanBilled and limitsPrice
Vendure CoreFree open-source framework under GPLv3 · developers building and operating a custom ecommerce applicationFree
Vendure PlatformFlat annual subscription; quoted individually for each project · No GMV, order, user, or capability-based charges · self-hosted runtime has no additional feeOn request

As vendure.io lists them, read 7 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.

Getting started

  1. Visit https://vendure.io/ to explore Vendure.
  2. Choose Vendure Core under the GPLv3 license or contact Vendure about the individually quoted Platform subscription.
  3. Deploy by self-hosting on infrastructure you control or using Vendure Cloud.
  4. Use the included B2B Storefront or connect another frontend through headless APIs.
  5. Connect the required ERP, CRM, PIM, OMS, payment, tax, or fulfilment systems.

Verdict

Vendure covers complex B2B buying, payment, integration, and operational workflows, with a headless storefront option. Businesses should compare the open-source Core with the individually quoted Platform and consider the listed availability limits for some Cloud operational features.

Questions

Is Vendure open source?

Vendure Core is an open-source ecommerce framework under the GPLv3 license.

How much does Vendure Platform cost?

Vendure Platform is individually quoted; a fixed price is not provided in these plan details.

What is included with Vendure Platform?

The plan includes B2B buying and pricing, catalogues and search, a storefront, integrations, operations and governance, a commercial license, and support.

Can Vendure be self-hosted?

Yes. Vendure Platform can be self-hosted on infrastructure the customer controls or run on Vendure Cloud.

What storefront options does Vendure offer?

Customers can use the Vendure B2B Storefront or another frontend connected through headless APIs.

What kinds of systems can Vendure connect to?

It connects with ERP, CRM, PIM, OMS, payment, tax, and fulfilment systems, with data synchronization in both directions.

Facts from Vendure's own pages

App marketplace
Yes · vendure.io, 20 Sept 2026
B2B buying
The platform supports company accounts, roles and permissions, quotes, approvals, shopping lists, quick orders, and repeat ordering. · vendure.io, 7 Oct 2026
Deployment
Vendure Platform can be self-hosted on infrastructure the customer controls or run on Vendure Cloud. · vendure.io, 7 Oct 2026
Digital products
Yes · vendure.io, 20 Sept 2026
Founded
2018 · vendure.io, 23 Sept 2026
Free plan
Yes · vendure.io, 20 Sept 2026
Integration resilience
Integration hand-offs run as durable steps that retry after failures and resume after a worker restarts. · vendure.io, 7 Oct 2026
Integrations
Vendure connects with ERP, CRM, PIM, OMS, payment, tax, and fulfilment systems, with data synchronization in both directions. · vendure.io, 7 Oct 2026
Notable pricing limits
Platform is individually quoted, and Vendure Cloud operational features including formal operational SLAs, multi-region routing, and BYOC are listed as available at GA. · vendure.io, 7 Oct 2026
Operations and governance
Platform capabilities include workflow automation, roles and permissions, single sign-on, audit trails, versioning, and publishing controls. · vendure.io, 7 Oct 2026
Payments
The payments model supports cards, bank transfers, payment on delivery, pay on account, delayed settlement, refunds, cancellations, and multiple payment methods on an order. · vendure.io, 7 Oct 2026
Pricing and catalogues
B2B features include contract pricing, customer catalogues, configurable products, credit limits, payment terms, pay on account, and quote-to-order workflows. · vendure.io, 7 Oct 2026
Purpose
Vendure is an adaptable headless ecommerce platform for businesses with complex B2B customer structures, pricing, buying processes, and integrations. · vendure.io, 7 Oct 2026
Sales channels
multichannel · vendure.io, 20 Sept 2026
Security and data
Vendure says its open-source code is auditable and its data handling is GDPR-aligned, with ready-to-sign processing agreements and EU data-residency options. · vendure.io, 7 Oct 2026
Storefront and APIs
Customers can use the included Vendure B2B Storefront or another frontend connected through headless APIs. · vendure.io, 7 Oct 2026
Support
The Platform subscription includes product support with contractually defined response times, security updates, long-term-supported releases, and quarterly roadmap calls. · vendure.io, 7 Oct 2026
Transaction fee
none · vendure.io, 20 Sept 2026
Who it is for
Vendure describes its users as manufacturers, distributors, retailers, and global enterprises running complex commerce. · vendure.io, 7 Oct 2026

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