Side by side
Oscar vs Shopizer
Both stand on ecommerce platforms. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
Free plan APILinuxSelf-hosted+1
Oscar offers a customisable Django foundation for domain-driven e-commerce, with API, payment, and operational extensions. Its unsupported Windows and MySQL status matters when planning the technical environment.
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Shopizer provides broad commerce capabilities through independently deployable Spring Boot services. It is a free, self-hosted option for retailers wanting deployment flexibility and platform control.
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| Oscar | Shopizer | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | Not published | Not published |
| Runs on | API, Linux, Self-hosted, Web | API, Self-hosted, Web |
| Lowest paid plan | Free or on request | Free or on request |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Maker | Not published | Not published |
| Website | oscarcommerce.com | shopizer.com |
| On ecommerce platforms | #72 of 280 | #68 of 280 |
Oscar: what it does well
- Free open-source Django framework
- Customisable core for project requirements
- Stable RESTful JSON API extension
- Payment gateway extensions available
- Gift-card and invoice extensions listed
What to know first
- Microsoft Windows is unsupported
- MySQL is unsupported
- SQLite is only for development
- Self-hosted deployment required
Shopizer: what it does well
- Open-source Java commerce platform
- Microservices can deploy and scale independently
- Supports B2C, B2B, C2C, and multiple stores
- Runs on premises, cloud, Docker, or Tomcat
- Open Source plan costs nothing
What to know first
- Self-hosted deployment requires infrastructure
- Open Source plan lists basic features
- Legacy Headless version 3.2.7 remains available
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