# Free alternatives to Shopify

> Shopify (Basic) costs $348 a year. Free alternatives: WooCommerce and Medusa. Data checked 2026-10-17.

- Page: https://stoprenting.dev/apps/shopify/
- Category: E-commerce (https://stoprenting.dev/categories/e-commerce/)
- Vendor: Shopify
- Plan: Basic
- Price: $29/month, $348/year
- Billing: paid yearly ($39 monthly)
- Price quote from the vendor's page: "Pay monthly $39 USD/mo Pay yearly $29 USD/mo"
- Price source: https://www.shopify.com/pricing (checked 2026-10-17)

## Alternatives

### WooCommerce

- Website: https://woocommerce.com
- Repository: https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce (10,543 stars, last push 2026-10-10)
- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Open source: yes, OSI-approved license
- Type: server app
- Linux: self-hosted server; web UI
- Self-hostable: yes
- More: https://stoprenting.dev/alternatives/woocommerce/
- Checked: 2026-10-17

### Medusa

- Website: https://medusajs.com
- Repository: https://github.com/medusajs/medusa (36,761 stars, last push 2026-10-15)
- License: MIT (+enterprise edition)
- Open source: yes, OSI-approved license
- Type: server app
- Linux: self-hosted server; web UI
- Self-hostable: yes
- More: https://stoprenting.dev/alternatives/medusa/
- Checked: 2026-10-17

## FAQ

### Is there a free alternative to Shopify?

Yes. The 2 free alternatives are WooCommerce (open source, GPL-2.0-or-later) and Medusa (open source, MIT).

### How much does Shopify cost?

Shopify's Basic plan costs $29 a month, which is $348 a year (paid yearly ($39 monthly)). Source: the official pricing page at shopify.com, checked Oct 17, 2026.

### Which Shopify alternatives run on Linux?

WooCommerce (self-hosted server; web UI) and Medusa (self-hosted server; web UI).

### Can you self-host a Shopify alternative?

Yes. WooCommerce and Medusa run on your own server.

### Are these Shopify alternatives open source?

Yes. All 2 use OSI-approved open-source licenses: WooCommerce (GPL-2.0-or-later) and Medusa (MIT).

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