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Shopware vs Spree Commerce
The same facts for both, read from GitHub every night, and the relation a person reviewed.
| Fact | Shopware | Spree Commerce |
|---|---|---|
| Language | PHP | Ruby |
| Licence | MIT | BSD-3-Clause |
| Stars | 3.4k | 16k |
| Latest | v6.7.15.0 | v5.6.1 |
| Last push | 2026-10-06 | 2026-10-06 |
| Release cadence | about 1 day between releases | too few releases |
| Active contributors | 86+ commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 9+ commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Both replace Shopify. Alternatives to Shopify →
Full replacementShopwareStorefront, admin, checkout and a rule builder in PHP and Symfony, on your own server.
Full replacementSpree CommerceRails commerce API with an admin dashboard and a Next.js storefront.
Shopware
- v6.6.10.282026-10-01Release v6.6.10.28
- v6.7.15.02026-10-01Release v6.7.15.0
- v6.6.10.272026-09-24Release v6.6.10.27
- v6.6.10.262026-09-23Release v6.6.10.26
- v6.7.14.22026-09-23Release v6.7.14.2
Spree Commerce
- v6.0.0.beta42026-09-24Fix: pin Base UI so a scaffolded dashboard bootspre-release
- v6.0.0.beta32026-09-24Restructure the Settings User Guides to match the dashboardpre-release
- v6.0.0.beta22026-09-17Spree 6 is a complete redesign and rewrite of Spree Core. It's the biggest Spree release yet.pre-release
- v5.6.12026-07-28Metafields can now be used as filters and sorters in both Store API and Admin API. This allows for more customization a…
- @spree/sdk@1.2.12026-07-28This SDK release requires Spree 5.6.1 on the backend to fully utilize new features!
Shopware
✓ signed The latest release, v6.7.15.0, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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Spree Commerce
unsigned The latest release, v5.6.1, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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