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GraphQL E-Commerce Online Store Product Management Headless Commerce Order Management API Platform

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Last Updated: 01-01-2023 12:00 AM (UTC)

Saleor

Backed by 23,000+ GitHub stars and trusted by global brands processing millions of orders, Saleor delivers the open-source headless commerce API that replaces monolithic ecommerce platforms with a composable, GraphQL-native architecture where APIs are the only way to interact with the system. The core engine built on Python and Django handles catalog management, order processing, payment orchestration, inventory tracking, and fulfillment workflows while remaining completely decoupled from any frontend technology. Native multichannel support enables per-channel control of pricing, currencies, warehouses, product availability, and payment methods, managing Instagram, Amazon, regional websites, and retail POS from a single backend. The extensibility layer provides 160+ webhooks spanning synchronous payment callbacks, asynchronous event notifications via Google Cloud Pub/Sub and AWS SQS, and subscription queries that shape webhook payloads to deliver only the data your services need. Dashboard UI Extensions offer 45+ mount points for embedding custom interfaces via iframes without forking, while the Apps system allows building payment gateways, PIM integrations, loyalty programs, and discount logic in any language. The React-based administration dashboard provides product management, order processing, customer segmentation, and analytics with multi-language and multi-currency support. OIDC integration connects existing identity providers for single sign-on across the merchant organization. Running on a dedicated VPS on RepoCloud with guaranteed CPU, RAM, and SSD, full root SSH access, and a browser serial console. BSD 3-Clause licensed.

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Benefits

  • GraphQL-Native API-Only Architecture
  • Single GraphQL endpoint with typed schema handles all commerce operations — no REST fragmentation, no afterthought APIs, enabling any frontend framework to build storefronts with precise data fetching.
  • Native Multichannel Commerce Engine
  • Per-channel control of pricing, currencies, stock levels, product availability, and payment methods lets you manage web, mobile, retail, and marketplace channels from one backend.
  • 160+ Webhooks Without Forking
  • Synchronous payment callbacks, asynchronous event notifications via Pub/Sub and SQS, and subscription queries extend the platform through external services without modifying core code.
  • Dashboard UI Extension Points
  • 45+ mount points allow embedding custom interfaces, tools, and integrations directly into the React admin dashboard via iframes, extending merchant workflows in any web stack.

Features

  • Composable Apps System
  • Build payment gateways, PIM integrations, loyalty programs, and custom logic as standalone apps in any language, embedded in the dashboard via iframes with granular permissions.
  • React Admin Dashboard
  • Product management, order processing, customer segmentation, translations, and analytics in a fast, productive interface with multi-language and multi-currency support built-in.
  • Multi-Warehouse Fulfillment
  • Assign products to multiple warehouses with allocation strategies, stock tracking per channel, and fulfillment workflows supporting split shipments and click-and-collect.
  • Payment Orchestration Layer
  • Synchronous payment webhooks delegate gateway handling to external apps, supporting multiple payment providers per channel without deploying plugins on the API server.
  • Subscription Webhook Payloads
  • GraphQL subscription queries shape the exact data each webhook delivers, reducing payload size and eliminating over-fetching for leaner, faster integrations.