The platforms powering online retail in 2026. SaaS, open source, headless and composable, filtered by architecture, price, deployment and fit.
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bigcommerce.com
Mid-market SaaS with the most open architecture of its tier.
Best for: Mid-market B2B and B2C merchants wanting SaaS convenience with more open architecture than Shopify.
Skullcandy, Solo Stove, Ben & Jerry's, Ted Baker
shopware.com
Germany's mid-market leader, now scaling globally.
Best for: German and European mid-market, B2B merchants needing native features, and brands wanting an open-source escape hatch.
Philips, L'Oréal, Haribo, Aston Martin
Which platforms fit which store sizes. Solid square: sweet spot. Outlined square: viable fit. Dot: not suited.
| Platform | Tiny <$50K GMV | Small $50K to $500K | Mid $500K to $10M | Large simple $10M to $100M | Large complex $100M+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adobe Commerce | · | · | |||
| Big Cartel | · | · | · | · | |
| BigCommerce | · | ||||
| commercetools | · | · | · | ||
| Ecwid by Lightspeed | · | · | · | ||
| Elastic Path | · | · | · | ||
| Magento Open Source | · | · | |||
| Medusa | · | ||||
| OpenCart | · | · | · | ||
| OroCommerce | · | · | |||
| PrestaShop | · | · | |||
| Saleor | · | · | |||
| Salesforce Commerce Cloud | · | · | · | ||
| SAP Commerce Cloud | · | · | · | ||
| Shopify | · | · | |||
| Shopify Plus | · | · | |||
| Shopware | · | ||||
| Spryker | · | · | · | ||
| Square Online | · | · | · | ||
| Squarespace Commerce | · | · | · | ||
| Swell | · | · | |||
| Vendure | · | · | |||
| VTEX | · | · | |||
| Webflow eCommerce | · | · | |||
| Wix eCommerce | · | · | · | ||
| WooCommerce | · | · |