# GoCommerce & Svelte Commerce vs Shopify, WooCommerce & More > 19 sourced, dated comparisons of GoCommerce and Svelte Commerce with Shopify, Indian builders, global SaaS and open-source engines — and where each wins. - Canonical: https://kitcommerce.store/compare/ - Last updated: 2026-09-25 --- Compare ## The platforms Indian stores choose between Each page puts one platform beside GoCommerce and Svelte Commerce: what each costs, what each owns, and when the other side is the better choice. Every figure about the other platform links to its source. - **19** comparisons - **5** kinds of platform - **1** column on every page for what self-hosting costs you ### Shopify The hosted platform most stores start on, on three price lists. - [KitCommerce vs Shopify A hosted platform you rent against an open-source one you run: fees per order, code ownership, and what each asks of you.](https://kitcommerce.store/compare/kitcommerce-vs-shopify/) - [Shopify India vs KitCommerce What an Indian store actually pays Shopify: rupee plans, no Shopify Payments, and a cut of every prepaid order — worked out plan by plan.](https://kitcommerce.store/compare/shopify-india-vs-kitcommerce/) - [Shopify Plus vs KitCommerce Enterprise Shopify against running your own: term contracts, revenue-linked fees, API budgets, B2B and checkout control — and where Plus is simply further ahead.](https://kitcommerce.store/compare/shopify-plus-vs-kitcommerce/) ### Indian SaaS builders Store builders made in India, priced in rupees, with Indian gateways and carriers built in. - [KitCommerce vs Dukaan A quick-start Indian store builder with a free plan and a service fee on every sale — against an open-source platform with no fee and more work up front.](https://kitcommerce.store/compare/kitcommerce-vs-dukaan/) - [KitCommerce vs Instamojo A payments company’s store builder, free to start with the gateway built in at a fee per payment — against GoCommerce and a gateway of your own choosing.](https://kitcommerce.store/compare/kitcommerce-vs-instamojo/) - [KitCommerce vs StoreHippo An Indian enterprise SaaS with B2B, multi-seller and hyperlocal built in, from ₹12,000 a month plus a fee on sales — against an open-source platform you run.](https://kitcommerce.store/compare/kitcommerce-vs-storehippo/) - [KitCommerce vs Webnexs A commissioned build with source for one store, against an open-source platform you run: price, licence, refunds and who does the work.](https://kitcommerce.store/compare/kitcommerce-vs-webnexs/) - [KitCommerce vs Zoho Commerce A rupee-priced store builder with no fee per order, against an open-source platform you run: plan limits, Zoho’s suite, and where your data lives.](https://kitcommerce.store/compare/kitcommerce-vs-zoho-commerce/) ### Global SaaS Hosted builders from abroad that sell to Indian merchants. - [KitCommerce vs BigCommerce A hosted platform whose plan follows your sales, against an open-source one you run: GMV thresholds, gateway fees, US dollar pricing and code.](https://kitcommerce.store/compare/kitcommerce-vs-bigcommerce/) - [KitCommerce vs Squarespace A hosted website builder whose payment options barely reach India, against an open-source platform with Razorpay and cash on delivery.](https://kitcommerce.store/compare/kitcommerce-vs-squarespace/) - [KitCommerce vs Wix A website builder with a store inside it, against an open-source platform you run: design, payments in India, and a site that cannot leave its host.](https://kitcommerce.store/compare/kitcommerce-vs-wix/) ### Open-source platforms Self-hosted platforms with long histories — the closest cousins to GoCommerce. - [KitCommerce vs Bagisto Two MIT engines: a Laravel application with paid extensions against one Go binary with vendors and B2B pricing in its core.](https://kitcommerce.store/compare/kitcommerce-vs-bagisto/) - [KitCommerce vs Magento A PHP platform with a long server stack and a licence priced on your sales, against one Go binary and a database.](https://kitcommerce.store/compare/kitcommerce-vs-magento/) - [KitCommerce vs OpenCart A free PHP cart with paid extensions and no catalogue API, against a free Go backend built around its API.](https://kitcommerce.store/compare/kitcommerce-vs-opencart/) - [KitCommerce vs PrestaShop A PHP store with modules sold per store and a hosted offer, against one Go binary with nothing to buy.](https://kitcommerce.store/compare/kitcommerce-vs-prestashop/) - [KitCommerce vs WooCommerce WordPress, PHP and a set of yearly-renewed extensions against one Go binary — and a Svelte Commerce storefront if you keep WooCommerce.](https://kitcommerce.store/compare/kitcommerce-vs-woocommerce/) ### Headless open source API-first engines. Svelte Commerce already runs against each of them. - [KitCommerce vs Medusa Engine against engine: Medusa’s TypeScript framework on PostgreSQL and Redis against one Go binary and PostgreSQL — licence, APIs, hosting and maturity.](https://kitcommerce.store/compare/kitcommerce-vs-medusa/) - [KitCommerce vs Saleor Engine against engine: Saleor’s mature Python and GraphQL platform against one Go binary with a REST API — maturity, what you run, cost and agent commerce.](https://kitcommerce.store/compare/kitcommerce-vs-saleor/) - [KitCommerce vs Vendure Engine against engine, and the strongest storefront path on this site: keep Vendure and put Svelte Commerce in front, or run GoCommerce instead.](https://kitcommerce.store/compare/kitcommerce-vs-vendure/) FAQ ### Questions about these comparisons **Who wrote these comparisons?** The people who build GoCommerce and Svelte Commerce, so read them as a builder’s view. Each page links the other platform’s own pricing and documentation, checked on the date shown, so every figure about the other side can be checked at its source. **Why does every page have a “what you take on” column?** Because both packages are software you run yourself, and that has costs a hosted platform does not: servers, backups, upgrades, and a developer. A comparison that lists only the other side’s costs is an advert. **What does KitCommerce mean on these pages?** KitCommerce is an open-source ecommerce platform. Its packages are GoCommerce, the backend and admin, and Svelte Commerce, the storefront — MIT licensed, used together or either one on its own. On these pages each claim names the package it is about. **Can I keep my current platform and still use Svelte Commerce?** Often, yes. Svelte Commerce runs against 26 backends, including Shopify, WooCommerce, Magento, PrestaShop, OpenCart, Bagisto, Medusa, Saleor and Vendure. The backends page measures how complete each connector is. ### Judge it on your own machine One command brings up GoCommerce’s API and admin. Put your catalogue in it and compare for yourself. [Deploy in minutes](https://kitcommerce.store/#one-command) · [26 backends Svelte Commerce runs on](https://kitcommerce.store/svelte-commerce/backends/)