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Welcome to the Shopware Community Edition. Leverage our robust framework to develop and enhance your online store with ease and precision.

How-to guides

Our guides are designed to ensure you rapidly become proficient with Shopware 6, providing direct access to detailed technical documentation. They are ideal for both beginners and professionals, serving as an excellent quick-reference resource.

Installation guide

Discover all the essential steps for installing Shopware 6. This comprehensive guide ensures you experience a systematic and successful setup process.

Update guide

Ensure your setup remains up-to-date and secure. This guide also provides instructions on creating backups and managing extension compatibility.

Registration

Register your online store in your account today to maximize its full potential, manage your licenses, and explore our plans.

Community

Join our vibrant community of developers and connect on GitHub. Get expert advise, feedback, insights, and inspiration.

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Product roadmap

At the core of our values is a deep commitment to transparency. That is why we're not just sharing our roadmap with you – we're inviting you into our world of innovation. The Shopware product roadmap is your window into the heart of our projects and the ambitious goals we're striving towards.

Frequently asked questions

Shopware SaaS, PaaS, or self-hosted? What is the right solution for my business?

Shopware SaaS (software as a service) and Shopware PaaS (platform as a service) are both ecommerce solutions in the cloud. This means you’re free to focus on your core business while we take care of the hosting. With Shopware Cloud you get everything you need to build your online store with maximum efficiency and start growing from day one. In many respects, Shopware SaaS and Shopware PaaS share the same advantages, but there are also salient differences:

Shopware SaaS

  • Automatic software updates

  • Carefree hosting and infrastructure maintenance

  • Full control over your resources

  • Scaling mechanism and full expandability

Shopware PaaS

  • All benefits from Shopware SaaS, as well as:

  • Maximum customizability

  • Performance monitoring

  • Dev tools to test and create efficient processes

Self-hosted is the right solution for your business if you have an expert developer team by your side and you need full control over your chosen IT infrastructure.

  • Hosted on your own server or your chosen hosting provider

  • Extensive customization options

  • Custom programming possible

  • Local storage of data

And the costs? Shopware SaaS comes at the same price as self-hosted, thus providing you more value for money. As Shopware PaaS is tailored to your specific needs, we offer you individualized pricing for it. Please contact us for further information.

I'm currently using a different ecommerce solution. How can I migrate?

Easy - we'll bring you over! Our support team as well as our specialized partner agencies will help you migrate your business smoothly and ensure you keep all your important assets such as customer data, order history, products, etc. Find further information here.

Can I get any assistance in addition to the official Shopware support?

Of course you can! Because as an open source platform, we involve our global community of business leaders, developers, and partner agencies on a daily basis:

  • Chat with over 6,000 users on our Slack channel

  • Find support and current discussions on the Stack Overflow platform. Use the platform to ask technical questions or share your knowledge

  • Gain insights from free training videos

  • Join the free Shopware workshops for developers

  • Grow and learn with the community on our Boost Days

Please also visit our documentation, the community forum, and the academy.

Does Shopware offer a free ecommerce solution?

Yes, the Community Edition is the open source, MIT-licensed core of Shopware that can be downloaded and used for free.

What is the difference between our paid plans and the free Community Edition?

All our paid plans are expanding upon the Community Edition, adding cutting-edge features that’ll make your business stand out from the competition and speed up your success. Also, with our paid plans you get support directly from Shopware, accelerating the implementation of your ecommerce project.

The Community Edition of Shopware is supported through voluntary work by people from our pioneering community. It is not available in the Shopware Cloud – setup and maintenance are your responsibility.

Our Community Edition is the heart of Shopware. It is the foundation of your success, while our paid plans are the accelerators that will take your business above and beyond.

Read more about our open source Community Edition.

How is the price of the Shopware plans calculated?

The pricing for our plans is based on your gross merchandise value (GMV) and further individual factors. Our sales experts will be happy to explain all the details in a personal consultation with you.