Bagisto is an open source eCommerce platform built on Laravel that gives developers and merchants a self-hosted foundation for online stores and marketplaces, with no Shopify transaction fees and no platform lock-in.
The Problem
Shopify charges a monthly subscription plus transaction fees on every sale (unless you use Shopify Payments), and you have no control over the underlying platform. WooCommerce solves the ownership problem but requires a growing stack of paid plugins for marketplace, B2B, and headless commerce features. Neither gives merchants a clean starting point for multi-vendor commerce without additional cost.
How Bagisto Solves It
Bagisto is a standalone Laravel application built for eCommerce from the ground up. It includes multi-vendor marketplace functionality, a REST and GraphQL API for headless storefronts, multi-currency and multi-locale support, and a PWA layer in the core repository. No transaction fees, no revenue share, no platform ownership by a third party. MIT license applies with no restrictions on commercial use.
Key Features
- Full eCommerce stack on Laravel: catalog, cart, checkout, orders, shipping, and payments in one codebase
- Multi-vendor marketplace mode with vendor management and commission handling
- Headless commerce with REST and GraphQL API for mobile apps, PWAs, and custom storefronts
- Multi-currency, multi-locale, and multi-warehouse support for cross-border commerce
- MIT licensed with no transaction fees or revenue share on orders
Who It's For
Bagisto is best for developers and merchants who want a fully customizable eCommerce platform on their own server, without Shopify's transaction fees or WooCommerce's plugin sprawl, and who need multi-vendor or headless commerce capabilities from day one.
Compared to Shopify
Unlike Shopify, which charges a monthly subscription plus transaction fees and locks your store to Shopify's infrastructure, Bagisto is MIT licensed, self-hosted, and has no per-transaction fees. You own the codebase, the server, and the customer data.
