E-commerce & Retail · head to head
Clavio vs Saleor

Saleor
E-commerce
Open-source, headless e-commerce platform with a GraphQL API
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The short version
- Only Saleor has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- They diverge on capability: Clavio covers SMS campaigns, Saleor covers GraphQL API.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Clavio and Saleor actually diverge.
Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Clavio
- SMS campaigns
- Push notifications
- Marketing automation
- Segmentation
- A/B testing
- Reporting & analytics
- SMS templates
- Compliance tools
Only in Saleor
- GraphQL API
- Admin dashboard
- Webhooks and apps
- Omnichannel order processing
- Configurator CLI
- OpenTelemetry tracing
- OpenID Connect support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Clavio
No use cases recorded yet. See the Clavio review.
Saleor
- Custom headless storefrontsnot Clavio
- Composable commerce architecturesnot Clavio
- Omnichannel retail and B2B commercenot Clavio
- Developer-built e-commerce requiring deep API accessnot Clavio
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Clavio
Nothing recorded yet. See the Clavio review.
Saleor
- Saleor requires development resources to build a storefront, since it ships as an API-only backend without a front-end store out of the box.
- Self-hosting requires managing infrastructure, scaling, and updates, which adds operational overhead compared to fully managed platforms.
- Saleor Cloud's paid tiers start at $1,599/month, making the managed offering costly for small merchants compared to typical SaaS store builders.
- The GraphQL-first, code-driven approach has a steeper learning curve for non-technical users than drag-and-drop e-commerce builders.
Pricing, plan by plan
Clavio
$50/month- Starter$50/month
- SMS campaigns
- Basic automation
- Up to 5000 contacts
- Advanced$200/month
- Unlimited contacts
- Advanced automation
- API access
Saleor
Free- Sandboxes (Cloud)Free
- Free forever tier for prototyping and development
- Select (Cloud)$1599/month
- Up to $200,000 GMV monthly
- 0.8% fee on orders exceeding GMV limit
- Dedicated Slack channel
- Volume (Cloud)$3999/month
- Up to $1,000,000 GMV monthly
- 0.4% fee on orders exceeding GMV limit
- Dedicated Slack channel
- Enterprise (Cloud)$undefined/mo
- Custom GMV limits
- Fees negotiable as low as 0.2%
- Project delivery lead
Which should you pick?
Choose Saleor if
- You need graphql api.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on web, api.
- You also want admin dashboard.
Questions people ask
- Is Clavio or Saleor better?
- Neither clearly leads. Clavio starts at $50/month and Saleor at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Clavio or Saleor?
- Saleor has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $50/month for Clavio and Free for Saleor.
- Does Clavio or Saleor run on more platforms?
- Clavio runs on Web. Saleor runs on web, api.
- Can I use Saleor for free?
- Yes. Saleor has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Clavio starts at $50/month.
- What can Clavio do that Saleor cannot?
- Clavio covers SMS campaigns, Push notifications, Marketing automation, Segmentation. Saleor covers GraphQL API, Admin dashboard, Webhooks and apps, Omnichannel order processing.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Saleor: Is Saleor free to use?
Yes. Saleor is open source under the BSD-3-Clause license and can be self-hosted for free. Saleor Cloud also offers a free Sandboxes tier for prototyping and development.
SourceSaleor: How much does Saleor Cloud cost?
Saleor Cloud paid plans start at $1,599/month for the Select plan (up to $200,000 monthly GMV), with Volume at $3,999/month and custom Enterprise pricing for larger merchants.
SourceSaleor: Does Saleor provide a storefront out of the box?
No. Saleor is an API-only, headless commerce backend built on GraphQL; storefronts must be built separately using the API and are not bundled with the platform.
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