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As of 29 August 2026, Shopware has a free plan and paid plans start at €600/month. German ecommerce platform offering an open-source Community Edition alongside paid cloud tiers for B2B and B2C storefronts. Softwr lists it under E-Commerce.
Overview
What Shopware does
German ecommerce platform offering an open-source Community Edition alongside paid cloud tiers for B2B and B2C storefronts.
What people use it for
- Managing unlimited sales channels across online, POS, marketplaces
- Setting customer-specific pricing for B2B customers
- Automating complex workflows with Flow Builder without coding
- Segmenting customers automatically with behavioral tags
- Managing multi-language, multi-currency, multi-tax for global expansion
The honest half
Where it falls short
Concrete and checkable, so you can decide whether any of them matter to you. This is the half of a review a vendor will not write about Shopware.
- Rise tier starts at 600 euro per month and Evolve at 2,400 euro per month, both excluding VAT, so pricing is published in euros only and not converted for other regions
- Beyond, the top tier with digital sales rooms, multi-inventory and customer-specific pricing, is custom priced and requires contacting sales
- The Shopware Intelligence+ AI add-on is billed separately at 29 euro per month on Community Edition or 19 euro per month on paid tiers, on top of the plan price
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Pricing
What Shopware costs
Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.
Community Edition
Free
- free open-source platform
- global developer community access
- Shopware Intelligence+ add-on at 29/month
Rise
€600 /mo
- subscription model
- Shopware Intelligence+ add-on at 19/month
Evolve
€2,400 /mo
- subscription model
- Shopware Intelligence+ add-on at 19/month
Beyond
On request
- custom pricing
- contact sales required
Answered, with sources
Questions people ask
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How much does Shopware cost?
Shopware offers Community Edition free (open-source), Rise at 600/month, Evolve at 2,400/month (all in EUR), and Beyond at custom pricing requiring sales contact.
SourceWhat is the difference between Shopware Community and Rise editions?
Shopware Community Edition is a free open-source platform with global developer community access. Rise is a subscription tier starting at 600/month (EUR) with included features and support.
SourceWhat add-on services does Shopware offer?
Shopware offers Shopware Intelligence+ at 29/month (Community Edition) or 19/month (Rise, Evolve, and Beyond tiers). Shopware Nexus is in a free introductory phase through September 1, 2026.
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