Best Free Headless eCommerce Platforms

nopCommerce is a robust eCommerce platform for creating an online store of any size and type. nopCommerce offers powerful out-of-the-box features for effective B2C and B2B sales, without any restrictions and absolutely free. nopCommerce allows you to upload an unlimited number of products, manage multiple stores, and create a multi-vendor marketplace. Built-in marketing tools and ready-made integrations with payment and shipping services allow you to quickly launch your successful store. Thanks to the open-source code, you can customize the platform according to your business requirements and integrate it with your corporate CRM or ERP systems.

Algolia is a search and discovery API platform for building powerful and composable experiences while solving for relevance with AI and configurable rules. Algolia Search enables our customers to design and implement unique search experiences using the design language of their choice. Algolia Recommend is a robust API that allows you to add “frequently bought together” and “related items” into any digital experience with as little as 6 lines of code.

Hygraph is the first native GraphQL Headless Content Management System (CMS), enabling over 40,000 teams across the world to rapidly build and deliver tomorrow's omnichannel digital experiences at scale. Hygraph is designed for building a hosted GraphQL backend that provides the tools needed for modern content management and distribution. GraphCMS is used across several solutions like websites, localization, portals, applications, and platforms, - by companies like Telenor, BioCentury, Unilever, and Shure, - to deliver state-of-the-art solutions, and minimize costs when bringing cross-platform applications to market.

An open-source e-commerce platform for multi-language and multi-currency global brands. Available for free with a web storefront, PWA, or headless.

Commerce Layer is a composable ecommerce platform with native multi-market capability. Our services power enterprise-grade ecommerce to any frontend - websites, mobile apps, IoT devices, voice-activated assistants, or any JAMstack architecture. Our developer-first approach underlines the wide range of developer tools - from our high-performance APIs to our micro frontend applications that operate from the client-side - making things easier for developers building composable commerce stores. Build unique, blazing fast ecommerce websites without worrying about servers and security. Use Jekyll, Next.js, Hugo, Gatsby, Nuxt.js or any of the 200+ available SSGs to build a static website. Give your content editors a best of breed headless CMS like Contentful, DatoCMS, Prismic, GraphCMS, Forestry, or any of the 100+ options that you can choose from. Seamlessy integrate prices, inventory, checkout, and customer accounts through the API.

OroCommerce is a B2B-focused commerce platform that enables complex sales processes for manufacturers, wholesalers, and distributors. OroCommerce is a complete solution that includes CRM and marketplace solutions with online storefronts optimized for the needs of B2B sellers including RFQ (request for quote) and CPQ (configure price quote). OroCommerce has many unique capabilities including a low-code workflow automation tool, and is a market-leading platform recognized by industry analysts and trade associations. OroCommerce's founders are eCommerce industry veterans Yoav Kutner, CEO; Dima Soroka, CTO; and Roy Rubin, Director of Oro's Advisory Board.

Shopware is an open commerce platform powered by Symfony 5.4 and Vue.js 2.6 that is used by some of the largest brands, retailers and manufacturers across B2C, D2C and B2B industries and supported by a huge worldwide community of developers, agencies and merchants. Shopware combines a headless commerce core with a digital experience management to create outstanding shopping experiences that stick in the consumer's mind. As a leading digital commerce system, Shopware gives its customers the freedom to quickly and easily realize their growth potential - with greater flexibility to deal with complex challenges. From its headquarters in Schöppingen, Germany, and its US office in New York City, Shopware employs 400 people and relies on a global network of 1,200 sales, technology and solution partners. A community with hundreds of thousands of members gives customers access to over 5,000 extensions and certified professional support.