Why do we use Shopware Community Edition?
In short and in plain language
We use Shopware Community Edition. The code of this software is open. So we can adapt the shop closely to your processes.
You pay no license fee for the software itself. Only at very high revenue does Shopware require a paid plan. You have full access to your code. You do not depend on one vendor.
Shopware Community Edition is an open-source commerce platform developed in Germany. The open source code lets us adapt the business logic deeply instead of being confined to a predefined feature set. Precisely in B2B, where pricing logic, approvals and interfaces rarely fit a standard grid, this freedom is decisive.
For you, this means concretely: no license fees for the Community Edition, full access to your own code, and no dependency on the roadmap decisions of a single vendor. Only above an annual gross merchandise value (GMV) of more than 1 million € does Shopware require a paid plan under its Fair Usage Policy to keep using the Shopware Account and Store. An active ecosystem also delivers regular security updates and a broad selection of vetted extensions.
How we extend the platform for B2B scenarios is shown on our Shopware development page. Which edition makes sense for you, we discuss in our e-commerce consulting.