Magento Open Source
The free, community-maintained edition of Magento. Same core commerce engine that powers Adobe Commerce, without the license fee. Built for merchants who need power and flexibility without enterprise overhead.
Three Editions, One Platform
Magento Open Source is the free community edition. The same foundation that powers Adobe Commerce.
Magento Open Source
Free community edition. Full commerce engine without enterprise features or license fees.
You are hereAdobe Commerce
Licensed enterprise edition with B2B, staging, segmentation. Self-hosted.
Learn more →Adobe Commerce Cloud
Fully managed hosting with auto-scaling, staging, and Adobe SLA.
Learn more →What You Get with Magento Open Source
Magento Open Source is not a stripped-down platform. It's a full commerce engine with catalog management, flexible pricing, multi-store capabilities, and a massive extension marketplace. It powers hundreds of thousands of stores worldwide.
Is Magento Open Source Right for You?
Choose Magento Open Source when...
- ✓ You need a powerful, customizable commerce platform without license fees
- ✓ Your catalog is complex (configurable, bundled, grouped products)
- ✓ You need multi-store from a single admin panel
- ✓ You have development resources (in-house or agency like us)
- ✓ You want full control over your hosting environment
- ✓ You're doing $500K-$10M in annual revenue and growing
Consider upgrading to Adobe Commerce when...
- → You need B2B features (company accounts, quotes, approval workflows)
- → Content staging and preview is important for your marketing team
- → You need customer segmentation for targeted promotions
- → You want Adobe's enterprise support SLA
- → You're outgrowing Open Source and need managed cloud hosting
What We Build
New Store Builds
Full Magento Open Source implementations. Catalog setup, theme development, payment and shipping configuration, and launch. Production-ready stores in 6-10 weeks.
Custom Extensions
When Marketplace extensions don't fit, we build custom. Product configurators, pricing logic, checkout modifications, and integrations tailored to your business.
Theme Development
Custom themes built on Luma or Hyva. Mobile-first, performance-optimized, accessible. 90+ Lighthouse scores. No bloated page builders.
Magento 1 Migrations
Still on Magento 1? It's been end-of-life since June 2020. No security patches. We migrate your products, customers, orders, and SEO with zero downtime.
Performance Tuning
Varnish, Redis, Elasticsearch, CDN, image optimization, database tuning. We find the bottlenecks and fix them. Sub-2-second page loads on the catalog.
Ongoing Maintenance
Security patches, version upgrades, extension updates, server monitoring. The same team that built it maintains it. No handoff to junior support.
How Magento Compares
Platform-agnostic recommendation. We build on all of these.
| Magento OS | Shopify | WooCommerce | |
|---|---|---|---|
| License cost | Free (open source) | $2K-$40K+/yr | Free (plugin-based) |
| Customization | Unlimited | Limited by platform | High (WordPress ecosystem) |
| Multi-store | Native (single admin) | Separate stores per brand | Multisite (complex) |
| B2B capabilities | Basic (upgrade for full) | Shopify Plus only | Plugin-dependent |
| Hosting | Self-hosted (your choice) | Shopify-hosted only | Self-hosted |
| Scalability | Enterprise-grade | Platform-managed | Depends on hosting |
| Learning curve | Steep (needs developers) | Low (managed platform) | Medium (WordPress) |
We build on all platforms. View all supported platforms.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Magento Open Source really free?
Yes. Magento Open Source is free to download and use. There are no license fees. You pay for hosting, development, and any premium extensions from the Magento Marketplace. The platform itself is community-maintained open source software.
What is the difference between Magento Open Source and Adobe Commerce?
They share the same core commerce engine. Adobe Commerce adds B2B features (company accounts, quotes, shared catalogs), content staging, customer segmentation, advanced analytics, and optional managed cloud hosting. Magento Open Source is the free community edition without these enterprise features.
Is Magento Open Source still maintained?
Yes. Magento Open Source continues to receive security patches and updates from the community and Adobe. It is actively maintained. Magento 1 is the version that reached end-of-life in June 2020. Magento Open Source (version 2.x) is current and supported.
Can I migrate from Magento 1 to Magento Open Source?
Yes. Magento 1 reached end-of-life in June 2020. Migrating to Magento Open Source 2.x gives you a modern, supported platform with the same extensibility you're used to. We handle the full migration: products, customers, orders, SEO redirects, and custom functionality.
When should I upgrade from Magento Open Source to Adobe Commerce?
When you need B2B features (company accounts, negotiable quotes, buyer roles), content staging for your marketing team, customer segmentation for targeted promotions, or managed cloud hosting with Adobe's SLA. If your business is B2C-only and your current needs are met, Open Source may be the right choice long-term.
What hosting do you recommend for Magento Open Source?
AWS is our default recommendation for production Magento Open Source stores. We configure auto-scaling groups, ElastiCache for Redis, Amazon OpenSearch for Elasticsearch, CloudFront CDN, and RDS for the database. For smaller stores, managed Magento hosting providers like Nexcess or Cloudways work well.
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