European Ecommerce Platforms Software
European ecommerce and headless commerce platforms, from open source storefronts you host yourself to managed enterprise suites. The system of record for orders and customers, so where it runs matters more here than almost anywhere else. 9 tools listed.
Shopware
German commerce platform available self-hosted or as managed cloud, with an open source community edition.
PrestaShop
French open source ecommerce platform, self-hosted, whose own hosted services run on Google Cloud in the United States.
Saleor
Polish open source headless commerce API with a managed cloud, a published DPA and EEA data storage stated in its terms.
Sylius
Polish open source ecommerce framework built on Symfony, self-hosted, aimed at custom B2B and B2C builds.
Medusa
Danish-built open source commerce engine in Node.js, incorporated in the United States as MedusaJS, Inc.
commercetools
Munich headless commerce platform for enterprise, with a German imprint and no parent company disclosed.
Centra
Swedish commerce platform for fashion and lifestyle brands, publishing a versioned sub-processor list with EU data centres by default.
Alokai
Polish frontend and integration layer for headless commerce, formerly Vue Storefront, with a US group company for international clients.
OXID eShop
German open source ecommerce platform from Freiburg, self-hosted, with over twenty years of B2B and B2C deployments.
Ecommerce Platforms compliance at a glance
- European-owned
- 7 of 9
- Hosting data in the EU
- 4 of 9
- Published DPA located
- 3 of 9
- Checked against vendor docs
- 0 of 9
Headquartered in: Poland (3), Germany (3), Sweden (1), United States (1), France (1).
1 listed here is not a European company. They are included because they can be used lawfully in the EU, we label the distinction rather than hide it.
European ecommerce platforms software: common questions
Which ecommerce platforms tools host data in the EU?
4 of the 9 ecommerce platforms tools listed here host data within the EU: Centra, OXID eShop, Saleor, Sylius. A further 3 offer an EU region on some plans.
Which ecommerce platforms tools are European-owned?
7 of 9 are European-owned (Alokai, Centra, OXID eShop, PrestaShop, Saleor, Shopware and 1 more). The remainder (Medusa, commercetools) are listed because they are usable under GDPR, but they are not European companies, and we label them that way rather than hiding it.
Do these ecommerce platforms tools offer a Data Processing Agreement?
We located a published DPA for 3 of 9: Centra, Saleor, Shopware. Article 28 GDPR requires one whenever a provider processes personal data on your behalf. The others may still provide one on request. Many do not publish it.
What a DPA has to cover →Where are these ecommerce platforms companies based?
Across 5 countries: Poland (3), Germany (3), Sweden (1), United States (1), France (1).