Axnify vs Saleor

API-first. With a storefront in the box.

Saleor gives you a powerful headless engine and asks you to build the storefront yourself. Axnify gives you the engine plus a ready storefront, plus the admin, plus the apps you'd otherwise have to build.

TL;DR

Saleor is the right choice if you want to ship a custom-built storefront on your own stack. Axnify is the right choice if 'build my own checkout' isn't where you want to spend your engineering time.

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Axnify

API-first SaaS.

Pricing

Free · £19 · £59 · £299

Best for

Teams who want headless flexibility without building the engine.

Where it shines

Full REST API on every plan
Default storefronts in Next.js (use or replace)
Reviews, loyalty, multi-currency, B2B built in
Hosted by us — no infra

Saleor

Open-source headless commerce.

Pricing

Open Source: free · Saleor Cloud: $400+/mo

Best for

Teams committed to a fully custom frontend with developer capacity to support it.

Where it shines

Open-source under BSD
GraphQL-native
Full code-level customisation
Strong B2B and multi-channel architecture

Feature comparison

Built-in (yes) vs not available (no) vs limited (caveat) vs paid add-on (price shown). Prices reflect typical published pricing.

Feature	Axnify	Saleor
What you get out of the box
Default storefront		Storefront examples only
Admin UI
Reviews
Loyalty / referrals
Subscriptions		Via plugins
VAT invoicing		DIY via API
Developer experience
API style	REST	GraphQL
Open source
Self-hostable
Custom apps via extensions	API webhooks

Time to ship a real store

Saleor self-hosted is free of licence cost; the cost is the build.

Axnify

Total

£19/month + minutes to ship

Axnify Pro — ready storefront
£19

Saleor stack

Total

≈ £15,000+ implementation

Saleor Cloud Starter
$400
Frontend development (typically 2-3 months)
£15,000+

Honest section

Where Saleor wins

We're not pretending we're the right tool for every store. Here's where the alternative is genuinely stronger.

Open source

Saleor's BSD licence means you can fork, modify, self-host. If platform-level lock-in is unacceptable, that's a clean answer.

GraphQL-native

Saleor is GraphQL-first; we're REST-first. For teams already committed to a GraphQL stack, that's a real fit.

Code-level customisation

If you need to rewrite the checkout flow at the platform level, Saleor lets you. We expose an opinionated checkout via API.

Why merchants move to Axnify

Estimated 3 months and £30k to ship the Saleor frontend
Wanted reviews / loyalty / subscriptions without building each
Didn't want to operate Postgres + Redis + the Saleor stack
Smaller dev team than the Saleor build presumed

Saleor → Axnify

1
Export products via Saleor's GraphQL API → transform to Axnify product schema
2
Customer / order migration via API
3
Frontend rebuild in our editor or keep your existing Next.js and point at our REST endpoints

Frequently asked

Can I keep my Saleor frontend and use Axnify as the backend?

Yes — our REST API exposes products, carts, checkouts, customers, orders. Your existing Next.js storefront would need its data layer rewritten from GraphQL to REST. Most teams find this less work than a full rebuild.

Is Axnify open source?

Not currently. The visual theme editor may be open-sourced as a stretch goal. The core platform is hosted SaaS.

Can you help me move my data from another platform?

Absolutely. Email support@axnify.com with the export file from your current platform — we accept Shopify, WooCommerce, Etsy, Squarespace, Big Cartel, Gumroad, Sellfy and most other common formats. Our team handles the migration of your products, variants, customers and orders end-to-end, free of charge for standard imports.