Axnify vs Sylius

Enterprise B2B. Without staffing a Symfony team.

Sylius is a powerful PHP/Symfony commerce framework with strong B2B primitives. It's also a framework — implementation is a development project, not an installation. Axnify covers the same B2B ground as a managed product.

TL;DR

Sylius is excellent for agencies and enterprises with dedicated PHP/Symfony developers building bespoke B2B platforms. Axnify is a fit when 'we want B2B commerce features' shouldn't require 'we hire a Symfony team'.

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Axnify

Hosted B2B commerce SaaS.

Pricing

Free · £19 · £59 · £299

Best for

Mid-market merchants needing B2B features without bespoke development.

Where it shines

B2B quotations + partner programs + wholesale tiers built in
Multi-store under one account
VAT-compliant invoicing as standard
Hosted, no Symfony / PHP team required

Sylius

Symfony-based open-source commerce framework.

Pricing

Sylius Community: free · Sylius Plus: from €30,000/yr

Best for

Agencies and enterprises with Symfony / PHP expertise building bespoke commerce platforms.

Where it shines

Highly customisable Symfony-based architecture
Strong B2B Edition (Plus tier)
Multi-source inventory, complex pricing rules
Headless API for full custom storefronts

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	Sylius
Cost of ownership
Licence cost	£19–299/mo	Free CE; €30k+/yr Plus
Hosting		Self-managed
Implementation cost	DIY in hours	£40k–200k typical agency build
Ongoing engineering required		Yes — typically dedicated team
B2B features
Quotations with chat
Partner programs / wholesale
Custom price lists per customer group	Plus on roadmap
Multi-source inventory	Roadmap
B2B order workflows / approvals	Roadmap
Platform
Reviews built in
Loyalty / referrals		Plugin / custom
Multi-currency
Multi-language
VAT invoicing automated		DIY
REST API

First-year cost

Sylius CE is free of licence; the cost is the build.

Axnify

Total

£228/year

Axnify Pro × 12 months
£228

Sylius stack

Total

≈ £80,000/year

Sylius Community Edition licence
£0
Symfony agency implementation (4-6 months)
£60,000
Managed PHP hosting
£3,000
Ongoing maintenance + dev (0.3 FTE)
£17,000

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Where Sylius wins

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

Bespoke commerce models

Sylius is a framework, not a product. Need a marketplace with complex split payouts? An auction model? A subscription-box configurator? Sylius lets developers build any commerce model from primitives.

Mature B2B Plus features

Customer-segmented price lists, complex order approval workflows, multi-source inventory — Sylius Plus covers ground we're still implementing.

Code-level control

Symfony source code is yours to extend. We're API-first but our platform is closed-source.

Why merchants move to Axnify

Sylius Plus quote came in at €60k/year for a 50-product store
Wanted B2B features without a 6-month agency engagement
Didn't have Symfony engineers and didn't want to hire any
Needed a working store this quarter, not next year

Sylius → Axnify

1
Sylius supports CSV / REST API export for products, customers, orders
2
B2B customer-group structures map to Axnify partner programs
3
Custom commerce logic — typically reproduced via webhooks + REST integration
4
Storefront rebuild in our visual editor (or repoint a custom frontend at our API)

Migration support: Sylius migrations usually involve complex custom logic. For these, drop us a line via the contact page so we can scope the move.

Frequently asked

Does Axnify support customer-group pricing like Sylius Plus?

Partner programs cover the most common wholesale tiered-pricing use cases. Full customer-group pricing matrices (every group, every product, custom rules) are on the roadmap. If this is critical to your business today, Sylius Plus or BigCommerce B2B Edition still have the edge.

What about multi-source inventory (multiple warehouses)?

Single-source inventory today; multi-source warehousing is in the planned roadmap. If you ship from multiple physical locations and need stock allocation logic per warehouse, factor this in.

Can I build a marketplace on Axnify?

Multi-vendor / marketplace models aren't directly supported. Sylius is more flexible here. If your product is a marketplace (not a multi-store retailer), Sylius or a marketplace-specific platform is the better fit.

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.