Vendure

Vendure is an open-source headless commerce platform built for B2B complexity and every channel beyond it, enabling teams to run B2B, D2C, marketplace, and omnichannel commerce on a single TypeScript and Node.js foundation. With over 8,200 GitHub stars at version 3.6.4, the platform is developed by Elevantiq GmbH and positioned as the alternative to rigid ERP-centric platforms like SAP Commerce, CRM-centric platforms like Salesforce Commerce Cloud, and DIY composable stacks like commercetools. The three-tier product model includes Core as the open source framework, Platform as the enterprise plugin suite, and Cloud as managed hosting. Built-in enterprise primitives include account hierarchies, contract pricing, approval workflows, quote-to-cash processes, bulk SKU entry, saved requisition lists, and repeat-order flows designed for B2B buyers rather than retrofitted from D2C. The pricing engine supports customer-specific pricing, contract pricing, store credit, gift cards, and packaging-unit pricing. Search and Discovery uses Typesense-backed catalogue search with a global command palette. Governance features include SSO, full audit trails, row-level permissions, and content versioning. The workflow engine and custom entities enable cross-system integration bridges. The Enterprise Storefront ships as a Next.js application with company accounts, quote-to-order, multi-step checkout, and approvals. Security is OWASP-assessed with GDPR compliance, IT security audits, and penetration testing. Enterprise customers include IBM which built Project Marlin replacing legacy systems and cutting modification time from weeks to hours, Hans Koehler AG which unified B2B and B2C and lifted daily orders by 20 percent, Hemglass which unified 28 franchisees with seamless click-and-collect, and Munch which runs a food-waste marketplace peaking at 10,000 daily transactions across four countries serving 350,000 monthly active users.