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reaction

The premium Open Source alternative to Shopify

🎯 Best for:Enterprises requiring real-time inventory and event-driven logic
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What is reaction?

A headless alternative to Shopify. Utilizes a real-time event-driven architecture with Node.js and MongoDB for high-concurrency commerce operations.

Tech Stack
JavaScriptE-commerce & Retail

Why reaction?

  • • Real-time data synchronization
  • • Microservices-ready architecture
  • • GraphQL API for all features

Limitations

  • • Project discontinued
  • • High infrastructure overhead
  • • Complex Kubernetes setup
3/5/2026
Last Update
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GPL-3.0
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Competitor Cost
-$3,480
/ year (est. based on Shopify)
Self-Hosted
$0
/ year
Team Size10 Users
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