E-commerce · Poland (PL)
Saleor
Headless, GraphQL-first e-commerce platform.
The switch
Shopify→Saleoralso replaces BigCommerce
About
Saleor is an open-source, extensible e-commerce platform built with Python and GraphQL. It offers a modern, API-driven approach for building fast and scalable online stores.
Why we recommend it
- Headless architecture
- GraphQL API
EU vs USA
Saleor vs Shopify
Side-by-side on jurisdiction, data residency, and the rules that decide who can actually read your data.
Criteria
🇪🇺 Saleor
🇺🇸 Shopify
Headquarters
Poland
Ottawa, Canada
Jurisdiction
EU
Canada / USA hosting
Data location
EU
Global, US-controlled (GCP/AWS)
GDPR-native
Yes
No
CLOUD Act / FISA exposed
No
Yes
Ad tracking
No
Yes
End-to-end encryption
No
No
Open source
Yes
No
Ownership
Commercial/Open Source
Shopify Inc. (NYSE:SHOP)
Founded
2015
2006
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