E-commerce · Poland (PL)
Sylius
Polish Symfony-based e-commerce framework — the developer-first Shopify alternative.
The switch
Shopify→Sylius
About
Open-source, API-first e-commerce framework built in Poland on the Symfony/PHP stack. Headless, composable commerce — self-host on EU infrastructure for full data control. Used by large EU enterprises.
Why we recommend it
- MIT licensed — full open source
- API-first headless architecture
- Built on Symfony — familiar for EU dev teams
- 100% self-hosted — zero vendor lock-in
- Multi-store, multi-currency, multi-language native
EU vs USA
Sylius vs Shopify
Side-by-side on jurisdiction, data residency, and the rules that decide who can actually read your data.
Criteria
🇪🇺 Sylius
🇺🇸 Shopify
Headquarters
Poznań, Poland
Ottawa, Canada
Jurisdiction
Poland (GDPR)
Canada / USA hosting
Data location
Self-hosted (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
Sylius Sp. z o.o. (private, Poland)
Shopify Inc. (NYSE:SHOP)
Founded
2011
2006
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