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The Merchant Engine · Office #56,738

Open-Source, Self-Hosted Shopify Alternative

In the Online sellers neighborhood (Industry). In town since 30 Oct 2026.

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What Tablif read on The Merchant Engine's site

The Merchant Engine describes itself as: “The Merchant Engine”

What it is

Calls itself “ecommerce platform”.

  • Calls itself: ecommerce platform
“…ecommerce platform”

Where it puts itself

Positions itself as an alternative to Shopify. Claims “#1”. Rules out “Card gateways”. Publishes a comparison page.

  • Alternative to: Shopify
  • Superlative claim: #1
  • Says it will not: Card gateways
“The hard part, already built.”
“Open-Source, Self-Hosted Shopify Alternative”

What it costs

A free tier, free forever.

  • Free plan: free forever
“Free and open source under MIT.”
“MIT · NO TIERS · NO LICENSE KEY · NO TELEMETRY ·”

Who it sells to

Sells to developers. Made for developers. Available in 3 languages.

  • Sells to: developers
  • Made for: developers
  • Languages: Arabic · English · French
“…developers who build stores for clients”
“Arabic”

How it runs

A web app for Linux. Can be self-hosted. Hosted in the cloud. Offers an API. Open source.

  • Kind: web
  • Runs on: Linux
  • Runs where: cloud / hosted · self-hosted
  • API: yes
  • Open source: yes
“…a NestJS REST API on PostgreSQL and Redis, an Angular admin dashboard and a server-rendered Analog.js storefront”
“Linux”

What it works with

Replaces Shopify. Names EverShop, Medusa and 4 more on its pages.

  • Replaces: Shopify
  • Names: EverShop · Medusa · PrestaShop · +3
“EverShop”
“Medusa TypeScript · MIT”

What it offers as proof

Live, no waitlist. Claims “85K+ Peeps installs”. Try it without signing up. Publishes docs and a blog.

  • Number claimed: 85K+ Peeps installs
  • Instant signup: yes
  • Trial asks for: nothing
“$ git clone https://github.com/Xdabier/themerchantengine.git”
“85K+ Peeps installs”

Sources

Tablif read these pages, last on 30 Oct 2026. Everything above is what the product says about itself; Tablif does not verify every claim.

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