Shopware offers you as a retailer four different editions, also known as plans. These Shopware licences include different functions and are tailored to the needs of different target groups of online shop operators.
The pricing of the three paid Shopware editions is based on the Gross Merchandise Value (GMV) and is influenced by other individual factors. The GMV primarily calculates the total value of goods sold over a certain period of time for e-commerce platforms. Using the formula quantity of items sold x price per item = Gross Merchandise Value , the GMV determines the gross merchandise value for a software product or service before deducting costs and fees such as discounts, shipping costs or returns.
Community solution
You can use the community solution as an open source project free of charge. With such a free Shopware shop, you are responsible for the initial setup and the necessary maintenance yourself. You do not have access to the Shopware Cloud in this plan. If you have any questions or problems, the community is available to you in the form of voluntary work and will try to find a solution to your problem together with you.
The Shopware benefits of the free solution include reliability, full control and flexibility. However, as a merchant, you will not receive support from Shopware with the community solution.
Rise Edition
The cheapest of the three paid Shopware licences is the Rise Edition. The price for this plan starts at 600 euros per month. The Shopware benefits of this licence include, for example, the Copilot tool for AI in e-commerce and features in the areas of social shopping, content, workflow and marketing.
The Shopware edition for your online shop with the lowest prices includes the one-star support level. This means that the Shopware team offers written support within eight hours.
Evolve Edition
Comprehensive B2C and B2B functions and full flexibility are guaranteed with the Evolve licence. Shopware calculates the exact Shopware pricing for this plan individually. It is estimated that prices for the Shopware shop in the Evolve edition start from €2,000 per month.
The Evolve licence from Shopware includes support benefits as well as other functions. The Shopware team responds within four hours and is available to you in writing or as telephone support in the form of callbacks.
Beyond Edition
For all merchants who have big plans for their shop, the Beyond licence offers maximum functions and features. This plan includes all the options that the paid Shopware editions have to offer. In addition, support is available 24/7 and the response time is one hour. With this licence, you also benefit from a personal account manager.
The Shopware prices for this plan are also calculated individually for you. If you opt for a Shopware online shop with this edition, prices start at around €5,000 per month.
Shopware editions at a glance
In this overview you will find the Shopware prices of the individual editions as well as the scope of the packages. The exact costs for the Shopware shop depend on various factors.
Community solution
Content Management & Design: ⭐
Workflow & Automation: ⭐
AI Copilot: ❌
Customer Experience & Marketing: ⭐
Inventory & Order management: ⭐
B2B functionalities: ❌
Support: Community support via Slack and Stack Overflow
Shopware prices per month in euros: free of charge
Integration of external payment providers: ✅
Suitable for: Simple and small shops
Rise
Content Management & Design: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Workflow & Automation: ⭐⭐⭐
AI Copilot: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Customer Experience & Marketing: ⭐⭐
Inventory & Order management: ⭐⭐
B2B functionalities: ⭐
Support: Availability: 09:00 - 17:00 hrs; channels: written; response time: 8 hours
Shopware prices per month in euros: 600
Integration of external payment providers: ✅
Suitable for: Simple and small shops
Evolve
Content Management & Design: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Workflow & Automation: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
AI Copilot: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Customer Experience & Marketing: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Inventory & Order management: ⭐⭐
B2B functionalities: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Support: Availability: 09:00 - 17:00 hrs; channels: written, callback, hotline; response time: 4 hours
Shopware prices per month in euros: From approx. 2,000
Integration of external payment providers: ✅
Suitable for: Medium-sized shops
Beyond
Content Management & Design: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Workflow & Automation: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
AI Copilot: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Customer Experience & Marketing: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Inventory & Order management: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
B2B functionalities: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Support: Availability: 24/7; channels: via all channels; response time: 1 hour
Shopware prices per month in euros: From approx. 5,000
Integration of external payment providers: ✅
Suitable for: Large online retailers and international corporations
Hosting variants of Shopware
You can consider three different hosting options for your Shopware shop. Which variant is right for you depends on how much control and customisation options you need.
Shopware SaaS
With Shopware Software as a Service (SaaS), you receive automatic software updates, hand over the hosting and still retain full control over your resources.
Shopware PaaS
Shopware Platform as a Service (PaaS) offers the same benefits as the SaaS version, plus performance monitoring, developer tools and maximum customisation.
Self-hosted
If you have a team of developers at your side or the relevant experience, you can host your Shopware shop yourself. The advantages include extensive customisation options thanks to a wide selection of Shopware plugins, individual programming and local data storage. With this option, you can also decide for yourself whether you want to run your shop on your own server or with a hosting provider.
External payment providers in Shopware
One of the major Shopware advantages in all four plans is the integration of external payment providers. This allows you to decide individually for your online shop which Shopware partner you would like to have on your side for payment processing.
As a payment provider for Shopware, Mollie offers you more than 20 global and local payment methods as well as a checkout that is optimally integrated into your Shopware shop and that you can easily and simply customise.
