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A practical workflow

1. Community Edition requires self-hosting and technical knowledge to install, update, and operate Shopware 6.
2. Rise, Evolve, and Beyond editions include cloud hosting as a SaaS option, reducing operational effort and hosting costs.
3. Migrating from Community to Rise is technically simple due to shared codebase but requires plugin compatibility checks for SaaS hosting.

Based on the sources below. Editorial review does not imply hands-on product testing.

Candidates based on category and primary feature. Check feature and pricing differences before switching.

What changed

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1. 9/14/2026

   Updated: features, integrations, limitations, platforms, summary, use cases, walkthrough

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   features

   Before: ["Full storefront and order management system.","Shopping Experiences CMS for content management.","Rule Builder for creating business rules and conditions.","Plugin infrastructure allowing extensions and customizations."]

   After: ["Full storefront, order management, Shopping Experiences CMS, Rule Builder, and plugin infrastructure included in Community Edition.","Flow Builder Professional, AI Copilot (basic), 3D product presentations, social shopping, and support with 8-hour weekday response time included in Rise edition.","B2B Components (company accounts, budget management, approval workflows, quote management), advanced search, dynamic access, and advanced AI Copilot included in Evolve edition.","Multi-inventory, digital sales rooms, subscriptions, customer-specific pricing, dedicated customer success manager, and 24/7 support with 1-hour response time included in Beyond edition."]

   integrations

   Before: ["Supports plugins and extensions available through the Shopware Store for paid editions."]

   After: ["Supports plugins and extensions via the Shopware Store; access to Store and Shopware Account is restricted above €1M GMV on Community Edition."]

   limitations

   Before: ["Community edition lacks official support beyond community forums, Flow Builder Pro, AI Copilot, B2B Components, and is not cloud-hosted requiring self-hosting and technical know-how.","Paid plans have contractual GMV limits that are negotiated individually and not publicly published, complicating budgeting."]

   After: ["Community Edition lacks official support, Flow Builder Pro, AI Copilot, B2B Components, and is not cloud-hosted; requires own hosting and technical know-how.","Cloud hosting supports only app-system-compatible extensions; classic plugins that hook deep into the system are not supported in SaaS variant."]

   platforms

   Before: ["Available as self-hosted software and as a cloud-hosted service for paid editions."]

   After: []

   summary

   Before: "Shopware 6 is an e-commerce platform with multiple editions including a free Community edition and paid plans for B2C, B2B, and enterprise users. The Community edition is open-source under the MIT license and provides the full core functionality, while paid editions add support, extensions, and contractual GMV limits."

   After: "Shopware 6 is an e-commerce platform with multiple editions ranging from a free Community Edition to paid plans for B2C, B2B, and enterprise users. It offers a unified codebase with differences delivered via extensions, support, and contractual limits rather than separate codebases."

   useCases

   Before: ["Building and running online shops from small MVPs to large enterprise e-commerce platforms.","Developers and agencies building customized e-commerce solutions with plugin infrastructure and CMS capabilities."]

   After: ["B2C merchants needing professional e-commerce features typically use Rise edition.","B2B merchants requiring company accounts, approval workflows, and customer-specific pricing use Evolve edition."]

   walkthrough

   Before: ["Installation involves setting up hosting, installing Shopware software, and optionally purchasing plugins and extensions."]

   After: ["Community Edition requires self-hosting and technical knowledge to install, update, and operate Shopware 6.","Rise, Evolve, and Beyond editions include cloud hosting as a SaaS option, reducing operational effort and hosting costs.","Migrating from Community to Rise is technically simple due to shared codebase but requires plugin compatibility checks for SaaS hosting."]