CoreShop is an open-core e-commerce framework built on Symfony and Pimcore, combining PIM-driven product data with order management and headless commerce.
CoreShop is an e-commerce framework that has been developed alongside the Pimcore PIM/DAM/CMS platform since 2012. It adds order management, payment, shipping, tax, and voucher functionality on top of Pimcore's product data and asset management capabilities.
Built as a set of Symfony bundles, CoreShop can be used as standalone components in a Symfony app, selectively integrated into an existing Pimcore installation, or adopted as a full commerce suite for a new build.
CoreShop supports headless, API-first commerce through Pimcore DataHub, allowing modern frontends built with React or Next.js to consume product and order data directly.
Core commerce functionality includes order management, payment gateway abstraction via the Payum library, configurable shipping rules, tax zones, multi-currency pricing, and a voucher and discount engine, all built around Pimcore's structured product catalog.
CoreShop's core is source-available and free to self-host. Following an April 2025 license change aligned with Pimcore's own licensing shift, CoreShop moved to an open-core model, with a separate CoreShop Commercial License required for certain enterprise use cases and available for purchase through the Pimcore Store.
There is no fixed SaaS subscription price; costs depend on whether a deployment stays within the free open-core terms or requires a commercial license, plus any Pimcore Enterprise licensing the underlying platform requires.
CoreShop's core is source-available and free to self-host. Since April 2025 it operates under an open-core license, and certain enterprise use cases require a paid CoreShop Commercial License.
Pimcore is a broader data platform for product information, digital assets, and content management. CoreShop is the e-commerce layer built on top of Pimcore, adding order management, payments, shipping, and tax functionality.
Yes. CoreShop supports API-first, headless commerce through Pimcore DataHub, allowing frontends built with frameworks like React or Next.js to consume commerce data directly.
Following a license change at Pimcore in April 2025, CoreShop moved to an open-core licensing model. Source code remains viewable, but certain deployments now require a separate Commercial License purchased through the Pimcore Store.
CoreShop implementations typically require PHP and Symfony development experience, plus familiarity with Pimcore's data model, making it best suited to development teams or Pimcore-certified agencies.
CoreShop's components are built as Symfony bundles and are designed to work with Pimcore's data layer; running CoreShop's commerce features without Pimcore is not the framework's intended use case.