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E-commerce

In short E-commerce platforms power online stores, handling product catalogues, checkout flows, order management, and customer data. For EU buyers, the critical questions are where customer and transaction data are hosted and whether the vendor is subject to CLOUD Act jurisdiction. Notable EU options on EU Vetted include MyCashflow (Finland, EU-owned and EU-hosted), Shopware (Germany, EU-headquartered but US-funded), and Sylius (Poland, EU-owned and open-source).
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About E-commerce

E-commerce platforms are the operational core of online retail: they host product catalogues, manage the checkout flow, process orders, handle returns, and store customer records. The category ranges from fully managed SaaS platforms aimed at SMB retailers through to composable or headless commerce engines designed for large-scale, multi-channel deployments. Alongside operational tooling, e-commerce platforms are among the heaviest processors of commercially sensitive personal data in any organisation's stack: customer names and addresses, full purchase histories, payment method metadata, and detailed browsing behaviour.

Checkout and account data give the e-commerce vendor's jurisdictional profile more procurement weight than in most categories. Customer and transaction data is routinely used for personalisation, retargeting, and business intelligence; it is exactly the category of data that intelligence agencies and law-enforcement bodies seek access to under instruments like the US CLOUD Act. If the e-commerce platform is operated or ultimately owned by a US-incorporated entity, the CLOUD Act can in principle reach that data regardless of EU hosting. MyCashflow (Finland) is EU-owned and EU-hosted with no CLOUD Act exposure, the strongest managed option in the current catalogue. Sylius (Poland) and Saleor Commerce (Poland) are EU-owned and open-source, giving buyers full self-hosting optionality. Shopware (Germany) is European-headquartered but carries a US funding signal. PrestaShop (France) moved the other way in February 2026, when cyber_Folks S.A. of Poznan completed its purchase from Fortidia, so the listing is now EU-owned, though its account and metrics services still run on Google Cloud with Stripe, Chargebee, HubSpot and Cloudflare in the chain.

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Feature comparison

Beyond compliance: how these alternatives compare on the capabilities you actually use day to day.

Feature Shopware PrestaShop Sylius MyCashflow Saleor Commerce CCV Shop Medusa
Self-hostable Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes
Recurring / subscriptions Yes Yes Yes
In-person / POS Yes Yes Yes
Multi-currency Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Multilingual Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Product variants Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Multi-vendor marketplace No Yes No No No
Abandoned cart recovery Yes Yes No Yes No
SWITCHING GUIDES

Switching from US e-commerce?

Side-by-side European alternatives (same hosting, ownership and CLOUD Act checks) for the US tools most often replaced in this category.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is the best EU-hosted e-commerce platform?
MyCashflow (Finland) is EU-owned and EU-hosted, making it the most complete managed option for buyers who require no CLOUD Act exposure. Shopware (Germany), Sylius (Poland), Saleor Commerce (Poland), and PrestaShop (France) are also in the catalogue. Shopware (Germany) is EU-headquartered but carries a US funding signal, with PayPal holding roughly 41 percent of its equity. PrestaShop is now EU-owned: cyber_Folks S.A. of Poznan, listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange, completed its purchase from Fortidia in February 2026, and PrestaShop and Sylius are now sister companies under cyber_Pixel. Saleor Commerce is EU-owned as well, incorporated in Wroclaw, though Saleor Cloud runs on Amazon Web Services. Sylius is EU-owned and open-source, making it self-hostable on any EU infrastructure.
Is there a GDPR-compliant e-commerce platform?
E-commerce platforms that are EU-incorporated, store transaction and customer data in EU data centres, and publish a detailed DPA qualify as GDPR-compliant in their processing role. MyCashflow (Finland) meets these criteria as a fully managed platform. Open-source platforms such as Sylius and Saleor Commerce, when self-hosted on EU infrastructure, remove the vendor from the data-processing chain. Your obligations as data controller remain, but you choose the sub-processors entirely. A DPA is evidence of process, not a warranty that nothing goes wrong; verify each vendor's DPA and data-residency commitments.
Does e-commerce data fall under the US CLOUD Act?
E-commerce platforms process some of the most commercially sensitive personal data: customer names and addresses, purchase history, payment method metadata, and browsing behaviour. If the platform is operated or ultimately owned by a US-incorporated company, the CLOUD Act can in principle compel it to produce that data. MyCashflow and Sylius are EU-owned and not directly subject to that exposure. Saleor Commerce and PrestaShop are EU-owned too, but both run on US-owned infrastructure: Saleor Cloud on Amazon Web Services, and PrestaShop's account and metrics services on Google Cloud alongside Stripe, Chargebee, HubSpot and Cloudflare. Shopware is EU-headquartered but US-funded.
Can I self-host an EU e-commerce platform?
Yes. Sylius (Poland) and Saleor Commerce (Poland) are open-source platforms with active communities and can be deployed on EU infrastructure such as Hetzner (Germany), OVHcloud (France), or Scaleway (France). PrestaShop is also open-source and widely self-hosted. Self-hosting gives you complete data-residency control but requires your team to manage hosting, security updates, PCI-DSS scope for payment handling, and performance optimisation. MyCashflow and Shopware both offer managed cloud deployments with EU data residency.
How does GDPR apply specifically to e-commerce?
E-commerce businesses process personal data at multiple touchpoints: account creation, checkout, order fulfilment, and post-purchase communications. GDPR requires a clear lawful basis for each processing activity: purchase fulfilment is typically contract performance; marketing emails require consent. Retention periods for transaction records must be defined and enforced. Cookie consent is mandatory for any tracking or analytics beyond what is strictly necessary. Additionally, if you use a third-party payment processor, you need a DPA or controller-to-controller agreement covering the transfer of payment-related personal data.
What payment processors are available for EU e-commerce platforms?
Most EU e-commerce platforms integrate with major European payment service providers including Adyen (Netherlands), Mollie (Netherlands), Stripe (US-headquartered but EU-processing available), and regional providers. For buyers who want to keep the entire payment stack EU-owned, Adyen and Mollie are the most commonly cited options. Note that card-scheme data (Visa, Mastercard) always flows through US-incorporated card networks regardless of the payment processor; GDPR compliance here relies on Standard Contractual Clauses rather than data-residency.
Is Shopware a good alternative to Shopify for EU buyers?
Shopware (Germany) is an EU-developed e-commerce platform with both a self-hostable open-source edition and a managed cloud offering. It is a frequently cited Shopify alternative in DACH and broader European markets, with a strong partner ecosystem and enterprise features. Shopware is EU-headquartered but has received US venture funding, which EU Vetted reflects in its ownership-signal rating. Shopify is US-incorporated and subject to the CLOUD Act directly. For organisations where US CLOUD Act exposure is a hard requirement, a fully EU-owned platform such as MyCashflow or a self-hosted Sylius deployment is the stronger option.