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Litestore is open source.

The whole codebase is free under the MIT licence, and you can run as many stores as you want with it. The harness and custom development are paid products; neither is required to run a store.

Built with a familiar stack

Next.jsReactTypeScriptPrismaPostgreSQLTailwindRedis

One free codebase. Two optional extras.

Litestore

For everyone

MIT licence
FreeYou host it. You own the database.

Clone it, run it, sell with it, and fork it. The paid extras are optional.

Clone the repository
  • Storefront and admin in one repository
  • All 23 modules, from catalog through collabs
  • AI content with your own provider key
  • Commercial use, client work, and forks allowed
  • Deploy to Vercel, Docker, or your own server
  • No account, no licence key, no telemetry

The Harness

For teams maintaining a fork

one-time
$299Written from real review comments, not generated.

Twenty-five architecture checks and the rule set behind them, so a change that breaks a convention fails in CI instead of in production.

Get the Harness
  • 25 checks covering cache, dead code, boundaries, and guarantees
  • Baselines and ratchets so coverage can't slip as you add code
  • Around 2,600 lines of rules and guides for Claude Code
  • Design review and before-you-build checklists
  • Runs against your own code, including modules you add
  • One command in CI, with nothing phoning home

Custom development

For teams that want it built

per project
From $2,500We scope the work first, then quote a fixed price.

We migrate, brand, extend, and deploy Litestore with your team.

Start a project
  • Catalog, customer, and order migration
  • Storefront designed and built to your brand
  • Custom modules for ERP, WMS, or marketplaces
  • Deployment, environments, and backup strategy
  • Team handover, with the code in your repository
  • Optional retainer for ongoing work
No monthly platform feeNo percentage of your revenueNo charge per admin userNo paid tier holding modules back

Who it's for.

Solo founders

Launch without a monthly platform bill.

Developers

A typed codebase you can read, run, and change.

Agencies

One codebase for every client store. No per-store licence.

Teams migrating

Import from Shopify and keep selling.

Easy to change.

.ts.ts.ts.ts

One language

TypeScript, end to end

litestore/

app

server

prisma

One repository

Storefront + admin, no service mesh

id
sku
price

One schema

Prisma — read it in an afternoon

fail

Guards

Schema drift is a compile error

Seams

Blocks, PDP modules, events, webhooks

No sandbox

Edit the file; there is no plugin API to wait on

See the seams

The only ongoing cost is infrastructure.

Vercel
A container
Your own server

Hosting

Vercel, a container, or your own server.

postgresredis

Database and cache

PostgreSQL and Redis, managed or self-run.

striperesends3AI key

Services

Stripe fees, an email sender, S3, and an AI key.

Common questions

Is Litestore really free?

Yes. The whole codebase is MIT licensed. Run it, sell with it, fork it, use it for client work — at no cost.

Can I try it before committing?

The repository is public and the demo store is live. There is nothing to unlock.

Then what am I paying for?

The harness, if you maintain a fork. Custom development, if you want us building with your team. Neither is required to run a store.

What does the harness do?

Twenty-five checks that run in CI and fail the build when a change breaks a rule the codebase depends on. The rules behind them are included, so AI coding tools write changes that fit.

How many stores can I run?

As many as you want, including client stores. Nothing counts them, because nothing reports back.

Do you take a cut of sales?

No. Payments settle into your own Stripe account, and the code never measures your revenue.

MIT licensed · self-hosted

Clone it today. Change anything.