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Spree on Github

Spree Commerce is the second most popular open-source eCommerce solution

With 11.6K stars Spree Commerce is the second most popular open-source eCommerce solution on Github. Stars represent a developer community vote for the value of the project. It is a vote of confidence and proof of Spree established position among the most demanding audience out there. 

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Spree Commerce headless platform

Spree Commerce 4.3: headless and API-first eCommerce

With this latest release, Spree is going headless and API-first, unlocking limitless UX customization possibilities with best-in-class decoupled JS storefront integrations. Save hundreds of hours on development and build outstanding eCommerce platforms in a matter of days. Check out the Next.js Commerce integration demo, upgrade to the latest Spree 4.3 and let us know about your headless project so we can turn it into a success story.

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spree commerce roadmap

Spree Commerce Ecosystem Roadmap for 2021/2022

On July 24th, 2021, we unveiled the future of the Spree Commerce ecosystem by sharing our vision and the development roadmap for 2021/2022 at our online community event, SpreeConf. We see a headless and omnichannel future ahead, so we want Spree to empower all ecommerce developers with a single, headless Spree Commerce backend. Below you’ll find a brief overview of the Spree roadmap and a link to the video of the talk given by Damian Legawiec and Matthew Kennedy – the Spree tech lead and a Spree open-source developer, respectively.

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Local Delivery Marketplaces using Spree Commerce

8 Successful Local Delivery Marketplaces using Spree Commerce

Marketplaces have always been one of the most popular Spree Commerce use cases thanks to its robust multi-vendor features as included in the Spree multi-vendor extension. The extension is so popular, in fact, that we’ve decided to move it into Spree Core in a future version set to be released in early 2022. Development is underway!

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100+ amazing ecommerce websites using Spree Commerce

100+ amazing ecommerce websites using Spree Commerce

Spree Commerce is an open-source ecommerce platform developed by a community of over 850 contributors from around the world since 2007. To this day, it is constantly being updated and new features are regularly added to improve both performance and functionality. 

There are thousands of online stores and marketplaces using Spree Commerce. They represent various industries and are customized according to their business needs. In this post, you will find a selection of over a hundred ecommerce websites that use Spree Commerce handpicked by our team.

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spree supports ruby 3.0 and rails 6.1

Spree Commerce 4.2 supports Ruby 3.0 and Rails 6.1

Spree Commerce 4.2 now supports Ruby 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, and, the recently released, 3.0. Rails 6.0 and 6.1 are supported out-of-the-box, so you don’t need to upgrade to Rails 6.1 straight away. You can first move to Spree Commerce 4.2 and later perform the Rails upgrade, minimizing the risk of any issues. 

That might not mean much to those who are not well acquainted with the technical aspects of ecommerce development, but for developers, this opens up a new realm of possibilities.

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spree commerce community support

Supporting the Spree Commerce Community

Being open-source, the community has always been a vital part of Spree Commerce’s development; from feature suggestions to code commits, you have helped pave the way to make Spree Commerce the ecommerce platform it is today. 

The latest version, Spree 4.2, introduces several powerful new features – more on that below – and is the collaborative work of 34 individuals worldwide who contributed over 1700 commits since the previous version. 

Because of the fantastic support Spree continues to receive, we have decided to return the favor and boost our support of the Spree Commerce community to help build the open-source ecosystem.

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